TAMPA, Fla. -- Steve Sarkisian stood outside a somber Alabama locker room early Tuesday morning trying to find the right words. It was hardly the debut he was hoping for as the Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator, and even with the surreal events surrounding his abrupt move into the playcalling role only a week before the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T, he wasn't about to make excuses for the way the offense played in the 35-31 loss to Clemson. "The week of practice went really well," Sarkisian told ESPN. "I wish we would have played a little better. I wished I could have called a better game and helped us to not be in the position we were in late. Who I feel for are our players. I feel for these seniors. These guys have accomplished a lot in their time here, and I know they wanted this game really badly. "You go back and look at everything that you did and wish you could have done one more thing right, because that might...