Although the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers are meeting in their third National Championship in four years, there are still plenty of fresh storylines to break down ahead of Monday's meeting at Levi's Stadium.
The latest clash of the college football titans welcomes quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence to the rivalry, as well as a bevy of talented freshmen that have turned into reliable parts of both programs.
Sitting on the other end of the experience spectrum is the collection of Clemson upperclassmen hungry for one final shot at Alabama after losing 24-6 in the 2018 Sugar Bowl.