The Clemson Tigers Won the ACC Championship

“We’ve got to focus on what we’re trying to do”, the Clemson coach said. His favorite early target Saturday: East Lake High’s Artavis Scott, who had five catches on the Tigers’ first two drives.

Clemson, S.C. -Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the victor of the 2016 Chic Harley Award by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio. Clemson’s defense leads the ACC and is eight in the FBS with 307 yards allowed.

After Temple (10-3) scored touchdowns on its first three possessions, protecting the 21-0 lead became substantially easier when No. 20 Navy (9-3, No. 19 CFP) lost standout quarterback Will Worth to a second-quarter ankle injury.

He and the Tiger defense almost exhausted themselves to a point where the Hokies nearly tied the game in the final minute.

The Tigers’ defense gave up 252 yards on Virginia Tech’s last four possessions.

But they didn’t do anything with it after taking over at the Clemson 38 and trailing only 21-14. Watson connected with Leggett for the second time in the half on a 10-yard pass extending the Tigers lead to 21-7. Watson will receive the award at the Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards banquet on February 4, 2017. Ford now has 2,911 receiving yards in his career.

“He’s been unbelievably consistent”, said Swinney.

Ohio State and MI are clearly two of the best teams in the country, but neither of them won their division. “You win that moment; you win that play”.

The placement could give Virginia Tech an upper hand in attendance, which would be a welcome sight for the players.

The Hokies started the second half losing 14 yards of total offense as Clemson stretched its biggest lead of the game to 35-14 lead behind Deshaun Watson’s pin-point precision and hard-nosed running with a 2-yard touchdown run, his second of the game. “He kind of settled down a little bit”. “But low and behold as the season progressed we’re going uh oh, there’s really a chance that both of our teams are going to be in the game, so here we are”.

“I always look forward to a new opponent, someone that you don’t get to play very often”, Phillips said. We just wanted to be the ones with the trophy at the end.

Chaos for the selection committee was avoided, but there were tense moments Saturday, as the Tigers’ 21-point second-half lead was almost blown.

And he did it this season after six of his starters, five who were underclassmen, were taken in the National Football League draft.

This group of seniors for Virginia Tech could be known for their help in getting the Hokies back to the national stage. The junior solidified his place in NY for next Saturday’s Heisman Trophy presentation with 288 yards passing, 85 yards rushing and five total touchdowns. They are especially tough against the pass, giving up just 180.2 yards per game through the air. “We can’t get caught in a situation like that again or if he’s sitting back there that long somebody’s just got to go rush the quarterback”.

“This is great, it’s a lot better then being home because we are out of Norfolk Virginia and it’s about 40 degrees there”, said Ron Bennington, Virginia Tech fan. He’s a hard guy to tackle. “We’re looking forward to having a better time this year”.

SAN DIEGO ST. 27, WYOMING 24 Rashaad Penny rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and Donnel Pumphrey added 110 yards and one TD as the visiting Aztecs won their second consecutive Mountain West Conference championship. This is the same Swinney who has had them locked in since a November 12 loss to Pitt.

Later that night, the Razorbacks’ athletics department issued an apology, saying Bielema had instructed the school’s communications director to move the Hokies up in his poll after their performance in the ACC title game, but Tech was “inadvertently omitted” from the coach’s ballot. Clemson awaits the final College Football Playoff rankings, which will be announced Sunday at noon.