Highlights: Alabama Crimson Tide 45-20 Kansas State Wildcats in NCAAF

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Kansas 20-45 Alabama.

Zentner converted the extra point.

Kansas reached its second touchdown of the game after Howard passed it to Brooks and went 16 yards.

PUNT! Alabama unsuccessful on offense. Just three yards on three downs.

Reichard converted field goal from the 49-yard line.

Kansas 13-42 Alabama.

Reichard covered the extra point.

Alabama attack quickly with one minute and 33 seconds. Young found a pass to Prentice, who went 47 yards.

Zentner converted field goals from the 28-yard line.

Reichard converted the extra point.

Branch intercepted the play and went 17 yards to score a touchdown for Alabama.

Reichard converted the extra point.

And already has a touchdown at the beginning of the third period. Young found a 32-yard pass to Brooks in the endzone.

Kansas 10-21 Alabama.

Reichard converted the extra point.

Young with a pass to Burton, who ran for 12 yards and scored a touchdown with 16 seconds to go in the second period.

ENDED IN NOTHING! Kansas campaign with 10 minutes and 32 seconds on the clock, 68 yards advanced and no first down. Team will return the ball.

Reichard converted the extra point.

Young found a short pass to Latu, who ran one yard and completed the team's offensive.

Kansas 10-7 Alabama.

Reichard hit the extra point.

Young found a pass to Bond, who ran six yards and completed a 69-yard drive for the visiting team.

Zentner converted the extra point.

AND WHAT A PLAY! On one down, Vaughn rushed 88 yards, broke tackles and only stopped in the endzone.

Zentner hit a field goal from the 41-yard line and scored the first points of the game.

Three incomplete passes on the Alabama play and a punt is coming.

The game's first attack ends unsuccessfully. Kansas advanced 44 yards and finished on the punt.

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In the last five games of Alabama Crimson Tide, there were four wins and one loss.

In the last five games of the Kansas State Wildcats, there were four wins and one loss.

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"Welcome and good morning everyone. What a quick week. We arrived on Monday Friday  Is it hard to believe that already? is Friday Friday . But I want to thank the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Our players, coaches and support staff just had a fantastic time, and the hospitality was second to none. We can't thank you enough for all you've done for K-State.      city ​​of New Orleans for everything. It's been a great, great time here. I was able to see the city a little. I know that our guys had a lot of fun with the different activities that you organized. And so I want to say thank you to you. Kansas State's fan base. Boy, I see purple everywhere I go. Went away from the hotel a bit yesterday at the end of the day. I had a night out with a group of family members for dinner, and it was decorated in purple. So it was really fun to see. As far as our football team is concerned, it's really cool. It's pretty straightforward for us.  discipline, commitment, tenacity, and being selfless. Our four core values ​​are why we are here, and it is why we are here. as soon as I can declare it. We have a large group of veterans,There’s a great group of leaders who believe in the power of ownership, player ownership, and the power of belief. A lot of people didn’t expect Kansas State to be in this position this year.  And I knew that we were on the right trajectory as a football program, but to make the leap that we took this year, it's a must. You are a credit to those kids, and it is. It is a credit to their belief in each other, their belief in us as coaches, and their ownership of the program. We had a very good season that culminated in a phenomenal victory over a team from the College Football Playoff at TCU. I think we're the only ones to beat a CFP team in the Final Four with Kansas State.  He is a credit to these players. They have great determination. They have great stamina. And excited that they have this opportunity. I keep telling the guys, and they really believe it. We didn’t fall for that. We earned the right. We earned the right to be the 12 great champions. We earned the right to represent the We are excited for the state of Kansas to represent our conference in the Sugar Bowl and we are thrilled. We know the challenge at hand. We know we are going to be playing against a great football team in Alabama, which has no weakness. So we have to play our best football. And I look forward to our players playing their best football in only ;bado in the morning."  

“ If you play soccer in January, you don't have a job there. to start. É about a culture of championships.   – and has continued since I left.   about playing football and his best football in December and having the opportunity to play in January. This obviously prepared a lot of us team members to come here to Kansas State. I really believe that football is the best. It's football, and winning cultures are winning cultures, and they take time to formulate and develop. But you? you have to be patient.   you have to have great determination, and you have to you have to have the right kind of guys in your locker room. Obviously, we had this in the North and we started this in the South. It's always been a good culture here. Don’t get me wrong. Coach [Bill] Snyder had the greatest comeback in college football history. We just did it a little differently, but we continue to build on his legacy in what we've done here. So I'm excited about where we are and where we are on the trajectory”.

“I look at the state of Kansas. I don’t know what other programs are doing. I know you are.   outside. But you? tries to take care of his home and does it honestly.   you do it with confidence.   it does so by believing in them. And you? he does this by surrounding them with each other, not wanting to let each other down. I'm a big believer in playing for the guy next to you. We have several kids who will have opportunities to play at the next level, but we haven't had a kid on our football team who has had the opportunity to play in the Sugar Bowl and play on New Year's Eve. Six games.   very special. And the kids that you all know, that I know are the guys that make the difference for us. I have never seen those kids more excited to play a football game. They wouldn't let their teammates down, and it was never even a conversation that we had to have. I never asked anyone, did you? going to play in this game?     at Kansas State playing for your brother, and you're playing for your brother. will play and they know it.''

Kansas State Wildcats average 33.2 points and 365.8 yards per game.

Kansas State Wildcats arrive for the showdown with four straight wins and a record of eight positive results in the last 10 games.

“When did you start? it says fix it, I don't know … What's on? broken?” Saban asked. “Let’s talk about what“ It will be broken first, and then that will determine where to start. whether a 12-team playoff would fix it. What's on? broke?

"Lots of empty stands," replied the reporter. "Lots of empty seats. Many players who do not play."

"I don’t know if this is true. It’s good for players not having to stay committed to your team until the end of the year. the end of the season," Saban said. "There’ There are many things in college football. I think the transfer portal created a real challenge for all of us in terms of how to manage escalations."

"Name, image, and likeness is required. It's something that I think is great for gamers if we keep the concept that they can do it," said Saban. "When we started using it to get guys into certain schools based on how much money they can make, I'm not sure that's the right thing to do. ... the reason why you want to study?   create value for your future."

"I think these things are much bigger issues that need at least a few parameters," Saban said.

"How is all this? implemented, I'm not sure," Saban said. "But I think from a fan point of view, this is probably a good thing. a good thing. But I also think that fans relate to players. things are likely issues that need to be addressed in the future."

"But I’m sure there’s out there. people in office, whether they are conference commissioners, up to even the federal government, probably because some of these things were created by laws and lawsuits," Saban said. "There’ a lot of good in them.   some guidelines we probably need to institute."

Alabama Crimson Tide is averaging 40.8 points and 475.5 yards forward.

Alabama Crimson Tide comes to the showdown with three straight wins and a streak of eight wins in the last 10 games.

The Alabama Crimson Tide vs Kansas State Wildcats game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, with a capacity of 74.295 people.

My name is Thomas Alencar and I will be your host for this game. We will provide pre-match analysis, score updates and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.