After Alabama beat Clemson by 18 points in the 2018 Sugar Bowl, the Tigers were very gracious in their comments.
Though the Tigers felt they could have played better, they gave the Crimson Tide credit for why they did not play well.
“They came to play,” Clemson wide receiver Hunter Renfrow said after the game. “Credit to them because they came to play and hit us in the mouth. We took it there for a little bit and eventually we finally got some things going, but it is tough.”
Dexter Lawrence said there was no quit on the Clemson team that night in New Orleans, but he conceded Alabama was the better team.