The first semifinal of the 2015 season college football playoff will be #4 Oklahoma playing against #1 Clemson in the Orange Bowl, in a repeat with much higher stakes of a bowl game from last season.
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A steamy Orange Bowl awaits Clemson and Oklahoma
Baker Mayfield and Samaje Perine and the OU Sooners are looking to pull the upset on this New Years Eve bowl game. For Clemson Tigers , a win today should secure their spot in the NCAA national championship game on January 11th.
But the 2nd half belonged to Clemson on both sides of the ball.
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The Clemson-Oklahoma victor gets either Alabama or Michigan State to decide who supplants Ohio State as college football’s kings.
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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson greets a fan as he arrives for the Orange Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game against Oklahoma, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
The Sooners haven’t lost since, averaging 52 points over their last seven games.
“They played an excellent football game today and show why they’re undefeated and the No. 1 team in the country”, Sooners coach Bob Stoops said of the Tigers. But I may flip back to Clemson before kick-off. If Henry and the offense are able to move the ball easily early in the game, the points they put up will force Cook and the Spartans into throwing the ball and becoming more one-dimensional.
“How ’bout them Tigers, baby?” coach Dabo Swinney screamed from the middle of the field, standing with a trophy full of oranges.
And that ineffectiveness on the ground allowed Clemson to control the second half. The Alabama Crimson Tide and Oklahoma Sooners have a combined 21 National championships between them.
Watson certainly lived up to the hype of being a Heisman finalist. Watson was named offensive MVP. Baker Mayfield and Samaje Perine and the OU Sooners are looking to pull the upset on this New Years Eve bowl game. Through the air, Watson is 9-of-22 for 115 yards and a pick.
The Sooners reached Clemson territory three times in the second half, and the Tigers’ defense responded with one fourth-down stop and a pair of interceptions to keep OU from getting close. Those teams met later Thursday in the Cotton Bowl.
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Clemson will rely on their excellent defensive end, Shaq Lawson, to force Mayfield into bad throws, which hasn’t happened often this year. It was a satisfying redemption for his miscue in the ACC title game when he called his own number on a fake punt.
His defensive mates did just fine without him.
Having Mayfield on the field should make for a more competitive matchup after Trevor Knight, who recently chose to transfer, completed just 13 of 37 passes for 103 yards with three interceptions against Clemson previous year.
Wayne Gallman got the third quarter scoring started with a 1-yard run with 10:51 remaining to take a lead. After a pair of first downs, the Tigers had to settle for three points. If he gets a chance to make some plays, it might tilt things in Clemson’s favour.
This year’s Oklahoma team also has a quarterback that has defied odds numerous times this season.
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– Clemson left tackle Mitch Hyatt also missed a drive with an injury that was not clear, replaced by Taylor Hearn. However, he was sacked five times and intercepted twice.
