ESPN.com · Dec 4, 2016
Alabama's defense has an insatiable appetite for destruction
Jalen Hurts and Alabama's offense got off to a slow start in the SEC title game. But it didn't matter, thanks to the Crimson Tide's historically great defense. The Tide rolled Florida and will be favored to repeat in the College Football Playoff. (1:01)ATLANTA -- Reuben Foster went from resembling Patrick Willis and Ray Lewis during his MVP performance to giggling like a child as specks of blue, yellow and gold confetti fell from the sky and coated his pearly white Alabama uniform.
The menacing, 6-foot-3, 291-pound, acrobatic Jonathan Allen smiled and shimmied a little. Minkah Fitzpatrick darted from teammate to teammate seeking hugs.