and clemson quarterback dashawn watson, 33 touchdowns. watson will lead the tigers against one of the best defenses in the nation. defense and rank number one in other defensive categories including sacks. the crimson tide will try to make watson one dimensional. as f f the coaches in this game, we have two great ones. alabama's nick saban and clemson's dabo swinney. for more on the coaches and their winning personalities, we welcome back in rick henry live from arizona to share insight of tonight's leaders on the side lines. >> reporter: one thing i realized over the past few days, dabo swinney and nick saban are pretty much alike. of course dabo is more outgoing with his personality, saban a little more reserved. they have defined vision of what they want to do, where they want to go, they hired great assistant coaches, they're able to go out there and recruit, and they're able to get everyone on board for their plan for success. >> thanks so much for that, rick. for fans in clemson, royalty goes back generations, call it a family tradi