Nicholas, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium's rescued dolphin, picked Alabama to win Monday night's college football national championship game against Georgia. Two footballs with team logos were placed in his tank, and he swam across with the Alabama ball. Nicholas is 5 for 6 picking champions and chose Clemson last year.
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![Clearwater Marine Aquarium's rescued dolphin Nicholas poses with an Alabama football after he swam across his tank pushing the football with Alabama's team logos on it. [JIM DAMASKE | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//QTUguEK7F8rpUh1QlPtcqEgKSOo=/426x0/smart/filters:format(webP)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5EINY4GEQYI6TKTRIBWI6S7HAY.jpg "Clearwater Marine Aquarium's rescued dolphin Nicholas poses with an Alabama football after he swam across his tank pushing the football with Alabama's team logos on it. [JIM DAMASKE | Times]")
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