I am not saying that Saturday’s Fiesta Bowl was exciting, but it was that kind of night.
We were sitting in the press box during the final quarter of Clemson’s 29-23 victory over Ohio State at State Farm Stadium Saturday night and Nikki leaned over to check her pulse. It sat at 107 beats per minute and was rising as the Tigers and Buckeyes duked it out, and you can bet she wasn’t the only person in the stadium who pulse was racing. It was that kind of night.
Linebacker James Skalski looked up at me in the locker room and smiled a weary smile and said, “That might have been the most fun I’ve ever had playing football.