ATLANTA (AP) Najee Harris scored five touchdowns and No. 1 Alabama advanced to the College Football Playoff with a perfect record, holding off No. 11 Florida in a 52-46 shootout for the Southeastern Conference championship Saturday night.
The Crimson Tide (11-0, No. 1 CFP) got its toughest test in a season of blowouts, but Harris record-setting performance will send coach Nick Saban to the playoff in search of his seventh national title with one of his best teams yet.
“This has been a year with a lot of disruptions. A lot of abnormal things happened,” said Saban, who had his own bout with COVID-19. “The resiliency this team has shown this season to win 11 games is pretty phenomenal.”