Clemson defeats Alabama in College Football Championship thriller

Dabo Swinney and his Clemson Tigers football team won the College Football Championship last night in a thriller over rival Alabama Crimson Tide, 35-31. “It’s a blessing; it’s surreal,” Swinney said afterward, his voice rising. “But tonight, at the top of that mountain, the Clemson flag is flying!” The title win came eight years into Swinney's tenure and also capped a 35-year title drought. Clemson won in-part due to the most thrilling of game-winning touchdown passes and an unbending will. It took Clemson over three quarters to take the lead and it came at a time when Alabama's offense stagnated. I told them tonight that the difference in this game would be the love they have for each other. I knew they wouldn’t quit.