WITH ALL THE hype surrounding the NFL’s Wild-Card weekend, it could be easy to forget that Notre Dame and Alabama square off in the early hours of Monday morning in college football’s equivalent of the Super Bowl.
The Fighting Irish go into the game as the only undefeated team in the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) while Alabama are looking to secure back-to-back national titles and the seventh successive BCS National Championship for the all-dominant SEC (Southeastern Conference).
We’ll have a full preview of the game on Monday but, meanwhile, here’s a so-called ‘hype’ video a fan has made to help build up the game.
VIDEO: Notre Dame and Alabama season highlights
WITH ALL THE hype surrounding the NFL’s Wild-Card weekend, it could be easy to forget that Notre Dame and Alabama square off in the early hours of Monday morning in college football’s equivalent of the Super Bowl.
The Fighting Irish go into the game as the only undefeated team in the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) while Alabama are looking to secure back-to-back national titles and the seventh successive BCS National Championship for the all-dominant SEC (Southeastern Conference).
We’ll have a full preview of the game on Monday but, meanwhile, here’s a so-called ‘hype’ video a fan has made to help build up the game.
It works:
YouTube Credit: slrobinson03
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