College Football Playoff: 5 Reasons Alabama will win National Championship

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Dec 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators running back Lamical Perine (22) is brought down by Alabama Crimson Tide defense during the second quarter of the SEC Championship college football game at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

2. The Rest of the Defense

You didn’t think that Alabama’s defense revolved around only one playmaker, did you? Alabama has a multitude of different playmakers on their defense; from Jonathan Allen, to linebacker Reuben Foster, corners Marlon Humphrey and Minkah Fitzpatrick, the list goes on.

Alabama is built around its defense, which is number one in the nation in total defense this season. It really wouldn’t matter how good the Crimson Tide offense is, their defense can do more than enough to contain opposing offenses to win a game with only 10 points on the board, or 30.

The Alabama defense has been good all year. The only team they really struggled with was Ole Miss, which had been the boogeyman of their past two seasons but the Crimson Tide did everything that they needed to do in that game, including making plays on the defensive side of the ball, to win.

Even Leonard Fournette, perhaps the top running back in the upcoming NFL draft, was not able to get anything going on the Alabama defense. The bigger the game, the better this defense gets, they proved it against USC, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, LSU and in the SEC Championship against Florida, this defense is equipped for whatever it sees in the Playoffs.

With a defense like that, you have to like Alabama’s chances to repeat as National Champions.

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