Current Score: Clemson 14, Ohio State 14 Clemson’s opening drive was eye-opening. The Tigers made a very clear statement: they intend on getting to the boundaries and aren’t interested on running between the tackles very much. They think their speed is an advantage. Trevor Lawrence’s touchdown run was a perfect example – Baron Browning played that RPO well, but he couldn’t catch up to Lawrence as he raced for the pylon. 8 plays, 82 yards in less than three minutes for a score, thanks to a 26-yard screen pass to Travis Etienne and a 27-yard rainbow down the sideline on 3rd-and-5. The opening drive of the game is the easiest to script, but so far, no issues for Clemson without OC Tony Elliott. Ohio State went 3-and-out on its first possession, during which it had to call a timeout while Clemson’s defense looked out of sync. But the Buckeyes defense…
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