The 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship is over. Clemson, the No. 1 team in the country for the latter part of the 2015 season, came up just short in a 45-40 loss.
No, this wasn't the return of "Clemsoning." The Tigers lost by five points to a perennial power and now arguably the greatest college football coach of all time in Nick Saban. They fought until the absolute end, failing to convert an onside kick that would have given them a chance at a Hail Mary.
The loss certainly stings for Clemson, but this is not the peak moment for this program.