Alabama won title game despite theft of coach's playbook, report says
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When Alabama defeated Georgia for the college football championship Monday night, it did so despite the fact that a Crimson Tide coach's playbook had been stolen.
Alabama defensive line coach Karl Dunbar realized Saturday -- two days before the big game -- that his backpack, containing two cell phones, a passport, laptop, cash and the playbook, was missing from a conference room in the team's Atlanta hotel, FOX 10 reported.
Some of the items were later found in a bathroom on the third floor of the hotel, but the playbook was nowhere to be found, the station reported, citing information from police.
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As of early Friday, the book still hadn't been recovered. But it turns out that Alabama still managed to beat Georgia anyway, in a thrilling, come-from-behind overtime victory.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban is now 11-0 when competing against teams coached by his former assistants, according to ESPN, with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart being the most recent victim.
Alabama defeated Georgia 26-23, for its 12th national title and fifth since 2009.