7:00 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. In a season defined by the unprecedented, two teams are still on course to reach its final night. Alabama and Ohio State will play for the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (Monday, 8 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App), but both — along with the sport itself — had to endure a seemingly endless wave of obstacles and uncertainty to get there. From a fight just to play this season to ongoing COVID-19 issues — with some very bright moments along the way — here’s the converging path the Buckeyes and Crimson Tide took to have a shot at glory. ‘We want…
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