PHOENIX -- Back then, it was Tom Osborne's mighty Nebraska Cornhuskers. Tonight, it will be Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide.
Once again, here comes Clemson looking for a national championship. And once again, the Tigers have to knock off one of college football's storied programs. And once again, they are unbeaten but still underdogs.
Jeff Davis remembers the feeling. A Clemson linebacker who spearheaded the Tigers' 22-15 win over the Huskers in the 1982 Orange Bowl, Davis is still around. He's a player adviser for coach Dabo Swinney, and his sons, J.D. and Judah, are on the team.