Alabama is widely seen as the premier program in college football the past few years, but it watched its season come crashing down in the initial College Football Playoff against another marquee program, Ohio State.

Now, the Crimson Tide get a revenge opportunity against the Big Ten in this season’s national semifinal, but this time, they will face Michigan State. The Spartans knocked off the Buckeyes, rival Michigan, Oregon and Iowa along the way to a Big Ten title but are still largely seen as the underdogs of the College Football Playoff.

The winner of the Cotton Bowl will face off with the Orange Bowl victor (Clemson or ...

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