TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- If Alabama's 2016 defense wants to own the title of greatest Alabama defense ever, here's its chance.
During the last couple of months, we've heard about how good, how special and how historic Alabama's defense has been this season. And the numbers don't lie. It's hard not to place this defense among the greatest in both Alabama history and college football history -- period.
The top-ranked Crimson Tide take on No. 2 Clemson and two-time Davey O'Brien Award winner Deshaun Watson -- the best quarterback Alabama has seen since facing Watson in last year's national championship -- in Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T.