Virginia Tech vs. Clemson Championship Game | ACC Football Classic (2011)

[Music] and the Journey Begins Watkins stepped out he's got to come all the way now 15 out to the 22 and we will see Taj Boyd and Herby told you in the first eight games he was magnificent 24 touchdowns and three interceptions then Herby last four games four TDS and seven picks yeah I think this entire offense has been struggling in recent weeks and I think it's affected Taj boy's confidence I think tonight they're going to try to get him reesta ability to reestablish his confidence some quick throws try to get this offense back in sync when it was executing in a way that very few offenses in the country were earlier in the year ties is a road sophomore quarterback out of Hampton Virginia and they'll give it to Ellington Andre Ellington he tries to get that left Edge and very close to a first down Hosley is there defensively and Herby let's take a look at tonight's impact players brought to you by Dr Pepper well when these guys are clicking they're as good as anybody it starts with Taj voy and his decision making tonight Andre Ellington you can see how quickly he can accelerate up field Dwayne Allen maybe one of the more electrifying tight ends in the country keep an eye on big number 83 and Samy Watkins the two are kind of tied together when the tight end plays well it opens it up for Watkins so they hand it back back off to Ellington and he pounds for the first down before linebacker Jack Tyler brings him down here are your offensive lineman and that fell in the middle Dal Freeman made the all ACC first team as the center keep an eye on the left tackle Philip price who's coming back to main knee they tried to play him early last week he wasn't a very effective they took him out they're hoping he's able to go tonight power game work right away now Boyd's first pass and they'll work it short underneath and that's Brandon Ford so Brandon Ford one of the tight ends a junior from wandoo South Carolina and right away you're seeing Tempo Tempo Tempo something that's very important for Clemson you see Taj Boyd checking himself out of the game as part of the Wildcat package here and Clemson getting their their plays together but Chad Morris the offensive coordinator loves the tempo to try to get the defense on their heels l will take the snap on the Clemson Wildcat and he'll keep it himself and he is stuffed the Hokies were not fooled on that and that is Hosley who is an outstanding defensive back coming up to make the stop number 20 Herby if you go back in the stats with him he once picked Russell Wilson who was in playing quarterback for North Carolina state three times in a single game you know he had nine interceptions last year he's a first team All-American this year he's come up with three one of the top cover Corners in the CC maybe even in the entire country now Taj Boyd is left with a third and four after that wild cap play didn't gain much that's Allen the tight end going through the formation T looks for that screen over there going to take off himself and did not get it exm the safety comes up and they are a yard short but Taj Boyd one thing that he's really trying to improve on is once his primary receiver is not there he quickly comes off of it and tries to create that time as you said Bren he was trying to set up the quick throw the screen off to the left but the Hokey defense completely dialed in Reading their Tendencies here early and they were there to take it away and forcing to boy to have to try to run for it there's Dawson Zimmerman guess who awaits it Hosley jron Hosley the Junior from Delray Beach Florida let this one roll and it takes a hokey bounce before it is down at the 23 yd line on the hoky 25 yd line and keeps it himself and Andre Branch who had a monster is there ball comes loose Clemson claiming they've got it on the first offensive play of the game and big Andre Branch gets off the bottom with the football let's take another look at this one now the The Exchange on a Zone read there was a miscommunication that ball looks like definitely out before he went down that is a fumble out of Doubt Anthony The Freshman linebacker punched it out and what a future he has got up with his shoulder and knocked it free without a doubt that football came out and two of the better players on the Clemson defense Andre branch and as you said Anthony Jarred that ball loose with his headgear yeah Anthony hery was one of the more highly rated linebackers coming into the college game this year and watching the tapes of them he's just been getting more and more reps yeah he he is a tremendous athlete who has really good instincts 63 235 lbs you know that play started where it was the Zone re and it was a miscommunication and right here as he goes down bang the ball is out before he touches the surface without a doubt that's a fumble in that first game Andre Branch had four sacks against Virginia Tech of course is a member of the ACC First Team all conference this year and Andre is a senior out of Richmond Virginia pry they're sorting it out here on the field it goes up obviously to the replay but this is an Allstar crew folks these fellas were working this game tonight graded out very high the replay official Ted Jackson of course he received the highest grade of all the replay officials in the ACCC they were saying he was down by contact we thought the ball had come through speaking of Allstar Cru that was an All-Star picture that last one really showed that the ball came out and that this was a fumble and I'll tell you what for Clemson a team that's lost three their last four they need something early to spark them they need something early to get their confidence reestablished and if they get this turnover maybe this is what this team needs and if the whistle blew on the play remember if there is continuous action in the replay official sees that the player is going for the ball you can turn it over to Clemson so the whistle if it's in would be inadvertent in that situation it doesn't matter if the replay official said that the action continued so here comes the referee Jerry F review they're rolling on the field the runner fumbled the ball prior to being down at the 24 yd line will be first and 10 Clemson Tigers have it as the call on the field is reversed and here Herby is what you said an early opportunity now we find out if Taj Boyd's able to take advantage of this first turnover that the Clemson defense has created in over three games not only have they been turning it over on offensively they've not been able to create turnovers and here in the ACC Championship the very first play they're able to create a turnover and give Toge boy great field position DeAndre Hopkins is one of the receivers out to the right and Sammy Watkins is up toward the top your scen this is allton couldn't find any d right and is dropped at the 25 yd line we talked about their first eight games you thinking about 40 points a game new offensive coordinator and Chad Morris the turnover margin everything was going their way and then the last four games it's almost like they' become shell shot Taj Bo thre behind Watkins but he was under enormous pressure that time Kyle Fuller who has been moved up to that high position he got in on the quarterback and I think Kyle Fuller is arguably one of the top players in the ACC he has had to move around this year because of a variety of of injuries to butd Foster's defense I would say he's the most valuable player on this hok defense they Blitz him they play the coverage he does everything third down and 10 from the 25 Ty boy stands TI wide open TouchDown down Wayne Allen one of the best tight ends in the country muscled his way [Applause] in broken coverage we just talked about Kyle Fuller and how versatile he can be man-to-man coverage and it looked like Fuller may have gotten lost there in coverage left the big tight end all along and it's an easy touchdown an easy throw for Taj boy and they take advantage of the opportunity chadler katenzaro adds the extra point and a turnover leads to seven points for the [Music] [Applause] Tigers only 170 mph so Benton will kick it off and it'll be fielded at the 50 by Gregory and Gregory to the 35 yard line Virginia Tech played man-to-man coverage on the outside they're playing manfree which means the safety's right in the middle now the tight end Dwayne Allen is going to go out and up and here is the man who actually should follow he should be manto man everybody else's man-to-man coverage and Kyle Fuller actually loses his man Dwayne Allen I don't think he ever got the call because he didn't even look at him and that's the wrong guy in the red zone you want to leave alone Dwayne Allen is the go-to guide for Taj Boyd down to the Red Zone looking for a clean play the hookes with one snap turned it over and they missfire on the pass to Wilson and we take a look at tonight's impact players brought to you by doct Pepper for Virginia Tech and Logan Thomas he's going to have to try to show he can come through some adversity tonight after the way this game has started David Wilson one of the more electrifying Runners has amazing acceleration and then on the outside Jared boyin and Danny Cole these guys are number one and number two respectively in career receptions and they're going to have to make some plays against press coverage from the Tigers defense second and 10 for the Haws it's the full by Joy Phillips as an HB back good protection that time first completion to the 40 yd line and what a hit that was Hall number 31 who unloaded on Dan go and Hall had a huge game last week against South Carolina has outstanding ball skills and right now they're just reading their keys they're in position as a defense and it's amazing how one turnover can change a month of frustration for clemon right now they have their Swagger and they're playing with a lot of confidence and this defense is flying around third and three from their 40 Thomas Fires for the first down into Clemson territory and that's boen number 81 who grew up right here in Charlotte nice to see Logan Thomas sit in here little stunt up front it's picked up no concern at all with the protection third and short and this is where Logan Thomas again I think this is the area that he's grown the most he understands the down in the distance and what he needs for that first down makes an accurate throw for the first look he is 66 and he releases up over the top second largest quarter by I should correct myself second tallest quarterback in college football in the FBS this year and he can throw a strike to the 46 yd line and it is caught the line judge said that ball was caught by boyin little bonus question tonight you know who number one is right we've seen him this week right from K Rockell Montana oh really okay Brock oser Brock oser that's right Arizona State standing good call here Thomas play he just he just looks like a different guy I I think it's going to be interesting tonight everything from the Clemson game on has gone so well for them looks like they're going to take another look at it but everything has gone so well for him and for this team coming into the 9 count for tou just two turn two turnovers well tonight he's already got a turnover it's going to be interesting to see how he faces that adversity and brings this team back because he's got it in him so they're going to take another look at this we will here as boa number 81 gets down with the hands that's clear a ball has skipped on the turf and this will be turned over so the replay official has been busy here early two easy ones though we we usually we you and I head we like to challenge the replay now we'll be second and 10 please reset the game clock 9 Minutes nowson 4S but man-to-man coverage even press coverage where they're challenging the wide receivers at some point Logan Thomas is going to have to be able to throw the ball vertically downfield they're going to have to make some pass plays down field to get this Clemson defense to back up a bit and then they can get David Wilson and this Virginia Tech running game going second and 10 Marcus Davis comes to the left side for Thomas and now Thomas wants to go back over the play on his wristband and I don't think Davis was too deeply involved in this play folks second down of 10 they might want to single him and now trying to get straight is David Wilson for and he is hammered for a loss and that is Brewer and the first thing we notice about this tiger team is they are pounding away defensively they are pinning their ears back and they're coming after Logan Thomas I just talked about the Press coverage and I'll tell you Kevin steel the defensive coordinator from Clemson he's an aggressive coach and he knew com into this game that he needed to be able to challenge Logan Thomas and the biggest thing that happened that could help Clemson again is getting that turnover and really cranking up that aggression on this side of the football third and 12 from the 49 yd line Thomas steps up in trouble has to go to the safety valve and that is the running back Wilson nothing