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CRIMSON TIDE16 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS125 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS67 POSTSEASON GAMES36 BOWL VICTORIES26 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS

ALABAMA VS ClemsonJAN. 1, 2018 / 7:45 P.M. CT / NEW ORLEANS, LA.

MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME (72,500)TV: ESPN

(Play-By-Play: Joe Tessitore, Analyst: Todd Blackledge, Sideline: Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge)

RADIO: CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS NETWORK(Play-By-Play: Eli Gold, Analyst: Phil Savage, Sideline: Chris Stewart)

NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN(Play-By-Play: Bill Rosinski, Analyst: David Norrie, Sideline: Ian Fitzsimmons)

National Radio on Sirius/XM: 80/80

CRIMSON TIDE

2017 Record/SEC Record: 11-1/7-1CFP/AP/Amway Coaches Poll: 4/4/4Head Coach: Nick SabanRecord at Alabama (Years): 130-20* (11th)Career Record (Years): 221-62-1* (22nd)

TIGERS

2017 Record/ACC Record: 12-1/7-1CFP/AP/Amway Coaches Poll: 1/1/1Head Coach: Dabo SwinneyRecord at Clemson (Years): 101-29 (10th)Career Record (Years): 101-29 (10th)

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: 18th Meeting (Alabama leads, 13-4)In Postseason: Series tied, 1-1Current Streak: Clemson, Won 1Last Meeting: Jan. 9, 2017 (L, 31-35)Series Notes: Alabama and Clemson will meet for the 18th time when the two teams face of in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifi nal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. The two teams have split the last two CFP National Championship Games with the Tide claiming a 45-40 victory in the 2016 meeting in Glendale, Ariz., and the Tigers coming away with a 35-31 win in the 2017 title game in Tampa, Fla. Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is 2-1 all-time against Clemson, including a 1-1 record in postseason matchups. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is 1-1 against Alabama in his career.

GAME 13 2017 SCHEDULE4/4/4 ALABAMA (11-1, 7-1 SEC) S2 $vs. 3/3 Florida State ABC W, 24-7S9 FRESNO STATE ESPN2 W, 41-10S16 COLORADO STATE ESPN2 W, 41-23S23 *at RV/RV Vanderbilt CBS W, 59-0S30 *OLE MISS ESPN W, 66-3O7 *at RV/RV Texas A&M ESPN W, 27-19O14 *ARKANSAS ESPN W, 41-9O21 *TENNESSEE CBS W, 45-7N4 *19/19/20 LSU CBS W, 24-10N11 *at 16/18/18 Mississippi State ESPN W, 31-24N18 MERCER SEC NETWORK W, 56-0N25 *at 6/6/6 Auburn CBS L, 14-26J1 2vs. 1/1/1 Clemson ESPN 7:45 p.m.

1/1/1 CLEMSON (12-1, 7-1 ACC) S2 KENT STATE ESPN W, 56-3S9 13/13 AUBURN ESPN W, 14-6S16 *14/14 at Louisville ABC W, 47-21S23 *BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN2 W, 34-7S30 *at 12/12 Virginia Tech ABC W, 31-17O7 *WAKE FOREST ESPN2 W, 28-14O13 *at Syracuse ESPN L, 24-27O28 *GEORGIA TECH ESPN2 W, 24-10N4 *20/20/19 North Carolina State ABC W, 38-31N11 *FLORIDA STATE ESPN W, 31-14N18 THE CITADEL ACCN W, 61-3N25 *at NR/RV/RV South Carolina ESPN W, 34-10D2 17/7/7 Miami (Fla.) ABC W, 38-3J1 24/4/4 Alabama ESPN 7:45 p.m.

* Conference game$ Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, Ga.1 ACC Championship Game - Charlotte, N.C.2 College Football Playoff Semifi nal - New Orleans, La.

BOLD indicates home gameRankings listed are College Football Playoff/AP/CoachesAll times Central

RANKINGS: Alabama is No. 4 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls along with the College Football Playoff rankings. Clemson is No. 1 in the AP and Coaches polls while sitting atop the fi nal College Football Playoff rankings.

NEXT GAME: The winner of the College Football Playoff Semifi nal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl will advance to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 8, 2018 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia will meet in the CFP Semifi nal at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018 to determine the other national championship game participant.

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*125-20/216-62-1 after vacations

PA G E 2 F O O T B A L L

U N I V E R S I T Y O F A L A B A M A / C R I M S O N T I D E / F O O T B A L L

All times CT

FRIDAY, DEC. 153:40 p.m. CT Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

6 p.m. CT Alabama head coach Nick Saban will be available to the media for his pre-bowl press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at approximately 6 p.m..

