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Clemson football using Ohio State loss as motivation heading in 2021

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields (1) gets hit by Clemson Tigers linebacker James Skalski (47) in the second quarter during the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Skalski was called for targeting on the play and kicked out of the game. College Football Playoff Ohio State Faces Clemson In Sugar Bowl

The 2021 Clemson football team hasn’t forgotten in the slightest what happened the last time they took the field in the CFB Playoff this past January.

Though the Tigers were considered a slight favorite over Ohio State in Sugar Bowl when the two teams matched up in the CFB Playoff semifinals, it was the Buckeyes who came out well ahead.