alabama, along with heisman trophy winner derrick henry, arrived to the stadium just before the tigers. espn college gameday host and former head coach lee corso chose the tigers to win the national championship. if clemson wins, it'll be the first 15-0 season in modern fbs history. if alabama wins, the team would be the third school to win four championships in a ten year span since the creation of the ap poll in 1936. the game kicked off just after 8:30 p.m. many questioned if corner back mackensie alexander would even play, as some said he was hamstring injury. walked onto the field, even shutting down second play of the with 7:55 left in the trophy winner derrick a touchdown, putting 0. deshaun watson threw 31 yards to hunter renfrow who catch for a touchdown, tying the tigers with quarter. griffith missed a field missed freshman hunter of the first quarter. intercepted by jackson. 3 3 3 "it's been over 30 years and we're really excited to come out here and watch the tigers win the national championship" championship""it is -" "unbelievable""a dream come true." true." 3 coming up w

talking about derrick henry, 2000 yards rushing. deshaun watson, 3500 passing yards and 1000 yards rushing. brad: coming up on our special, it is all -- not all nuts and bolts. >>ray ray, how do you get such brad: jay guillermo, correspondenen took the microphone at media day. you will see that coming up on our "road to the title" special, our hour-long special at 7:00 dedicated to the game. marc: the thing people can look forward to even more than the clemson corresponded segment is your one-on-one it interview with dabo swinney. it is more about his philosophy of life. it is worth tuning in for. that is live at 7:00. brad: we will see you at 7:00. gabrielle: "road to the title" coming up at 7:00. michael: we will have more coverage and 11:00. we are always on wyff4.com. good luck tigers. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

trophy winner derrick henry, arrived to the stadium just before the tigers. espn college gameday host and former head coach lee corso chose the tigers to win the game. if clemson wins, it'll be the first 15-0 season in fbs history. if alabama wins, school to win four championships in a ten year span since the creation of the ap poll in 1936. the game kicked off just after 8:30 p.m. with 7:55 left in the first quarter, heisman trophy winner derrick henry ran 50 yards for a touchdown, putting the crimson tide up 7-0. 3 3 many questioned if corner back mackensie alexander would even play, as some said he was suffering from a hamstring injury. however, alexander walked onto the field, even shutting down calvin ridley on the second play of the 3 game. 3 we'll continue to bring you 3 and as excited as fans are here - we gotta send it back home,where clemson doubt full of energy tonight -rebecca how's it 3 shannon there are students everywhere, in every room of this building! we are standing right outside of just one of four rooms, but follow me this way right next

derrick henry with the second effort to make it into the end zone. the tide win 45 to national championship in seven seasons... and the fifth of coach nick saban's career. the broncos first playoff game is this sunday against the steelers. to get you ready -- we are giving away free "united in all this week. orange" magnets all this week. we're going to start handing out magnets this morning at 6 a-m at the king soopers on wadsworth boulevard and west 80th avenue. that's in arvada. starting at 7 a-m you can pick up a free magnet at the city market on grand avenue and 14th street in glenwood springs. you can head to 9news dot com-- to see the other locations and giveaways every day this week every day this week we will have a different #we-are- broncos photo challenge today we want to see how you and your kids cheer on the broncos. remember... use the hash-tag we-are- broncos and we'll share your pictures throughout the a local artist will help kids battling cancer at children's hospital colorado.... artist -- jennie pitts says she hopes the little pa

i know everybody loves deshaun watson in your area i gotta say derrick henry earned that right. four 200 yard games he carries the load for this entire offense. then defensively, alabama's front four is going to be something like deshaun watson hasn't seen all very physical. they shut down the running attack and they've done a great job of getting in the face of every quarterback they've gone up against this season. rick: but have they faced anyone like deshaun watson, has the arm is very accurate and really can run away from his defenders. paul: well i don't know if he's the same in terms of his accuracy. but i will say joshua dobbs out of tennessee he was a mobile qb everybody thought was going to run all over alabama's defense as well, but alabama got to him five times in route to a victory so it could be a long for clemson if deshaun watson can't get going. rick: okay paul give us a prediction. paul: i think i'm going to have to say it's going to be a good game but i think alabama is going to pull away late 31-14 crimson tide en route to that 16th national title. rick: i thi

