Upon finishing practice in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Friday, Nick Saban and the University of Alabama football program will take the plane to Santa Clara, Calif.
The first two national championship meetings between the Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers went down to the wire. While the Tide came out victorious in the 2015 season, it was Tigers’ quarterback Deshaun Watson that would not be denied in the following year.
Next week should present an exciting trilogy at Levi’s Stadium, as Saban goes after his seventh national title of his coaching career – which would elevate him over Paul W.