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WATCH: Alabama’s fake FG attempt in CFB Playoff title game was laughably bad
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When you think about the worst plays from the college football season, Alabama doesn’t usually come to mind. Well, until Monday night’s national championship game.
Trailing 31-16, Alabama was facing a fourth down situation in Clemson territory. The Crimson Tide’s field goal unit took the field, appearing to attempt to cut into that 15-point deficit. Instead, Alabama ran a fake field goal attempt.
It went terribly, terribly wrong. The play never had a chance.
https://twitter.com/schuttecfb/status/1082480221943676929?s=21
Kudos to Clemson, who was waiting for the fake the whole time. Still, that’s not a play you ever see from Alabama, especially with such poor execution.
That failed fake attempt set up a long Clemson touchdown pass, giving the Tigers a 37-16 lead in the third quarter.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB