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Ohio State ended their final drive of the half with another three-and-out, and their defense held with seconds left on the clock in the half and forced an Alabama punt, their first of the game. Ohio State knelt the ball and ended the first half, with Alabama leading 35–17 at halftime. [28]
The next morning, it was announced that Ohio State's win had propelled them to #4 in the final College Football Playoff rankings, securing their spot in the Sugar Bowl against #1 Alabama. This move proved to be controversial, as TCU had been ranked #3 but fell to #6 in favor of Ohio State despite the Horned Frogs also winning their last game.
The game was played between the winners of two designated semi-final bowl games played on January 1, 2015: the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes, who upset No. 1 Alabama 42–35 in the 2015 Sugar Bowl, and the No. 2 Oregon Ducks, who defeated previously unbeaten No. 3 Florida State 59–20 in the 2015 Rose Bowl.
The Crimson Tide won 52-24 in a game that was never in doubt in the second half.
[24] [25] The following season, the Crimson Tide won their second consecutive BCS National Championship Game by a final score of 42–14 over Notre Dame. [26] In their latest bowl appearance, Alabama defeated Ohio State in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship . [ 27 ]
The victory over Ohio State gave Alabama their 18th national championship in football (their 13th wire service title since the AP Poll began in 1936) and their tenth perfect season since 1925. The season marked the first time a wide receiver at Alabama won the Heisman Trophy , as DeVonta Smith won the award over several finalists including ...
With the College Football Playoff national championship just one day away, Alabama and Ohio State will make the final pregame adjustments and prepare to play for a title. The highly anticipated ...
Ohio State was awarded the final spot in the bracket over Baylor and TCU, and joined Alabama, Oregon, and Florida State to make up the four-team field. Alabama was awarded the No. 1 spot and were placed in the Sugar Bowl to face No. 4 Ohio State, while No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Florida State were assigned to the Rose Bowl. [17]