doing brought down quickly by Jenkins and the hokes are forced to punt here early and they get him to Third and 12 and they play zone and they're basically just taking everything away downfield and Kevin steel could not be more proud at the start for this Clemson defense [Applause] and here's a story dropping back to punt again is Danny Cole the wide receiver he punted very well for them last week now not only will he occasionally return a punt but now he is the punter and one of their starting receivers he averaged over 47 yds a punt against Virginia last week There's a penalty flag penalty flag fire to the snap was to the D game full start number 88 offense 5 yds fourth down I think the the Snapper also trying to talk to the official I think there was some confusion down there for Virginia Tech well the Snapper Colin Carroll number 50 for Virginia Tech is a story also for Frank Bieber that young man right there out of a suburb of Minneapolis is the first scholarship Long Snapper that Frank Beamer has ever had and he hits it at 99.5 only in the rain against Miami has he ever had a bad snap right into Cole's hands perfect and he hangs it high in the air Hopkins fair catch at the 10 yd line and Well Done by The Long Snapper Carol and the punter Cole LSU in Alabama certainly looks that way and the winner here would be headed for the Discover Orange Bowl in Miami but all those decisions are be reveal tomorrow they bring Watkins around the end and he picks up a good gain here on first down now the new offensive coordinator the big change that Davos Sweeney made is he brought in Chad Morris who had spent one year at Tulsa now coach Morris was a legend in Texas high school and he brings that uptempo offense and what he wants 80 snaps a game folks that's a bunch second down and four flares out to the side to Ellington and nothing doing for a loss on that time and another fine defensive play by Kyle Fuller he love to see 80 to 90 snaps you know their first eight games when they were humming they were averaging close to 90 plays a game and these last these last few weeks they've not been able to get into Rhythm and get into sync and I think it all starts with Taj Boyd and his decision making and his accuracy I think he's been forcing some things in recent weeks but he's gotten off to a good start here for Clemson tonight well here is a big third down for Boyd and he's got the first down DeAndre Hopkins that man from South Carolina fix it up Virginia Tech brought everybody and Eddie Whitley the safety almost got home coming right up the middle baj Boyd he's got to be able to account for him he doesn't have enough blockers there this is a hot route where he's got to get the football out of his hands before Whitley can get to him makes a nice accurate throw and the best thing is he kept his Focus downfield instead of looking at the pass rush now they come back with Ellington trying to get the left Edge and he cannot get back to the line of scrimmage so so far they have not been able to get the edge Rush In And and that's been a big emphasis by Bud Foster and the hoky defensive staff is they've got to be able to hold that edge Force the ball back to the inside and I think they have a lot of confidence because of the speed of this defense that they can chase down ball carriers if they can win that battle on the edge on second and 11 ties boy in trouble now coming back as Watkins did a beautiful job Sammy Watkins saw that the quarterback was scrambling he came off his route and worked his way back and a nice job here of improvising by Taj Boyd he buys just enough time gets the ball thrown in front of James Gail and Watkins like any great receiver works his way back to his re his back to his quarterback and it looked like he may have stepped out about a half a yard short but they're looks like they're going to bring out the sticks for a measurement to see the young freshman working back to the quarterback to try to bail him out Taj Boyd so far Brent five of six and and off to a much better start tonight than the way he has played in recent weeks that will bolster his confidence absolutely that was what they were hoping for Chad more telling and Tabo Sweeney telling us that's what they really wanted to see get him off to a good start so we've got an injured player and I believe that's Hosley who was down Hosley of course the outstanding defensive back for the hookies they've had ajri in now so here comes your third and short coming in b is also Off the Bench if you just joined us the tigers are without suspended running back Mike Bellamy so Ellington is going to get a full load here tonight and here he comes barges straight ahead for the first down Luther Matty in there on the stop it's been an area that's really been a problem for them third and short in this style of offense sometimes a little bit more of a finesse offense they don't have the ability to explode off to line of scrimmage up front this time they're able to pick it up first down and 10 Watkins moves into a slot look and they run the ball to the right and that time Elli with daylight and Heather there was a long meeting on the of dbo Sweeney and the Tigers this week indeed there was talk about long 2 and 1 half hours on Monday for what Sweeney called a reality meeting he told his team we don't have an ability problem we have an accountability responsibility and dependability problem then he went on to remind his team that the Packers were a wild card team last year look what they did now it's our playoffs time to make history and so far they have played well as Ellington if he gets the spot here we'll have another first down it's very close BR I think there's so much youth on this football team and they enjoyed such a big start and I think I think it may have affected them psychologically late in the year once they' already clenched their division and they were going to play in the ACC Championship I think they lost the edge that they were playing with early in the year but they've regained it so far tonight the pistol look and again it is third and short Boyd checks over the the sideline Ellington and H jumped him the hoky jumped him we just talked about how this has been a trouble spot for them on Third and short and it doesn't look like they got it Whitley and Tyler were there for the Pooky defense now he's got a fourth in short up by seven [Applause] of course the fans want to want to see him go for it and again here H the hokes will be very mindful of a fake in this situation we got to be careful faking a punt down here Danny Cole who punted earlier is back to return it so ladies and gentlemen this the first for me fair catch by Cole who is already punted in the game and now he was a return I've got to tell you I have never seen that trying to get Wilson going little bit of daylight in the middle before he's pushed back now Logan Thomas has become a different quarterback from the Clemson game and I really think you got to go to the Miami game kind of the drive where he played exceptionally well in the entire football game he was 23 of 25 for the game but if you look at this this drive eight plays 77 yards and here the winning touchdown to put Virginia Tech up 38 to 35 I think that's where his confidence probably probably gain he gained the most confidence from that performance three wide receivers and they are all to the left side for the big quarterback so Clemson shows Blitz on the side they run at it and not much doing there for David Wilson and Hall comes up and makes another stop well this front right now really the front set and they are attacking Kevin still has them in attack mode I think they are determined to make Logan Thomas Danny Cole on one side Jared boyin on the other and Marcus Davis the receivers from Virginia Tech show that they can get away from press coverage and if they're not going to be able to execute some sort of vertical passing game they're going to continue to face an attacking Clemson defense now it is four wide with the tight end out they bunch to the left Thomas back to the middle and he's got Marcus Davis and Davis is down at the 47 yd line a first down with Meeks hanging on this third down pass yes sir Brandon this is great protection on Third and long Logan Thomas throws it just in time just in time before a Clemson Defender can get over he splits the scam there and Xavier Brewer just missed getting a hand on that football to knock it away Wilson and Oglesby both running backs Josh Oglesby joins David Wilson in that back field alongside Thomas they've got three wide Oglesby behind Wilson that time and still going his first Carry of the game and it's a beauty let's check in with Reese Davis for an update [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and here of course Clemson leads Virginia Tech Virginia Tech though into Clemson territory for the first time and there goes the Deep ball caught touchdown DJ Kohl's 45 yds through the [Applause] air we just talked about they got to be able to get the ball thrown downfield against his press coverage playaction got the defensive backs with their eyes in the back field and a great job by Cole's getting behind the coverage and good throw by Logan Thomas Janelle TS on the extra point both can get here deadlock Watkins is driven deep into the end zone he'll take a knee and come out to the 20 man to free Again by Clemson manto man out here free safety in the middle who's just kind of roaming back there play action in the back field notice the play action that's going to get the linebacker in the safety up koh's goes inside actually turns the safety around Xavier Brewer and then it's a great throw downfield when teams play press coverage the quarterback in the passing game you've got to be able to make him pay for it not only is that a touchdown for the hokeys Brent but it can affect play calling down the road and make it easier now for David Wilson to be able to run the football if he weren't with us earlier Thomas fumbled the first snap of the game and it led to the Clemson touchdown and Taj keeps it slips it out side to Mavis Bryant his first catch of the game and Bryant is out to the 22 yd line a gain of a couple well let's make it three closer to the 23 actually it's a common play you see in college football on the next level of an option play where he fakes it and then he has the option to either run it or throw it out to the receiver it's not a pitch option but it's either a pass or run option for the quarterback and here's Taj and he is upended by exom Antoine exom a hard-hitting safety comes up and we have come to the end of the first quarter because they're down so many starters Brent so young boner is on the field as Taj boy looks right at him and throws in underneath dric Bonner who has replaced Hosley so they immediately go to Brown for the completion aiming right at the youngster for 17 yds and they just simply read the corner and made an evaluation on what to do with the football nice accurate throw great decision by Taj Boyd Chris Hill is the corner on the other side and Fuller has moved up to that hybrid spot Tes boy at plenty of time can't find a receiver throws it [Applause] away Virginia Tech outstanding coverage there and I think the thing that the hokeys want to challenge Taj Boyd on tonight is trying to take away his primary receiver he has a tendency if his goto receiver's not there his eyes come down onto the pass rush and he starts to want to create even sometimes when he's not feeling pressure he starts to bail out that time they took away the primary and got the pressure where they needed it DJ Howard checks in as the other running back with Ellington Taj boy inou hit on the release that time by Jr Collins the rushan from Stafford Virginia J.R Collins on one side and James Gale on the other going to test this Clemson offensive line that's given up 11 sacks in the last two games good job of bringing actually some pressure by Kyle Fuller he occupied the offensive tackle and it freed it up for J.R Collins to get the pressure Ellington the lone running back three wide to to the left for Taj Boyd on this big third down Boyd going to go deep Watkins foot race no penalty Flags covered by Kyle Fuller and he was with him cover it was Fuller again such versatility he's able to run stride for stride with one of the fastest receivers in the country and again Boyd gets hit this time by Derek Hopkins but look at this Fuller's been pressuring he's been blitzing now he's back in coverage the fans here think that he's bumping on Sammy Watkins pretty tight coverage there by Fuller Dawson Zimmerman and Cole is back fair catch here now at the championship game Virginia Tech deadlocked and Oglesby gets the first hand off and he is through about the 15 yd line where it will be spotted on first down you know hery when we were out at for for game a couple weeks ago Chester he looked to be trim he was playing basketball with those two beautiful daughters who you just don't know you really don't and uh you know obviously a great Clemson Tiger and uh man who was trying to give back you know had a great career and decided to be