Quick release paramount for Barrett vs. Clemson D-line

Such is the situation Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett will find himself in on December 31, when his Buckeyes take on Clemson in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.

Both teams have top offenses and quality defenses with plenty of potential National Football League players on both sides of the ball. The Tigers and Buckeyes also had tough paths to get to Glendale, Ariz.

The hope at OSU is that Weber will hit a few big plays in the playoff games.

The Ohio State defense has taken on elite quarterbacks in recent history.

On Saturday, Clemson will take on another highly touted quarterback in J.T. Barrett, but Clemson defensive back and All-ACC first team selection Jadar Johnson isn’t sure Barrett stacks up with other quarterbacks seen this year by the ACC champs.

The College Football Playoff is just five days away!

The Barrett-less Buckeyes were major underdogs, but Cardale Jones loved being the underdog and led them past the Crimson Tide, 42-35. He’s going to be a factor there, but he’ll need to make enough plays in the passing game to push the Buckeyes to a victory. “We have recently published the first (and smaller) leg of the work”, Morris says.

“We did all the stats against the teams they are supposed to beat, and then, the big games, and they are number one in interceptions and tackles for loss”.

Ohio State Buckeyes safety Malik Hooker returns an interception for a touchdown during the second half against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio Stadium on November 5, 2016.

The fact that Prince has been this bad has been one of the more surprising developments of the season. He totaled 1,072 yards on the year, posted four 100-yard games, and led all freshmen in the Big Ten with 89.3 rushing yards per contest.

That’s when a pass goes up and it’s receiver vs. defensive back. Nine of those TDs were 20 yards or less, and he’ll be the main target in that situation. The Tigers have won the previous two, a 17-15 win in the 1978 Gator Bowl, and the 40-35 win in the 2013 season Orange Bowl. The SN first-team All-American creates mismatches in the backfield and on the perimeter. They’ve allowed an average of just 282 yards and 14.2 points per game – both top five in the country.

Picking apart the 2016 campaigns for both teams reveals two similarities that will create a fascinating war in the trenches: Both Clemson and Ohio State have worries about the offensive line’s ability to establish dominance at the point of attack and both teams also have ferocious, dominant defensive fronts on the other side of the ball. The only quarterback to run for any kind of success on Ohio State was PSU’s Trace McSorley, with 63 yards and a score on 19 carries. Meanwhile, Ohio State’s struggling offensive line has to battle a defensive line that ranks third in the country in sacks per game. Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence, and Carlos Watkins all tip the scales at 300 pounds. Their last appearance was a national championship victory over OR in the inaugural year of this new system. It needs to be just as good.

We could rope guard Billy Price in here, too. What makes this Clemson front so risky is their ability to rush the passer from the interior of their defensive line.