Cotton Bowl

Saban spoke with the media Monday and updated his current offensive line situation.

The Alabama Crimson Tide entered the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl a 13.5 point favorite and was able to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats 27-6 to advance to the national championship game.

Coming up Monday on The Game with Ryan Fowler on Tide 100.9, we will discuss the good, bad, and ugly. You will also have a chance to win a framed Daniel Moore print, “ Unrivaled,” which recognizes Alabama’s 18th National Championship, starting at 2 p.m. on Tide 100.9 and on the free Tide 100.9 app.

On Friday afternoon in the Cotton Bowl, Phil Mathis certainly "#MadeEmmPhilit", dominating the Cincinnati offensive line to the tune of three tackles, two of which for loss, a sack and two pass breakups.

The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the No. 4 Cincinnati Bearcats in the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl 27-6 to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Will Anderson officially moves into fifth place all-time for career sacks, cementing his place among the Tide's best.

In the middle of the first half in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas the Alabama Crimson Tide lost longtime starting right guard Emil Ekiyor to an upper body injury.

So, what can the Bearcats do to carry the banner for the Group of 5 conferences against big bad Bama? Follow the blueprint laid out by the teams the Tide struggled with.

The Alabama Crimson Tide has an important playoff game on the horizon against the Cincinnati Bearcats. There is a strong chance the Tide could lose this game.

No. 1 Alabama is taking on No. 4 Cincinnati at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, for the first round of the CFP, a venue which the Tide hasn't lost in since its opening in 2009.