a part of that staff with uh with David Shaw and doing great work so you're right our our our thoughts and prayers go out to their to his family second down and eight for Logan Thomas you're going to take off on a quarterback draw 6' 6 in and if they give him the spot he could have the first down well this is the area that really gave this Clemson defense fits last week against South Carolina and if the fans from Clemson are watching they know that Conor Shaw had a field day running the football last week 113 yards rushing most of those when plays broke down and he was scrambling and that time Logan Thomas taking advantage of against some room there and picks up the first down meanwhile Thomas against Virginia Herby ran 18 times for 70 yards and ran in for two touchdowns first down and 10 and he has to throw the screen pass away he's under enormous heat Meeks in on top of him Kevin steel continues to mix up the coverages playing a lot of manto man makes five just goes right by to Christopher the right tackle Thomas really didn't have a chance to be able to set up this screen off to the right good time to call that by Kevin steel it's a little bit of a risk but they got there before the play could have been set up and if they got it off it would have been a big play Chris Greger the tight end number 33 has checked back into the lineup it'll be second down and 10 for the Hokies and Oglesby continues to be the running back this is going to put him in third and long Hawkins the middle linebacker with the stop continues to be very very tough to be able to run the football when you think about Frank Beamer football Brent over the years you think of a dominating defense outstanding special teams and an offense it Prides itself on running the football with Logan Thomas and really Tyrod Taylor the last couple years that's changed quite a bit tonight they're not being able to get a push at all against this Clemson front the left tackle Andrew lanir checking back into the game beckon his backup had been on the field so here's third and long for Thomas and the hookies Clemson shows pressure incomplete and terrific coverage that time by Breeland man-to-man coverage on third down Breeland takes away the inside at least he gets beat initially but is able recover his positioning there he looked like he was trying to take away Jared boyin on the quick slant boyin got there initially but the quickness and the acceleration by bradin allowed him to catch up to knock that ball away so wide receiver punt returner Danny Cole back into punt again standing on his own 11 hits at about the 15 yd line Hopkins will let it bounce and it'll roll dead at the 28 yd line and the kids have had such a good time with tigers and cookie birds and all the rest first down and 10 now Ellington straight ahead to about the 28 yd line last time Clemson was on the field it's an example of what Chad Morris wants the quarterback to be able to do a linebacker Blitz he's got a receiver or running back out of the back field all alone nobody picked him up he's got to be able to read that hot read instead he locks into his primary receiver Sammy Watkins and just heaves it downfield it's an incompletion and they taken off the field Tes boy keeps it throws on the move and it is complete for a first down to the 45 yd line and Chiron P The Freshman from Moore South Carolina here's a great Throw This Time by Boyd he throws it actually back behind the receiver allows him to use his body to be able to deflect and keep the defender away from him so this time Taj Boyd on the run to the left comes back throws back against his body and makes an accurate throw and they come back with Watkins trying to get that edge with his great speed and let us check in with ree Davis for sports center right now [Music] [Applause] so as a result reys we would expect the TCU if they move up will get a bid to a BCS bow on again tomorrow night at 8:15 that'll all be made public and then at 9:00 at the top of the hour they'll unveil all of the Bowl matchups but it is very possible if things break right the TCU will play Michigan in the sugar bow but we'll have to wait and see how that unfolds second down out here in short [Applause] Herber Ellington for the first down Whitley makes the shot hson still trying to fight to get to the outside it's such a big part of this offense play before they got Samy Watkins on that Jet Sweep coming from the right to the left back into the boundary he got the corner picked up big yards and this time again and they work that left side of the Clemson offense Quick Pitch the Watton trying to use his speed against Chris Hill and he goes for a burst to the 31 yd line before he's forced out of bounds and that's a first down you know Chris Hill felt challenged the last time these two teams met he really felt I remember hearing him after the game say you know I took it personal they wanted to come after me they wanted to challenge me and I stepped up and I thought I played very well again they're trying trying to come after him again with especially Hosley down and boner and Hill holding up the corner spots now they look back to the Bonner side on the juggle Watkins again forced out of bounds and he's at the 26 yd line and that's where Clemson will have second down but this time Taj Boyd is able to check it down instead of locking in and trying to throw it and force it downfield he makes a good decision and now here's second and five wide open on the other side's Hopkins Hopkins goes to the 6yd line and Fuller finally brings him down but it is first and goal as we take a look back at how they're doing in the red zone and look at the soft coverage from these Corners remember Hosley is out Hill is on one side fer on the other and they're really challenging the Virginia Tech Corners a 20yd gain and Ellington battles his way to the three zone is brought to you by Verizon and you can see how they have fared as Morris makes his substitution package as they approach the goal line sends his jumbo unit on the field he's got to be very proud of this drive we'll see if they can punch it in and get a touchdown eight plays 70 yards a little over 2 minutes and they're definitely in a little bit more of a hurry up [Applause] mode from under Center Taj Boyd scrambling and gives ground it'll be third and goal Jr Collins there defensively great coverage by Virginia Tech they took away the two receivers that were going off into the corner of the end zone and doaj voy just trying to create to make something happen but the Hokey stay at home and the speed again very evident from Virginia Tech third down to B keeps it tripped up and a decision to be made by S and Clemson Tyler tripped the quarterback up number 58 and Sweeny does not hesitate sends the field goal unit onto the team quick read here by Taj voyd he's checking out the defensive end he wants to be able to make it sure that the end commits down to Ellington he does that's the right read but Virginia Tech is sitting right where they need to be to keep Boyd out of the end zone a 20-yard attempt here for Kenzo to put the Tigers back in the lead on the money [Applause] and Benton Greg will feeli this one at the 10 yd line for the hookies little bit of a crease and he is out to the 39 yd line all right here who do you have come on hary take a shot take a shot who was a we wouldn't have asked you this if it was not a well-known name if it was a name you're not thinking about and you'll be thinking about more in a week from now it is somebody who I know you're thinking about Heisman that boy there we go baby we John Heisman Clemson won that game folks 17 to5 Johnny he was that game brought by Dr Pepper sure go David Wilson is back in as running back and he is cut off immediately what a read they seem to have when he's going to get the ball here tonight well I again I think they're really just dialed in to stopping the Virginia Tech running game watch the orange jerseys watch how they are running to the football they're beating Virginia Tech up front at the line of scrimmage Blake Christopher that time getting thrown around but these guys are playing hard and Andre Branch quietly having a big time game this entire defense playing great Courtney Brown also involved up front on that that play Logan Thomas is six of 10 he has thrown one long touchdown pass that to Kohl's for 45 yds now up over the top and wison couldn't hang on and that was because of the hit by Lewis Carlton Lewis a safety from St Augustine Florida unloads and how many times have we seen this where they call helmet to helmet this time you see the safety Lewis comes in a little bit High I mean anymore you can't watch you can't watch a college or a pro game without that hit being called almost every single time agreed we saw it called on the West Coast every week yeah every almost every game you watch now here's your third and 10 now four receivers out and pressure on a fourman rush that time and Andre Branch the big defensive in in on top of Thomas first meeting six tackles for a loss four sacks coming off the left side he just uses his speed to go right around laner wasn't anything fancy outside of just using his left arm to keep lanir away and then great quickness to go around him Clemson leading by a field goal Cole on to punt once again for the hokes and Hopkins back deep a booming punt by Cole Hopkins hopes this one goes in the end zone but he kills it at the 2yd line oh my God Danny Cole is wasting his time as a wide receiver 647 remaining officially a 60 yard punt so Taj boy from his own in Zone on the Move hit on the release and I think that receiver was out of bounds yes indeed and Whitley was applying some heat Clemson taking a little bit of a chance here with play action slow developing play Boyd trying to get outside he gets outside of tyell Wilson but Bren as you said Eddie Whitley was closing in as he tried to eventually get the ball thrown out there to Watkins but Watkins clearly out of bounds Tigers up by three got to be careful down here Ellington about six yds Deep In The End Zone gets a hand off and there's a hole on the left side and he squirts out ellton in a foot race Out of Bounds at the 34 yd line for a first and 10 so you talk about it Escape 33 yds for Andre Ellington you can see Andre Ellington is healthy now this cut right here and the ability to break away from an arm tackle and then the acceleration that's something that Clemson fans love to see is number 23 in the open field TI boy directing this offense with a three-point lead here's young Watkins and he'll be thrown down at about the 37 Whitley again and Eddie Whitley the senior from right here in Charlotte doing a good job defensively on this series as the plays are signal many of those signs are dummy signs and you never know when you're working against a Chad Morris coached offense which ones are line DJ Howard in as the running back ties Boyd on the move and he has to throw it away as the hokeys were on top of him and Marshall a freshman tackle you know Derek Hopkins a starter his brother Antoine out with an injury but all the second stringers are in there now for the hes look at Virginia Tech sniff this screen out from the very very beginning Wilson the defensive in the entire second team defensive line is in and Wilson was able to pick that up right away and just locked up the wide receiver Tod Boy again nowhere to go with the football so Ellington back on the field for the offense T Bo's in trouble that was pressure off the edge by Zack McCrae red shirt freshman forced him up into the pocket and the tackle was made by Hamlin well watch the left tackle there's some confusion up front again Philip price comes down and doesn't block anybody I mean Zach McCrae he's a he's an athletic guy but he pretty easy if you don't block him so we saw this as a concern last week against South Carolina where they gave up six sacks Philip price steps down and McCrae comes up with another SA so our punter is back to return a punt again Danny Cole awaits Zimmerman's punt heat on him and I might have gotten a piece of that one there is a penalty flag because apparently they got a piece of the punter too and that was Hopper now there is the young man that they threw the penalty flag roughing the passer from the 26 defense 15 yd penalty from the line of scrimmage first down Hopper's saying that he touched the football and Frank Beamer's saying hey if he touches the ball all bets are off you don't have to worry about roughing a punt let's take a look now see if 26 gets a hand on that ball I think he might have yeah I thought it had a strange flight [Applause] pattern tough to see but it is hard to tell Hopper came up right away kind of giving you that indication that hey I tipped the ball I tipped the ball and Frank Beamer is still on the field with the line judge and now the line judge is going to stop it he's going to go out to the referee the ruling on the field was roughing the kicker the previous play is under further review replay Buzz the downfield officials the previous play is under review so this has been instigated upstairs by the replay official