Absolutely no one is giving SC a chance in this game.
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Especially if Watson keeps performing at this level. Led by Heisman candidate Deshaun Watson, the Tigers have marched throughout their season to an undefeated record and a probable berth in the College Football Playoff.
So the Seminoles were sent cross-country to the Rose Bowl, where they were drilled in a national semifinal by Oregon.
If they win the game, he gets another $100,000 for that accomplishment.
Center Jay Guillermo thinks SC will regroup, saving its best for its final game of the season.
Allowing Deshaun Watson to play his game: If the Tigers are looking for the most important aspect of this one, they’ll glance no further than the quarterback leading the way.
Deon Cain caught a touchdown pass for the fifth straight game, the only Tiger to have a receiving touchdown in five straight.
Clemson is the heavy favorite and that should be very obvious with or without that line. “It’s what he was born to do”.
“We look good on paper, but you can’t never tell about this game”, Sunday said. The Tigers have been No. 1 in the playoff rankings all season and would slide into the final four with a win over the Tar Heels. Part of me wants to believe these Gamecocks can fight to the end like the A&M, Tennessee, and Florida games, but I wouldn’t put money on it. On a potentially positive note, Chris Clark points out here that Clemson hasn’t exactly blown out inferior opponents, beating Syracuse and Wake Forest by a combined 30 points.
“This game isn’t any more important to them than it is to us”, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said.
Still, the Tigers went past 500 yards for an eighth straight game and did enough on defense to corral the struggling Gamecocks.
The Gamecocks’ football season wrapped up Saturday with a 37-32 loss to Clemson, leaving athletic director Ray Tanner to focus on finding a full-time replacement for Steve Spurrier, who resigned midway through the season. Cooper in turn topped team receiving. “Those guys (the Gamecocks) played their hearts out all the way to the last play”. “They did everything in their power”.
The Clemson Tigers have established themselves as arguably the best team in the country. Gallman coughed up the ball after a hit by Skai Moore, then Watson mishandled an exchange with Gallman that Dante Sawyer pounced on. Two stats that standout to me are the Tigers being in 16th in the nation in red zone scoring (90.6%) and the defense being 5th overall in the nation in total defense.
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The downpour started on the Buckeyes’ second possession when, two plays after a roughing the punter penalty at its own 9 extended the drive, Elliott rumbled 66 yards and Barrett walked in from seven yards out two snaps later. Unfortunately for the Gamecocks, the drive would stall there and Elliott Fry would come on to boot a 21-yard field goal through making it 14-3 just before the half ended.
