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Clemson Football: Notre Dame will try to pressure Trevor Lawrence

The Clemson football team will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first-round of the CFB Playoff in the Cotton Bowl.

The Tigers will be looking to advance to the National Championship game for a third time in the past four years.

Throughout the next couple of weeks, we will be breaking down every single facet of the game as we get ready for what should be an exciting Cotton Bowl.

Today, we’ll take a look at how Notre Dame will plan to stop the Clemson football offense.

First, here are a few quick things to know about Notre Dame’s defense:

  1. Notre Dame has the best secondary in the CFB Playoff
  2. The Fighting Irish have given up just 12 plays of 30-plus yards all season
  3. Notre Dame is No.