Clemson beats Alabama

The Clemson Tigers are national champions for a third time after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Although it was an all around great game for Clemson, the biggest reason for the victory was probably the tremendous play of Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who finished 20-of-32 for 347 yards through the air and three touchdowns. What makes his performance so remarkable is that Alabama is likely to have multiple players from the defense selected in the first round of the 2019 draft.

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