deshaun watson, and bama's heisman trophy running back derrick henry... each played pivotal roles leading up to this moment. henry leads the nation in rushing touchdowns with 25, and ranks second in rushing yards per game. watson's in top 10 in total touchdowns and yards on offense. outstanding efforts rewarded by being selected as heisman finalists this season. both say their friendship grew when they were at the heisman trophy ceremony together in new york city. henry: "you know i love deshaun. i have a lot of respect for him. he's been through a lot of adversity and overcame it in the right way. he's a hard worker and a very humble person. somebody i can call a friend." watson: "good friends. cool with each other. making sure that we keep a relationship regardless if we play each other or not." from chasing a championship on the college grid-iron... prize in the nfl. the panthers in practice mode this week. as the top seed in the nfc... they of course cannot start game planning until after wildcard weekend is over and they know their opponent. but this week is very important--getting h

heisman trophy winner derrick henry with a historic year... the tailback breaking hershel walker's single season sec rushing record while carrying the crimson tide to a 13-1 record and a trip to the title game...recently however bama's passing game's picking up a little bit... which make putting 8 guys in the box, or towards the line of scrimmage to prevent the run, a little venables knows priority number one is slowing down that guy wearing number 2 in crimson... the tigers have slowed down stud runners like dalvin cooke and samaje perine... but derrick henry's simply on another level... 3 while the tigers defense looks to slow down alabama's running game.. the clemson offense with a tall task themselves against the tide's front seven... 3 let's bring shannon back in... she's got more on the tigers squaring off with bama's stout rushing defense.. 3 ac, simply put, it's not easy... the tide don't give up much on the ground, regardless face... 3 now clemson will use their high-tempo offense to try and spread the tide out, and make it harder for

geoff: fireworks early on with derrick henry scoring from 50 yards out. 7-0 alabama. deshaun watson connects with 14-7 at the end of the first. second quarter, watson threw an interception, then alabama goes down, then they score again behind henry. 14-14 at the half. he busted play in the third makes it 21-14. clemson gets a field goal. my reducer told me clemson has scored again. they take the lead. they are about to take the extra point. wayne gallman ran it in. if you add the extra point, it will be tigers up 24-21. there is an awful lot of orange inside this facility. certainly, 2-1, dwarfing the alabama crowd. it is clemson taking the lead. this is as good of a game as you could expect between number one and number two, clemson, of course, hasn't won the title in 34 years. alabama playing in their fourth lots to play for here late in the third quarter, looking forward to the rest of this one. we will have full coverage after the game. michael: thanks, geoff. the party is well underway at home. the hendrix center is where we find mike mccormick. gabrielle: clemso

obviously derrick henry's been there the whole time but the passing game's been there too?ih yeah they've got a lot of playmakers at receiver. i'm very impressed when you turn on the film with those guys. they gotta lot of different weapons with their offense. very impressed with their offensive line and everything. setting the edge something you and kevin have kinda done all year. how important is it that against a guy like derrick henry to kind of limit where he can run the ball?oh it's a park you know, we just got to get him before he gets started.that's what those guys did last week, to perrine and it paid off a lot. if we get him before he gets started at the game, it'll make our game a lot better and gang tackle him 'cause that's what we're going to need to do to stop him. shaq, you're a guy that went to daniel high school, born and raised in central, you're right at that 15-0 mark. has it clicked yet and how important would it be to bring a national title back to has been exciting. knowing that what you've been dreaming of doing is win the national championship, sinc

priority.they face heisman winning running back "derrick henry" who's run for more than 21-hundred yards and 25 t-d's. all of tiger nation held their breath during the orange bowl when defensive star "shaq lawson" limped off the field with a left knee injury.but coach dabo says the nfl bound junior will be ready to go for 3 and monday at 7tune in for our special report"undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the national title since 1981. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 teens and 20s start the highs should be back to the low to mid-40s by the afternoon. expect a breeze from the ne between 5-10 mph. tonight stays clear and cold with lows back in the teens and 20s. wednesday will be sunny and cool, with highs reaching near 50. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:accident free free 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 3 it's ______.tempatures are dropping and that means it's time to pay attention to your water

