4 in the country and allows less than 4.5 yards per play.
The Sooners have the best offense in the country and average over nine yards a play on first down. What wrinkles will Alabama offensive coordinator Brian Daboll devise to counter Clemson’s speed and power up front? We can’t wait for this rubber match.Ģ.
And it may decide what program has been the best in the four years of the playoff.Īlabama’s defense has been decimated by injuries over the course of the season but has a month to get healthy and figure out a way to stop a balanced Clemson attack that’s just as dynamic as it was a year ago with quarterback Kelly Bryant at the helm.Ĭlemson’s defensive line is the best in the country and has terrorized opposing offenses similar to Alabama’s units of the past few years. 1? Our third-straight playoff game between Clemson and Alabama may not be coming in the most expected circumstances, but it’s just as intriguing as the first matchup between the two in January of 2016. 1 (New Orleans) ĭid you expect any other game to be No. Spoiler alert: A familiar matchup is at No. Without further ado, here’s our power ranking of this year’s bowl schedule. And there really aren’t any clunkers in the bowl lineup either. Yes, that means there are no 5-7 teams in bowl games this season.
