Alabama tight end O.J. Howard has not been heavily-involved in the Crimson Tide’s offense this season, so perhaps that explains why the Clemson Tigers left him wide open. Early in the third quarter, Howard was left wide open on a blown coverage and hauled in the pass, taking it to the end zone.
Clemson leaves #Alabama TE OJ Howard for the toucHdown #BCSNationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/18G8l6EDMB
— The Sports Daily (@SportsDailyBlog) January 12, 2016
The 53-yard touchdown was Howard’s first touchdown of the season and Alabama’ offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin celebrated the touchdown before Howard even caught the football.