not too mention their offense featuring heisman trophy winner derrick henry... but the tigers have some dynamic playmakers too.as head coach dabo swinney says "no one has more will to win than q-b deshaun watson. 3 and as the game draws closer fans can hardly wait. sommerville is live in arizona. and shannon--tigers fans have really showed up there in phoenix. 3 orange flooding the streets of phoenix. in fact nicole papay and i went on a hike at nearby camelback mountain and we saw at least 30 tigers fans on the trail dawning their clemson gear... gear... so it seems phoenix is turning into tigertown at least until tomorrow. i even heard a remark from an alabama fan who was shocked at the amount of clemson fans who made the trip. and tons of activities for the fans to attend over the weekend... we caught up with one local man rodney hinton from greenville who made the trip from the upstate to arizona. for him the trips worth every penny.... 3 "well he last time clemson won was 34 years ago so we look at it as its only a 30 year note at the bank.so just borrow mo

priority.they face heisman winning running back "derrick henry" who's run for more than 21-hundred yards and 25 t-d's. all of tiger nation held their breath during the orange bowl when defensive star "shaq lawson" limped off the field with a left knee injury.but coach dabo says the nfl bound junior will be ready to go for the title game. 3 and later today -- one of the gathering spots for tiger fans in clemson will be in the national spotlight.espn camera crews for "sportscenter" will be at the so club.they will be filming from 1:00 until 2:30 for the national title game on monday.the number one tigers take on the number two alabama crimson tide at 8:30 in arizona.tickets are still available on the national college football playoff website. 3 don't forget monday at 7tune in for our special report "undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the national 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 teens and 20s start the morning, but with sunny skies highs should be back to the low to mid-40s by the afternoon. expect a breez

a lot of that's thanks to derrick henry.. the heisman trophy winner wants to add some more hardware to his collection... a national championship... 3 2-line tab- fox carolina sports derrick henryalabama running back""im ready to play in this game you know just ready to be in the moment with my teammates and go out there and play play 3 3 henry broke herschel walkers record for the most rushing yards in a season.. stopping him is priority number one for the tigers.. your way throughout the next couple days as we countdown the hours to the national championship... till then, tag out.. 3 and finally--mother nature hasn't been too generous to new england with snow this winter--so one new jersey man is applying the do-it-yourself concept instead.check it out. michael jannicelli says his homemade north pole is a childhood dream come true.as you can see -- he's the only one in the neighborhood with white powder.he uses a snow gun--and in the right conditions -- he says it can crank out an inch an hour!it has to be at least 35 degree

heisman winner derrick henry scored three touchdowns. he's pretty good. >>> vice president joe biden opening up to cnn offer the loss of his son and how president obama offered to help his family when times were toughest. we have that next. >>> new this morning, surveillance pictures of the paris attack fugitive salah abdeslam on the run. the pictures show him at a french gas station the day after the attacks that killed 130 people. also in the photo, the suspect accused of driving him to brussels. the men were pulled over by police, but not detained by police. >>> isis is claiming responsibility for a bloody attack in a busy mall in baghdad. suspects wearing suicide vests detonated a car bomb outside the mall. 13 people were killed, including a child. >>> new this morning, a rare glimpse into the deep personal relationship with vice president joe biden and president obama. the vice president sat down with cnn and opened up about his son beau. when beau had to step down as attorney general, the family suffered financial concerns. the pre

gallman to show the country that derrick henry is not the only blue chip running back on the field tonight. "does it make you mad that all season long, people haven't been giving you your respect, there have been doubters out there?? "it is what it is, man. i can't really worry about that. i'll i'm worried about is helping my team win." "do you think you're being overlooked going into this game because everyone's focusing on derek henry, the heisman trophy winner and now here's your chance to show what t te of running back you are." "i have no doubt alabama's not overlooking me. no, the media probably is, but just got to prove myself again." "what biggest challenge does the alabama defense present to you?" "the challenge is that they're good all over. and that's the biggest challenge, that we've got to be good, our receiver, our offensive line. just blocking, period. we've just got to be good and come out with our a game." "are they good enough to stop the clemson offense?" "we'll see. i can't answer that." winning the national title would mean the for one title would mean the world to any

