Covering the tight end has always been a thorn in the side for Clemson.
Alabama’s O.J. Howard is still running wide open down the far sideline in the 2016 National Championship Game. Of course, Pitt’s tight ends are still catching the shovel pass and running down the middle of Frank Howard Field from 2016.
“We have played some really good ones… I try to put them behind me after we play them,” defensive coordinator Brent Venables said. “They are athletic like the Alabama tight ends we have faced before. The Notre Dame tight ends, Hayden Hurst (from South Carolina) was pretty good.