Alabama and Clemson are the top two programs in college football.
There have been 11 games played in the College Football Playoff over the past four years and either Clemson or Alabama has won 10 of them.
There is talk that having two programs so dominant is bad for college football. But Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday that he is paying no attention to anyone who might feel that way.
“I’m not going to apologize for having a great team and a great program and a bunch of committed guys, and coach (Nick) Saban is not either,” Swinney said in the final news conference leading up to Monday’s title game.