Irish prepare for passionate, raucous Clemson crowd

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Stopping No. 20 Georgia Tech means finding a way to at least slow down the Yellow Jackets’ ground game. Tigers players certainly took note, with several saying they favorited the tweet, revealing a little-known loophole in their season-long social media ban.

“It’s a close team”.

Because of season-ending injuries to Zaire and five other key players, Kelly noted he’s still testing different mixtures of personnel and strategy to find what works the best. There’s no quit in them.

“They’re going to challenge every throw”, Kelly said. For Prosise, even though he was on offense as a receiver, at running back you have to be in sync with the protection that has been called for that particular play, while also being able to diagnose a defensive front and determine where they might be trying to bring pressure from. Right now, that’s senior running back C.J. Prosise.

With just five days until what is arguably is the biggest game ever played at Clemson, all of the attention is on the young superstar who has completed 58 of 78 passes for 641 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions this season. “And letting them understand that regardless of the atmosphere, it’s about Clemson and how we play”.

It happened in 2011 when the 8-0 Tigers were beaten by Georgia Tech 31-17.

Along with a November date against the Seminoles, Saturday’s visit from the Irish figures to be Clemson’s biggest opportunity to paint itself as a playoff contender. Trailing 14-0, freshman tailback Marquis Young broke through the line for an 83-yard TD run on the last play of the first quarter.

“When you have that many chances against a great team, I think it’s fair to say he’s got himself back on track” Bennett said. I really don’t care about the polls. “He’s going to continue to get that”. ESPN’s College GameDay will broadcast from the Tigers’ campus.

Clemson was the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title, with Watson the favorite for player of the year. Smith is an athletic anomaly, can play a multitude of positions and now leads the Irish with 29 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss. “The quarterback, obviously, is a big threat here”. Kelly said that the team will practice on grass for 6 periods with loud noise pumped in. “I’m sure, like everybody else, there will be those butterflies and a few nervousness”. Fumbling hasn’t been an issue for the Tigers so far, but in a game this evenly-matched, any mistakes one way or another could turn the tide.

“Unfortunately the storyline when we win is going to be banged-up Notre Dame couldn’t quite beat the Tigers at home”, Mac Lain said, alluding to the Irish playing with a backup quarterback among other injuries.

Clemson safety Jayron Kearse said Notre Dame’s receivers, particularly Will Fuller, have been a bit mouthy this week, trash-Tweeting on social media.

Notre Dame head coach Theresa Romagnolo said it was apparent during offseason workouts that Doyle was ready to become a presence on the field for the Fighting Irish starting this fall.

“We know who we are”, Martin said. The Florida State defense held them off to secure the 1-0 shutout on the road.

“We do have Tim Bourret, and Tim Bourret is 2-0 lifetime in these games”, Swinney said.

“I think our football team was well-prepared for Florida State relative to being on the road and a loud crowd and all the things that go with that”, Kelly assessed Tuesday.