SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Can Ohio State hang with Clemson in a shootout? That question was aimed at OSU linebacker Raekwon McMillan a couple of weeks ago, and he didn’t like it.
“I’m not going to say a team is going to score 45 points on us and we’re going to have to score 48 just to win the game,” McMillan said. “As a defense we never want to say that’s going to happen.”
But some think the College Football Playoff semifinal Saturday in the Fiesta Bowl could be a high-scoring affair, despite OSU being near the top in almost every major defensive statistical category this season, including fewest yards allowed (No.