Alabama, Clemson arrive for playoff rematch
Posted January 06, 2017 6:00 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alabama and Clemson are back at the College Football Playoff championship game, and ready for a rematch.
The Crimson Tide landed about noon on Friday at Tampa International Airport. The Tigers weren't far behind , touching down around 4 p.m.
Clemson is eager to complete some unfinished business after losing a thriller 45-40 to Alabama last year. Tigers Coach Dabo Swinney said the trip to Tampa is a culmination of a yearlong quest to get back to the title game.
Swinney said the team wants to finish "with no regrets."
Alabama's plane rolled into Tampa with a flag with its signature script A flying out of the pilot's window. The Alabama contingent descended the steps waving crimson and white pom poms.
The teams play for the national championship Monday night.
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University of Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts walks to the team buses after arriving at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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University of Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts walks to the team buses after arriving at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
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Members of University of Alabama football team deplane after arriving at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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The pilot of the University of Alabama's charter jet waves the team's flag from the cockpit window after arriving at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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New University of Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian walks down the stairs after arriving at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban, right center, walks down the stairs after arriving at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban, center, greets a supporter after arriving with the team at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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New University of Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian walks down the stairs after arriving at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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University of Alabama football players walk to team buses after arriving at Tampa International Airport Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Alabama takes on Clemson Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Clemson NCAA college football players walk down steps from the airplane after arriving at Tampa International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Clemson takes on Alabama, Monday for the national championship. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Clemson NCAA college football players deplane after arriving at Tampa International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Clemson takes on Alabama, Monday for the national championship. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Clemson NCAA college football head coach Dabo Swinney, right, walks across the tarmac after arriving at Tampa International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Clemson takes on Alabama, Monday for the national championship. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson carries a scouting report folder as he walks to the NCAA college football team bus after arriving at Tampa International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Clemson takes on Alabama, Monday for the national championship. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Clemson NCAA college football quarterback Deshaun Watson waves to fans after arriving at Tampa International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Clemson takes on Alabama, Monday for the national championship. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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