The College Football Playoff matchups are set and [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide will be facing Jim Harbough and the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines in the semi-finals in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on New Year’s Day.
Alabama’s birth in the CFP created a ton of controversy on Sunday, but considering the Crimson Tide’s complete body of work, it is more than clear that Saban and Alabama are among the four best teams in the country.
On Sunday following the selection announcement, both Saban and Harbough would give their early thoughts on facing one another in the national semifinals.
Below is what each head coach had to say: