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Trevor Lawrence and Clemson Now CFB's Preeminent Power After Crushing Alabama

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Remember this moment, this time and place and undeniable paradigm shift in college football.

All at the hands of the generational quarterback—and a generational ass-kicking.

"Trevor Lawrence," Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross said, "has no ceiling."

Welcome to a new world in college football, everyone. A decade of the inevitable is over after Clemson's 44-16 dismantling of longtime king Alabama in the national championship game.

Lawrence, Clemson's 19-year-old true freshman wunderkind of a quarterback, has changed the way we look at who owns the game.

Ding, dong, the witch, finally, is dead.