ORANGE BOWL (COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL SEMIFINAL): Crimson Tide Hold Off Sooners To Take On Clemson For Fourth Straight Year In Playoff (Third Time In Title Game)

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The second half of Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinal doubleheader, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa completed 24 of 27 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns as the top-seeded defending champions Alabama Crimson Tide (14-0) raced out to a 28-0 lead before coasting to a 45-34 Orange Bowl victory over the fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners (12-2), setting up a third CFP National Championship Game encounter with the Clemson Tigers, set to be contested on Monday, January 7 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California (5:00 PM Pacific Time, ESPN).