Swinney suggested the defense lost their focus and were “playing to the scoreboard a little bit.” Murphy, KJ Henry, Nate Wiggins, and Sheridan Jones (back from injury) looked sharp, but others had less stellar days. Fortunately for the Tigers, Brannon Spector secured FSU’s onside kick and Clemson left with a win.
After allowing two TD drives to start the game, the defense played well through the remainder of the game until they allowed back-to-back touchdown drives of 60 and 94 yards in the fourth quarter. Florida State wouldn’t quit, however.Ĭlemson’s defense seemed to lose focus at the end of the game. That’s where you’d love to be able to lean on your O-line to break their will. Unfortunately, the two drives following the field goal that put them up 20 were just 2:26 and 1:03 long and ended with punts. Once Clemson secured a 20-point lead in the third quarter, you would have loved to see them run the ball effectively and salt the game away. That’s probably because we won the turnover margins and won special teams.” – Coach Dabo Swinney
“I didn’t think we’d win if we didn’t outrush them, but we did. For the third week in a row, Clemson was outstanding in the “middle eight.” They outscored Florida State by 17 in just a few minutes and the game seemed over. It came on an aggressive trick play call from OC Brandon Streeter and put Clemson up 31-14. A 69-yard kick return by Will Shipley followed by a 31-yard TD pass to Davis Allen continued Clemson’s rapid assault. A DJ Uiagalelei touchdown run put Clemson up 24-14 at halftime. A Myles Murphy strip sack gave Clemson the ball back in Seminole territory. A BT Potter field goal gave Clemson a 17-14 lead. The crowd was loud, doing their tomahawk chop, and it felt like fertile ground for another big upset on the day that Alabama fell to Tennessee. The score was tied at 14 with two minutes remaining in the first half. After securing a 20-point lead, however, the Tigers played with their food and allowed Florida State to suffer just a six-point defeat. I suckered her into going again and was quickly reminded of the foul words commonly flung toward Clemson fans.Īfter the Seminoles sniped an offensive recruit from Clemson last week, a dominant statement win would have been ideal. Over a decade ago, I took my future wife to the game in Tallahassee and she swore she’d never return after being on the receiving end of some very poor sportsmanship from FSU fans. That was an incredibly painful loss, but these students and recruits were too young to experience it.įor all the talk about Florida State’s supposed resurgence and how good it is for the ACC if they’re “back,” my first trip to Tallahassee in over a decade has me feeling differently. Current freshmen at Florida State were in elementary school the last time the Seminoles beat Clemson way back in 2014.
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