Trevor Lawrence connected with Travis Etienne with 1:49 left in the fourth quarter to give No. 3 Clemson the lead and Nolan Turner intercepted Ohio State’s Justin Fields in the end zone with 37 seconds remaining, as the Tigers erased a 16-point first half deficit to defeat No. 2 Ohio State 29-23 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz. With the win, Clemson earned its fourth championship game appearance in five years and extended Clemson’s national-best winning streak to 29 games. The Tigers trailed 16-0 in the first half before two touchdowns in the second quarter cut the Buckeye lead to 16-14. Clemson scored a touchdown in the third quarter to take a 21-16 lead into the fourth quarter. Ohio State retook the lead with 11:46 remaining, 23- 21. With 1:49 remaining, Lawrence found Etienne for a 34-yard touchdown to reclaim the lead.…
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