but big runs by heisman trophy winner derrick henry, and risky calls from nick saban, gave alabama the edge. bama earned its fourth title in the last 7 years

defensively clemson has its hands full in preparing to bottle up heisman winning running back derrick henry... and the rest of bama offense. swinney: "offensively, best offensive line we've seen. obviously they've got the heisman in henry. he's a whole different animal. they've got explosive skill. coker has played great. he's played great for them. when people have challenged them, he's stepped up and has made a bunch of plays for them." reader: "going to be a physical game. great group of guys up front. just going to be a physical game. like coach swinney says all the time in paw drill it's just win your one on one match ups." coker: "athletes they have they are as good as anybody. they mix up the things they do so well. we're going to have a lot of things to study and on top of that we're really going to have to execute." back in gamecocks country... defensively for the 2016. linebacker skai moore announced today he will return for his senior season. moore... a bright spot... this season. he led the gamecocks in total tackles with 111... and for tackles for a loss... and interceptions. h

icing on the cake, derrick henry, makes it into the end zone. tide wins it. their fourth national championship in seven seasons, fifth of coach nick saban's career. >> talk about an offensive game. 85 points scored in national championship game. that's incredible. all right. wind up and down the front range especially at the base of the foothills, western suburbs through boulder and then up through the continental divide. it's in the pacific northwest today. it will start working its way into colorado's mountains on thursday. it's going to stay that way across the state. again, some of those extraordinarily cold temperatures, 20, 30 below and pretty close to that cold in the valley this morning. dry conditions around here today. highway 287, a very windy day for you. that pushes temperatures in the mid-40s to 50. northern colorado. a lot of snow blowing around with 30s and 40s in the foothills today. statewide, dry, a few fair weather clouds here. a batch of clouds moving the state. it does not look like we're going to get any snow during the day today. 30s,

heisman trophy winner derrick henry won the game for the line touchdown. that afternoon and thanks for joining us. >> clemson coach dabo swinney says that the hearts are broken. but the team is already looking to return to the title game again next year. reggie anderson is in arizona with more. reggie. >> reporter: you could make the case that we're about 12 hours into a brand-new college football season for the clemson tigers. they lost last night alabama 45-40 in the national championship. but you have to figure dabo swinney and as guys -- this loss hurts but they are already thinking about what they can accomplish in 2016. and given what happened against alabama, they proved they can play with the big boys. clemson is looking for a return to the championship game. >> we went out and fog. the scoreboard did not say that we won. >> it is disappointing. we're excited for next year. anytime you lose, it is hard. that is what you play, to win. we're excited about the workout the summer. we will see how it goes. >> you can't let one game design you. right now

alabama gets another touchdown .derrick henry muscles his way and for the touchdown. he had a huge night. 43/33 and they go on a when of the national championship at 45/40. it's the final score. it's the fourth for the past seven years. didn't have much success for miami? i am sure we will hear some rumors. maybe he is >> is 33 seconds at the end. the right side rips it. it's in the 50s in the season. it's under two minutes left to play. the rangers win and the nba they knit's play the celtics tonight. they explain why the fire the head coach. >> we are playing for the best markets in the world. there is a market that makes great pressure. it's a great redemption. it's a very active breasts, thank you to all of you. we who can resist the pressure. >> will start hearing more and more. tony will be the interim head coach.he gets it for three and the nets are down by nine. he drops the offense of rebound and it's 106/79. the giants head coach with mike interviewing yesterday for the job. a couple of reports say he will talk to hugh jackson. they are very interested in hu

derrick henry ran for 50 yard touchdown in the first quarter. o-j howard, the offensive player of the game... had scoring plays of 53, and 51 yards. bama... also returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score... and the tide recovered an onside kick when the game was tied at 24 in the fourth quarter. too many critical errors... buried the tigers national championship dreams in the desert. swinney: "i thought we physically matched up wellllith these guys. really proud of that. championship game football is a game of a few plays. and that's what this one really came down too. just a few plays. just give them credit for that. obviously the special teams plays were huge momentum plays. team because they kept competinin.. kept fighting all the way to the end." mac lain: "we gave it our all. obviously we left it all out there. don't know if there was too much more we could have asked from them. kudos to alabama for being the better team tonight." swinney: "go back to work. challenge ourselves. have a great off-season. great spring. ffish up recruiting. got a