who wants to see if perhaps the youngster didn't touch it now I tell you it had a strange flight when you watched it live from up here that doesn't prove everything because you know the punter had to hurry Hopper said he got a hand on the ball and of course this is a possession decision here the first look Brent that we had looked like you could see as you said a change in the Flight of the football off of the punt Hopper gets in there Kohl's gets in there well it does it does look like it changes now is it enough to be able to overturn it is is a question you can see the flight pattern of that ball and it struck me unusual Frank Beamer of course as all of you know he has made a career out of blocking kicks through the years it was interesting a discussion with him about it he said the one thing that has improved dramatically across the board in all of college football special teams play not as easy to block kicks as it once was that of course was a secret weapon of Virginia Tech but he said very seldom now do you get a free shot at a punter he's given too many clinics exactly he's taught everybody everybody comes into blackburg in the off season to study special teams so here comes the decision after further review the ruling on the field stands is called first down it was difficult to overturn I I want to back the instant replay official in this because even though I thought that the hand might have been on the ball I'm not sure I could have overturned it with what we saw yeah and and Frank Beamer's last argument was you could see the ball changing and the way it was coming coming from the way it came off the foot and then the way it was flying through the air but Clemson hey they they'll take the break Clemson leads it five minutes to go here in the first [Applause] half and a quick pitch to Watkins and coming up hard for that stop on the corner is boner the youngster who replaced Hosley so Dietrick Bonner with a fine tackle and Dietrich Bonner and Chris Hill are going to have to continue to make plays because Hosley with set Stinger there aren't any indications there at this point that he might be coming back out on the field now exom goes up and watches Allen the tight end Taj Boyd comes back the other way to Ellington and Ellington is stopped in open field by Fuller this guy the more tape I looked at this week the more I just fell in love with Kyle Fuller he had an older brother Vinnie Fuller who's a great player at blackburg that is just perfect technique that's it's not where you just lower your shoulder and try to knock the guy down with a collision look at him wrapping up perfect form tackle for all the youngsters out there on how to make a tackle in the open field basically five defensive backs ties Boyd back under pressure deflected incomplete and they are forced to punt that's an incomplete pass and Edwards was in on top of the play and tipped the pass on third down Virginia Tack and but Foster is coming after this offensive line it's not just about coming after Taj Boyd it's about coming after the offensive line and that time you saw Edwards the linebacker with the pressure he goes up and knocks the ball the football down now Fuller goes back deep with Danny Cole Danny Cole is the return man should there be a short punt Fuller is standing on the hok 31 Cole inside the 20 359 in the first half Cole's going to let this one bounce they hits a Clemson player at about the 17 yd line want to remind everybody this week on Monday Night Football the Chargers will try and stay in the AFC westbr they take on Jacksonville Jaguars of course we've got a new coach Jack Del Rio is out coverage begins at 7 Eastern Monday night countdown served by Applebees Philip Rivers and if you're like me you're one wondering what has happened to Philip Rivers more interceptions and touchdowns is year it's been bizarre and everybody's looking at Philip Rivers and North Turner and wondering what has happened to San Diego it was a team that a lot of people anticipated having a great run this year in the AFC but it's Tim TBO Time Out West right now no [Applause] question and now it was Logan Thomas forced to take off and up ended at the 21 as we go to Davis for an [Applause] [Applause] update here we go oh yes I would believe it here we go second down and complete and that is co the pter and he is thrown out of Bounds at the 25 yd line so this is going to bring up a about of third and two coming up for the Okies these Virginia Tech fans are fired up after the no call on the punt and now they're seeing Cole go out of bounds they think that uh Clemson Defender their Brewer may have thrown him after the he's already out of bounds I think 29 took his arms off he's okay we got to be able to still hit people in this game they're down in two now for the Hokies David wilsonon has been stopped pretty much here tonight he's carried three times for four yards the ACC MVP so for our guys from blackburg to get back in this game they Trail it by three they're going to need a dose of that running back this has been a terrific defensive performance by Kevin steels defense there for the Tigers so far they are attacking the line of scrimmage they are pinning their ears back I don't think at this point they are respecting Logan Thomas in the passing game now Logan Thomas made him pay for it he got a ball thrown downfield to DJ Kohl's but I think they're going to have to have more of that because right now it's not just the numbers that are up there for Clemson it's the mentality Kevin steel as you said these guys are as soon as the ball is snapped they're attacking it makes it tough for any cut back lanes that potentially could be there and and it's been tough for the hes to run the ball of course the winner moves on to the Discover Orange bull down in Miami and off of what happened in the SEC Championship we are fully expecting Herby tomorrow that it will be LSU and Alabama in the BCS National Championship game on January 9th slam dunk and and with Houston losing boy it it makes it interesting for tomorrow night as far as the at large spots because Michigan you know they obviously need to be able to get up there close enough to be able to have a chance but TCU you talked about it earlier they up into the top 16 and they're higher ranked in West Virginia Big East team that won their conference which you would think they will be they get an automatic spot in the Sugar Bowl which should be exciting patter yeah West Virginia is expecting to get a bit to the Discover Orange bow here is third down and two and the big quarterback with the read option keeps it for the first down now the All State BCS stand ings look like this and there are the top two teams who figure to be right there Oklahoma State leading Oklahoma and if they win it automatically they would go to the Tostitos Fiesta and it's probable that Stanford would be their opponent yeah and you look at Boise State at 11-1 with Kell Moore they're going to be very highly ranked in the final BCS standings and you wonder if they may be the team that's left out as a potential BCS at Mark first down and 10 coming up Logan Thomas throws back across the field double coverage incomplete boyin was the receiver and there is a penalty flag on the far side of the field over by the 19 yd line off sides number 40 defense five yds replay first down so Branch jumped offside on the play he's in a sprinter stance he got off to a little bit of a quick start there Andre Branch really the whole defensive line and talking to the Clemson coaches and even in Virginia Tech offensive coaches they talked about Dabo Sweeney's group the strength being clearly the front four and for Clemson to be able to disrupt Virginia Tech that front four is going to have to have a big night they've played very well up to this point first down and five and Thomas runs the option play and here's the pitch and cut down is Wilson Meeks had the pitch man and he did a great job they are just not letting Wilson get any daylight here four carries for seven yards they are taking him away another great open field Tackle by a defensive back Goodman took away the quarterback and made the quarterback Thomas pitch the ball and as you said boy Meeks was closing in on a hurry onto David Wilson and he didn't have a chance there's been some excellent tackling by both these teams here tonight no doubt some of the best open field tackling I've seen this season actually second down now and two there's a misdirection with Wilson and see what happens and this time he gets a little daylight for a first down to the 45 and let's go to reys Davis for an update reys [Applause] [Applause] n Reese and of course Oklahoma has dominated that series over much of the last decade the last Oklahoma State coach to win a bedum game was less miles before he went to LSU first down and 10 now Thomas can't get an open man going to be sacked takes a sack had to throw that away at the 37 with the clock ticking down Rennie Moore preditor with the sack but you can't take a sack in that situation the one exactly the one thing you cannot do and this is where Logan Thomas is still growing great coverage downfield outstanding but at some point you've either got to find your check down and throw it to David Wilson or youve just got to get outside and throw it away but you can't take the sack not only do you you lose the yardage the clock keeps moving you're forced to use a timeout they're fortunate that they had three timeouts and now they're down to two he is such a good story Logan Thomas out of Lynchberg Virginia raised by a single mom who had to work two jobs so basically his grandparents his mother's father and mother raised him and they said at the age of three he would come Grandpa let's go outside and play ball oh Logan I'm a little bit tired and look my shoes are off I'm watching TV and sure enough Logan would have the shoes in his hand and say let's go Grandpa Grandpa would go outside about played basketball and when he was 3 4 years old and by the time he was 11 and 12 he was a terrific young basketball player and then he discovered football so he's just a wonderful story second down didn't think he wanted to play quarterback but here he is and in trouble again and this time he does throw it away and he got a late hit this time on Andre Branch so that's a big personal foul penalty and a first down but branch is so excited to be able to get PR pressure remember he grew up in Virginia four sacks last time that they played 40 defense 15yd penalty automatic first down taking him out of the game he had four sacks last time they played he came close to getting after Logan Thomas see again Thomas is hanging on hanging on hanging on a little bit too long good call there Branch just takes it too far but Logan Thomas part of his experience as a basketball player I think stunned maybe his growth as a quarterback so he's still kind of learning as we watch him as just a sophomore at 66 255 lbs so with the penalty the ball is moved to the Tigers 48 yd line big mental air there now one minute two timeouts trailing by three and on the slant DJ Kohl's to the 30 yd line and they are moving closer to field goal territory here jell on the season 13 of 16 he's hit a 41 y this season against Mar soft coverage there good job of recognizing that easy throw for Thomas 50 seconds got time outs to stop the clock Thomas can come and use the middle of the field and he does just that drer the tight end and forget the field goal they got enough time to take a crack at the end zone here and a clock stops obviously with a first down now he's in a little bit more of a Groove here these last two plays Here Comes pressure and they forced the bad throw to drer Hall a safety Blitz was coming hard I love the call by Kevin steel they just gave up back-to- back plays where Thomas had time to throw they're hurrying up and they bring the pressure with hall right up the middle that's been a problem for Andrew Miller as a first year starting center teams that pressured them to the interior of the offensive line there's been some confusion at times that time Hall got in there but a good call an aggressive Ive call by Kevin steel 35 seconds they can still use the middle of the field because they've got the two time out second down and 10 and tripped up is Wilson he comes across the 15 Jenkins was there and so they will burn the timeout right [Applause] now those last two throws gave you a feel for how good Logan Thomas can be and where eventually he will will he will grow and become more consistent Thomas on a quarterback draw he's going to be down at the seven yd [Applause] line and there's a penalty flag thrown back at the [Applause] 18 so hang on for this penalty it's like a holding call he's indicating that better to put put that football away almost came out of there so now they've got to be concerned about setting up Cody jell here for the tying field goal he's got 20 seconds holding number 68 offense 10yd penalty replay third down that's Brooks The Right Guard who was guilty and he's on the all ACC second team hey BR I know he loves to play Hoops but look at the ball boy