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Months of debate, posturing and prognosticating will all come to a head Monday night when the No. 1 LSU Tigers take on No. 3 Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
The two undefeated teams have seemingly been on a collision course since the Alabama Crimson Tide were knocked out of the playoff race when the decade's most dominant program fell to rival Auburn in the last week of the regular season.
Clemson can capture its third national title in the College Football Playoff era and second straight with a victory over one of the sport's most dominant teams this year.