Well, for tonights free watch party. Party. And of course in arizona where the game is going on right now sports anchor Shannon Sommerville whats the latest shannon 3 a lot going on 3 tonight here in arizona a battle of wills between a team thats considered the veteran when it comes to National Title appearences and the Clemson Tigers, the number one seed heading to the big dance for the first time in decades 3 as it stands right now heres a look at your score 3 clemson Football Players looked calm as they arrived to the university of phoenix stadium for National Championship game monday night. Clemson qb Deshaun Watson entered the stadium looking prepared for the game. Trophy winner Derrick Henry, arrived to the stadium just before the tigers. Espn College Gameday host and former head coach lee corso chose the tigers to win the game. If clemson wins, itll be the first 150 season in fbs history. If alabama wins, school to win four championships in a ten year span since the creation of
Brad the story did not and have clemson wanted. To bring a 14 a perfect 140 record but they came up a few points short. An electric atmosphere at the stadium. The tigers running into a sea of orange. More than half the stadium filled with clemson fans. The game was tied at seven in the First Quarter, watson finds renfro for a second touchdown pass. Coming in Third Quarter now, game tied at 14, j coker signs though j howard down the sideline with busted coverage for clemson, getting alabama a 2114 lead. Clemson down in the third, the tigers we take the lead. They make it 2420 one. Fourth quarter, game tied at 24 and alabama with the onside kick and they recover it and the tide turned out into points. Once again finds oj howard once again. Howard, the offensive m. V. P. Of the game, giving alabama a 3124 lead and clemson draws within four, but then can the on drake, a 95 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Alabama takes a 3827 lead. It was a few plays that alabama made that would the di
Just a sprinkle of snow. It is going to be cold and windy. That will be the big concern today. Make sure the kids are dressed warmly. Here, you see the action overnight. Just a brushing of some of the light flurries and North Carolina. We will see more of that tonight. The cold, windy conditions with a view rain and snow flurries later on tonight. It clears tomorrow. Temperatures in the low 20s across the mountains. Even 17 in boone. Low 30s all across the upstate. 59 mile per hour breezes. We expect them to pick up 1020. Even a light breeze makes asheville feel like 15. Dressed when they. Another chilly day today. Temperatures will reach upper 40s for the upstate. Just upper 30s for the mountains of North Carolina. We will see that get into the 40s later this afternoon. We talk more about what the rest of the week holds for us in just a few minutes. Allyson its the end of a fantastic season for the clemson tigers. Patrick geoff hart has been out there working hard. We may see him in j
Quite look at the temperatures, upper 20s in the piedmont, low 20s, even teens in Western North carolina along the tennessee border. A cold day ahead. It will get blustery with wind. We will see 1020 plus mileperhour wind this afternoon and this evening. Increasing clouds, too. There will be flurries of snow in the mountains later on tonight. Spartanburg feels like 21, anderson feels like 24, even with a light breeze. Afternoon highs pushing 50 for the mountains with more clouds building in. There will be a few flurries of snow in the mountains tonight mix in with rain. Tonight tomorrow, cold day ahead, too. That is what is going on this morning. Bundle up because you will need a warm jacket with those breezes blowing. Patrick last nights game was nothing short of exciting. They fell a little short. Allyson geoff hart this morning and glenn dell, arizona. He was there for all of the geoff it was absolutely everything that you would want in a National Championship game. Clemson was righ
Mid40s in the mountains and maybe mid 50s in the upstate today. Fleurys in parts of North Carolina from action overnight. Cold wind have children down cold winds have chilled it down. Reaching 50 for a high. Cold and breezy in the mountains with an afternoon high of 45. Patrick; thank you. We have more coverage from our National Championship game in glendale, arizona. Allyson geoff was at the game last night and he joins us live with headlines. Geoff pretty unbelievable. Clemson had more than 500 yards total offense and they still lost again. That has never happened in clemson football history, but it lets get a look at the highlights because clemson came in with that School Record of 17 straight wins. 478 yards total offense for it to shawn watson from Deshaun Watson. This is his second touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow in the first quarter, game tied at 14 at the half. Clemson down in the third, Wayne Gallman scores. Clemson up 24 to 21. But after alabama tied it in the Fourth Quarter