The man with the answer to Clemson’s long-term football success, and Alabama’s future, is a kid from Argyle, Texas who grew up with Texas A&M stuff all over his bedroom, and whose grandfather coached the Crimson Tide.
Tight end J.C. Chalk caught two passes this season for Clemson, and yet he has valuable, inside information for the two programs who will play for the BcS Plus 2 national title game on Monday night in Santa Clara, Calif.
Chalk’s grandfather is Gene Stallings, who played for Bear Bryant at Texas A&M and eventually won a national title at Bama in 1996.