The Tigers found themselves tied 3-3 with three minutes left in the first half, but just as they did against NC State, Clemson used the 3-4 minutes before and after halftime to take the game over. Three minutes and 10 seconds into the second half, the Tigers had turned a tie into a 17-3 lead and ended up winning by four touchdowns. If fans are disappointed with a 28-point win, it simply means Clemson is back and expectations have returned to where they were before last year’s “down year.”
They have much tougher tests the next two weeks with a road trip to Florida State and a home game against Syracuse, but before we turn our attention to those contests, let’s analyze what happened in Chestnut Hill.