This is the fallout from losing a top-five non-conference matchup in Week 1, a phenomenon that was forgotten in the COVID-wrecked 2020 season.īut the loss to a SEC school carries weight. This time, the offense couldn't get started and the offensive line took the hit after the Tigers had 23 rushing attempts for two yards.ĭoes this mean Dabo is on the downslide? No. The defense was lit up in playoff losses to LSU and Ohio State the last two seasons. The Tigers won the rematch in the ACC championship game, but Saturday's loss marked the fourth Clemson loss to a top-five team in five games. Uiagalelei's five-star talent will materialize, but he has lost to two top-five teams in three starts dating back to last year's 47-40 loss to No. Uiagalelei seven times, and he finished 19 of 37 for 178 yards and threw a pick six that was the game's only TD. Clemson's defense did not give up a touchdown, but Georgia's defense sacked sophomore quarterback D.J. Was the Duke's Mayo Classic a risk worth taking? After all, there is such a thing as a “good loss.” The problem is the Tigers didn't look good doing it, at least on one side of the ball. That is, Clemson needs to go 12-0 from here on out to make a seventh straight College Football Playoff appearance under Dabo Swinney. 3 Clemson will have to hope another ACC championship is enough to get another chance.
5 Georgia in the Duke's Mayo Classic on Saturday.īENDER: Georgia defense looks championship worthy Will a close loss to one of those heavyweights be enough to save that reputation in 2021? That is the uncomfortable situation the Tigers are in after a 10-3 loss to No. Clemson's challenge: Go 12-0 from hereĬlemson built a national championship program by beating SEC heavyweights. Who is the Heisman front-runner among quarterbacks? Young makes the most sense because he is on the best team. Howell finished 17 of 32 for 208 yards, a TD and three interceptions, and he could not establish a connection with a receiver outside of Josh Downs (8 catches, 123 yards, TD).
North Carolina was the first top 10 team to lose on Friday, when it fell 17-10 at Virginia Tech. Rattler had a slow start last September, too, so there's time to recalibrate. He hit three field goals of 50 yards or more in the 40-35 victory. The Sooners won 40-35, but if anybody was the hero it was OU kicker Gabe Brkic. Rattler finished 30 of 39 for 304 yards, a TD and two interceptions in a game where Tulane had the ball with a chance to take the lead in the final minute. Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler and North Carolina's Sam Howell were the presumed favorites, and both struggled in Week 1. At a minimum, Young took the lead over some of the preseason favorites, and Alabama Heisman campaigns write themselves.ĪLABAMA HEISMAN TOP-10 FINALISTS UNDER NICK SABAN McCarron (2013) and Tua Tagovailoa (2018) finished second,Īnd Mac Jones (2020) finished third. Young will be in position to be the first Alabama quarterback to win the Heisman, and that would be yet another accomplishment in the Saban era. That gave the Tide a 34-3 lead.Ĭouple that with a defense that dominated in the first half, and this has the potential to be Saban's most-diabolical creation yet. Young then hit Ohio State transfer Jameson Williams for a 94-yard TD on a corner route in the third quarter on a throw where he was leveled in the pocket.
where he finished 19 of 27 for 201 yards and three TDs. You had concerns about Bill O'Brien as offensive coordinator? Young hit eight different receivers en route to a first-half. Young finished 27 of 38 for 344 yards and four TDs in an impressive debut that left little doubt the Crimson Tide offense is fully operational in 2021. Young looked the part in yet another neutral-site beatdown under Nick Saban. That summed it up in a 44-13 blowout against No.
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