Alabama and Clemson have defined college football's recent past. Monday night at Levi's Stadium, they'll define the sport's present in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T, their third title matchup in the past four years.
And, like it or not, Nick Saban's Crimson Tide and Dabo Swinney's Tigers could define college football's immediate future.
But which team will be better over the next three seasons? We evaluate the Tide and Tigers through 2021 using the following categories: quarterback, offense, defense, head coach and coaching staff. Recruiting factors into most of these categories.
QUARTERBACK
Tua Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence are two big reasons why tonight's game should be epic.