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2018-12-29 20:07:49
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2018-12-29 20:09:37
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2018-12-29 20:10:48
Trevor was naturally the Offensive MVP and Bryant was Defensive MVP with his sacks on consecutive plays. I'll have the post-game press conference and player interviews, along with transcripts, posted in a bit! |
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2018-12-29 22:17:06
ARLINGTON, TX - No.2 Clemson handed No.3 Notre Dame its only loss of the season, rolling over the Irish 30-3 to advance to a third National Championship Game in four years. Trevor Lawrence was sensational, going 27-39 for 327 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions, and was named Offensive MVP. Fellow freshman Justyn Ross also had a big night, with 5 catches for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns in the first half alone. Austin Bryant was the MVP of a stifling defense that sacked Ian Book 6 times and held Notre Dame to just 248 total yards. Bryant had 2 of those sacks and another tackle-for-loss. The big story line of the week was obviously the suspension of First Team All-ACC DT Dexter Lawrence, but Albert Huggins and the Tigers still limited the Irish to just 88 rushing yards. It was tough sledding for Travis Etienne in the first half, but he finally broke through with a 62-yard touchdown run in the second half after a Nolan Smith interception. The TD run tied Etienne for the nation's lead at 22 and also broke Wayne Gallman's Clemson single-season rushing record. The Tigers wait to see if they will get a fourth straight showdown with Alabama or if they will play Oklahoma for the third time in the last 5 years. The one question on everyone's mind will be whether Dexter Lawrence will be able to play in the National Championship Game. I believe Clemson is appealing to the NCAA, but it's anyone's guess whether that will be granted in the next 9 days. My guess is Dexter will not be allowed to play, but I'll let you know as soon as we get word. The Tigers' seniors have won 54 games, tying Alabama for the most games ever won over a four-year period. It was the Tigers' first-ever Cotton Bowl win in their first trip since the 1939 season. The Tigers have won a program-record 30 straight Saturday games, the longest streak in the nation. I'll have the post-game press conference video with Dabo, Trevor Lawrence and Austin Bryant, transcripts and player interviews posted in a bit. Stay tuned! |
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2018-12-30 01:14:17
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2018-12-30 01:14:44
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2018-12-30 01:15:08
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2018-12-30 01:15:55
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2018-12-30 01:16:40
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2018-12-30 01:31:24
ARLINGTON, Texas – The No. 2 Clemson football team advanced to its third College Football Playoff National Championship in four years by defeating the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 30-3, on Saturday afternoon in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium. With the win, Clemson remained undefeated at 13-0overall, while Notre Dame concluded its season at 12-1. Trevor Lawrence completed 27 of 39 pass attempts for 327 yards and three touchdowns, including 19 of 26 for 264 yards and a pair of touchdown passes to Justyn Ross in the first half alone. Travis Etienne ran for 109 yards on 14 carries, including a 62-yard touchdown run that pushed him past Wayne Gallman’s 2015 mark for the most rushing yards in a single season. Austin Bryant’s two sacks and six total tackles were one of the main sparks of a defensive effort that only allowed three points to a Notre Dame team averaging over 33 per game this season. Both defenses proved stout in the first quarter, as Notre Dame held Clemson to a Greg Huegel 40-yard field goal set up by a Clelin Ferrell-forced fumble with eight and a half minutes remaining in the quarter, and the Tigers, in turn, only gave up an Irish 28-yard field goal four minutes later to leave the score knotted at 3-3 after the first 15 minutes. That Justin Yoon field goal proved to be the only scoring that the Clemson defense allowed to the Irish all game. The Tigers first found the endzone on a 52-yard scoring connection from Lawrence to Ross that put Clemson at a 9-3 advantage with just over two minutes gone in the second quarter. Ross went on to bookend the quarter with scores, as he hauled in a 42-yard pass from Lawrence for his second touchdown of the day 11 minutes later. Tee Higgins then sealed the quarter with an acrobatic 19-yard touchdown reception that gave Clemson a 23-3 lead at the half. The first score of the third quarter, and what would ultimately be the final score of the game, came with two minutes remaining in the quarter, when Etienne broke away for the 62-yard touchdown rush that was set up by a Nolan Turner interception three plays earlier. A scoreless fourth quarter left the final score at 30-3. Clemson will play next in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 7 against the winner of tonight’s Capital One Orange Bowl between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Oklahoma. Fans wishing to secure official Clemson travel packages are encouraged to act now by visiting ClemsonSportsTravel.com to book their trips while availability lasts. Fans are also encouraged to visit the Clemson Tigers Store to get official College Football Playoff merchandise. |
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2018-12-30 16:41:49
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