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College Football Championship: Alabama Leads Clemson, 24-21 in 4th Quarter

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A mostly defensive game opened up as the third quarter turned into the fourth, with both teams scoring.

After Alabama went up by 24-14 on a 68-yard pass play, Clemson answered with a 72-yard drive consisting mostly of shortish passes from Deshaun Watson. It finished with a 4-yard pass from Watson to his favorite target all year, Mike Williams.

Watson was up to 294 yards passing.