ATLANTA – Najee Harris scored five touchdowns and No. 1 Alabama advanced to the College Football Playoff with a perfect record, holding off No.
11 Florida in a 52-46 shootout for the Southeastern Conference championship Saturday night.The Crimson Tide (11-0, No. 1 CFP) got its toughest test in a season of blowouts, but Harris' record-setting performance will send coach Nick Saban to the playoff in search of his seventh national title with one of his best teams yet.After falling behind 35-17 by halftime, Florida (8-3, No.
7 CFP) made a game of it with a pair of third-quarter scores. And the Gators fought to the bitter end, adding two more TDS in the fourth period before finally running out of time.Harris tacked on the last of his touchdowns.