First Glance: Alabama Crimson Tide

Notre Dame has earned its second trip to the College Football Playoff, and the Irish must square off against the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.

We continue our coverage of this matchup by taking a first glance look at Alabama.

Game Date: January 1, 2021
Start Time: 4:00 PM (Eastern)
Network: ESPN
Early Line: Alabama -19.5

Now let's look at Alabama:

SCHEDULE/RESULTS (11-0)

at Missouri - Won 38-19
#5 Texas A&M - Won 52-24
at Ole Miss - Won 63-48
#11 Georgia - Won 41-24
at Tennessee - Won 48-17
Mississippi State - Won 41-0
Kentucky - Won 63-3
Auburn - Won 42-13
at LSU - Won 55-17
at Arkansas - Won 52-3
vs. #10 Florida - Won 52-46

STATISTICAL OVERVIEW

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING LEADERS: RB Najee Harris - 1,262 yards, 5.9 YPC, 24 TD; RB Brian Robinson Jr. - 404 yards, 5.2 YPC, 6 TD; RB Jase McClellan - 245 yards, 10.7 YPC, 2 TD

PASSING LEADER: QB Mac Jones - 3,729 yards, 76.5%, 32 TD, 4 INT, 202.34 rating

RECEIVING LEADERS: WR DeVonta Smith - 98 catches, 1,511 yards, 15.4 YPC, 17 TD; WR John Metchie III - 44 catches, 782 yards, 17.8 YPC, 6 TD; WR Jaylen Waddle (Injured) - 25 catches, 557 yards, 22.3 YPC, 4 TD; RB Najee Harris - 32 catches, 316 yards, 9.9 YPC, 3 TD; WR Slade Bolden - 19 catches, 232 yards, 12.2 YPC, 0 TD

TACKLE LEADERS: LB Christian Harris - 68; LB Dylan Moses - 68; S Jordan Battle - 58; S Daniel Wright - 55; S DeMarcco Hellams - 46

TFL LEADERS: LB Christopher Allen - 12.0; LB Will Anderson Jr. - 10.5; LB Christian Harris - 7.0; LB Dylan Moses - 6.5; DE Christian Barmore - 6.5; DE Byron Young - 6.5

SACK LEADERS: LB Will Anderson Jr. - 7.0; LB Christopher Allen - 6.0; DE Christian Barmore - 6.0; LB Christian Harris - 4.5; CB Josh Jobe - 2.0

INTERCEPTION LEADERS: S Malachi Moore - 3; S Brian Branch - 2; S Daniel Wright - 2; four players tied with 1

ALABAMA COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Nick Saban

Record: 168-23, 14th season
Record - Overall: 259-65-1, 25th season
vs. Notre Dame: 4-0 (3-0 at Michigan State, 1-0 at Alabama)

Offensive Coordinator/QB: Steve Sarkisian, 2nd season
Defensive Coordinator/LB: Pete Golding, 3rd season
Special Teams Coordinator/TE: Jeff Banks, 3rd season

Running Backs/Associate Head Coach: Charles Huff, 2nd season
Offensive Line: Kyle Flood, 2nd season
Wide Receivers: Holmon Wiggins, 2nd season

Associate Def. Coordinator/Safeties: Charles Kelly, 2nd season
Defensive Line: Freddie Roach, 1st season
Cornerbacks: Karl Scott, 3rd season
Outside Linebackers: Sal Sunseri, 2nd season (5th overall)

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