wears number two... 3 3 3 talking of course about heisman trophy winner derrick henry... who's been absolutely sensational this season... an sec record 2-thousand-61 yards on the ground and 25 touchdowns... he's the best running back in the country, therefore the best the tigers have faced all season... but clemson's faced some good ones like florida state's dalvin perine and elijah hood from unc... they know from experience.. that if they can control the groundgame, that'll go a long way to winning the title... 3 3 3 3 3 "we have to stop the run first of all, if we can stop the run, then we can stop the pass. we've just been having huge holes and if he hits the hole with momentum, it's going to be hard to stop him. we can make him stop and start, if we can do that we'll be in good shape."2-line tab- fox carolina sports sports 3 the most physical team is gonna win. you can't give up explosive plays, who wins the turnover battle, you gotta make competitive plays. those things have nothing to do with me. that's a mindset, a toughness, a technique thing, and you know coaches

clemson's artavis scott scores the 15 yard touchdown to cut the lead to but the heisman trophy winner derrick henrywn with a twist on the goaline henry: 36 carries / 158 yards / 3 tds the national championship trophy goes back to tuscaloosa nick saban's 5th championshipone behind bear bryant 45-20 final: alabama the san francisco 49ers received permission to talk to former new york giants head coach tom coughlin. since coughlin resigned and was not fired nfl teams must ask the new york giants permission to request a interview with the 69 year old coach coughlin was the coach of the new york giants for 12 seasons and won 2 super bowl titles. minnesota vikings kicker blair walsh. shanked a 27-yard field goal in the closing seconds.handing the seahawks a victory in their wild-card playoff round game. since the miss walsh has received death threats on social media. here are a couple more lighthearted reactions from vikings fans on the miss some people went really overboard on twitter, with at least 50 death threats towards the kicker tommy wingles collides with teammate joonas donskoy wingles is hurt a

heisman trophy winner derrick henry ran for 1-hundred-58 yards and three touchdowns in the 45 to 40 win over clemson. o.j. howard had touchdown grabs of 53 and 51 yards while setting an alabama bowl game record with 2-hundred-08 receiving yards. the future of knee replacement could be coming from a printer. doctors in the cedar rapids area are turning to 3d printers more and more to make custom knees kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders joins us at the desk this morning. forrest, how new is this technology? it's been around for a few years, but it's just starting to make its way to our neck of the woods. a local surgeon says he's done 30 in a the first year he's offered them. the benefits are big. and patients are smiling. larry johnson had severe arthritis in his left knee.look has his x-rays. the cartilage was gone. bone was touching bone, brining larry severe pain. it ruled his life by keeping him counting steps. "if you had to go to any event, you'd think about how far you'd have to walk. do you have to stand in line? these things are pretty painful."larry tried injections and more to to dea

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heisman winner derrick henry and the tide. >> ready to play with my teammates who work hard all year and throughout the off season. god is good and we are thankful. >> cavaliers have the night off. lebron is in the news named eastern conference player of the week for the 50th time most ever and 34th time he has earned that honor as a cav. he is good. >>> tomorrow from dallas. >> fred and ac have it at 8:30. >>> by now you probably know about the way cincinnati bengals melted down saturday night to gift wrap a playoff win for the steelers. a pennsylvania restaurant is giving back. >> to bridgeville we go. bubba igor may burgers. you have to see the burger. >> they unveiled the burfict i wanted a cheeseburger in the sportscast. >>> keep it there. by all means. >> looks good. >>> and that was shameful. >> that was awful. >> yeah. >> they were fighting to see who could lose. >> they wanted it less. >>> exactly. >> and wanted it less. >>> he showed them. >>> did i say something nice about steelers? have across america, people like basketball hall of fer dominique wilkins... ...are taking

heisman trophy winner and alabama running back derrick henry is leaving for the nfl. henry made it official today..announcing he's giving up his senior year to enter the draft. he should be a first round pick after rushing for over 22 hundred yards and 28 touchdowns...as he led the crimson tide to the rain is moving out this evening and temperatures will hold into the 50s. overnight skies will turn partly cloudy, lows in the lower 40s. southwest winds will give us a however, by evening skies will begin to become cloudy as the next system moves into the southeast from the gulf. that's the news for now. remember you can get breaking news on the go by downloading the news 10 app.

