Watson: "We we worked on that Pick All Year" ... And it was perfectly legal

Chris Fowler was the only one trying to make a big deal about it.

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I would like to see LSU run pick plays & execute them effectively and legally

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Let's learn how to run a WR screen before we take the training wheels off.

bama played press coverage and got burned. they should have switched off coverage

You can block as a WR within 2-yards of the LOS in college I believe. In the pros I think it is 1 yard, but I may have those flipped.

It wasn't illegal at all.

The receiver was hugged before he crossed the goal line. Nothing illegal at all.

That was the only play that could have worked in that situation. With time expiring in either half, it's a benefit to the defense to intentionally hold the receivers at the line of scrimmage. If Alabama had held every receiver, then it may have forced Clemson to kick the field goal during an un-timed down, unless Clemson didn't want to risk overtime. If you watch the play carefully, the Clemson receiver that was setting up the pick was held right at the snap. Alabama just couldn't get to the other receiver. There should have been a penalty on Alabama on the play.

Something like this happened in one of the Saints games at the end of the 1st half. Every Saints receiver was held preventing a possible touchdown attempt and had to settle for a field goal on the last play of the half.

The rules committee needs to consider a possible 10 second addition in cases like this. The opposite of a 10 second run-off.

If I remember correctly, Clemson scored on that pick play twice.

Saban went ballistic both times, especially the first.

All Alabama had to do the second time was have their two defenders switch receivers when the ball was hiked. That would have surprised Clemson, and since the defenders would not have to cross each other and run long distances, they may have been able to intercept the second touchdown pass.

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He contacted the DB covering him, legal within 5 yards

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There's no illegal contact in college. Corners can do whatever they want in college, outside of hold. Which makes the transition to the NFL so difficult for some corners.