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One half of America's dream rematch between Ohio State and Alabama is finalized.
The Crimson Tide, the No. 1 team in the College Football Playoff, dominated the fourth-seeded Washington Huskies in Saturday's Peach Bowl, advancing to the national championship game with a 24-7 win.
Should the Buckeyes beat the Clemson Tigers in Saturday night's Fiesta Bowl, the other Playoff semifinal, college football fans and observers will get a much hoped for title game between Alabama and Ohio State, a rematch of the 2014 semifinal edition of the Sugar Bowl, which the Buckeyes won en route to a national championship.
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Saturday, the Tide showed why they're the No. 1 team in the land. After the Huskies scored the game's first touchdown in the first quarter, the Tide scored the game's final 24 points.
Alabama got a terrific effort from running back Bo Scarbrough, who carried the ball 19 times for 180 yards and both of the Tide's offensive touchdowns, the second of which was a 68-yard scamper sure to make all the highlight shows.
Alabama also got its jaw-dropping 11th touchdown of the season from its defense, an interception-return score a little more than a minute before halftime. It was the 15th non-offensive touchdown of the year for the Tide.
Alabama's defense shut down the high-powered Washington offense, Jake Browning and the Huskies totaling just 194 yards of offense.
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Nick Saban is trying to come within one national championship of legendary Alabama head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Bryant won seven at Alabama. Saban has won six, five coming with the Tide.
Ohio State, led by three-time national champion Urban Meyer, takes on Clemson in Saturday night's Fiesta Bowl where a date with Alabama is on the line.