NEW ORLEANS -- Heisman winner Steve Williams ran for 190 yards and 2 scores, helping lead Arizona State to their second straight National Championship. He isn't the only hero from a National Title game that some are saying is the greatest of all time.

This instant classic started slowly enough - Alabama led 3-0 after the 1st and the teams were tied 10-10 at halftime - but turned into something else entirely in the 4th quarter, where the two teams combined for 45 points. A Matt Wesley interception mid-way through the quarter kicked off a wild sequence of events that saw the teams score two TD's each in approximately 4 minutes of game time, including a Bryant Mosley 75 yard TD off a slant and a Steve Williams TD run that cut the lead to 3 with about 2 and a half minutes remaining.

After quickly moving into scoring range and milking the clock to just over a minute, it appeared as if the game was all but over. The Sun Devils were forced to burn all three timeouts, but a Brian Jones sack on 3rd down forced a FG and gave them life.

Faced with the need to drive the length of the field with no timeouts, Mike Page gave the Sun Devils exactly what they needed with a 58 yard kick return to the Alabama 39 yard line. Matt Wesley needed just 3 plays and 33 seconds to drive them the rest of the way, finishing off the drive by scrambling into the end zone from 5 yards out. Stephen Tyree's XP would give them a 1 point lead with 20 seconds left.

The Crimson Tide managed to move it to the 50 and complete a final Hail Mary pass, but it was caught two yards short of the end zone.

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INJURIES
DE Joey Reed (Broken collarbone)