ARLINGTON, Texas -- Confetti fell from the sky, Alabama’s Million Dollar Band played through its songbook and the entire team celebrated the glory of it all -- dancing, hugging one another and holding up newspapers that read, “Title bound.” Even Nick Saban joined the fun, bouncing up and down on stage for a few awkward beats.
It was a jubilant scene inside AT&T Stadium after Alabama beat Michigan State, 38-0, to win the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on New Year’s Eve and advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T against Clemson on Jan.