Nothing speaks to the compelling tension and rare allure of Monday’s national title game more than a Clemson program riding a 29-game win streak entering as a 5.5-point underdog.
Clemson is the defending champion, the most dominant program in the sport and features a generational quarterback prospect. Yet, the Tigers are entering a College Football Playoff title game at the Superdome in New Orleans facing a road game against a top-seeded LSU program that boasts a quarterback that’s having perhaps the most dominant season in the history of the sport.
Last year, I picked Clemson to upset Alabama in the national title game.