the face-off for the college football playoffs national championship and some pretty big nfl games today. coy wire has our bleacher report. coy, you re ready for some football. reporter: i am enjoying my little slice of football heaven, fred. i m here in glendale, arizona, where clemson and alabama will go toe to toe to see who will be crowned kings of college football in twoikts. one of these two coaches will get to take home that trophy tomorrow night. it will be a first title for clemson s dabo swinney and an incredible fifth one for nick saban. dabo swinney who won a national title as a player at alabama can lead his tight toers become the first team in college football history to finish a perfect 15-0 and win clemson s first national title since 1981. so alabama, they re ryding this tidal wave created by heisman winning running back derrick henry and their quarterback jake coker he played the game of his life in alabama s 38-0 beatdown