But that fake punt merely proved that Clemson could successfully be bold and aggressive on one particular play. Clemson blew past the Sooners 21-0 in the final two quarters thanks to execution, physical dominance and a lack of mistakes.
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But in the end, the Clemson Tigers, appropriately dressed head-to-toe in their patented orange garb, put on an Orange Bowl performance for the ages on a memorable New Year’s Eve in South Florida.
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In the Jets’ last four possessions of regulation, they had one field goal and three punts. “It’s just fate”, Pace said, smiling. The Bills spotted the Cowboys an early field goal, then held them to one more field goal over the last 55 minutes of the game.
“Last year we sort of just participated in the game”, he said. So we just weren’t finishing in the red zone with touchdowns, and we needed – field goals weren’t going to get it done, not with the type of offense that they have.
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Afterward, Harvey tweeted that “I want to apologize emphatically to Miss Philippians and Miss Columbia”. She bathed in applause for almost two minutes before Harvey slowly made his way back onto the stage.
The second interception ended his season as he took a knee to the head in trying to make the tackle and was understandably not available to the media for interviews following the game. On third-and-3, Baker Mayfield’s pass flew out of bounds as Dede Westbrook gave chase.
Watson, who finished third in Heisman Trophy voting, ran 24 times for 145 yards and one touchdown.
The Tigers, facing a fourth-and-4 from the Sooners 44, went deep into their playbook and came up with something quite unexpected – Teasdall’s 31-yard pass to a 315-pound freshman defensive tackle, Christian Wilkins. But with that caveat, I can’t really say I was all that impressed with either Lincoln Riley or Mike Stoops in this one. He also atoned for a critical mistake at the end of the first half by playing a flawless second half. But in the matchup against No. 1 Clemson, the Sooners simply ran out of gas. His status for the title game is uncertain at this point. We feel like we still haven’t played as well as maybe we’re capable of.
“If we win this game”, Harbaugh said Thursday.
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, center Ty Darlington and linebacker Eric Striker sat behind the podium, with the door entering the postgame interview room tucked around the corner. “That hurt us the most”.
Alabama (13-1) will face No. 1 Clemson (14-0) on January 11 in Arizona looking for its fourth national title in nine seasons under Saban.
He left without talking to reporters. This time around, however, there may be a few more folks waiting for Watson when the buses pull back into the stadium. The first trick worked, the second didn’t, and from that point on Clemson embraced a back-to-basics approach in which it imposed its will on the Sooners behind the strength and depth of the Tigers’ two lines and the running of quarterback Deshaun Watson and tailback Wayne Gallman.
Later on the same drive, a fake punt fooled the Sooners and turned the game around.
Clemson did well against Oklahoma’s strong running game, limiting it to just 67 yards, but both of the Sooners top backs suffered injuries during the contest. And I have nothing but time to do so right now, so here we go. “It started back in fall camp, grinding, then Wofford and App State, and it’s gotten better every day with my brothers”.
Alabama players celebrate after the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game against Michigan State, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Arlington, Texas.
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The Sooners trailed 23-17 when they were stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Clemson 30. With Henry running the ball as well as he has, Coker has taken a backseat in the offense and has been more of a game manager than an integral part of the Tide’s success. Clemson defeated Oklahoma 37-17. He was so unrelenting that his one wobble – an end-zone interception at the end of the first half that left Oklahoma ahead 17-16 at the break – was rendered a footnote.