look out it's away from his body you got to put that football away and Clemson's trying to ooh almost came out there at the end so it is third down the ball is back at the 25 so this would put it 42 yds they need to pick up few yards here the big clock is running they've got to hurry boy Frank Beamer is irate cuz when the Big Clock takes off and he wants an explanation for the referee 30 second timeout so this is their last timeout with 6 seconds and so when they spotted the ball well again you got to know he's trying to call a timeout late but on an offensive penalty the the game clock will roll and so you've got to be aware of that from the sidelines you got to be aware of that obviously as a quarterback it's not just the the play clock it's the game clock that's moving they wasted about 8 to 10 seconds there now this would be a long for Cody jernell around 42 yds and he trots onto the field Trey Gres richardt freshman from blackburg he will be the holder number 16 we told you about the Snapper so Caroll this is on the right hash and a 40 two y this would be his career long if he makes it beautiful didn't he curl that one in for a career long bailed him out coach and quarterback I might add everybody that was pretty good timing for a a big time field goal here great snap the hold is perfect and he got I mean that's that's the that's the way you want to hit it if you're a field goal kicker 1 second left 10 to 10 it's going to be an interesting second half and janell's out of Ripple me Virginia Richard sophomore and now he's 14 of seven 17 on the season kicking game so critical oh so so important and I'm sure it'll come into play in the second half incidentally Virginia Tech does get the ball to start the second half so that was big for them to get three points and then be able to come back after the break and get the football back in the hand hands of Logan Thomas so Justin Meyer will put the ball on the te and they'll run the timeout here it has been 30 years since Clemson last visited the orange ball back when those days it wasn't the Discover Orange bow as it is now so there' be a lot of orange down there in Miami if Clemson could make it line drive and that's brown picking it up in the inzone on the last play of the first half so will go to the intermission deadlock to 10 here in the Dr Pepper ACC [Music] Championship and right after this kickoff little piece of news to update you on something here Herby as the kickoff is going to be fielded on the Y Line and Gregory comes out to the 34th the electricity has been off in Clemson South Carolina since the start of this football game and is apt to remain off for the entire game there's a fire and a substation down there so what I would expect to have happen is that somewhere there will be a replay maybe on ESPNU after power is restored tomorrow or somewhere down the week so those great fans down there can watch this football team right now they are tied at 10 they are on defense and Logan Thomas and the hokes with the first possession Thomas deflected incomplete and do you know how hard it is to deflect a pass thrown by a 6' 6 in quarterback yeah there they were Goodman getting in on it Goodman's about 6'4 himself they bring pressure again Jonathan Meeks they've got five defensive backs in there they brought five and they're pushing back that Virginia Tech offensive line so Clemson Kevin steel the tigers are hoping that that Trend continues where they win the battle at the line of scrimmage second down and 10 from the 34 yd line for the hokes and they are trying to get David Wilson going here in the second half Wilson six carries for 21 and now he has seven for 24 yards on the night so that TI defense they have done a great job on the Hokey running back you know he has 34 carries this year of 15 yds or longer that's most in the country and tonight seven carries for 25 yds and it's all about the way they are attacking up field and penetrating against the Virginia Tech line third down and six and Logan has to throw this away Anthony that very talented freshman linebacker was all over the Hokey quarterback again three plays three blitzes by Kevin steel he is fired up and he should be now we've got Virginia Tech with a dispute possibly with an official we get a late flag we have indeed Herby you saw it come down at the 28 yd line thrown back there by the Hokey player grounding number three that's a loss of down the spot of the foul fourth down so he was not outside The Tackle Box when he flipped it to the sideline the blitz is going to come right through the middle nice job there by Anthony with the acceleration the slight delay caused some confusion up front for the Virginia Tech offensive line cwell Punt and the Tigers figure to have good field position here but Cole drives one over Hopkins head this guy is amazing this is a youngster who didn't punt much until last week and let's check in down below now with Heather Cox Heather you guys were talking about the turnover story Clemson was minus 10 in turnovers the last four games Davos Sweeney said the fumble recovery that led to the touchdown really set the tone for the first half and he's proud of his defense offense on the other hand he said we still haven't gotten in sync Taj boy is missing targets that he normally hits he's got to be more efficient in the second half he also praised his team but said they need to be smarter in the second half too many penalties in the first half so Herby Cole has followed up an earlier 60 y with a 61 yd punt you talk about affecting field position and Allington dances to Daylight a terrific run to the 26 by the junior Clemson tailback nice pull here by the guard mlan he picks up a nice block there on the closing in J.R and I'll tell you again Ellington healthy is a different back great vision he's got that jump cut where he's able to get around the defender and get more yardage elled 76 yds on the night and now a strike to Hopkins for another first down and the tigers are mounting to drive out of Bounds at the 43 yd line look at again the soft coverage Corners you've got boner in there for jron Hosley and he's giving about a 12yd cushion there nice recognition there to see that and to be able to make a quick throw out there for an easy first down that's pitch and [Applause] catch and so the wildcat with Ellington and nothing doing that's a couple times we've seen this and they haven't been able to get that play going got alignment down but see Watkins trying to grab some of the Hokey attention but that time the corner Dietrich boner who's been picked on a bit out on the perimeter was able to come come in and make a nice play and it looks like Philip price is down now price was a question mark coming into this game and he's the big left tackle it was all ACC honorable mention this year and Brandon Thomas has been his backup from time to time this offensive line is been much maligned in recent weeks and his injury against Wake Forest has really I think affected the continuity of the offensive line so price going down we'll have to reshuffle the deck yet again up front for Clemson well get ready for bull season with the ESPN bound app featuring video news analysis the latest BCS standings they'll all become official tomorrow weekly projections ESPN's bull bound app free on iPhone and Android and again a reminder that 8:15 tomorrow night on ESPN they'll reveal the BCS bowls and then at 9:00 they'll run down the entire lineup Hy what do we have 35 Bulls coming up now in the month of December I think so yeah there's nothing better than bull week right that's great love to see the conferences battle one another well he is very slow to be taken off the field we've talked about it that that knee has been bothering him the last three weeks he's just trying to be a gamer just trying to play they tried him early last week against South Carolina and had to replace him he held up for a half tonight and it looks like it's going to be tough for him to come back so again the hokes are going without Hosley their fine defensive back from Del Rey Beach Florida he was injured in the first half boner and Hill have been playing on the corners and the hybrid has been Fuller Fuller now goes out on the slot receiver Taj Boy comes back short side got a first down put it in the hands of the electric one this time it is Hopkins and they continue to go after Dietrich Bonner who is a freshman now he's going to be a big time player don't get me wrong but he's playing in the ACC Championship game and Taj Boyd is trying to take advantage of that by going after him Hopkins has great quickness to be able to show him a vertical stretch threat and then come back underneath now Watkins In Motion coming around on that Jet Sweep thumble the hokes go for it but a Clemson player was also right there and it is Dwayne Allen the tied end to the rescue so here's a young man who is up for the Macky award is one of the best in the country doing those little things and how about boner who's been picked on this time he makes a pretty good play gets physical and boy it looked like ax exom had a chance to recover that but the big tight end is able to get it back for Clemson right between the wickets now they were looking for the pass by Hopkins and he does throw on the Move incomplete he was definitely going to get that ball off Jam Brown was the intended target that time and it will be second down and 10 for davo Sweeny's team yeah he actually wanted to throw this ball to the tight end here's Taj Boyd getting involved picks up the defensive in Jr Collins you know that time Hopkins was actually looking to the tight end Dwayne Allen but he fell down on going out for his route T boy keeps it left side bang straight ahead and he is down at the 20 yd line with Boner making the stop boy it's good to see Taj Boyd run the football with authority we've not seen this in recent weeks he is leaving it out there he holds on to the ball and it's boner again making a play against the run that is helmet to helmet folks we have seen that called I am surprised the flag didn't fly on that one ball at the 20 yd line third down and three Watkins slips into that back field now loads up he's the second man and they again an option to him and here comes Waton daylight 20 15 pushed out of bounds so Mike okain Bing plays here dials this up he gets the ball to the outside watch how quickly Taj boy delivers this nobody takes him but he just wants to get the ball to the speed typically quarterbacks are taught to take it to the defensive end or a Defender to make you eventually pitch it this time nobody took him but he just delivered the ball to get the ball out on the perimeter with outstanding speed by Sammy Waton and a first and 10 at the 15 Taj Boy again cuts at the 10 and he is at the 9 yd line before Edwards the linebacker brings him down option again here not just to pitch it but this time to throw it or to run it this is a different Taj boy this is the Taj boy that we saw early in the year playing aggressively boy Brent the last three or four weeks it's almost like he's been back there thinking too much worrying about making mistakes tonight he seems to be just turning it loose at pling football they can get a first down without scoring the touchdown at the 5 yd Line This is second and three this time Boyd is back to throw for a wide open TouchDown to Allen the big tied end again and there is a penalty flag hang on back at the 20 yd line but the referee is signaling this is going to be a touchdown he's telling davo Sweeny personal foul ring the passing number 17 to the defense there's a touchdown on the play 15yd penalty will be assessed on a kickoff you know who they went after again for the touchdown Dietrich Bonner in coverage a freshman at six feet trying to match up with Dwayne Allen one of the top catch uh catch uh tight receiving tight ends in the entire country 64 not only that Bonner fell down making it very easy for Taj [Applause] boy Clemson 17 Virginia Tech 10 and because of that personal foul the Tigers will kick it off for the 45 Spencer Benton figures to nail this one into the end zone and so they don't even give David Wilson a chance on this play go back to the touchdown and the match up this is a huge drive for Taj Boyd but look at this Dwayne Allen matched up against Dietrich Bonner who had a rough drive there that time he falls down in coverage and remember Boyd went after him a lot comes to the sideline and the Freshman gets a little lecture here and a little advice from jron Hosley who at this point has been out of the game since early in the ball game with a stinger now Junior tailback David Wilson tied the school in ACC records with 10 100yd rushing games in 2011 he has been held to 25 yds here tonight by this tiger defense play action to him and they couldn't throw it to him but the big quarterback breaks free breaks a tackle and he is down at the 21 yd line Branch hauls Logan Thomas down it looked towards the end of that play like we might have a horse collar but let's look Logan Thomas here's his strength FR almost a Ben rothberger type of scramble the way he is aable to elude