Clemson’s coaching staff preaches the importance of finishing drives, and finishing games.
Second-ranked Clemson’s offense finished a lot of drives in a shootout, 43-42 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday in Death Valley, but it was the drives the Tigers didn’t finish that cost them their chance to clinch the ACC Atlantic division title.
Up by eight points entering the fourth quarter, Clemson had several opportunities to take a two-score lead at the end of the game. But three fourth-quarter possessions in Pittsburgh territory resulted in a punt, an interception and a turnover on downs, respectively.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh answered the interception with a touchdown and the turnover on downs with a game-winning field goal in the waning seconds en route to the upset win.