Alabama football fans flood Tuscaloosa's Strip to celebrate national championship win
The celebration is on in Tuscaloosa after Alabama football's national championship victory, the COVID-19 pandemic be damned.
Videos and photos captured on social media showed hundreds, if not thousands, of people on The Strip celebrating the Crimson Tide's 52- 24 victory over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff on Monday night.
Tuscaloosa Police quickly were dispatched to clear a path through town, according to social media reports.
The celebration comes as COVID-19 cases are spiking around the country.
The Crimson Tide won their third CFP championship game on Monday — and the program's sixth national title under head coach Nick Saban.
The 2020 season was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced players, coaches and staff to undergo daily antigen testing in order to play.
Saban tested positive for COVID-19 in November and made a full recovery.
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Here are photos and videos from Monday night's celebration:
Chris Thomas is the South Region sports director of the USA Today Network, based at The Tennessean in Nashville, Tenn. Contact him at cdthomas@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @bychristhomas.