the pressure that is horse exactly what I got they miss that yeah right there in front of the official Branch who tries to catch up with him a no call another break for Clemson but up front it's a mismatch for Clemson on second down still trying to get Wilson going and the tigers are there to meet it it is now quite clear Herby that Kevin steel has said we are going to take David Wilson away from them you can always take one thing away from a defense I think Kevin still came in from the first series and said we're going to take David Wilson away they have been attacking with their ears pinned back from the opening Series and I said at the beginning of the telecast I'll say it again when teams do that you've got to make them pay for that aggressive attitude whether it's misdirection or the vertical passing game something has to happen to slow down this pass rush now Wilson bendy no so Oglesby is on the field now for this third and eight got one on One Robs it up in the air and it is caught by boin a beautiful catch of penalty flag the defender was draped all over Jared boyin of Charlotte what a grab this [Applause] was pass interference number 81 of the offense oh the goal replay third down well Brent not just the effort to make the catch and this will be interesting to see where they see the push off how about the job to get the foot down but let's see where he pushes off it was kind of going back and forth there both ways Breeland and boyin were pushing especially at the end I think what they caught boyin for is at the last second when he adjusted and made his position to go up into the air he put his right hand right on the chest of Breeland to D basically to be able to separate himself from the defensive back [Applause] against Virginia Tech and two against Clemson for 20 yards so the flags have gone against the hokes here tonight no question about that and it is third and 18 play clock down at three option look and a quarterback breaks another tackle but he couldn't even get back to the original line of scrimmage and the hokes are forced to punt biggest concern that Virginia Tech had coming into this game is how they would match up physically against Goodman Thompson Moore and branch and we can see why that's been a concern DeAndre Cole is standing inside the Clemson 5 yd line Hopkins standing at the Clemson [Applause] 40 on the one hop a danger dangerous dangerous bid for a few more yards while you were gone Frank Beamer said that they got away with a horse Coller on my quarterback and now TS Boyd going downfield he's got the fell open the Freshman Watkins takes it in speed kills and Sammy Watkins from Fort Meers Florida for 53 yds but they waited and waited and waited and they eventually went back to all reliable a little double move a pump and go they continue to pick on these Corners this time Chris Hill out there by himself isolated against a true freshman perfect patience and Taj Boy again looks like the Taj Boyd of earlier in the year he is feeling it especially here in the second half well it's been 30 years since Clemson played in the Discover Orange bll and they are closing in on that b so the first two drives of this half have been three and out and this is Gregory returning the kickoff for the hookies and he is out to about the 27 with a penalty flag flying at the 29 yd line [Applause] another Virginia Tech mistake there are two fouls on the play legal blocking the back number 45 is declined illegal blocking the back number 13 is accepted 10 yds from the spot of the foul first down so another flag against the hokes go back to that touchdown first play of the drive the double move to Watkins we've seen a lot of that this year but mainly early in the year little hesitation and Chris Hill the corner bites up on it and a perfectly thrown Ball by Taj Boyd who is really feeling it tonight 18 of 25 219 yards and Sammy Watkins five catches for 80 [Music] yards so again the defensive front they are just having a field day Brandon Thompson of Thomasville Georgia slanted on the center and he just ate him up well they are just pushing Virginia Tech back into the defensive line DK Hopkins is a strong man and that time Virginia Tech I mean how would you like to be David Wilson David Wilson I we can talk all we want about how he has not been able to run the ball tonight but this Clemson defense is the reason up front on that defensive line Forman rushes in and they deflect the ball again coming in hard was brown a backup defensive end from Charlotte North Carolina so in front of his family he gets it done to flex another pass look at the pressure up front from the front four and you said you got a quarterback at 66 but this defensive lines getting in there so quickly and Logan Thomas I mean they're even trying to get the ball out of his hands quicker it still doesn't make much of a difference it's been nothing but three and out this half for the Hokies Logan Thomas looking for a solution against this Fierce fourman Rush gets this off middle great pitch down the middle and the catch by DJ cold no wave it off I thought for a moment he'd made the grab he got the ball actually in there Brent a heck of a throw but he was unable to hold on to it he finds the scene this is a tough ball it actually comes out of the receiver's hands because of the way the defender this time is able to just knock it away Martin Jenkins with nice play fourth down and 13 so it's another three and out here and Hopkins standing just the other side of Midfield a short punt which means a short field for the Tigers and the tigers are turning the screw right now and tomorrow night the BCS selection show will be on ESPN Sunday at 8:15 Eastern you'll find out who's going to the BCS Bulls Michigan state with a lead on the Badgers will they be taking on Oregon and the rose bow 815 and then where all the Bull teams are going coming up at nine only a 20 8 yd punt for Danny Cole that time and the hokes are really Under Fire here in the third quarter Tes Boyd takes a deep drop got a man open on the side complete and Allen coming over on the top Herby they were able to finally pick him up but that was a linebacker Edwards who had to go with him Edwards had to get back there and coverage try to stay with the big tight end you can see this third quarter completely dominated by Clemson they've been able to make the big plays Chad morrisy offensive coordinator deserves a lot of credit for the adjustments that they have made here in this second half because it's allowed I think Taj Boyd to play with much more confidence ellton to the middle and a first down at the 29 yd line of the hokes and the Hokies are really back on their heels well you you attacked so much from the outside and then this quick hitter look at the linebackers and the safeties they're looking out to the outside because most of the plays Clemsons having Success With or to the perimeter that time before they could adjust back to the middle Ellington was downfield Ellington trying to get the left Edge inzone ahead barges for it touchdown a 29 yd run by Andre Ellington we came in expecting David Wilson to show us acceleration how about a healthy Andre Ellington amazing block downfield by the receivers giving him enough space he got to the corner they are mixing up the play calling and again this is the Clemson offense that we saw early in the year they keep you so off balance and on your heels Ellington has now rushed for better than 100 yards take command here in the third quarter and the play before Ellington ripped it up the middle now he's going to follow a couple of the Big Boys around the corner and he's able to get downfield but what you love to see is not just Cy pulling around and mlan it's the receivers willing to get down there and get involved and being able to free the way and make some Big Blocks but that speed and that quickness is amazing this is his first 100yd game since his injury now Philip Bry Heather tells us out for the day so they move Mason cloy a backup guard out there to tackle and he helped throw a great block on that [Applause] play So three touchdown drives here in the third quarter we were deadlocked at 10 at the intermission you come into this game with Clemson you kind of get locked into Taj Boyd and Sammy Watkins but what made this offense so difficult to defend early in the year was you had Watkins and Boyd and Dwayne Allen and jwn brown and DeAndre Hopkins and Andre Ellington in the back field there's so many different pieces to the puzzle we're starting to see that here in the second [Music] half from the 10yd line is Gregory and Gregory out to the 32 and a penalty flag comes in [Music] there's no foul for illegal blocking the back first down Virginia Tech so it has been all uphill for the hokes offense as we told you it has been nothing but three and out yeah and really you even go back to the first half and Clemson was still attacking in the first half with the exception of the one long throw that they found to DJ Kohl's look at this second half punt punt punt not only that three three and outs they can't get anything going and Clemson the longer this game goes on the more they just continue to pin their ears back and come after Logan Thomas Oglesby checks in as a running back he's to the 37 we'll check in with Rees Davis for an update [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and so Reese if that holds up the Cowboys will head on down to the toso fiesta bow and it would Mark the first time that coach Gundy will have beaten Oklahoma as a head coach at Oklahoma State second down and five for the Hokies who are looking for a first down here in the third quarter on the ground one hopper to Oglesby and this won't net the first down senah is up and what a defensive effort right they have just done everything Kevin Kevin steel the defensive coordinator not only turning them loose but they're well prepared every formation that they see they know what's coming they're taking away the Tendencies they're perfect position but more importantly they are very very aggressive and the way they're attacking the line of scrimmage taking any hope at all away from Logan Thomas in this offensive line so here's your third and four for Logan Thomas and the hokes and he's got a first down into Clemson territory DJ kohs one the few times that we've seen Logan Thomas on third down have a chance to catch his breath and make a read and even then this time he got rid of the football he got it out of his hands how many times have we seen the coverage so good that he's sitting back there holding the ball and holding the ball this time does a good job of finding the receiver and getting the ball out of his hands quicker so again it's a Forman Rush Wilson and terrific coverage in that secondary that was senah and last week against South Carolina he was the best tiger Corner well that time he was late with the football and you can see on the year and what they've done tonight just a dominating performance up to this point and when you hold Virginia Tech to 40 yds rushing you're going to have a really good night defending [Applause] him second down and 10 for the hogies Press coverage again tied up toing ground at the 46 yd Line This will be third and long coming up it's a combination of not just the defensive line playing well but they're basically telling Logan Thomas we're going to lock you down in man-to-man coverage on the outside and before your receivers can break free our front four are going to get to Logan Thomas and make you pay for holding on to that football so they're making Thomas look into that man-to-man coverage nobody's getting separation and then by the time he thinks he can find somebody the pressure is in his face and here comes the blitz now they back out branch has flopped over to the right side now they're still coming got one-onone and there's a penalty that's interference all the way on senah senah against boyin and another penalty flag comes and this time the first is going to be defensive interference and then boyin out of frustration spiked the ball which will be a dead ball penalty against [Applause] boyin some of the frustrations starting the mound here for this hokey team he's interfered with he also made the catch but then he got up and spike the [Applause] ball they're two on a play pass interference number 32 defense that penal is declined after the play dead ball on Sportsman Lake number 81 of the offense that's a 15yd penalty from the end of the play it will be first and 10 Virginia Tech now he's interfered with the reason it's decline obviously he makes the catch but you cannot lose your cool you're down 31-10 very physical on the route the entire way pushing and shoving he makes a heck of a catch again on the boundary but then once he makes the catch looking over the officials slams the ball down how can they miss the number that badly that was on number 15 and not number 32 first down and 10 the hokes now will have the ball at the 38 yd [Applause] line Thomas there's the Florida Oglesby who is Out of Bounds at the 36 yd line with Oglesby in the game you don't have quite the quickness that