4 imperfect Playoff teams, however exclusively Clemson can achieve perfection

Early in the game, both teams provided the level of entertainment expected in this game. Logan took it 47 yards to the end zone getting a key block from Quinshad Davis to free him.

Sure, Gallman had a 16-yard TD reception, his first of the season and the second of his career, but he knew he had to have a more productive second half. Bama will get the higher-ranked of the two in the Cotton Bowl. He would be the first Clemson player to be invited to the ceremony.

Whatever success UNC had in the first quarter disappeared in the second. The Tar Heels would draw within two scores, at 42-30, with less than 10 minutes left, but the Tigers always held the ultimate advantage: Clemson had Deshaun Watson, and UNC didn’t. Even when Williams had time he was painfully off the mark, often overthrowing receivers.

UNC attempted the onside kick on the ensuing kickoff and came up with the ball. Religion in all its varieties has all the time been one of many logos of the Swinney era; assurance has-been another.

Since the surgery, Austin’s family says his recovery has been going well. “But when you watch the replay, I’m not sure what exactly he saw”.

UNC reached the Clemson 41 to start the third quarter, but Williams was picked off by Cordrea Tankersley inside the 5. The Tigers have since entered halftime with a 21-16 lead, but this touchdown may still prove to be costly.

“No matter where we get the ball, we have that mindset of get one first down, and if we do that we can score”, said quarterback Deshaun Watson, who finished with 420 yards total offense. “He just tried to do something on his own”. That’s the way it looked anyway during a 97-yard scoring drive when Clemson restored some order in the third quarter.

UNC didn’t quite give up though the offense still struggled.

The 82-yard march wiped out Iowa’s 13-9 lead, which it got on an 85-yard pass from C.J. Beathard to Tevaun Smith.

Up by three scores at that point, the Tigers went into cruise control the rest of the way-much like the Tar Heels have done all year long.

Henry turned in a performance that might be good enough to lock up the Heisman, carrying a staggering 44 times against one of the nation’s top defenses and putting the Tide ahead to stay on a 2-yard run late in the first half.

Wayne Gallman ran for 185 yards on 27 carries and scored two touchdowns and Artavis Scott had seven catches for 96 yards and a score. Ending his day with 289 yards passing, 131 yards rushing and five total touchdowns, Watson guaranteed a spot as a Heisman Trophy finalist in next weekend’s ceremony. Elijah Hoods 2 yard run cut the lead to 12.

SDSU took a 24-17 lead after touchdown runs of 1 yard by fullback Dakota Gordon and 28 yards by Rashaad Penny. Green was called for targeting on a helmet-to-helmet hit against Switzer on a second-quarter punt return.

The Tigers needed to recover an onside kick with 1:08 left to secure their 16th consecutive victory, and they got the benefit of a questionable offsides call against Carolina on a previous onsides kick attempt which the Tar Heels recovered. The call was highly questionable as noted by this screen shot.