SANTA CLARA, Calif — Clemson won its second national championship in three years with one of the most dominating performances ever over top-ranked Alabama.
Led by true freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence and a defense that recorded two interceptions and played lights out in the red zone, the second-ranked Tigers rolled the Crimson Tide, 44-16, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
It was Alabama’s worst loss in a bowl game since losing to Oklahoma in the 2014 Sugar Bowl.
Lawrence threw three touchdown passes and never looked phased by the Alabama defense. He threw touchdown passes to three different players, including a 74-yard toss to fellow freshman Justyn Ross.