you get from David Wilson but the senior has a lot more power but at this point down 31-10 they need quickness on the field against this Clemson defense second down and nine for the hokes who have given up 21 unanswered here in the third quarter still 3 minutes left in the third [Applause] quarter Here Comes The Blitz off the corner Thomas puts it to the outside and to the 31 yd line is Kohl's again and this will bring up another third down here for the hokes down on the night so far they are five of 11 as is Clemson I think Clemson has a great deal of confidence in this speed of their defense and in the secondary matching up against the Virginia Tech wide receivers which is allowing them to take more gambles and take those Risk by playing that man-to-man coverage with the score in the field position this might be four down territory if they don't pick it up here Thomas is going to be stopped short and again that is not a clean handoff on the read option well he's reading Andre branch and when nobody on on his Zone read you don't know if you're going to keep it or if you're going to give it he's trying to make a decision but by Branch playing it the way he did it forced the quarterback to be indecisive and then eventually just pull the ball out and try to pick it up himself and he came up short so they are going to go on fourth down Joey Phillips checks in Oglesby is the running back they need two drop had a first down and it was dropped by Drager the tight end and it goes over to the [Applause] Tigers they had what they wanted the tight end matched up manto man against the linebacker that's a catch that drer can make it his sleep and Kev steel pretty fired up over there on the other sideline for the Clemson defense the Discover Orange Bowl awaits the winner of this game and right now the tigers are moving ever so close to Miami Ellington again a 100yd night and he picks up about 10 more before Thompson brings him down again to see his vision and his suddenness great cut back that time in reading the blocks and getting back behind the left tackle block me correct myself that was Hopkins who made the stop for the [Music] hokes and again banging straight ahead so 30 years the Clemson Tigers hope to make it back to the Orange Bowl amazing 1991 for such a great fan base been some tough years [Applause] Hopkins into Virginia Tech territory at the 47 yd line Taj boy continues to look into that defense sees the soft coverage takes it every single time so when they won that last title in 91 they did not go to the orange bow it has been 30 years since they have been to Miami first down and 10 with the ball on the hoky 47 and ties Boyd to the 40 yd line Tyler with the stop this has been a very punishing Clemson performance here tonight on both sides of the ball and they are one quarter away from a bid to the Discover Orange Bowl in a probable game against West Virginia that'll have to be sorted out according to the BCS rankings tomorrow per you said it during that break this is a perfect place for the ACC absolutely and now dancing is Watkins again with that great speed and he's into the Red Zone big part of this offense is the Jet Sweep you see it a lot at Auburn you saw it last year at Auburn with Ontario MCB Watkins has the same kind of speed to be able to get to the corner in a hurry they've been working all night to get to the The Edge and they've had a lot more success in the second half which opens up again a lot of different aspects in this Tigers attack so now Taj Boyd dances away throws on the move to Hopkins Hopkins at the five and he is down right there you talk about Samy Watkins who set this up he missed the North Carolina State game with an injured shoulder and came back the coaches said at about 93% and when he was a Youngster in Myers he admired CJ Spiller he was also very concerned about the Mean Streets where he grew up family did a great job with him and he is so happy to be in Clemson and now we've got a firstand goal and they'll try to run it in and nothing doing it'll be second down and goal and exom and so speaking of Charlotte and how easy it is for these two fan bases to get here a new ACC Championship record tonight 73 3,675 this game could stay here for a long long time the like the SEC and Atlanta this could be like that for the ACC now Taj option look keeps it barges toward the end zone and they say he is just short of it line judge came down just love said he is just short of look the way Bren he is attacking when he's running the football I mean I I cannot tell you how long it's been and watching Clemson play this last month we just have not seen this kind of aggressiveness from Taj boy I I think the coaches were right they wanted to see him get off to a fast start to reestablish his confidence and get the momentum going in their favor and I think it's affected him tonight 20 to 28 through the air but what I like to see is the way he's running the football his his upper body looks like it might have broken the plane but it's obviously all about the football but just a different guy and good for Taj Boyd after everything he has done for this offense good to see him have a chance to go out strong in his final game for this year he was recruited by Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech but he decided to attend Clemson instead and you can see the force that he met right there he is a good friend of Logan Thomases Taj is from Hampton Virginia and Logan the quarterback for J Tech is from Lynchburg and they've known each other for a long time so the ruling is going to stand on the field and it's going to be third down and goal and Herby you are exactly right that this game depended to a large degree upon the performance of Taj boy for Clemson and he has come up big he sure has he he's back in command making great decision visions and really just asserting himself tonight Ellington is behind you and Taj tries to pick it up himself and there's the touchdown signal so four second half possessions for Davos Sweeney and four Clemson touchdowns with the Way Clemson has looked in the last month this was almost like an explosion in this second half it was at 10 to 10 halftime still both teams kind of feeling each other out there's there's Chad Morris who's fired up for him but this second half it's look like Clemson's been waiting for this for the last few weeks and they're just taking it out right now on Virginia Tech kinaro on for the extra point and it is hard to believe but at the intermission we were tied at [Applause] 10 so that is four unanswered touchdowns for Jimmy V the Tigers will KCK it away and Gregory is back deep Gregory and there's a penalty flag flying again the last three kickoff returns have all featured Flags around the 35 yd line th returns holding number 41 that's a 10yd penalty from the spot of the foul first down Heather uh you know we see finally that David Wilson's coming on the field what do you know down there on the sideline well the last couple of possessions he has been noticeably absent he's not getting the same amount of reps he's accustomed to Josh Oglesby was in during that last series now guys he was pacing the sideline with purpose and frustration didn't stop moving throughout the last series in fact stood by the coaches asking to go in and they said no he did have his ankle taped earlier in this game but I've been assured from everyone on the staff that a injury or lack thereof is not the reason he hasn't been getting the Reps guys well they throw the other way Heather thank you very much hitting DJ Kohl's David Wilson who's the most valuable player has five carries of two yards or less and this is a guy again led the nation coming into tonight 34 carries this year 15 yards or more but there's been nowhere to go I mean this is a guy with great quickness he has strength but you could see the job that they have done on him you see a lot of times five six seven orange jerseys running to the Ball Carrier they have taken him out of the game basically have rushed four and they stop him short of the first down as we check in with reys Davis [Music] [Applause] all Reese and here the hokes are just trying to get something going here in the second half they pick up a first down to Kohl's and that's a story for this offense in the second half they get a first down Brent and it's like a Feeding Frenzy by Clemson's defense I mean poor DJ Kohl's he makes a catch he's just trying to give you a little bit of effort by staying up and you've got to about again six different Defenders trying to chase him down to get a piece [Applause] of Thomas is back middle is open goes back to him again to the 45 so Kohl's picks up another first down and he's a go-to guy see this is what I've really been waiting for the only answer when you they're shutting down your running game with penetration is you got to get the ball out of the quarterback's hands quickly and you got to find somebody at receiver who can get some separation that time they sat back in zone coverage and made it a little bit easier Logan Thomas has to take off again receiver's covered picks up about a yard to the 45 yd line DeShawn Williams another talented freshman for Clemson makes a stop Herby you go back in the season and you take a look at what Clemson did they torched Auburn Florida State went up to blackburg and beat Virginia Tech no team in the country was any hotter then they went into that slide lost three of four got beat up by South Carolina last week 3413 when you talk about a team that is bounced back oh yeah I mean again they look the way they did early in the year when they were beating some of those heavy weights early in the season David Wilson little daylight that time and close to a first down that may be his best run of the night it's been one of the one of those nights one thing about Logan Thomas that he's going to have to continue to grow in an area he'll have to continue to improve and grow is when he faces a defense like this he's got to be able to get back make a quick read and get the ball out of his hands he's still tonight a little bit methodical with his reads and a lot of these plays are slower and developing and by the time they develop there's somebody in his face so we have another penalty call we've had nine Flags against Virginia Tech and two against Clemson so not only have they played hard and tough but the Tigers have played smart here tonight substitution there was 12 men on the defense that's a 5-yard penalty from the line of scrimmage first down you know and I think Davos Sweeney deserves a lot of credit for that I mean this has been a heck of a slide you there the first eight weeks they were right up in the discussion about the BC yes should they be up there should Alabama be who should be up there and then they lost and it seemed to not only affect them that week but it deflated them and they lost three of four a lot of people wondered with a championship on the line would they be able to crank it up one more time for the ACC crown and obviously he's done a good job of preparing him on first down fires middle intercepted picked off at the 10 yd line and that is Meeks who has done a fabulous job in that secondary and now he's still running up 49 yd line of the hokes but for the quarterback Logan Thomas and you talk about an enthusiastic sideline over there with Kevin steel and the rest of that defensive unit that's a 41 yd return just look for the white visor foul on the play you'll see interception first down Clemson how pumped how come the oranges how pumped is Kevin steel the defensive coordinator he's jumping around he's inside that pile Brent you said it Jonathan Meeks is a backup safety plays in a nickel situation he has had a big night this time using his eyes he jumps the route CS Cuts behind Danny Cole but we've seen him in coverage we've seen him blitzing and getting into the face of Logan Thomas this time he shows an ability to play center field great coverage and great recognition stepping in front of that for the interception now they pound close to the 50 [Applause] so a loss of yardage and it'll be second out on the other side of the 50 yd line Ellington is the running back you talk about the performance of Meeks reminds us that fellow by the name of Tyron Matthew was spectacular again for LSU and when you talk about the Heisman hery I know you had him way up there then he was suspended for using synthetic marijuana and he sort of dropped off the map and the voters walked away from him and this will be incomplete and you're right he got in some trouble off the field but I would argue this in a year where nobody has had a Heisman moment the one man who has had several Heisman moments is Tyron Matthew now here's to's Boyd and he is down at the 49 yd and this bring up a 49 what's very interesting TR Charles Woodson had a moment like that against Ohio State a couple of them as you the last non-offensive player to win it I'm not so sure that Matthew wouldn't have won it this year now I think he's a long shot he is a long shot but you're right think about the last two games the Arkansas game and the way he