Editors note: Four years ago, today, January 9, 2017, Clemson knocked off Alabama in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Tampa, Fla. Below is The Clemson Insider’s game story recounting the events on how the Tigers came back to win the game.
TAMPA, Fla. — Deshaun Watson threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second left, lifting Clemson to its first national championship in 35 years, as the Tigers knocked off No. 1 Alabama, 35-31, Monday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
With six seconds to play, following a pass inference by the Crimson Tide’s Anthony Averett on Mike Williams, Watson took the shotgun snap and rolled to his right where Artavis Scott rubbed the Alabama defenders and Renfrow bounced to the flats where he was wide open for the touchdown.