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The last time Chase Brice faced Syracuse, he manufactured a game-winning touchdown drive that included a 4th-and-6 completion as Clemson’s backup quarterback in 2018. SU was one play from upsetting the Tigers for the second-consecutive year, but Brice’s throw doomed them.
Brice — now the quarterback for Duke — didn’t have to throw often to beat Syracuse again on Saturday. Instead, he turned around and handed the ball off 63 times. The Blue Devils turned to a rushing attack that posted 164 yards in the opening quarter and frequently opened up gaping holes in a SU defense that plugged nearly every one through the opening three weeks.