Alabama vs Clemson on course for a rematch?
Alabama vs. Clemson on course for a rematch? NCAA.com
...We did. — Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) Clemson’s is 25.6. Alabama has trailed only once, for 2:13 against Florida State. Clemson has trailed only once, for 21 ½ minutes against Auburn. Alabama is a stat sheet juggernaut; first in the nation in scoring defense, eighth in scoring offense, second in rushing defense and fourth in rushing offense. Clemson has a committee of four running backs carrying the football, and together they have scored 12 touchdowns in five games, averaging 6.47 yards a carry. Notre Dame’s famed Four Horsemen combined for 19 touchdowns in 1924, and averaged 5.6 yards a carry. MORE: Alabama has scored 29 touchdowns and given up five. For Clemson, it’s 25-6. Alabama has been outrushing the opposition by an average of 241.8 yards a game. Clemson 154.8. In 2016, Alabama’s Jalen Hurts became the first freshman to ever start for Nick Saban at quarterback. He has thrown or run for 10 touchdowns this season, and leads his team in rushing. Never Satisfied. — Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) Alabama football: Turnovers on Offense
Forced Turnovers on Defense
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W — Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) Clemson vs. Virginia Tech: It’s 124 miles from Clemson. This much we know: They both know the way.
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PRESENTED BY They have become the two undisputed heavyweight champions in college football, and September suggested nothing had changed. What we have here is Ali vs. Frazier in shoulder pads. In one corner, wearing crimson, the Tuscaloosa Terror . . . Alabama. And in the other corner, wearing orange, the Palmetto State Pummeler . . . Clemson. It’ll be three months before they’re ready to rumble again in the rematch of the rematch – Alabama-Clemson III, if both get there – but it’s not too early for a tale of the tape. Alabama has lost once in its past 32 games. That was to Clemson in the national championship game last January. Clemson has lost twice in its past 38 games. One was to Alabama in the national championship game the season before that. Alabama just beat two SEC opponents by 59 and 63 points. Clemson just beat three top-15 teams in September, two of them on the road. AP TOP 25: In the past two seasons – which featured Alabama-Clemson I and II for the national championship games – Alabama had 17 players taken in the NFL draft. Clemson has had 15. Alabama has not lost an interception or fumble in its first five games. Including the end of last season, the Tide has now gone 34 quarters and 590 plays without a turnover, the longest streak since 1940. Alabama’s turnover ratio is 10-0. Clemson has scored four touchdowns off opponents’ turnovers. Alabama’s average winning margin in its 5-0 start is 37.6. "I bet you won't..."...We did. — Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) Clemson’s is 25.6. Alabama has trailed only once, for 2:13 against Florida State. Clemson has trailed only once, for 21 ½ minutes against Auburn. Alabama is a stat sheet juggernaut; first in the nation in scoring defense, eighth in scoring offense, second in rushing defense and fourth in rushing offense. Clemson has a committee of four running backs carrying the football, and together they have scored 12 touchdowns in five games, averaging 6.47 yards a carry. Notre Dame’s famed Four Horsemen combined for 19 touchdowns in 1924, and averaged 5.6 yards a carry. MORE: Alabama has scored 29 touchdowns and given up five. For Clemson, it’s 25-6. Alabama has been outrushing the opposition by an average of 241.8 yards a game. Clemson 154.8. In 2016, Alabama’s Jalen Hurts became the first freshman to ever start for Nick Saban at quarterback. He has thrown or run for 10 touchdowns this season, and leads his team in rushing. Never Satisfied. — Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) Alabama football: Turnovers on Offense
Forced Turnovers on Defense
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W — Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) Clemson vs. Virginia Tech: It’s 124 miles from Clemson. This much we know: They both know the way.