SATURDAY, DEC. 1611:45 a.m. CT Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room.

3:40 p.m. CT Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

SUNDAY, DEC. 17No practice.

MONDAY, DEC. 181:50 p.m. CT Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

TUESDAY, DEC. 1911 a.m. CT Selected players available in the Crimson Tide Suite.

1:50 p.m. CT Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 201:50 p.m. CT Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

4 p.m. CT Head Coach Nick Saban press conference in Naylor Stone Media Room.

THURSDAY, DEC. 2111 a.m. CT Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room.

1:50 p.m. CT Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

ON THE INTERNETRollTide.com Alabamas offi cial athletics website serves as a resource for in-depth information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, coaches and teams. The football page includes links to rosters, coaching staff, notes packages, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and all of Alabamas rich football history and tradition.

SECsportsmedia.com Media covering the Southeastern Conference have its own website to get the latest information on the league. Through the services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image platform that provides access to the SECs latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages.

CRIMSON TIDE VIDEO FTP Links to download footage for broadcast television use only will be emailed when footage is made available. For questions or to be added to the list, please contact Christopher England by e-mail at cengland@ia.ua.edu.

ALABAMA PLAYERS Interview requests for Alabama players should be made through Alex Thompson (athompson@ia.ua.edu). Player interviews are usually conducted at Mondays press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m. and before practice on Tuesday. All player requests for Mondays press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the Sunday before so that proper notice can be given to the players. Players are off limits for interviews beginning Thursday.

Assistant Athletics Director, Football Communications: Josh Maxson Office: (205) 348-3631 e-mail: jmaxson@ia.ua.edu

Associate Athletics Director, Athletics Communications: Jessica Par (Logistics/Credentials) Phone: (205) 394-5985 e-mail: jpare@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Alex Thompson (Football Players) Phone: (440) 666-7615 e-mail: athompson@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Todd Bell (Notes/Game Program) Phone: (972) 825-6686 e-mail: tbell@ia.ua.edu

Director of Athletics Communications: Aaron Jordan (Football Stats) Phone: (205) 913-1979 e-mail: ajordan@ia.ua.edu

Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Roots Woodruff (Football Credentials) Phone: (205) 394-2758 e-mail: rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Nathan Sheehan Phone: (847) 846-9894 e-mail: nsheehan@ia.ua.edu

Athletics Communications Intern: Nia Barnes Phone: (205) 348-6084 e-mail: nbarnes@ia.ua.edu

Athletics Communications Intern: Zach Rhodes Phone: (205) 348-6084 e-mail: zrhodes@ia.ua.edu

ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Phone: 205-348-6084 Fax: 205-348-8841

CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Friday Dec 15

PRACTICE 3:40 p.m.- Viewing

6 p.m. - Coach Saban

SaturdayDec. 16

PRACTICE11:45 a.m. - Players

3:40 p.m. - Viewing

SundayDec. 17

NO PRACTICE

MondayDec. 18

PRACTICE1:50 p.m. - Viewing

TuesdayDec. 19

PRACTICE11 a.m. - Players

1:50 p.m. - Viewing

WednesdayDec. 20

PRACTICE1:50 p.m. - Viewing

4 p.m.: Coach Saban

ThursdayDec. 21

PRACTICE11 a.m. - Players

1:50 p.m. - Viewing

PA G E 3F O O T B A L L

U N I V E R S I T Y O F A L A B A M A / C R I M S O N T I D E / F O O T B A L L

QUICK FACTSLocation Tuscaloosa, Ala.Enrollment 38,563Founded April 12, 1831Conference Southeastern (West)Colors Crimson and WhiteNickname Crimson TidePresident Dr. Stuart BellAthletic Director Greg ByrneFaculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King

FOOTBALL HISTORYFirst Season 1892All-Time Record 889-328-43 (.723)All-Time SEC Record 401-168-20 (.698)National Championships 16 SEC Championships 26First Team All-Americans 125 players, 145 timesFirst Team All-Conference 250 players, 335 timesBowl Appearances 65Bowl Victories 36

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Nick SabanAlma Mater Kent State, 1973 Collegiate Career Record (Years) 216-62-1 (22nd)Alabama Record (Years) 125-20 (11th)Offensive Coordinator Brian DabollAlma Mater Rochester, 1997Defensive Coordinator Jeremy PruittAlma Mater West Alabama, 1999

TEAM INFORMATION2016 Overall Record 14-12016 SEC Record/Finish 8-0/First (West)2016 Bowl Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl (CFP Semifi nal)Bowl Result Alabama 24, Washington 7CFP National Championship Clemson 35, Alabama 31Final Ranking No. 2 Associated Pr