The title matchup was announced Sunday after the final BCS standings were released.
Alabama and Texas were 1-2 in the final BCS standings, released Sunday, the day after winning their conference titles. They will clash for the first time since the 1982 Cotton Bowl.
"This will be a challenging game for us," Alabama Coach Nick Saban said from Birmingham in a Fox Sports television interview.
Alabama (13-0) topped 2009 national champion Florida 32-13 Saturday in the SEC title contest and Texas (13-0) won the Big 12 Conference title, beating Nebraska 13-12 with a 46-yard Hunter Lawrence field goal on the game's final play.
The Longhorns, behind quarterback Vince Young, defeated Southern California 41-38 at the Rose Bowl to win the 2005 national title.
The Crimson Tide has not played for college football's top prize since the 1993 Sugar Bowl.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
Post new comment