Even in an era deprived of any appearance of parity – and college football has had many of them – an Alabama-Ohio game seems huge.
While Bama and Clemson have played four times in the past six years, and Ohio State and Clemson have played three of the last five, Bama and Ohio State have only met four times. Three of his battles were clashes between the top 10 against 10, and the other was number 6 against 13.
In 2014, they played in the inaugural semifinals of College Football Playoff; six years later, they play with a national title in play (8 pm Eastern Time, Monday on the ESPN / ESPN app). Here’s everything you need to know about this titanic and rare match.
An almost perfect offense
In 2020, Alabama’s offensive players won college football awards for the best overall player (DeVonta Smith), defender (Mac Jones), running back (Najee Harris), receiver (Smith again), striker (Alex Leatherwood), center ( Landon Dickerson), who will not play on Monday) and general offensive line. The same program that produced the three best defenses of the 21st century has now produced one of its best offenses.