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OFFICIAL PLAYOFF THREAD: NO.12 CLEMSON at No.5 Texas

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 11:49:22

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

Hill Billy 2024-12-21 11:50:22

ljg48 2024-12-21 11:51:05

AggieDave 2024-12-21 11:51:46

ljg48 2024-12-21 11:52:24

Hill Billy 2024-12-21 11:53:11

ljg48 2024-12-21 11:53:47

AggieDave 2024-12-21 11:54:17

...N!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 14:26:57

A lot of Clemson Orange here! Beautiful football weather, not a cloud in the sky and low 60's.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 14:31:54

No surprise injuries or personnel out! Tigers are ready to roll!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 14:36:54

The Walk of Champions! I'll have video shortly!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:09:55

Captains today are Mafah, Carter, Brinny and Texas native Harris Sewell.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:10:38

Horns win the toss. Tigers will get the ball first!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:11:20

Randall back to receive the kick. He had the big return against SMU that set up the game winner.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:12:15

Screen to Mafah on the first play for just 2 yards.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:12:44

Completion to Moore for a first down!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:13:20

Ugh pass to Wesco broken up.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:13:58

Slant to Antonio for 8 yards to make it 3rd and 2!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:14:39

Cade scrambles for a first down at midfield!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:15:17

Complete to Wesco for 9 more! First catch for the Texas native.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:15:50

Mafah runs for a first down!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:16:41

Mafah runs for 7 more! 2nd and 3 at the 31.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:17:21

Complete to Brinny for another first down at the 25!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:21:32

Ugh Cade tackled for a one yard loss on a blitz.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:22:10

Cade runs for 4 yards to make it 3rd and 7.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:23:01

TD ANTONIO!!! Busted coverage! What a great opening drive, almost 7 mins!

TIGERS LEAD 7-0 IN 1ST.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:27:52

Wisner runs for 4 yards on first down.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:27:53

Wisner runs for 4 yards on first down.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:28:09

Screen to Wisner for a first down.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:28:37

Ugh completion to the tight end for another first down at midfield.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:29:35

SACK TRE WILLIAMS!!!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:30:41

Ugh almost another sack, but Ewers gets the pass off. Big 3rd and 10 coming up!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:31:04

Ugh Wisner runs for a big gain to the Tigers' 16.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:32:14

Good tackle by Sammy. 3rd and 2 coming up!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:33:07

Horns going for it on 4th and 2! Manning came in for that play but goes back out.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:33:53

Ugh Horns run for the first down to make it first and goal at the 3.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:34:14

Horns punch it in for a TD.

TIED 7-7 IN 1ST.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:44:16

Ugh Cade sacked for a 5 yard loss. 3rd and 14 coming up!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:45:00

Check down to Mafah goes 13 yards to make it 4th and one at the 34. Tigers lining up to go for it, but they will not snap it.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:45:43

Yep, Tigers let the clock run out to end the quarter. I'm sure they will punt here on 4th and one to start the 2nd.

TIED 7-7 AFTER ONE.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:47:27

Yep Swanson out for his first punt.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:47:51

Not a great punt but not terrible. Horns will take over at their 35.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:49:04

Ugh Wisner runs for a first down right through the middle.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:49:58

Good grief toss to Wingo for another first down at the Tigers' 38.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:51:15

Good grief Blue goes for another run practically untouched 38 yards for a touchdown. Tigers are in trouble the way the Horns are running it!

TIGERS TRAIL 14-7 IN 2ND.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:55:02

Ugh Randall returns the kickoff and is tackled at the 20.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:56:08

Randall lines up in the backfield and runs all the way to the Horns' 35! Nice wrinkle by Riley!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:57:43

Randall still in the backfield!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 15:58:04

Ugh Cade sacked to make it 3rd and 16 at the 46.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:01:56

Ugh nice pass by Cade in tight coverage, but Wesco drops it. Swanson out to punt.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:02:23

Horns will take over at their 13.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:02:52

Ugh illegal shift on the Tigers puts the ball at the 18.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:03:57

Ugh Horns run for a first down at the 27.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:05:15

Good grief completion deep all the way to the Tigers' 28. Looked like Aevion recovered to get there in time, but the receiver made a great catch though contact.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:05:39

Ugh Horns run for another first down at the 16.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:07:03

Good grief Wisner runs untouched for another touchdown. Tigers cannot stop the run. 21 unanswered points.

