Sugar Bowl pits Alabama vs. Kansas State for first time

Kansas State players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

FILE - Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn (22) carries the ball on a touchdown run during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against TCU Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. The body types are certainly much different for TCU's Kendre Miller and Kansas State's 5-foot-6 dynamo Deuce Vaughn. And yet the running backs that will be featured in the Big 12 championship game look pretty similar in what they do on the field. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) salutes the fans as he leaves the field following an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Alabama head coach Nick Saban sports a facial injury after being bumped during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) tackles Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter, left, during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Kansas State quarterback Will Howard (18) hands off to running back Deuce Vaughn, right, in the first half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Kansas State's Ty Zentner (8) is lifted up by his teammates after hitting the game winning field goal in overtime of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)