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Watch: Alabama assistant coach destroy last year’s CFP runner-up trophy

Pedestrians make their way past one of many signs downtown referencing the College Football Playoff National Championship to be held on January 8, pictured Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Atlanta. More than 100,000 visitors expected for the game and related events over the weekend. (John Amis)
Pedestrians make their way past one of many signs downtown referencing the College Football Playoff National Championship to be held on January 8, pictured Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Atlanta. More than 100,000 visitors expected for the game and related events over the weekend. (John Amis)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Jan 5, 2018

Here’s one way to motivate your team.

In a video posted online Thursday, Alabama strength coach Scott Cochran shattered the Crimson Tide’s second-place trophy from last year’s College Football Playoff loss to Clemson.

In the video with contains some coarse language, Cochran can be seen smashing the trophy on the group and then using a hammer to finish the job.

Alabama avenged last year’s National Championship game loss to Clemson on Monday in the Sugar Bowl, 24-6.

The video below contains some language that is NSFW:

Georgia faces Alabama who is making its third-straight appearance at the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday at 8 p.m. at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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