Steve Jones Show – Thursday, December 20, 2018 Hour 2
Since Steve is in Tuscaloosa for Penn State/Alabama basketball on Friday night, it’s a perfect time to have Eli Gold (Alabama Crimson Tide Football Play-By-Play Announcer) return to the show! Steve and Eli discuss Nick Saban, both ‘Bama quarterbacks, and the Tide’s quest for another national championship. Then, we wrap up the show with NFL writer John McClain (Houston Chronicle) to break down the Texans, how their starters have performed this season for Bill O’Brien as they head to Philadelphia this weekend.
Clemson National Champions
By Ralph D. Russo – TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Deshaun Watson took the snap, rolled right and with one of the easiest throws he had to make all night, completed Clemson’s journey to the top of college football. A frantic fourth quarter and a championship rematch between Clemson and Alabama was decided with 1 second left on a 2-yard touchdown toss to Hunter Renfrow. “I couldn’t hear the crowd,” Watson said. “I just felt at peace.” Watson and the Tigers dethroned the defending champs and became the first team to beat Nick Saban’s Alabama dynasty in a national title game,…