Clemson Thrashes Alabama to Win 2019 National Championship - Clemson’s freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence arrived here as a wild card dealt into a familiar championship hand. Alabama, carrying the glow of its array of championship trophies, hoped the 19-year-old Lawrence might be rattled under pressure, from both the Crimson Tide’s pass rushers and the weight of the moment. But Lawrence, statuesque and uncommonly mature, left as a hero with barely a grass stain on his orange-and-white uniform. Using big plays, capitalizing on Alabama turnovers and riding the poise of Lawrence, Clemson beat Alabama, 44-16, in the College Football Playoff championship game at Levi’s Stadium. It was the fourth year in a row that Alabama and Clemson had met in college football’s four-team playoff, and the third time they faced off in the championship game. Clemson (15-0) has now won two of those three games, adding to the national title it won at the end of the 2016 season. The Tigers, under Coach Dabo Swinney, seem to be the only program able to disrupt Alabama’s dynasty, and have started building their own along the way. Alabama still has five national championships since 2009, but the last three seasons have included two championship-game losses to Clemson.
