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LSU breezed past Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl. Clemson fought tooth and nail to defeat Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. When the pair meet on Jan. 13 in New Orleans for the College Football Playoff national championship, it will represent a fitting close to a season that saw an elite few lap the rest of the Bowl Subdivision.
Four years ago, when Clemson lost to Alabama during its first playoff run, the Tigers viewed themselves as a team of destiny matching wits against the Alabama dynasty. That time, dynasty won out.