The Alabama fans that made the trip to New Orleans to watch the Crimson Tide take on the Clemson Tigers started the new year with a Sugar Bowl celebration.
The No. 4-ranked University of Alabama football team defeated No. 1-ranked Clemson, 24-6, Monday night in the 84th Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La.
Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt will finish out his duties with the Tide before heading to Tennessee to become the head coach, and he met with reporters on Friday to talk about that as well as Clemson.
One of the more anticipated media appearances of the week took place Thursday morning as Brian Daboll took the podium for just the second time as Alabama's offensive coordinator.
The Alabama football team made its first appearance in New Orleans after arriving for Monday's Sugar Bowl and Nick Saban spoke to the media shortly after touching down.
With the holidays in the rear view mirror, the Alabama football team departed Tuscaloosa for New Orleans on Wednesday morning for a College Football Playoff semifinal game against Clemson.
Alabama and Clemson will meet for the third straight year in the College Football Playoff and we're taking our live pregame coverage to biggest Crimson Tide tailgate party in New Orleans.
I am not going to discuss what happened last night, and you don't have to either! Why stay mired in loathing when you can do other stuff? Dial down the despondency and turn up the denial--I've got ten things you can do instead of talking about The Bowl Game That Shan't Be Named...