The prince beat the king earlier this month when Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers knocked off Alabama and Nick Saban, 35-31, at the last second in a national title game for the ages in Tampa.

Now it's only a matter of time until the discussion heats up regarding when that prince takes the throne.

Swinney, a former Crimson Tide walk-on from Pelham, Alabama, who won a national title as a wide receiver for Gene Stallings in 1992, made no bones about how much beating his alma mater for the championship meant to him personally.

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