Forget about the tempo. Forget about the four- and five-wide receiver sets. Forget about the bombs down field. Yes, Clemson is a spread team, but it is not your typical spread team.
Clemson wants to run the football, and that’s what it’s doing. The Tigers rank 21st in the country and second in the ACC at running the football, averaging 217.8 yards a game.
The last time a Clemson team rushed for more than 200 yards in a season – James Davis and C.J. Spiller combined to average 217.8 yards a game in 2006.
“Our guys take pride in running the football, and when we are running the football we are in control of the game,” Clemson running backs coach and co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott said on Monday.