“The only thing the meeting was really about was Coach Tanner wanted to hear what we thought about the situation”, Orth said.
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There is no winning this game for Clemson; they can only avoid losing it. Winning is expected. The Tigers, who’re 12-Zero for the 1st time since profitable their 1st & exclusively national title in 1981, will face North Carolina within the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game next Sat.in Charlotte, N.C. SC completed Three-9, ending its season with 5 consecutive losses under interim head coach Shawn Elliott, who took over when Steve Spurrier resigned on October …
“There was more of a focused look and energy into what we had to prepare for this week and the No. 1 team in the nation in Clemson”, he said.
That continued on Saturday when the Gamecocks – at times played some of their best football – but continued to struggle to take advantage of opportunities. The team that was supposed to be a year away entering 2015? “This is one you carry all year long”, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney told reporters. Clemson has the advantage in nearly every aspect of the game except possibly special teams. Backup quarterback Lorenzo Nunez added a two-point conversion run to pull SC within 28-25. Watson is hazardous to opposing defenses on the ground and through the air.
Watson would continue to do damage for the Tigers on the next drive. But, in the second half of the game the points started being scored in bunches.
Clemson drove down the field to begin the second half and Deshaun Watson capped off the drive with a 30-yard touchdown run. He delivered 343 yards passing, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. The Tigers are coming off one of their most dominant defensive efforts of the season after holding Wake Forest to 152 total yards and have forced nine turnovers in their past five games and 20 this season. Rasheem Green returned a fumble 31 yards for a touchdown to give USC a 26-21 lead. Cooper has 62 catches, 887 yards, 7 TDs.
Deshaun Watson answered Carson’s TD with one of his own.
The days of Clemsoning are long gone for the Tigers, so SC has its hands full against a good Clemson defense.
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But it just hasn’t happened. SC somehow beat ACC Coastal champion North Carolina in the first game of the season, but its only wins since have come against winless Central Florida and SEC bottom-feeder Vanderbilt. At the very worst, Ohio State, which remains unbeaten in true road games under Urban Meyer and 6-2 overall inside Michigan Stadium since the turn of the century, figures to be in line for an at-large berth in the Peach or Fiesta bowl.