derrick henry blasted through a huge hole. the tide was up 7-0. at the end of the 1st quarter, they were tied at 7 each. watson broke the tie with a touchdown. 14-7 at this point. now, bama would tie it up again before half-time. take it after the half to the 4 4th quarter. alabama up four when drake fields the kickoff, look at this. takes it all the way down, makes a dive for the pileon right here. coming up, that move right there puts puts the tide up. amazing. bama at 5. henry made it into the end zone. tide wins it, their fourth national championship in seven seasons. the fifth of coach nick saban's career. >>> around here, high clouds, windy condition. near the front range and foothills, the next storm system poised off the coast of oregon and washington. it's going to be swinging into the west. 48 downtown. windy in the western suburbs and in the foothills. gusts in the foothills easily going over 50 miles per hour. stays windy tonight. that's going to help keep temperatures up a little bit in the 20s tomorrow. 50 plus. mid-40s again on thur

the top words coming out of the conversations we are looking at are "alabama," "nick saban," "derrick henry." the score of the game is being plastered all over social media. so people are obviously giving their respect to alabama, but then also, at the same time, talking about clemson, and the great season they have had. nigel: and it's not just the talk on social media. it is, of course, the talk in print, as it says, "what a time. a loss doesn't mean it's over." obviously, the talk of clemson football, and how well the tigers did this year, will continue. michael: thanks, nigel. tim was talking ababt how cold it is. john cessarich knows it. john, lit get worse before it gets better? john: looks like it. tomorrow will be cold. tomorrow's weather, we will talk about later. at clemson, the temper -- temperature continues to drop to 50. the wind chill is around 44-45 degrees. it will be chilly and it will get worse. winds will diminish in the upstate later this evening. strong wind in the mountains, squeezed out snow showers and flurries and if you rain showers and sprinkles through the mount

derrick henry, the heisman winner versus deshaun watson t heisman finalist, kickoff in glendale, two hours away. for the crimson tide, this is familiar territory. bama will be playing for the north national championship in the last 7 years, the tigers have not won a national, since 1981. a lot of the build up as focused on henry and watson. but shack lawson is in question due to a near injury, if he doesn't play, it could be a long night for the tigers defense. >> we may not be the favorite, the underdog, you know, we think that we've got a great team and i think that our fwies have done a great job of -- guys have done a great of embracing every role we've been put in for the last 7 years. to be honest with you. >> we work hard. all year. and in the off season, a very special moment. >> kickoff is at 8:30. magic, they held a practice state side before heading across the pond. in london on thursday, the second trip for the magic. they played in the 1993 preseason. this video, the current head coach, scott was playing lobs to shaq o'neil. >> tonight, the mystery continues in a braek n

some people think defensive end, some people think derrick henry mike: it never stops. another look at the weather mike: so the cold is officially here. chris: it is. the pattern has flipped. we will see the coldest air since march of last year. the high tomorrow, 35 in asheville, 46 in greenville. that is early in the day. temperatures crash after 1:00. it will be in the 20's by the evening. tuesday will be cold, 30's and 40's for highs. a cool week. by thursday and friday, when moisture comes our way, we will be above freezing. no huge concerns there. this time of year, we have to keep watch. a few degrees can mean a big friends. next weekendl another system moves in sunday. we will that one. it depends on how the first system behaves as to how the second one is. nonetheless, we are on guard with the cold temperatures and an active year. we need to keep those systems in line. thanks. us. we will see you back here in a few hours. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its >> today on "matter of fact." the keys to a republic

and heisman trophy-winning running back derrick henry is the national champ alabama krimzen tide inspired his team to a win over south carolina. hangs on against oklahoma state. 74-72. next to a hot one in greenville with a fired up clemson taken on number 9 duke. the tigers managed to take it 6-63. golden state warriors took one on the chin from the 15 24 dwvr nuggets. snapping a winning streak. 112-110. >> after losing the national chap along with with his undefeated season, head coach swinney has something to be happy about. coach of the year award. congratulations to him. >>> and a live production of "hair sprai" is in the works. and adele takes us back all the that's next. that'll be the highlight of your day. now preview the cost of your copay before you fill. you can even get one-dollar copays on select plans. at hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. hillshire farm. because it's worth doing right. at hillshire farm, there's a reason our slow roasted turkey taste so fresh se

