Clemson’s charmed 2015 season came to a disappointing end Monday, as the Tigers lost to Alabama 45-40 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T. This Clemson run had its memorable moments: From a goal-line stand to BYOG, from a pizza party to a fake-punt play with a defensive tackle, the Tigers were anything but boring as they rose from the AP preseason No. 12 team to a 14-1 juggernaut.
Dabo Swinney earned five different national coach of the year awards, and with his program winning 10 or more games for the fifth straight season -- a stretch that included a 17-game winning streak over 2014-15 -- nobody will overlook Clemson anymore.