Clemson and Michigan kept themselves in early season playoff contention on Saturday, though it’s more than fair to still have some questions about both teams.
The No. 21 Tigers were the more convincing team with a 59-35 win over NC State as No. 18 Michigan needed a late fourth-down touchdown to avoid a second-half collapse in a 27-24 home win over No. 11 USC.
Let’s start in Clemson, where the Tigers’ offense looks totally different than it did in a 34-3 Week 1 loss to Georgia. Clemson (2-1) has scored 101 first-half points over its last two games since the shellacking and opened the scoring less than two minutes into Saturday’s contest when QB Cade Klubnik ran 55 yards for a TD.