CHESTNUT HILL, MA – Clemson won the middle eight minutes, and it all started with running the football on a late first-half drive.
Last week, Clemson surged to a 30-20 victory thanks to a 14-7 advantage in the “Middle Eight,” defined as the final four minutes of the second quarter and the first four minutes of the third quarter. Clemson outscored Boston College, 14-0, in the middle eight and is now 60-2 since 2015 when outscoring opponents in that window.
Tied 3-3 with Boston College late in the first half of Saturday’s eventual 31-3 victory, Clemson forced a Boston College punt from its own 12 with 3:45 to play and Antonio Williams returned it 20 yards to the Boston College 28.