ATLANTA (AP) _ No. 1 Alabama and coach Nick Saban are the closest the College
Football Playoff has to seasoned veterans.
The fourth-ranked Washington Huskies are new on the scene. Both teams arrived
in Atlanta Monday to resume preparation for Saturday’s Peach Bowl semifinal game
at the Georgia Dome.
The Crimson Tide (13-0) is 3 for 3 in making the playoffs so far, winning it
all last season and falling to eventual champion Ohio State two years ago.
The Huskies (12-1) are two-touchdown underdogs, the biggest spread of any of
this week’s bowl games. Washington coach Chris Petersen is no stranger to being
the underdog, or of pulling off big upsets going back to his days at Boise
State.
The Pac-12 champions bring a high-powered offense led by quarterback Jake
Browning against the nation’s top defense, which helped power the Tide to an SEC
championship at the same stadium four weeks before the semifinal matchup.
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