"It's definitely extra sweet," Collins said. "Just showing everybody that I picked the better team."
Just like he's been throughout his sophomore season, Collins was all over the field in a game Alabama's defense absolutely dominated during the second half. He fell on a fumble during the first quarter and made a number of open-field tackles to stifle the Tigers' ground game.
Asked for the difference between the first half, when Alabama surrendered 232 yards of offense, and the second half, when the Crimson Tide allowed just 52, Collins said, "domination."
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