FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney directs his team against Pittsburgh in the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game, in Charlotte, N.C. The Tigers are set to square off against the Crimson Tide for the fourth straight year in the College Football Playoff in Monday night's, Jan. 7, 2019, title game. While most of the players have changed since Alabama won the first meeting for the championship in January 2016, the coaches have remained the same. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2016, file photo, Alabama head coach Nick Saban, left, and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney pose for a picture during a news conference for the NCAA college football playoff championship game, in Glendale, Ariz. The Tigers are set to square off against the Crimson Tide for the fourth straight year in the College Football Playoff in Monday night's, Jan. 7, 2019, title game. While most of the players have changed since Alabama won the first meeting for the championship in January 2016, the coaches have remained the same.(AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban watches his team play Arkansas in the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Fayetteville, Ark. The Tigers are set to square off against the Crimson Tide for the fourth straight year in the College Football Playoff in Monday night's, Jan. 7, 2019, title game. While most of the players have changed since Alabama won the first meeting for the championship in January 2016, the coaches have remained the same. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)