Deshaun Watson fell short of upsetting Alabama a year ago. The Crimson Tide put him through a ringer again Monday, including a hit so hard he did a 720-degree spin. This time, however, Watson would not be denied. The Clemson quarterback threw for 420 yards, added 43 on the ground and was responsible for four touchdowns on his way to winning offensive MVP honors in the Tigers' 35-31 win over Alabama. Ben Boulware was named defensive MVP. The ...

The Clemson Tigers avenged last year's defeat in the national title game by toppling the Alabama Crimson Tide 35-31 on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson couldn't have written a better ending to his college career, throwing a touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second remaining. ESPN shared a replay of the game-winning score: Watson finished with 420 yards and three touchdowns ...

Clemson earned its first national title since 1981 with a 35-31 upset win over Alabama on Monday. ESPN College Football provided a look at head coach Dabo Swinney after the win: The Tigers' Twitter account showed the team celebrating the victory: The College Football Playoff account added some more fun shots of the players: Swinney discussed the key to the game afterwards, per Bonnie Bernstein of Campus Insiders: Linebacker Ben Boulware was especially excited to give credit to those who ...

The dust has settled and now we have a clear champion. Clemson is the best in college football for 2016-17 after beating defending champ Alabama in Tampa on Monday for its first national title since 1981. That means you know who No. 1 is in our final Bleacher Report Top 25, but how did everyone else end up? The Bleacher Report poll is voted on by 17 members of our college football staff: writers Greg Couch, ...

Alabama Crimson Tide running back Bo Scarbrough reportedly suffered a broken bone in his right leg during the third quarter of Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship Game against Clemson. Chris Low of ESPN reported the news on Tuesday, noting that Scarbrough was "limping noticeably" as he headed toward the team bus after the game. On Monday, Lauren Sisler of AL.com noted that Scarbrough went straight to the medical tent after emerging from the Alabama locker room. The ...

Three Oregon football players have been kicked off the team for off-field issues, Matt Prehm of 247Sports reported Monday. Eddie Heard, Tristen Wallace and Darrian Franklin will not be with the squad next season. Wallace and Franklin, who are under investigation in Lane County, Oregon, because of sexual assault accusations, were barred from the campus in December, per Andrew Greif of The Oregonian. The freshman duo was suspended indefinitely in October by then-head coach Mark Helfrich. Heard was arrested ...

Clemson 35, Alabama 31—Final Deshaun Watson's two-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second remaining handed the Clemson Tigers a 35-31 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. Alabama controlled the early portion of the game, taking a 14-0 lead. However, Clemson came back and surged ahead for the first time on Wayne Gallman's one-yard plunge at the 4:38 mark of the final frame. Boosted by a double pass from ...

Colorado has extended the contract of head football coach Mike MacIntyre through the 2021 season, Brian Howell of BuffZone.com reported Monday. Bryan Fischer of Athlon Sports later confirmed Howell's report. MacIntyre will make $16.25 million over the next five seasons, which is an average annual salary of $3.25 million per year, per Howell. He recently finished up his fourth season, which was his most successful year with the program. After going just 10-27 in his first three years, Colorado ...

Former Arizona Wildcats quarterback Anu Solomon is expected to transfer to Baylor for the 2017 season, a source told 247Sports' Tom Loy and Steve Wiltfong on Monday.   Solomon, who will be eligible to play immediately, announced he would transfer from Arizona on Dec. 13:     Solomon was on pace to become one of the greatest passers in Arizona history before a knee injury at the start of the 2016 season forced him out of the lineup.  Upon his return, he couldn't wrestle ...

Let Las Vegas tell it, and Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide should squeak past the Clemson Tigers for the second year in a row in Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship. If only it were that simple.  Clemson gave Alabama everything it could handle in last year's 45-40 thriller, as an onside kick was perhaps the lone difference between a win and a loss for the Tide. Odds aside, a similar story could play out Monday night ...