In what is likely to go down as one of the best college football championship games of all time, Clemson managed a last-second score to upset the defending national champs and get revenge after last year's similarly thrilling contest.
In retrospect, it was a lot to ask of Alabama, who replaced their offensive coordinator last week and started a true freshman quarterback, to dual a two-time Heisman finalist. The fact that Alabama could have those clear deficiencies on offense and still go down to the wire against Clemson shows just how stable and deep the Crimson Tide are.