Alabama and Notre Dame will face each other on Friday in the Rose Bowl.
It is the first of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, as the Crimson Tide drew the Fighting Irish at AT&T Stadium on New Year’s Day in Arlington, Texas. The last time the two story-filled programs battled on the field was in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game off the 2012 season. Brian Kelly was in his third year as Notre Dame’s head coach, while Nick Saban was in his sixth season for the Tide. Alabama dominated the Irish in a 42-14 victory, behind the performances of AJ McCarron, Amari Cooper, Eddie Lacy, T.