OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: No.1 CLEMSON vs. Boston College

CUTrevor 2020-10-31 10:45:20


No Tyler Davis again today and no Mike Jones! True freshman Trenton Simpson will likely get the start at nickel/SLB for Jones. The good news is DJ doesn't have COVID and will start!


The following players on Clemson’s roster are not expected to be available for today’s game: CB Fred Davis II, DT Tyler Davis, DE Justin Foster, LB Mike Jones Jr., QB Trevor Lawrence, RB Ty Lucas, LB Matthew Maloney, CB Jack McCall, LB Matt McMahan, RB Chez Mellusi, DT Ruke Orhorhoro, TE Luke Price, DE Andrew Roberts, WR Justyn Ross, LB James Skalski and DT Tré Williams.



1-2-3-4! 1-2-3-4!



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Hill Billy 2020-10-31 10:46:37


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Hill Billy 2020-10-31 11:08:07


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:10:01


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:10:36


Chilly with a strong breeze today. Hope that doesn't affect DJ's passing!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:11:04


STILL The Most Exciting 25 Seconds in College Football!







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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:11:26


Travis and Nolan Turner are captains today. Honorary captains are David Treadwell and Mitch Hyatt!






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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:11:46


BC will have the ball first.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:12:07


Good grief BC goes deep on the first play and hits Zay Flowers! That's after a rare return on a Potter kickoff, but it only went to the 25.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:13:56


Holy cow, a long run by Jurkovec and another completion to Flowers for a TD. So much for the D playing inspired like I wrote! At least, they didn't look inspired on that drive. The crowd is also very pensive, not very loud. First time the Tigers have trailed all season.


TIGERS TRAIL 7-0 IN 1ST. 



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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:16:24


Tigers will get good starting field position after the BC kickoff went out of bounds. 1st down at the 35.


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:16:45


Etienne runs 3 times for a 1st down!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:32:15


TD ETN!!! 35-yard screen for DJ's first career TD pass! Travis is now the all-time FBS record holder for most career games (42) with a TD! He needs just 35 more rushing yards to set the ACC career record!


TIED 7-7 IN 1ST.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:32:55


Good grief another long completion by BC! This time 48 yards to Gill!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:34:27


Holy cow Jurkovec runs for 12 more yards and BC gets a pass interference call on Sheridan Jones in the end zone! Sets BC up at the 2 yard line, 1st and goal.


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:35:44


Bailey punches it in for a TD. Not the start I was expecting from the D!


TIGERS TRAIL 14-7 IN 1ST.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:38:36


DJ picked up a couple first downs but took a bad sack for a 13-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Spiers out to punt for the first time.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:41:24


43-yard punt by Spiers. BC ball at their 21.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:42:04


Grounding! Zanders almost had the sack on the blitz, and the ball didn't reach the line of scrimmage.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:42:20


Crowd getting loud finally!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:42:38


D gets a 3 and out!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:43:01


Amari returns the punt to the Tigers' 30.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:43:24


Low throw by DJ to Williams. Big 3rd and 8 coming.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:44:05


Huge 1st down catch by Cornell! Nice pass by DJ. Cornell got away with a little shove. 1st down at the Tigers' 41.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:45:12



Ugh Tigers called for a chop block that was pretty ticky-tack. 1st and 25 now at the 26.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:46:48


Ugh looked like a miscommunication on a screen pass to no one. Refs called a backward pass fumble, but they are reviewing it. Looked like a forward pass to me.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:49:47


Fumble ruling overturned! Wasn't even close. Ball went forward by 2 yards.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:50:41


Complete to Amari for 20 yards!!! Great catch away from his body on a rope from DJ. 1st down at the BC 41!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:51:42


Travis runs for another 1st down to end the quarter! Tigers' ball at the BC 29 to start the 2nd.


TIGERS TRAIL 14-7 AFTER ONE.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:56:12


Cornell draws a PI call in the end zone! 1st down at the BC 14!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:57:06


Trav lowers the shoulder and puts a lick on the defender after a screen pass for a 1st down! Ball at the BC 2.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 11:59:47


Travis comes up inches short on 2nd down. 3rd and goal with inches to go. Jumbo package coming in with Bresee and Pinckney!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:00:58


Unbelievable!!! Travis fumbles the exchange, and BC takes it 99.5 yards for a TD! The mesh point from DJ was high into Trav's chest, and he was never able to secure the ball. Gonna be one of those games!


TIGERS TRAIL 21-7 IN 2ND.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:05:10


Big 3rd and 3 coming!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:06:21


Complete to ETN for 33 yards!!! Perfect placement by DJ and great catch by Trav, bouncing right back from the fumble!


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:07:07


Great catch by Powell for 14 more! 1st down at BC 23.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:07:42


3rd and 10 coming after a run and an incompletion.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:08:14


Great play by DJ! He rolled out of the pocket to elude the pressure and found Cornell for 7 yards.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:08:40


Dabo elects to send Potter out on 4th and 3 from the 16.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:09:03


IT'S GOOD!!!


