Texas vs. Alabama: The Defense Never Rests
The Tide’s Heisman running back, Mark Ingram and Longhorn mobile QB Colt McCoy may be taking a rare back seat to a pair of defenses that are likely to determine the winner in the first-ever BCS Championship clash of 13-0 teams.
This Texas-Alabama matchup will be more about which defense can force more turnovers and garner better field position than anything else.
Alabama has speed and range in their defense while Texas is nationally ranked in total defense right up there with Florida, the same team Alabama torched for nearly 500 yards.
While both have marquee players on offense and depth on defense, the teams enter the fray from two different ends of the momentum spectrum. The Longhorns needed a lot of luck just to survive against Nebraska, while the Crimson Tide come in having destroyed defending national champion and top-ranked Florida in what was supposed to be a classic SEC Championship Game.
Even though history favors Texas, the Crimson Tide is 0-7-1 all time against the Longhorns, look for coach Nick Saban to lead Alabama’s return to glory with a game plan that leans heavily on running the ball, controlling the clock while rolling out and throwing lots high percentage passes and placing an emphasis on a stellar performance of their stout defense to carry the day.
Alabama 24
Texas 17
