Last year, Clemson ran right at 72 plays a game on its way to playing for a national championship. For the most part, it worked out nicely as the Tigers averaged a school record 528.7 yards per game, while also averaging 43.9 points.
In the top-ranked Tigers’ opening game at Wake Forest this past Saturday, they racked up 561 total yards and ran 82 plays. The actually ran 50 plays in the first half.
The offense, which has playmakers everywhere, looked as if it returned more to its roots from the Chad Morris era of running plays … wearing opposing defenses down to help maximize its level of execution.