Alabama opens the College Football Playoff on New Year’s Eve versus Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl.
The Crimson Tide is pursuing its seventh national championship under Nick Saban.
Alabama is expected to beat the Bearcats after winning the SEC Championship, but Bo Nix sees an opportunity for Cincinnati to win. He provided an analysis of the matchup via the JBoy Show. Nix knows how talented the Crimson Tide is, but he said Cincinnati has enough veterans in certain places to give it a chance. Alabama fans reacted to Nix’s statement on Twitter.
The Tide is trying to win back-to-back national titles since the 2011 and 2012 seasons.