TIGERS TRAIL 21-10 IN THE 2ND.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:12:57


2nd and 12 from the BC 23 after a false start.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:13:33


Bad pass to Flowers on a slant! 3rd and 12!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:13:59


Crowd as loud as it's been all season.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:15:03


Ugh Spector almost came up with a sack, but Jurkovec completes it to Hunter Long for a 1st down at the 36. Knew Long was gonna make some big catches today!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:16:03


BC picks up another first down at their 47.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:17:30


Big 3rd and 3 coming!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:19:42


NOLAN TURNER INT!!! What a catch on his back! Mascoll hit the QB as he threw. 4th INT of the season for Nolan!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:20:44


Holy cow, the refs make a terrible roughing the passer call on Mascoll, and the incredible INT by Nolan is negated. TERRIBLE CALL and could be huge! Repeat 3rd and 3.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:21:09


Of course, Bailey picks up the 1st down after the bad call. 

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:24:47


Another 1st down at the Tigers' 32.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:30:57


Timeout BC with a huge 3rd and 4 coming up at the Tigers' 26. Need to force a 43-yard field goal!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:34:42


Stopped short! It will bring up 4th and one. BC will probably go for it.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:35:25


BC brings out the field goal unit for a 40-yard attempt. Watch out for the fake!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:36:03


I called it! BC fakes it, and the Tigers jumped offsides, giving them a 1st down. Ugh!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:37:48


Good grief CJ Lewis makes a juggling catch in the end zone. BC getting every break imaginable! That bad call by the refs on Nolan's INT not only gave BC 7 points, but it was a huge momentum swing. Not to mention the ridiculous fumble for a 14-point swing! One of those games....


TIGERS TRAIL 28-10 WITH A MINUTE LEFT IN HALF.




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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:38:10


Complete to Cornell for a 1st down!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:38:36


Ugh DJ misses a wide open EJ Williams. He's been high on a bunch of throws.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:39:01


3rd and 10 after another incomplete pass.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:40:12


Another great diving catch by Cornell for a 1st down at the BC 48. Tigers are out of timeouts with 31 seconds left in the half.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:40:47


1st down catch EJ Williams! Tigers spike the ball with 23 seconds left at the BC 33. Would be a 50-yard FG from here.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:41:51


Ugh Travis drops a shovel pass from DJ, but at least it stopped the clock. 3rd and 10 with 17 seconds left.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:42:42


High and incomplete to Williams. Potter will attempt a 50-yard FG with 13 seconds left in the half. Tigers get the ball first to start the 2nd half.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 12:47:08


IT'S GOOD!!! 50-yarder by Potter to give the Tigers some momentum going into halftime, just like last week. Nice job by DJ on the one-minute drill.


TIGERS TRAIL 28-13 AT HALF.


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:05:10


By the way, the 18-point deficit was the largest for the Tigers in a first half since FSU 2013. It's the largest deficit at any point since the 2017 Sugar Bowl against Alabama. If you take away that ridiculous fumble, though, it's a one-point game right now! Take away that and the bad roughing call by the refs, and the Tigers are ahead. It's been a perfect storm so far to give BC this lead, but it ain't over yet! Tigers get the ball first to start the 2nd half.




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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:06:23


Travis returns the kickoff to the Tigers' 44! Good start!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:08:12


Big 3rd and 7 coming up!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:08:34


Complete to Cornell for a first down! Ball at the BC 39!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:08:54


Powell again for 7 more! He's been huge today!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:09:22


Ugh Dixon loses a yard. 3rd and 3 at the BC 32.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:11:56


Terrible spot! Looked like DJ had the first down easily. Tigers going for it on 4th and one.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:13:59


TD DJ!!! He fakes the handoff, fakes out the entire BC defense and runs 30 yards for the TD! His 3rd rush TD of the season!


TIGERS TRAIL 28-20 IN 3RD.


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:18:00


Zanders picked up a fumble and returned it for a TD, but it looks like the receiver was down. It will be 2nd and 2 from the BC 33.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:19:52


Bailey runs for the 1st down. Ball at the BC 39.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:21:15


Big drop by Flowers on a slant. Alligator arms!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:22:10


TRENTON SIMPSON SACK!!! Makes it 3rd and 28 from the BC 21!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:22:35


D forces a 3 and out!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:23:04


Shanked punt! Tigers take over at their 36.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:28:47


COMPLETE TO ETN FOR 42 YARDS!!! Perfect pass by DJ! 1st down at the BC 20!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:29:11


Big 3rd and 8 coming!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:29:48


Complete to Cornell again! Tigers going for it on 4th and one from the BC 11.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:30:41


DJ runs for the first down! Ball at the BC 8!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:31:42


TD AMARI!!! Sensational diving catch! 2nd TD pass of the game for DJ!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:32:25


Dabo decides to go for 2 and the tie. I would just kick the PAT with this much time left.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:32:57


Pass to Spector broken up.


