May 15, 2026

Clemson and Ohio State: Another Desert Beatdown?


The last time the Clemson Tigers met the Ohio State Buckeyes met in the in the College Football Playoff semifinal it led to one of the most lopsided wins in the short history of the playoffs — a 31-0 shutout by the Tigers in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. The second time the two programs will meet will again be in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona, and the question is simple: Will the Tigers blank (or at least dominate) the Buckeyes again? The last time the two programs met was in 2016. The Tiger roster featured names like Wayne Gallman, Jordan Leggett, Artavis Scott, Mike Williams and, some quarterback named, Deshaun Watson. The Buckeyes, under former head coach Urban Meyer, had no answer for the offense prowess or the defensive power of the Tigers. In fact, head coach Dabo Swinney told the media, “I watched a lot of film…

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