TIGERS TRAIL 21-7 WITH 7:26 LEFT IN HALF.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:11:25

Cade runs for 6 on first down.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:12:28

Ugh direct snap to Randall gores for a loss. 3rd and 7 coming up.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:14:03

Good grief Cade's pass is deflected at the line of scrimmage and picked! Horns take overt at the 25.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:16:01

Nice tackle by Sammy on 4th and 2! Tigers take over on downs at their 18!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:18:44

Ugh almost a first down completion to Antonio but he was out of bounds. 3rd and 7 coming up.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:20:08

Good grief Cade's pass is deflected at the line again! Tigers go 3 and out.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:20:48

TFL WOODAZ!! Makes it 2nd and 16.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:23:41

Looks like Horns' OL Cameron Williams is done for the game. That could be significant.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:25:28

INT MICKENS!!! Would have been a pick-six, but they called a blindside block on the return. Big play by the Texas native! He caught it on the tip drill after Carter tipped it.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:26:05

Tigers will take over at the Horns' 46. Another Texas lineman is down on the field.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:27:15

Complete to Antonio on a slant for a first down at the 36!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:28:04

Cade runs for 5 more to take us to the 2 minute timeout! It will be 2nd and 5 at the 31.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:31:05

Complete to Wesco for a first down at the 19!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:32:09

Whew! Cade almost throws a pick-six on the old tight end throw back.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:32:57

Huge 3rd and 5 coming up!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:34:14

Ugh Cade scrambles and throws it in the dirt. They will have to settle for a field goal attempt.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:34:40

IT'S GOOD!!!

TIGERS TRAIL 21-10 WITH 1:33 LEFT IN HALF.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:36:41

Good grief Gunn kicks it out of bounds to give the Horns the ball at the 35.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:37:18

UGH Aevion almost had a huge, diving INT! That would have turned the game on its head.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:38:20

Big 3rd and 4 coming up at the 38! Would be a 55-yard field goal from here.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:38:41

Good grief Ewers runs for a first down at the Tigers' 26.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:40:33

Good grief wide open tight end Helm down the seam for a touchdown. Coverage bust by the Tigers.

TIGERS TRAIL 28-10 WITH 28 SECONDS LEFT IN HALF.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:42:06

We could have had a 7-point game at half, and it's now an 18-point game instead!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:43:01

Easy E runs for 3 yards.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:43:56

Completion to Easy for a first down at the 38. Unfortunately, the Tigers just used their last timeout with 6 seconds on the clock.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 16:44:34

Tigers run out the clock to end the half.

TIGERS TRAIL 28-10 AT THE HALF.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:09:50

Ugh Horns complete a pass to convert on 3rd down.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:12:02

Ugh Manning comes in on 3rd and one and scrambles for a first down.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:13:19

Big 3rd and 13 coming up at the Tigers' 39!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:13:55

Good grief PI called on Aevion in the end zone to bail the Horns out! First PI of the game is a costly one. First down at the 24.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:14:54

Good grief another missed tackle and Wisner runs to the 5. That's probably game over.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:15:47

Manning comes in to try to run it in and is stopped. Ewers comes back in for 3rd and goal at the 2.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:16:37

Tigers get a big stop to hold Horns to a field goal, but they are gonna need some huge plays to get back into this.