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the cotton bowl, derrick henry leading the tide. third quarter bama up 10-0.igskin like a trip to the title game is on the line. after the call on the field was reversed. all bama in this one. alabama and clemson january 11th in glendale, arizona for the national championship. have a happy and safe new year. more news after the break. fore >>> just about 30 minutes until 2016. let check out the forecast. >> i know, for those of you rushing out the door in san francisco heading down to market street you can see we can expect temperatures near 40 degrees with a wind chill of 38. interior valleys wind chill at 33. from all of us here at nbc bay area, happy new year. that took me about 10 minutes to make. i hope you enjoy it. >> you make excellent graphics. a healthy and happy new year ahead. tomorrow morning we are on at 4:30 if you are up for that. egularly scheduled programming will not be seen so that we may bring you a very special new year's celebration. >> oh, andy, i love this time of year. >> me, too. >> this is going to be the best new year's ever. you'r

heisman trophy winner derrick henry and tight end oj howard were too much for the tigers. however clemson did manage to ruin the hopes and dreams of bettors at the sportsbook. anyone who bet on alabama giving up 6.5... were thouroughly disappointed when clemson scored a late td to make it a 5 point game. the tide defeated the tigers 45-40. this is coach nick saban's fifth national championship. coming up, simple techniques any woman can learn to protect herself in a dangerous situation. a would-be robber brought a small knife to the a big knife fight. we're gonna show you how this battle of the blades ended. it's "must see" video. but first maria silva has a look at what's coming up on more. the countdown is on!!! jennifer lopez kicks off her strip residency next week, and today we're giving you a look at her vegas stage! also coming up, the special tribute vegas headliner elton john is preparing to honor his dear friend, the late, great david bowie. and -- the government's new dietary guidelines receiving mixed reviews. so we enlisted the help of a registered dietition to

with the tigers front four set to square off with heisman trophy winner derrick henry.. lawson says he plans to play through the pain, but nothing's certain... 3 "my injury is just a slight sprain. it aint got nothing to do with all of that, i just want to play in this game. to play my last game for clemson in the national championship. i don't want to leave no doubts and not be able to play in the last game. so i'd be highly upset if i don't be able to play." 3 while it's the first time clemson's been in the national championship in 34-years... this isn't anything new for nick saban and alabama... their fourth appearance in the title game in less than a decade under nick saban... undefeated clemson team, ranked number one in the country for months... it's the tide that most are picking to bring home the championship... 3 "this is going to be a totally different kind of game too. because these guys average 80- some plays a game, where michigan state didn't average that many. they weren't a fast-ball team. the game's going to be longer and the players are going to play mo

have to face a very tough alabama team...they've got a great rushing attack with heisman winner derrick henry...they've also got a defense thatat given up the 2nd fewest yards to opposing teams in the nation...we'll have more in sports...diana, cody back to you. 3 remember for all your clemson coverage - just stick with us on air and online.we'll have updates all week long - and our live reports from arizona with aaron and shannon start thursday. 3 clemson fans are roaring with excitement over the trip to the national championship matchup against alabama... 3 and there was a big reason to celebrate today at the esso club in clemson. clemson.fox carolina's andrew 3 3 3 3 espn's sportscenter was here all afternoon taping their show...dozens of fans came out to show the world their support for the clemson tigers. excitement is reaching a boiling point here in tigertown..fans say it hasn't been this palpable here since the 80's, when clemson took home the national title under coach danny ford. the esso club, which is a staple sports bar here in town,has hosted espn a couple times already this sea

