▁early ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁bringing ▁the ▁total ▁to ▁ 6 , ▁an ▁Iron ▁Bowl ▁record . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁Alabama ▁would ▁meet ▁Georgia ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game , ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁CF P ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁In ▁a ▁mirror ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game , ▁Alabama ' s ▁backup ▁Q B ▁( this ▁time ▁J alen ▁Hur ts ) ▁came ▁in ▁and ▁engine ered ▁a ▁dram atic ▁com eb ack . ▁Tag ov ail oa ▁had ▁been ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁Hur ts ▁who ▁led ▁Alabama ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 5 – 2 8 ▁victory . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ 2 7 th ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁and ▁it ▁sent ▁Alabama ▁to ▁the ▁play offs ▁once ▁again ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁defeat ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁So on ers ▁in ▁the ▁Orange ▁Bowl ▁Play off ▁Sem if inal , ▁ 4 5 – 3 4 . ▁The ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Play off ▁Sem if inal , ▁where ▁C lem son ▁would ▁defeat ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁ 3 0 – 3 ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁Alabama - C lem son ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁post season . ▁This ▁time , ▁C lem son ▁would ▁win ▁hand ily , ▁routing ▁Alabama ▁ 4 4 – 1 6 ▁in ▁the ▁CF P ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game ▁in ▁Santa ▁Clara , ▁California . ▁It ▁was