Leading up to Friday night's Rose Bowl contest, Alabama’s triumvirate of star quarterback Mac Jones, running back Najee Harris and wide receiver DeVonta Smith helped the undefeated powerhouse knock off each of its prior eleven opponents. “I think they all have lots of goals and aspirations for our team,” head coach Nick Saban said earlier this week of the trio. “And they also have lots of goals and aspirations for themselves.”
Against Notre Dame, not surprisingly, the three helped the Crimson Tide near another of their goals: A possible third championship in six seasons.
Jones finished Alabama's (12-0) 31–14 victory over the Fighting Irish (10-2) with 303 yards and four touchdowns, tossing just five incompletions on his 31 pass attempts.