changed that football game uh with the big punt return and he creates a fumble today if you watch the game against Georgia LSU didn't even have a first down and they had seven points on the board thanks to Matthew he's a playmaker he's Dynamic and he's doing it in games that are impacting a team that's undefeated and chasing a national championship well punter Dawson Zimmerman should be very well rested because this figures to be Clemson's first punt of this half that's how well they have played offensively here with a 28-point lead four unanswered touchdowns and 7 minutes and 54 seconds away from a bid to the Discover Orange Bowl and I think the Orange Bowl will have a huge crowd this year if it comes up West Virginia and Clemson I'm with you that's a good matchup now Orange Bowl has to be very happy with the results today of Cincinnati winning which will send West Virginia in and Clemson with their fan base they're going to be very excited with the way their season ended here in Charlotte so Zimmerman drives this punt couldn't quite back it up it goes in the end zone it'll come out on the 20 yd Line Charlotte North Carolina 3810 Clemson dominating first down and 10 and to the 30 yard line is Marcus Davis who's been relatively quiet here tonight but that'll move the chains for the hokes he has been quiet and you know in a night where they've needed Marcus Davis to be able to get separation here he comes again over to the corner came right back with him he Bren he's 64 about 225 lbs runs a 4 five and has a 42in vertical to me throw it up and give the guy a chance there three catches Herby for 40 yards and two of them right here in succession second down and big Logan Thomas firing again and this time to drer the tight end so a few of the Pokey faithful have headed for the exit but those folks wearing orange uh-uh they want to see that trophy in their possession and they want to call their travel agent and head to Miami Thomas up to high incomplete and that was boin young man who grew up right here in Charlotte one of the record setting performers of the hokes and you look at this Virginia Tech team the only Squad they couldn't handle this year in the ACC you're looking at them right here Clemson stormed into blackburg beat him on October 1st and they're looking for the sweep tonight in a neutral [Applause] [Applause] setting Logan will not get the first down Bren I want to congratulate you on behalf of the whole crew for being a big recipient of the prestigious outstanding contribution to amateur football awards it's going to be given to the National Football Foundation dinner on Tuesday night at the Waldorf congratulations to that we'll be there to represent you and honor you well welld deserved it's because of Partners like you over the years that this has been that is such an enjoyable run I want to tell you it's a pleasure coming to work with you and working with people like our producer Bill Bell Derek Mobley our director down there Zippy on the keyboard for us and TD and and everybody else who travels with as the cameraman I mean look at the pictures we've had tonight it's been an Allstar performance by this group it's been a it's been a great year and that's a a great honor for you and I know you're looking forward to it we're looking forward to coming in and will you have a cocktail with me so yes sir fourth down in seven now and Logan Thomas throws for the side and the first down to Marcus Davis and wh you said it throw the ball to Davis yeah I'm surprised they when when Clemson started to just again come after Logan Thomas and play so much man-to-man coverage Danny Cole and Jared boyin are good receivers obviously but they don't have the quickness and the athletic ability to get the separation from this Clemson secondary and I think Marcus Davis does and now that the game's Out Of Reach they're giving him a shot and he has to throw this one at the feet of Wilson as Jarrett was coming after him you know hery I I love to talk about the NFL we know all know how many great players come out of the SEC and play Sunday football and Overlook sometimes is the ACC and the last three years now the ACC has had 53 linebackers on NFL rosters that's more folks than any conference in the country over the last two years they've had more pro bowlers than any conference with 47 so sometimes because of the great performance of the great players of the SEC we Overlook the talent base down here in the ACC these fellas can play a little bit and honestly I think we Overlook the ACC because their struggles as as teams they they've not had a lot of success when they formed this conference they the coastal in the Atlantic I think they really thought Florida State and Miami and Virginia Tech would be the kind of the anchor schools the hokes clearly have held up their end of the bargain Miami and Florida State have not so people don't think about the ACC even though they have exceptional individual talent that obviously moves on to that next level I agree with everything you said they have not had that super team here lately and complete again to boin and the hokes are marching down the field with 548 and of course they Trail it by 28 points now you think about Logan Thomas this quarterback Herby only a soft more and remember he really is still learning how to play quarterback so there's a tremendous future for this young man despite the fact this looks like a very disappointing evening for him and that's incomplete it' be interesting to hear Heather had a good report about David Wilson who's their go-to guy but in the second half when this offense was struggling David Wilson wasn't on the field Josh ogles being was out there you wonder after the game when Frank Beamer has a chance to address the media if he was dinged or if there was another reason that he wasn't out there well he's a junior and tonight 11 carries for 32 yds the ACC player of the year and this is him with the football right now and he barges inside the 10 yd line Irby said at the top of the broadcast if you weren't with us that one of the things that you don't know about Wilson is how strong he is he is he's very committed like most of the Virginia Tech Hokies to the wait room and he has broken some records some running back records think about some of the great backs that they've had and how strong and powerful those backs have been and you look at him in a 205lb running back and yet he's in the weight room working overtime picked off at the goal line this could be a pick six folks there's nobody there breelan yes stopped and that was Wilson who got back on him he had the whole sideline open and Wilson hustle back and that's Wilson's best player of the night unfortunately but it does show the heart that he has Logan Thomas got back there but David Wilson it's the only time we've had a chance to see him actually turn on the Jets but this Clemson defense has done everything that they've needed to do they step in front of it this time and make the play breelan has the speed but boy this this defense has made a lot of plays tonight that's a second interception for Logan Thomas on the night that was just a great great day and uh thanks to all the mascots who participated now a little bit of bookkeeping here as Clemson barges in HBY let's go back to the interception because 64 yards that's the longest interception return in ACC Championship history and you'll love this print we said all night David Wilson's fast well here is here's he showing his speed in the open open field but more importantly how about the heart not to give up on that play and if he doesn't do that then that is a touchdown and a lot longer interception return for Clemson well there's the turnover margin that has plagued the Tigers in the last four games and tonight A plus three and by the way we welcome the audience from Clemson South Carolina we are so sorry about the power failure you missed a great performance and there's a direct snap to the running back little trickeration that time DJ Howard as Taj Boyd was walking over great to the sideline there's Chad Morris reaching into his reaching into his High School playbook coach what what he used this in Texas was great this was a Texas High play and it moved the change that like a Devo they won to stay Championship with his play back to back good for Taj boy now kale Stout comes in as the quarterback Cliff Stout's son the backup for cleanup as we go to ree Davis for an update [Applause] so twice this yeares those two teams have had great games in Davos s is headed for a bath as the Tigers close in on a trip to the orange ball and there it is and it's orange Gatorade davo wear that with pride 255 and these youngsters from Clemson deserve a lot of credit they had to listen to the coaches for 2 and 1 half hours folks that's a long meeting if you're a football player absolutely ever you ever attend a 2 and 1 half hour meeting no never lost three of four though I guess that's an accountability meeting third and 12 and the backup quarterback in there hands off to rodk McDow so the mop-up crew is out there and there's Blake to Christopher with that great beard of his tackle for the hokes and uh it has been a tough night they got to get Kevin steel don't they absolutely he deserves to get he deserves to get drilled and he says you know what you RC oh yeah looked up on that big Monitor and said I know you're creeping up me but they did a great job with the defense here tonight and all the coaches they deserve a whole lot of credit for this performance and it appears as though they're going to be playing West Virginia now you might remember the name Stout this is Cole Stout and his daddy Cliff played in the National Football League and Herby the family lives in Dublin Ohio went to Dublin Coffman High School and is another the coach got it his brother plays at Old Miss as a backup quarterback oh he's a backup at Old Miss yeah all smiles on one sideline but not on the other here tonight Clemson would head down to the Discover Orange bow with they're expected to be matched against West Virginia and down on that far side is boyin working for Logan Thomas and a very disappointing night for Virginia Tech but they figured ahead to perhaps the Chick-fil-A bow down in Atlanta I know that there was speculated that should they come up a loser in this game that that's where they might head and I believe somebody told me that they would play an SEC team down there and I may have read in one of the newspapers here in North Carolina this week that there was speculation about South Carolina but we shall see that'll all become official tomorrow night second down and 10 and Oglesby will finish up as the running back here for Frank Beamer SEC Championship was in interesting with Georgia storming out this afternoon and you know I think LSU hearing all the talk about they could lose in still advance to the National Title definitely had an impact on their emotions as much as they tried to downplay it they're human beings but I thought uh what we really want to see is four quarters of football and LSU obviously took control of that game in the second half Logan Thomas firing incomplete and and of course if it comes up LSU in Alabama make it six straight BCS championships for thec two of them by Florida coached by Urban Meyer who will head to Ohio State for next season Les Miles 1 of course at LSU SEC 7 and0 in BCS title gam so what happens when you have two teams in there do you go to 81 eight one you know what I'm saying oh man let's make him eight right of course said what a great life incomplete I love that you get two teams in all of a sudden you got an L it's not [Applause] right and of course we want to remind you that Monday night check in and see why the Chargers have backed up this year they play the Jaguars and that'll be a Monday night football at 8:30 Eastern Time coverage begins at 7 Eastern and of course you got got to tune in and watch come on man oh I love that that is great come on [Music] man so the victory formation every coach's favorite formation and there's a penalty flag for some oranges y first out come down on the field and you remember those days when Nebraska and Oklahoma used to close it out of the big eight those oranges come fly Norman or Lincoln I love that I used to love watching that it be freezing out somebody would end up look this is dear Steve [Laughter] spur davo and Steve had a little exchange of words over this week but davo telling us he still respects coach spur and Coach spur saying that he didn't say it I guess it was the radio now was it not as you we are not Alabama but we are definitely not Clemson right that sounds like a radio BR it sure does what a win for this Clemson team just amazing effort so here comes the handshake now DAV o Sweeny closes on a very high note after the Tigers have lost three of four there is the dean Frank Beamer who Telles him good job and wishes him well down the road and there's Watkins the Rookie of the Year and for Logan Thomas there will be other games and some of the fellas are now picking up the orange blls going into the stands with their fans [Applause]