The No. 1 Clemson Tigers and the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide will clash in a rematch of last year's National Championship game in the Sugar Bowl on New Years Day. Clemson won last year's matchup, and I'm well happy to take the points on the top ranked team here.

The Tigers have had an excellent season and showed their class once again when they routed Miami-Florida 38-3 as a 12.5-point favorite in the ACC title game on Dec. 2. Alabama meanwhile took a 26-14 loss as a 6-point favorite at Auburn on Nov. 25 their last time out, and the Tide gave up 408 yards of offense in the process.

Bama features the No. 1 ranked defense in the nation, but the defensive performance against Auburn was poor and Clemson just dismantled a terrific Miami-Florida defense.

My CFB Game of the Year is a 10* play on Clemson Tigers.