The other half of the College Football Playoff championship will be decided when No. 3 Michigan State (12-1) meets No. 2 Alabama (12-1) in the 2015 Goodyear Cotton Bowl.
For Nick Saban, Thursday's game is more than just an opportunity to play for another national championship. The Alabama head coach led Michigan State to the Citrus Bowl in 1999 -- a game he wasn't present for, having already resigned for LSU. It was the unfortunate culmination to five years of mediocre football.
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Michigan State eventually found its groove -- albeit 11 years later -- under Mark Dantonio. Now enjoying his third Big Ten championship (2010, 2013, 2015), Dantonio hopes to lead the Spartans to their first national championship since 1966.
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Preview
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: AT&T Stadium
Weather: N/A (Indoor Stadium)
Odds, via ESPN: Alabama -9.5, per Bovada
Radio: ESPN Radio
TV: ESPN
What They're Saying
And 54% of fans say Michigan State will upset Alabama to win the Cotton Bowl. #CFPVote pic.twitter.com/mQ1BbcUs22
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 31, 2015
Nick Saban owns a perfect 8-0 career record against his former assistants. pic.twitter.com/ki6oUgGU6Y
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 31, 2015
Mark Dantonio was the defensive backs coach under Nick Saban at Michigan State from 1995-99. Saban: 8-0 against former assistants
— John Buccigross (@Buccigross) December 31, 2015
Nick Saban: 2 wins away from his 5th national championship. Bear Bryant is only head coach in major college history with 5 Nattys.
— John Buccigross (@Buccigross) December 31, 2015
Connor Cook: "I don't care if you like me or you don't like me. I'm just going to go out and have fun and lead my team to victory."
— Dan Murphy (@DanMurphyESPN) December 28, 2015
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