Alabama and Ohio State Reach the National Title Game With Runaway Wins
Notre Dame never really threatened the Crimson Tide in their College Football Playoff semifinal, and then Ohio State rolled over Clemson.
Alabama’s Najee Harris hurdling Notre Dame’s Nick McCloud on the way to a 53-yard gain.Credit.Michael Ainsworth/Associated Press
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As Alabama running back Najee Harris took a handoff, bounced outside and headed upfield, he was confronted by Notre Dame cornerback Nick McCloud, who charged up to meet him with his shoulder lowered.
No matter. Harris, a 6-foot-2, 229-pound senior, treated McCloud like an oversize fire hydrant, leaping over him with the clean, syncopated stride of an Olympic hurdler and galloping down the sideline.