Thursday’s College Football Playoff semifinals set the matchup for the Jan. 11 national championship: the Clemson Tigers against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Below we take a look at the top stats about the teams. The Crimson Tide are a seven-point favorite, according to Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and have a 61 percent chance to win, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index.
Clemson continues pursuit of perfection
Clemson is the sixth FBS school since major classification began in 1937 to start a season 14-0. No FBS team has been 15-0, and no team of any classification has started 15-0 since Penn in 1897.