Deshaun Watson turned in another stellar two-way performance, running for one touchdown, passing for another and accounting for 332 yards to lead top-ranked Clemson to a 37-17 victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on Thursday. Even after Shaq Lawson – the best player Clemson has on its defensive line – had to leave the game with an injury early in the first quarter, the Tigers line still mauled Oklahoma’s offensive line all night. They started this season with a 35-17 win against Wisconsin on September 5th. “In this point, this championship drive, talent doesn’t win a game, it’s the will. They seemed to have that edge and that will in the second half and we didn’t”.
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American singer, songwriter, and performer, and daughter of legendary singer Nat “King” Cole, Natalie Maria Cole has died. Natalie Cole had battled drug problems and hepatitis that forced her to undergo a kidney transplant in May 2009.
With a laugh, Swinney said: “We shocked them didn’t we?”
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Longtime Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich remembered Cole as having “one of those magical voices that grabbed you from the first note”. She criticized the Recording Academy for giving five Grammys to drug user Amy Winehouse in 2008. “She fought for so long”.
Its bruising offensive line wore down Michigan State; a relentless defensive front featuring A’Shawn Robinson and plenty of other NFL-caliber studs may well mitigate Watson’s unique athleticism and knack for making plays outside the pocket.
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Clemson scored its first touchdown two plays later, early in the second quarter, responding to a middling first quarter with an aggressive gamble that paid off. There was to be no tentativeness, and no lack of confidence. “It’ll be a little bit tougher to beat Alabama than Oklahoma, but they still can win”. This is year two of that deal. What a difference four years can make. The SEC won in 2006 (Florida), 2007 (LSU), 2008 (Florida), 2009 (Alabama), 2010 (Auburn), 2011 and 2012 (Alabama).
The Tigers found a new way to dominate the Sooners after embarrassing them past year.
Still, Oklahoma had its opportunities and actually led 17-16 at halftime. He has gained 100-plus rushing yards in four of the last five games, with 145 against Oklahoma. Perine left the game in the third quarter with an apparent ankle injury, and shortly after Perine left the game, Mixon was injured throwing a block on a Clemson defender. The drive appeared to stall out after that, though, with a third-down incomplete pass at the OU 44.
In the next week, you will hear much about DeShaun Watson, Dabo Swinney and the emergence of Wayne Gallman. Then he ran for five. Then on Saturday, there will be more games. After outrushing Oklahoma 312 yards to 67, it’s pretty clear that’s no longer an issue. A few plays later, Gallman made it look easy in scoring the go-ahead touchdown.
“I think it’s just the “take one game at a time” mentality, every game’s the biggest game”, he said. I told him, ‘Don’t be shocked if we call it.’ I felt that it was the right time because we had put enough rollout punting on tape, so I knew [the Sooners] had prepared for that. The Spartans played a similar style as Alabama, but a less polished version. Clemson’s defense took the Sooners’ jabs, but it was that same group that delivered the knockout punch on Baker Mayfield and the Sooners.
“They played more physically than we did”, Stoops said.
Defensive end Kevin Dodd said Mayfield began to tire of the abuse he was taking from Clemson’s defense.
“Going 15-0, it would mean we’re the best ever”, linebacker Travis Blanks said.
After the first drive, the Sooners became one dimensional and eventually no dimensional as they were shut out in the second half. “This year, we really wanted to make a statement and do something special”.
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For anyone who thought FSU’s contest with the Houston Cougars was more like their Orange Bowl contest with Northern Illinois saw just how good the Non-FBS school is.