TIGERS TRAIL 31-10 IN 3RD.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:20:56

First catch for Brinny for 8 yards.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:21:14

Complete to Wesco for a first down at the 42.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:22:00

Good grief Cade sacked for a 14 yard loss.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:22:42

Completion makes it 3rd and 15.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:23:44

Ugh Cade had Antonio open for a first down, but a bad pass was knocked down by Mukuba. Tigers will have to punt.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:28:26

Tigers force a 3 and out finally!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:33:06

Complete to Brinny to the Horns' 25!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:34:16

Complete to Jarvis for a TD! First of the freshman's career! Great pass by Cade.

TIGERS TRAIL 31-17 IN 3RD.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:39:07

Ugh completion to the tight end for a first down at the 41.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:40:19

Good grief terrible PI call on Aevion. Should have been OPI!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:41:28

Big 3rd and 5 coming up at the 39!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:42:07

Horns going for it on 4th and 2 at the 36.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:42:50

Incomplete! Tigers catch a huge break, as the pass was behind the open receiver! Tigers take over on downs at their 36!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:43:51

Keith Adams runs for 4 yards on first down.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:44:26

Complete to Moore for a first down across midfield!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:45:09

Ugh incomplete deep to end the quarter. Tigers will have 2nd and 10 at the Horns' 47.

TIGERS TRAIL 31-17 HEADED TO THE 4TH.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:48:23

Complete to Antonio for a first down at the 29! Good way to start the 4th!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:48:55

Complete to Moore for 7 yards!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:49:23

Cade runs to make it first down at the 11!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:51:05

Adams runs to the 4 to make it 3rd and 3.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:51:59

Ugh Cade is stuffed for a loss. Tigers going for it on 4th and 6 at the 7.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:52:17

TD MOORE!!! Cade bought some time, and Moore found the soft spot in the zone. One-score game!

TIGERS TRAIL 31-24 WITH 11:43 LEFT.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:57:31

Hors return the kickoff and are tackled at their 17! Momentum in this place has totally flipped.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 17:58:26

Good grief Tigers miss more tackles, and Blue takes it 77 yards for a touchdown. Momentum right back to Horns!

TIGERS TRAIL 38-24 WITH 10:48 LEFT.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:02:05

They just had Matthew McConaughey in the endzone on the mic, leading the crowd chants. Lol

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:02:59

The bright side is that there is still almost 11 mins on the clock. If they had eaten up 6-8 minutes on a TD drive, that would probably be ball game.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:04:45

Complete to Moore for a first down at the Horns' 40!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:06:28

Complete to Moore for another first down at the 10! What a throw and catch! Cade took a big hit right after the pass.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:06:56

Wow, Moore almost made a one-handed TD catch!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:07:30

ROUGING!! Makes it first and goal at the 5!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:08:21

Cade sneaks it to the one! It's 3rd and goal.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:09:00

Ugh Tigers burn their first timeout.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:12:49

Ugh Cade is stopped at the one. Here we go...4th and goal at the one.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:13:54

Good grief Keith Adams is stuffed at the one. Tigers turn it over on downs at the one with under 8 mins left.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:14:36

Good grief another questionable PI call on Aevion.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:26:39

Just got down to the field. Tigers can’t get Horns off the field. This one is over.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:30:43

Manning coming in to go for it on 4th and one with 1:46 left. Game over if they get this.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:32:04

Wow Horns fumble and recover but Tigers take over on downs with 1:43 left. So you’re saying there’s a chance..

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:32:54

Complete to Brinny! He gets out at the 30!

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:33:36

Ugh pass goes through Brinny’s hands

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:34:43

Ugh Wesco makes a great catch but out of bounds. 4th and 6

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 18:35:26

Ugh Cade’s pass is knocked down. Ball game.

CUTrevor 2024-12-21 20:02:34

That's the ball game.

TIGERS LOSE 38-24 TO END SEASON.

They put up one hell of a fight when most teams would have given up! ACC Champs, 10 wins for the 13th time in 14 years and a 7th CFP appearance. Not too bad at all!

Sad to see the seniors go out this way, but the Tigers have a young team returning, and should have an even better season next year!

I'll have post-game interviews, highlights and notes posted in a bit.