At the end of a season unlike any other, the stage is finally set for the 2021 College Football Playoff national title game: The Ohio State Buckeyes will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide.
The game will be a rematch of the first-ever CFP semifinal, when No. 4 Ohio State defeated No. 1 Alabama, 42-35, in the Sugar Bowl. Monday's championship game will be the fifth-ever meeting between these programs, as the series dates back to 1978.
Here's a look at the series history between the Crimson Tide and Buckeyes, as Alabama holds a 3-1 lead.
1978 Sugar Bowl: No.