Clemson News

Clemson will face its toughest challenge yet this year in Glendale, Arizona, on Monday when the Tigers square off with Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Dabo Swinney’s team carries a 14-0 mark into the showdown, while the Crimson Tide have been near-perfect in producing a 13-1 record.

Alabama has taken the last 12 in the head-to-head series, but Monday will mark the first time Swinney has coached against his alma mater since becoming the head man at Clemson in the middle of the 2008 campaign. The Tide have won three national titles since the two programs last met, while the Tigers have strung together five consecutive 10-win seasons for the first time in school history.

How do the teams compare on paper?

Series: Alabama leads 12-3

Last meeting: 2008 (in Atlanta) – Alabama 34, Clemson 10

Last Clemson win: 1905 – Clemson 25, Alabama 0

Clemson will face its toughest challenge yet this year in Glendale, Arizona, on Monday when the Tigers square off with Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Dabo Swinney’s team carries a 14-0 mark into the showdown, while the Crimson Tide have been near-perfect in producing a 13-1 record.

Alabama has taken the last 12 in the head-to-head series, but Monday will mark the first time Swinney has coached against his alma mater since becoming the head man at Clemson in the middle of the 2008 campaign. The Tide have won three national titles since the two programs last met, while the Tigers have strung together five consecutive 10-win seasons for the first time in school history.

How do the teams compare on paper?

RECRUITING RANKINGS

Clemson

OFFENSE

LT Mitch Hyatt – *****

LG Eric Mac Lain – ****

C Jay Guillermo – ***

RG Tyrone Crowder – ****

RT Joe Gore – ***

TE Jordan Leggett – ***

WR Hunter Renfrow – NR

QB Deshaun Watson – ****

RB Wayne Gallman – ****

WR Artavis Scott – ****

WR Charone Peake – ****