The 2017 College Football Playoff delivered one of the greatest national championship games in the sport’s history—a rematch for the ages that ended with a walk-off touchdown and the crowning of a new champion. After years of coming close but falling short, Clemson, led by its electrifying quarterback Deshaun Watson, finally conquered Alabama in a back-and-forth thriller that ended the Crimson Tide’s perfect season and gave the Tigers their first national title since 1981. It was a playoff defined by dominance, revenge, and a final drive that instantly entered college football lore.