Though it is the defending national champions and is currently ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, Clemson heads into the Sugar Bowl feeling a little disrespected by the college football world.
Why?
Alabama, the No. 4 seeded team in the CFP Semifinals and Clemson’s opponent, is a 2.5-point favorite over the Tigers, who over the last six weeks of the season has run over the opposition on their way to a third straight ACC Championship.
“We are used to it,” Clemson linebacker Kendall Joseph said. “It does not make a difference in the game, but it is not shocking at all to be honest.