CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — For the third consecutive season, the College Football Playoff national championship game was a blowout. This time, it was Alabama football doing the beating, casting Ohio State away, 52-24. Here’s how we graded the Crimson Tide’s performance in Hard Rock Stadium. Offense: A+ Scoring seven touchdowns on your first 10 possessions will overwhelm even the best of competition, including the Buckeyes. Alabama’s early scores were of both passing and rushing excellence. [ Relive Alabama football’s historic national championship run with this special book from the Tuscaloosa News ] Defense: A- It rose to the big occasions, stopping Ohio State on eight of its 14 third downs and both of its fourth downs. It didn’t need many stops to secure a win, and it got more than enough. Special teams: A There was little opportunity in this aspect…
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