While the Tigers are the No. 1 seed, they are the underdogs in this game.
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From a protest in the spring to travel woes in the fall, Oklahoma coped with plenty of distractions on its way to the Orange Bowl.
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The Wolverines held the Spartans to a season-low 58 yards on 33 carries in the teams’ October 17 meeting in Ann Arbor. Head coach Mark Dantonio often is the one acting as the manager, signaling to Warner who he wants out of the bullpen.
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The fake punt came when Clemson faced a fourth-and-4 from the Oklahoma 44.
It’s time to put that term to rest.
Oklahoma played in its first Orange Bowl game on January 2, 1939, a 17-0 loss to Tennessee. Unfortunately, that is what happened as it was announced Thursday that star defensive tackle Charles Walker will miss the game due to a concussion.
“They played a more physical way than we did”, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. “It was just a matter of when”.
Clemson (14-0) shut down Oklahoma’s prolific offense, which averaged 52 points over its previous seven games.
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Deshaun Watson threw for 187 yards and one touchdown. “People can have their own opinions or whatever, but there ain’t a better one than No. 4”. He has weapons all around, including running back Wayne Gallman (1,332 yards rushing, 10 TDs) and nine players with double-figure receptions led by Artavis Scott (84 receptions).
A pumped up Clemson defense got the sack on Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield on the first play.
If Watson was flustered by that pick, he sure didn’t show it after the break.
Number 1 ranked Clemson Tigers are taking on the Oklahoma Sooners, and both teams’ faithful followers told 7News they’re ready to predict the outcome of what they think will be a win in South Florida.
Both Oklahoma scoring drives so far were assisted by 15-yard penalties against the Tigers, the first being a pass interference on the game’s opening possession.
This wasn’t just a beating. Perine limped off the field with a left leg injury but later returned. Oklahoma running backs Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon were shaken up by jarring hits.
Swinney said he called for the trick play because he thought his team was tight at the time. The undefeated team rolls into the Capital One Orange Bowl without a single loss. From there things get rocking as the Orange Bowland then the Cotton Bowl take center stage. The Sooners’ alibi was that they went into the bowl game bummed not to be playing for bigger stakes. The big tailback who has carried the offense most of the season was mostly just a role player against a defense stacked to stop him. He topped 100 yards on the ground in four of the final five games and finished with 11 rushing touchdowns.
The end of the first quarter ended with a bit of fireworks.
Clemson punter Andy Teasdall rolled right as if he was punting one rugby-style, then deciding to throw back across the field to defensive tackle Christian Wilkins for a 31-yard gain.
“We shocked them, didn’t we?” a beaming Swinney said.
For Clemson, this will be the second year in a row that they will take on the Sooners in a postseason bowl game.
Clemson has gotten here despite actually losing the turnover battle this season, giving the ball away 25 times while forcing 23.
The Cougars, who have dominated the series between the two schools with wins in 12 of 15 games, enter the contest 12-1 while the FSU Seminoles are 10-2.
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“It’s been a good season”, Harrelson said.