TIGERS TRAIL 28-26 IN 3RD.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:41:20


BC gets a big 1st down thanks to a defensive holding call on Henry. Big 3rd and 8 coming from the Tigers' 46!


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:41:44


Throw to Long is low! D gets a stop!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:46:37


Good grief after 3 penalties and 2 punts inside the 5, the Tigers take over at their 8.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:53:18


THERE'S THE RECORD!!! Travis breaks Ted Brown's 40-year-old ACC record for career rush yards! Standing ovation from Death Valley crowd and chants of "E-T-N!" That's the last play of the quarter.


TIGERS TRAIL 28-26 HEADED TO THE 4TH.




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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:53:40


Tigers fumble and recover. Big 3rd and 12 coming!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:54:10


Complete to Amari! I thought he had the 1st down but they marked it a yard short. Nice ball by DJ on the out route. He has really settled in! Tigers will go for it on 4th.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:54:25


Travis picks up the 1st down!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 13:59:49


TD ETN!!! He runs right up the middle for his 2nd TD and the Tigers' first lead of the game! Looks like Dabo will go for 2 to try and make it a 6-point lead.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:02:16


Ugh Tigers called for false start. Dabo will kick the PAT now. Definitely the right call with 11:30 left.



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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:02:49


Lol of course, the PAT bounces off the upright. That kind of day!


TIGERS LEAD 32-28 IN 4TH.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:09:04


D forces a 3 and out!!! Nice coverage by Charleston on Long to break up the 3rd down pass!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:11:00


Good grief Amari drops the punt but thankfully recovers. It's one thing after another in this damn game! Can't end soon enough. 1st down Tigers at their 29. Don't throw a pick, DJ!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:15:24


Ugh bad possession for the Tigers with a couple incomplete passes and a false start by Carman. Didn't run much clock either. Tigers go 3 and out.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:15:45


Great rugby punt by Spiers all the way to the BC 9!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:20:49


BC picks up a 1st down. Ball at their 32.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:21:23


XAVIER THOMAS SACK!!! His first of season! 2nd and 14 now!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:24:00


INT SPECTOR!!! DK got a piece of it and Spector caught it on the deflection! 10th INT of the season for Tigers is a big one!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:26:23


UNBELIEVABLE!!! For the 2nd time today, the refs negate a HUGE momentum INT by the Tigers with a BS roughing call! Thomas was in mid-air for Pete's sake when the ball was released!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:26:56


And now Xavier is out for targeting. Lol worst refs since Ron Cherry! Thomas will miss the first half at Notre Dame as well.


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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:28:10


Huge 4th and 3 coming!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:28:38


Of course, complete to Hunter Long for a 1st down. Ball at Tigers' 46.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:29:38


3rd and 9 now from the Tigers' 45.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:30:26


Incomplete deep! BC going for it on 4th and 9!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:31:19


Timeout BC. Play of the game coming on 4th and 9 from the Tigers' 45 with 2:27 left!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:32:52


INCOMPLETE!!! Tigers take over on downs with 2:21 left! BC has 2 timeouts left. The Tigers can ice this with a first down or two. Knock on wood!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:34:19


Travis runs for 6. Timeout BC with 2:15 left.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:35:01


Travis runs for 3 more. HUGE 3rd and one coming with 2:10 left. BC is out of timeouts. Pick up the 1st down, and it's ball game!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:37:24


Ugh Travis is a foot short of putting the game away. Dabo will punt on 4th and inches.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:38:20


SPIERS PUNTS A BEAUTY! Ball bounces out of bounds at the BC 4! There's 1:24 left.

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 14:39:39


BRESEE!!! Grounding in the end zone makes it a safety! Tigers lead by 6 with 1:18 left!

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CUTrevor 2020-10-31 15:04:23


That's the ball game! WHEW! It was stressful as a heart attack, but that was the best thing that could have happened for the Tigers. DJ just passed a crash course in football and needed it if he'll be the starter at Notre Dame next week like I think he will. The Tigers really showed their mettle, scoring 24 unanswered points after falling behind by 18. It was their largest 1st half deficit since 2013 FSU and largest deficit at any point since the 2017 Sugar Bowl against Bama. BC was catching all the breaks in the world, and that was some of the worst officiating I've seen since Ron Cherry! Those 2 enormous roughing calls to negate interceptions almost cost the Tigers the game. They would have won easily if not for those! Not to mention the 14-point swing on the fumble by Etienne at the goal line. It was a perfect storm with Trevor, Skalski and Davis out, but the Tigers came through it with the win! That's why they have the nation's longest active win streak, now at 27 straight. It was also their FBS-record 50th straight Saturday win, 40th straight non-playoff win and 28th straight ACC win. Travis Etienne is now the all-time leading rusher in the ACC, breaking Ted Brown's 40-year-old record.  

I'll have post-game interviews shortly!


TIGERS WIN 34-28!!!





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