Clemson and Alabama traveled to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA to decide this year’s college football national champion. Marking the 4th straight year that the two met in the college football playoff, this game had the makings of being the best game yet, with both teams coming in with balanced offenses capable of making big plays through the air or pounding a defense into submission with the running game, and two defenses among the best in the country.
Alabama won the toss and deferred to the 2nd half. Derion Kendrick took a fair catch and the Tigers started at the 25.