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“It was an awesome second half”, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney told fans on the field after the game.
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He was 10 of 19 for 88 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions while running for 106 yards on nine carries. When asked if Manziel is the long-term answer at quarterback for the Browns, Pettine hedged on his answer.
The Jan. 11 title game in Glendale, Arizona, matches a high-scoring Clemson offense led by quarterback Deshaun Watson against Nick Saban’s latest dominating defense at Alabama, which limited the Spartans to 239 yards.
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Mattison, a former defensive coordinator at Florida under Urban Meyer, was the lone assistant retained by new coach Jim Harbaugh. While Michigan flourished, Florida continued its trend of terrible offensive play despite having almost a full month to prepare.
The gambling theme continued on the next drive on a third-and-three in the red zone, when receiver Artavis Scott tried a reverse pass but was called for intentional grounding.
The Tigers and Sooners will take the field at 4 p.m.
“That was before I was even born so I don’t even know what that feels like”, Trey Linton said. It was just a matter of when.
The Tigers were almost flawless in the second half while outscoring the Sooners 21-0.
Earlier, after Clemson’s 37-17 disposal of Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl, Watson said: “We just love each other, support each other, and just really love each other and, you know, if we do that, no one can break through us”.
A pumped up Clemson defense got the sack on Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield on the first play. Clemson has lost the last 12 meetings and the games haven’t been close. Saban eventually started talking about Clemson. He also said of 38-0: “No, I did not see this coming”.
Fair point to a degree, but Swinney’s players will ultimately have to back he and Boulware up.
College football’s move to create a new tradition with semifinal matchups on New Year’s Eve drew ratings more than a third lower than last season, when the matchups were held on New Year’s Day. Said defensive coordinator Brent Venables, “The second half of the season, we hadn’t had that mentality, that step on their throat, taste blood mentality-until today”. They did just that. Gallman, a 6-1, 205-pound sophomore And All-ACC first-teamer, is strong enough to not go down on first contact and fast enough to take it to the house if he gets a crease. Alabama and Clemson rolled over their opponents in the second half Thursday and barreled their way into college football’s national title game.
A heavy dose of Samaje Perine highlighted the opening drive that ended in a 1-yard TD run for the bruising back, the rare moment the Sooners appeared to have a physical edge.
Clemson’s defense all but shut down the Oklahoma offense in the Orange Bowl. At times it was true.
CLEM-Renfrow 35 yard pass from Ds.Watson (Huegel kick), 4:07.
The versatile Clemson offense can attack from all angles but when the duo of running back Wayne Gallman and QB Deshaun Watson is clicking, watch out.
But Clemson is undefeated because of the surprising amount of depth that has been developed around Watson.
“How ’bout them Tigers, baby?” As a team, the Tigers recorded nine tackles for loss in Thursday’s game, including five sacks. The Tigers actually executed this feat well against the Oklahoma offensive line. Those teams met Thursday night in the Cotton Bowl. “This guy is special in every regard”. “And they did it again tonight”. “But it’s also like you’re ready to work at the same time”.
Boulware has played three straight games with a restrictive strap on his left arm, limiting his motion after a collarbone injury. It was the highlight, but the real story was the unflappable foundation that Swinney and his staff have built over the last seven years, filling in the gaps around the talented skill position players to build something sustainable.
The Sooners trailed 23-17 when they were stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Clemson 30.
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