The fake punt came when Clemson faced a fourth-and-4 from the Oklahoma 44. “Unfortunately for us, about half of them have been called back because of penalties”.
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“This championship drive, talent doesn’t win the game”, defensive end Eric Striker said. “It won’t be much longer”.
It was another December disappointment for Mayfield, who voiced his displeasure with not being invited to NY as a Heisman Trophy finalist.
Its impact: Clemson scored two plays later on a 5-yard Watson touchdown run to take a 10-7 lead. Time and time again during the Tigers’ undefeated run, Watson delivered a precision downfield pass or the flawless improvised scramble to wear down a defense.
What happened: The Sooners got back into Clemson territory with Mayfield’s 18-yard scramble, but on second-and-10 at the Tigers’ 40, he faked a handoff, dropped back to pass and immediately looked over the middle for Quick.
If Watson was flustered by that interception, he sure didn’t show it after the break.
The college football national championship is 2 Alabama against 1 Clemson. In the days leading up to the game, his players told stories about their general, about the time a year ago playing SC when Beasley had a strip sack, with the ball on the ground, a strength coach had to grab Venables to pull him back in order to keep him from jumping on the ball himself.
Clemson University, having its best football season in decades, will face off for the national title against perennial power Alabama later this month after both teams won semifinal games Thursday night. Michigan State certainly had one of the four best resumes coming into the Cotton Bowl, which is why it was selected for the CFP.
“They played in a more physical way than we did”, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.
Deshaun Watson ran for one touchdown, passed for another and accounted for 332 yards to lead top-ranked Clemson to a 37-17 victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night.
The defense was even more impressive, especially since star end Shaq Lawson was knocked out of the game in the opening minutes with a knee injury.
Like most every other Clemson win this season, he celebrated this one in the most Dabo way possible.
Starting in 2013, a bit of athletic diversity kicked in, with Florida State winning and then past year with the SEC not reaching the finals.
This season was a huge upgrade, but it ended with the same result: a dismal loss to Clemson at bowl time. On the flip side, Mayfield made some plays, but the Clemson defense intercepted him twice. After Boulware leaped to make the pick at the goal line, Mayfield dove into the linebacker to make the tackle, took a knee to the head and staggered off the field.
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In terms of picking a victor, it’s hard to go against Saban’s pedigree considering he’s already guided the Tide to three national titles in his magnificent tenure.
