College Football National Championship Recap

We already know how the title game turned out.  But what about my bold predictions?

1. Alabama defeats Clemson by two or more touchdowns

It was even closer than I expected, as the Tigers were able to move the ball pretty consistently against a stout Alabama defense.  Clemson held a 3-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but a huge final 15 minutes for the Crimson Tide offense ended up swaying things in favor of Nick Saban's team.  Alabama scored 24 points in that last quarter, helped by a surprise on-side kick as well as a kickoff return for a touchdown.  Final score: 45 - 40.

2. Watson rushes for season-high yardage

The Clemson QB found success running and throwing against Alabama, but it wasn't quite enough.  And he really didn't come close to a season-high rushing total, with 73 yards.  But really it was special teams and a few blown coverages that doomed the Tigers.

3. The winner's margin of victory won't be as big as Buckeyes' in 2014 title game

As I predicted, it was much closer than the '14 championship game.  Clemson scored with 12 seconds left to pull within one score of the Tide, but failed to recover the ensuing on-side kick, and likely wouldn't have had enough time to score again even if they had gotten the ball back.

4. Derrick Henry goes off against Tigers, accumulating 200+ yards on the ground

He was very productive, particularly in the first half, but didn't quite reach the yardage for this prediction.  There are still plenty who think McCaffrey should have won the Heisman, I'm sure, but it's time for people to move on, whether they agree or not.

5. Fans express joyous support of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

There was no SEC chant in the stadium, probably because the Alabama football team has been good enough in recent years that they don't need to hide behind conference fandom like fans of other SEC teams do. But make no mistake, the SEC chant was heard loud and clear by anyone brave enough to venture into comment sections of sports websites in the hours and days following the title game.  I'm giving myself half credit on this one.
EDIT: Upon further review, I'm giving myself full credit for this one

National Championship record: 2 - 3
Overall record: 25.5 - 54.5