The College Football Playoff is finally here, with the Oklahoma Sooners and Clemson Tigers kicking things off in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson has been the No. 1 team in the playoff rankings since they were first released in November and is the only undefeated FBS team left. The Tigers have been on the cusp of this stage for years, winning at least 10 games the previous four seasons before it all came together in 2015 for head coach Dabo Swinney.
Oklahoma emerged out of the shadows, starting the season ranked 19th in the Associated Press Top 25, and looked buried after an Oct.