heisman trophy winner derrick henry gets on the outside and stays on his feet for the second touchdownthe game. they blow out michigan state 38- nothing. they're moving on to the national title game. >>> and oklahoma's baker mayfield getting ready for top ranked clemson. nice tying his shoes for his teammates. all tigers. deshaun watson terrene metro for the touchdown. clemson outscores oklahoma in the 2nd half. they remain undefeated and will play alabama in that title game. >> are you ready? [cheers and applause] [ laughter ] >> an awesome 2nd half! it's been 34 years since clemson played for the national championship but it won't be much longer! [cheers and applause] >> reporter: but the bowl game i'm looking forward to the most? >> yeah? >> tomorrow. >> stanford? >> yeah, rose bowl. >> all right. >> thanks, andria borba. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models-- during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale. for a limited time, save hundreds on tempur-pedic mattresses. get the most highly recommended bed in americ

of that national championship game...not a lot of doubts that alabama's heisman trophy winner derrick henry would be going pro. but the decision made official today.. 3 in college sports...the tigers weren't the only team seeing their undefeated season come to an end at the hands of alabama....the south carolina men's basketball team also taken down by the tide.... tide....the 19th ranked gamecocks looking to regroup after suffering their first loss of the season wednesday. tomorrow s-c hosting missouri in another s-e-c matchup.... the last time the two squads met carolina beat the tigers 3 tigers fan who traveled to phoenix for the national championship game came home to a nice surprise courtesy of the men's basketball team....clemson knocked off 6th ranked duke on wednesday...the program's first win over a top 10 team since 2009. but another tough test tomorrow as 8th ranked miami comes to town...the hurricanes has won 4 of their last 5 contests against the tigers. if that wasn't enough incentive for you to head over to the well tomorrow afternoon...the football team also scheduled to be

the stadium when we go over there this afternoon area deshaun watson and derrick henry are the outside of the stadium may do with the outcome tonight, . clemson worked out one time on this trip at scottsdale community college, and talking to the tigers over the weekend, they know they aren't getting mackensie alexander was asked about covering alabama wide receiver calvin ridley at . >> the ball is easy. you understand who the is and how he does, it is like taking candy from a baby. >> would have to say anything about it. we have been playing big boy football. we have the stats that speak for themselves. >> they say oklahoma was the best team. that is the same thing we have to do with alabama. if they say alabama is the seven-point favorite, we have to go out there. >> i have never been handed anybody. interview. are you a soccer on the field? >> i say a little something something. i tell them i love them. brad: mckenzie alexander one of football. the alabama offense. it should be a fantastic game. comes in with an opportunity to finish up possibly the best season in college football h

sights on alabama...the defensive line faces a daunting task...stopping heisman trophy winner derrick henry...the crimson tide runningback leads the nation in rushing yards and touchdowns...so fortunately for clemson...their all-american defensive end should be back in action... action...shaq lawson suffered a left knee injury in the tigers win over oklahoma in the orange bowl...but the junior- who's already declared for the n-f-l draft- should be good to go for the national championship. head coach dabo swinney asked about lawson's status at today's teleconference... 3 we'll get him back out there today you know so far so good we'll see him out there today. but i think prognosis is good at this point so gotta get out there and run 3 around a little bit today and we'll kind of go from that he'll be able to play." play."very good news for the tigers...alabama's offense averages over 200 yards a game...and over 10 first down per game on the ground...so the role of lawson and the rest of the d-line will be critical.... 3 over at south carolina will muschamp continues to build his staff...the l

some of the top words coming out the conversations we are looking at our alabama, nick saban "derrick henry." the score of , the game is being plastered all over social media. so people are obviously giving then also, at the same time, talking about clemson, and the great season they have had. nigel: and if we are reading this social media conversation correctly, it looks like all this positive talk about the clemson football program is going to continue well into next year. gabrielle: this means alabama's coach has now earned his 5th national title, and last night's win makes it the 16th national championship for the university of alabama. coach nick saban talked this morning about the win. >> very proud of our team, the way they competed in the game, the way they made plays when they needed to make them, the way they overcame adversity all year long to get to this point, and create an opportunity for themselves that they were able to take advantage of. gabrielle: coach saban complimented the tigers' performance,e,ut pointed to the tide's successful onside kick as nigel: let's talk about t