Rose Parade

Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner says he’s declaring for the NFL and he may not alone. Observers of the Crimson Tide have a list of players likely to want to go pro following Alabama’s loss in the Rose Bowl.

In a sport long defined by its coaching giants, Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh are among the few larger-than-life figures still standing. Saban has won six national championships at Alabama, establishing the most successful program of the 21st century. Harbaugh has completely revitalized his alma mater, reaching three straight College Football Playoffs at Michigan with style and controversy.

The College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl pits the number one ranked Michigan Wolverines against the number four Alabama Crimson Tide, the two winningest programs in major college football.

Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate's Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Alabama is attracting a lot of bets for the Rose Bowl.

If Nick Saban cared about such things, he could count all the times Alabama has been a betting underdog since 2009 on one hand. He would have to use two of those fingers for the Crimson Tide's last and next games, however...

Alabama is covering every angle when it comes to preparing for Monday's College Football Playoff semifinal game against Michigan at the Rose Bowl. That includes making sure their equipment and films do not get hacked in the wake of the Wolverines' sign-stealing allegations from earlier this season.

The question seemed like a valid one moments after unbeaten ACC champion Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff. Could the fourth-ranked Seminoles, with a victory against defending national champion and No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl, be voted No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll?

The University of Alabama’s “Million Dollar Band” will take part in the annual Rose Parade ahead of the Rose Bowl game between the Crimson Tide and Michigan.