CLEMSON — Head coach Dabo Swinney’s highlights of Clemson’s win over Stanford Saturday night in Death Valley included a gritty win, some tension, and second-half adjustments.
No. 15 Clemson scored 23 second-half points and held Stanford in check for the majority of the second half and defeated the Cardinal 40-14 to improve to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Stanford took advantage of watching the Clemson defense’s game film from the first three games and repeatedly found room on the perimeter as Clemson defensive ends lost contain or linebackers lost gap integrity.