Alabama rolls past Notre Dame
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Alabama rolled to its second consecutive BCS championship, and third in four seasons, beating No. 1 Notre Dame 42-14 in a BCS championship game that was no classic after all.
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AJ McCarron threw four touchdown passes and Eddie Lacy ran for 140 yards and scored twice for the second-ranked Crimson Tide, which scored on its first three drives and cruised from there.
Alabama (13-1) became the third team to win three national titles in four seasons since polls started being used to crown champions in 1936, and the first since Nebraska from 1994-97.
Tide coach Nick Saban now has won four national championships. Only Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant, with six, has more.
The Fighting Irish (12-1) didn’t score until they were down 35-0 late in the third quarter. They entered the game as a 9.5-point underdog at most books the majority of the betting public still favored Notre Dame to cover the number.
As for the total, Alabama covered the 40.5 points on its own.
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