Clemson bulldoze Ohio to set up Alabama rematch (Yahoo Sports)

Dec 31, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; The Clemson Tigers celebrate after the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the 2016 CFP semifinal at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Clemson Tigers won 31-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) – Clemson destroyed Ohio State in a dominating 31-0 victory on Saturday to set up a rematch against Alabama in the College Football national championship game. Deshaun Watson passed for 259 yards and a touchdown and ran for two scores as Clemson cruised. Watson scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and threw a 30-yard touchdown pass late the second quarter to give No. 2 Clemson (13-1) a 17-0 halftime lead.


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American football-Clemson bulldoze Ohio to set up Alabama rematch (Yahoo Sports)

Clemson destroyed Ohio State in a dominating 31-0 victory on Saturday to set up a rematch against Alabama in the College Football national championship game. Deshaun Watson passed for 259 yards and a touchdown and ran for two scores as Clemson cruised. Watson scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and threw a 30-yard touchdown pass late the second quarter to give No. 2 Clemson (13-1) a 17-0 halftime lead.

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Alabama to face Clemson in finals rematch (Yahoo Sports)

Players from the Alabama Crimson Tide celebreate after beating the Washington Huskies 24 to 7 during the 2016 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome on December 31, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia (AFP Photo/STREETER LECKA)

Undefeated defending champion Alabama and once-beaten Clemson booked a rematch of last season’s final by advancing to the US national collegiate American football playoff championship game with semi-final triumphs Saturday. Bo Scarbrough ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns as Alabama defeated Washington 24-7 at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, stretching the Crimson Tide’s win streak to 26 games over two seasons. “Bo has really played well for us,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said.


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Reports: 49ers to clean house, will fire GM Trent Baalke and coach Chip Kelly (Yahoo Sports)

Reports: 49ers to clean house, will fire GM Trent Baalke and coach Chip Kelly

As 2013 dawned, then-Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly was the hottest name on the market. Now, he may never be a head coach in the NFL again. According to Saturday night reports by NFL Network and ESPN, the San Francisco 49ers are firing both Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke, in a housecleaning Niners’ top brass must hope will turn around a franchise that has gone from NFC Champion and Super Bowl XLVII appearance to a three-win season at best in just five years.


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