There's a reason Derrick Henry won the Heisman Trophy. Alabama used its running back as a battering ram for most of the season, and was incredibly successful doing so.
But while Henry is a very large man that can pound you into submission, he also happens to be rather fast. So when you just let him into the open field, well, things like this are going to happen.
Derrick Henry gets an opening and makes the most of it with a 50… #CFP College Footbal… ESPN https://t.co/oLEGV673p7 pic.twitter.com/bF3B4h1bPU
— ClippitUsers Sports (@FanSportsClips) January 12, 2016
Henry's 50-yard touchdown run was the first score of the College Football Playoff National Championship, and gave Alabama a 7-0 lead.
