When Alabama takes the field Monday in the College Football Playoff national championship game, it will be playing the same team it beat in last season’s title game.
Still, that won’t make it any easier for the Crimson Tide.
Alabama has won 26 games in a row and is going for its fifth title in eight season, but Clemson poses a viable threat.
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Here are three keys for Alabama on offense and defense if it hopes to beat Clemson for the second year in a row.