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Alabama vs. Ohio State - The Ultimate Preview

Kyle Henderson • TideIllustrated

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Welcome to our national title game preview page. Scroll down to see how the two teams stack up head to head.

Championship Game Details

1. Alabama vs. 3. Ohio State

Monday, January 11, 2021

Time: 7:00 p.m. CST

From Miami, Florida at Hard Rock Stadium

TV: ESPN

-7.5 Alabama

Alabama Offense vs. Ohio State Defense

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Alabama Offense vs. Ohio State Defense

Player	Position/Grade	Player	Position/Grade

Alex Leatherwood	T (79.4)	Haskell Garrett	DL (91.1)
Emil Ekiyor	G (76.3)	Tommy Togiai	DL (87.5)
Chris Owens	C (50.8)	Tyreke Smith	ED (77.0)
Deonte Brown	G (62.2)	Jonathon Cooper	ED (89.7)
Evan Neal	T (83.1)	Tuf Borland	LB (60.9)
Najee Harris	RB (89.6)	Baron Browning	LB (69.6)
Miller Forristall	TE (59.1)	Pete Wrner	LB (57.4)
Jahleel Billingsley	TE (67.8)	Shaun Wade	CB (66.2)
DeVonta Smith	WR (94.0)	Sevyn Banks	CB (67.7)
John Metchiee	WR (72.5)	Marcus Williamson	CB (55.7)
Slade Bolden	WR (58.7)	Lathan Ransom	S (76.1)
Mac Jones	QB (95.5)	Josh Proctor	S (69.4)

Ohio State Offense vs. Alabama Defense

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Ohio State Offense vs. Alabama Defense

Player	Position/Grade	Player	Position/Grade

Nicholas Petit-Frère	RT(82.1)	DJ Dale	DL (58.6)
Wyatt Davis	RG (67.3)	Christian Barmore	DL (90.4)
Josh Myers	C (64.8)	Justin Eboigbe	DL (58.7)
Matthew Jones	LG (78.2)	William Anderson	ED (81.3)
Thayer Munford	LT (91.2)	Chris Allen	ED (69.6)
Trey Sermond	RB (86.3)	Dylan Moses	ILB (57.2)
Luke Farrell	TE (67.4)	Christian Harris	ILB (61.9)
Jeremy Rickert	TE (69.5)	Patrick Surtain II	CB (89.7)
Chris Olave	WR (82.4)	Josh Jobe	CB (78.1)
Garrett Wilson	WR (77.6)	Malachi Moore	Star (79.6)
Jameson Williams	WR (55.8)	DeMarcco Hellams	S (69.2)
Justin Fields	QB (93.3)	Jordan Battle	S (80.)

Special Teams Comparison

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Alabama Special Teams vs. Ohio State Special Teams

Player	Position/Grade	Player	Position/Grade

Will Reichard	K (87.3)	Blake Haubeil	K (69.1)
Charlie Scott	P (64.3)	Drue Chrisman	P (66.1)

Individual Statistical Leaders Per Team

Alabama vs. Ohio State - Statistical Leaders

Player	Stats	Player	Stats

Mac Jones (QB)	4,036-yards, 36 TDs, 4 Int, 77%, 203 Rating	Justin Fields (QB)	1,906-yards, 21 TDS, 6 Int, 73.4%, 186.7 Rating
Najee Harris (RB)	229 Att, 1,387-yards 27 TDs, 6.1 Avg.	Trey Sermon (RB)	115 Att, 868-yards, 4 TDs, 7.5 Avg.
DeVonta Smith (WR)	105 Rec., 1,641-yards, 22 TDs, 15.6 Avg.	Chris Olave (WR)	42 Rec., 660-yards, 7 TDs, 15.7 Avg.
John Metchie III (WR)	47 Rec., 835-yards, 6 TDs, 17.8 Avg.	Garrett Wilson (WR)	40 Rec., 673-yards, 5 TDs, 16.8 Avg.
Chris Harris (ILB)	73 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 Int	Pete Werner	46 tackels, 1.0 Sacks
William Anderson Jr. (ED)	49 tackles, 7.0 Sacks, 10.5 Loss	Tuf Borland	34 Tackles, 1.5 Sacks
Malachi Moore (Star)	44 tackles, 3 Ints,	Jonathan Cooper	Shaun Wade, 29 tackles, 2 Ints
Will Reichard (K)	77 of 77 on PATs, 13 of 13 on FGAs	Blake Baubeil (K)	24 of 24, 5 of 7 on FGs
Charlie Scott (P)	20 punts, 39.3 Avg.	Drue Chrisman (P)	22 punts, 45.5 Avg.

Team Statistical Comparison

Alabama vs. Ohio State - Team Comparison

Alabama	Statistic	Ohio State	Statistic

Team Record	12-0	Team Record	7-0
Points Per Game	48.2	Points Per Game	43.4
Rush Yds Per Game	185.7	Rush Yds Per Game	272.6
Pass Yards Per Game	349.3	Pass Yards Per Game	272.3
Offensive Yards Per Game	535.0	Offensive Yards Per Game	544.9
Points Allowed Per Game	19.0	Points Allowed Per Game	22.0
Rush Yds Allowed Per Game	110.2	Rush Yds Allowed Per Game	89.1
Pass Yards Allowed Per Game	242.9	Pass Yards Allowed Per Game	281.1
Offensive Yards Allowed Per Game	353.2	Offensive Yards Allowed Per Game	370.3
Penalties	72-581	Penalties	45-406
3rd Down %	59%	3rd Down %	50%
Red-Zone TD %	77%	Red-Zone TD %	64%
Fumbles/Lost	9/7	Fumbles/Lost	9/3

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