▁a ▁res ounding ▁ 5 2 - 6 ▁win ▁over ▁# 9 ▁US C ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Texas , ▁led ▁by ▁true ▁fresh man ▁quarter back , ▁J alen ▁Hur ts . ▁In ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁T ide ▁and ▁the ▁Tro j ans ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Bla ke ▁Bar nett ▁started ▁the ▁game , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁replaced ▁by ▁Hur ts , ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁starting ▁Q B ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁Hur ts ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁true ▁fresh man ▁Q B ▁to ▁start ▁for ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Alabama ▁would ▁go ▁und efe ated ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁Alabama ▁cr ushed ▁Florida ▁ 5 4 – 1 6 ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁third ▁consecutive ▁SE C ▁Title . ▁This ▁made ▁the ▁T ide ▁the ▁first ▁three - peat ▁SE C ▁Champion ▁since ▁the ▁Florida ▁G ators ▁won ▁four ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁pe at ▁for ▁Alabama ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁when ▁Alabama ▁won ▁SE C ▁Championships ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁T ide ▁would ▁once ▁again ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Play offs ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁defeat ▁the ▁Washington ▁H usk ies ▁