Bama wins national championship in OT

January 9, 2018 at 12:25a.m.

ATLANTA — Alabama scored on a 41-yard touchdown pass in overtime to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs 26-23 to win the national championship.

The Crimson Tide's head coach Nick Saban won his sixth national championship, tying him with legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, longtime

Alabama coach.

It is Alabama's fifth national championship in nine years.