The preseason Amway Coaches Top 25 poll forecasts the 2016 campaign exactly like the previous season ended: Alabamaat No. 1, followed by Clemsonat No. 2. Alabama, coming off of its fourth national ...

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2016, file photo, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, right, congratulates Alabama head coach Nick Saban after the Crimson Tide won 45-40 in the NCAA college football playoff ...

CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson's offensive line has conquered challenges all season. Its final one - and perhaps biggest - will come in the national championship game against Alabama's dominating defense.