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The Alabama football team boards a plane at Tuscaloosa Regional Airport bound for Atlanta and the College Football Playoff national championship game on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.
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A young fan awaits the plane's takeoff.
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Fans look on as the plane gets set to depart.
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Jalen Hurts and the Alabama football team board.
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Tony Brown waves to fans as the team boards.
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Raewkon Davis talks with teammates as they board the plane.
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Defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt and the Alabama football team wait to board.