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Former Alabama football coach Bear Bryant once said, “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” And 40 years later, that statement is still valid in the sport today.

Bryant was a six-time winning national championship coach with the Crimson Tide and knew a thing or two about what it takes to reach the mountaintop.

College football is a little different regarding how to win compared to the NFL, but at the end of the day, it’s still the same game, and the most important things don’t change.

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Great football teams at any level have amazing head coaches and quarterbacks, but they also have a championship-winning defense.

Defense Still Wins Titles
Ohio State won the college football national championship four weeks ago, and all the talk was about their remarkable wide receiver, Jeremiah Smith.

In reality, Buckeye’s defense was the best in all of college football, ranked No. 1 in total defense.

Ohio State won the title because of its defensive line’s performance in critical moments, like pass rusher Jack Sawyer making a significant goal line stand against Texas in the semifinals, strip-sacking quarterback Quinn Ewers, returning it 83 yards for a score.

In reality, Buckeye’s defense was the best in all of college football, ranked No. 1 in total defense.

Ohio State won the title because of its defensive line’s performance in critical moments, like pass rusher Jack Sawyer making a significant goal line stand against Texas in the semifinals, strip-sacking quarterback Quinn Ewers, returning it 83 yards for a score.

Philadelphia would send four pass rushers every play, and most of the time, they were in the face of Mahomes within seconds.

The 29-year-old quarterback could not see where he was throwing, so he threw two critical interceptions, one for a score and the other on his 10-yard line, which set up another touchdown.

Heading into the Super Bowl, nobody wanted to pick against Mahomes. Eight of the nine writers from Yahoo Sports picked Kansas City to win the game, and the only one who chose the Eagles was Frank Schwab.