2009 Gator Bowl Nebraska vs Clemson No Huddle

nebraska's set to kick away andy canalek teed up at the 30-yard line and we are underway into a brisk win and this ball falls shy of the 10-yard line spiller up the middle finds a hole that's the 35-40 and spiller as we check the starting lineups the quarterback for clemson cullen harper will play his final game as a clemson tiger offensive line it's a big story hit hard by injuries the center bobby hutchinson was a student assistant when the season started came out of retirement to help out and aaron kelly and jacoby ford are threats on the outside kelly has the height now they're going to switch it again they talked about it let's go for it direct snap spiller in round they're going to go to harper rolling rolling looking down fuel for the long ball tied up incomplete james davis the huskers up front defensively alan steinkeller sue and potter they've totaled 16 and a half sacks how about the linebackers well they've suffered some injuries but senior tyler workman plays on and the secondary is led by strong safety larry asante with 64 tackles on the season second down 10 from the shotgun harper rolls out chase chased out of the pocket and throws in complete we'll see harper and shotgun most of the afternoon third down to ten first minute here in the opening quarter in the gator goal again flush out of the pocket throws over the middle it's caught jacoby ford breaks away and is popped at midfield and back to receive his swift at his own 10-yard line good kick win behind him swift's gonna let this ball bounce into the end zone touch back at the 20-yard line senior from paulo's heights illinois and look at the career numbers nearly 5 000 yards passing 30 points or more in 15 of their last 17 games they score a lot of points option and clemson and nebraska anchored by the right guard matt slawson slauson makes his 35th career start today we talk about swift and peterson they catch a lot of footballs from gans swift owns 21 career touchdowns gans goes shotgun throws a slam across the middle it's dropped incomplete at the 25 your clemson tigers on the defensive front darrell scott the lone senior for the tigers linebackers watch out always on the football keville connor averages over nine tackles a game and guys the secondary is one of the best in the country led by the all acc catback michael hamlin with six interceptions and so gans is going to be tested throwing the ball today clemson's showing blitz by the way nebraska has scored only one time this season on their opening possession it was against missouri a touchdown ganz on the rollout is counted on the shoot by the tight end mcneil [Applause] is set to return good snap line drive boot on the way drives stiller back inside his own 35 yard line stops and goes at the 30 puck for the 35 40. oh a terrific return and clinton starts her second drive at the 41-yard line chad deal the fullback goes in motion up the middle goes davis nebraska defense does not substitute a lot that's an area coach dabo sweeney really wants to take advantage of four wide receivers set three set to the near side again davis it's a fumble on the ground but recovered at the 40-yard line we tried to knock on wood not to jason but fortunately his own teammate recovered the ball yeah mason croy covered up in the pocket fires a dart incomplete underneath coverage pretty much wide open could have easily picked up the first down mainers perth first cut with 50 yards good high hangar [Applause] mate swift [Applause] taken back on the defensive side 37 sacks he was a do it all players four wide receivers set for gains three loaded up near side from the shotgun low snap dance pedals back good protection up over the top he goes all that catch at the 45 yard line todd peterson peterson get up there and make that catch really shouldn't have been completed in my opinion complete what a smack down at the 39-yard line that's interference [Applause] [Music] [Applause] finally with some positive yards after taking that shot back replacing a pretty good running back in marlin lucky over 100 yards three straight time dance flush out of the pocket incomplete 43 yards low snap and a good boot into the win drives back forward up again tied to cameron about the 10-yard line spiller the junior from lake butler florida just down the road from jacksonville setting up and he goes harper at the one-yard line and see 13 cents a year ago by nebraska that was number 31. trying to run out of the end zone cj spiller maybe a yard or 6 48 clock running third down and 17 quick spitter across the middle the slant forward and jacoby ford with that terrific breakaway speed his hand with open field it will scare the heck out of you if you're a nebraska defensive player ford's 60 meter time is 6-5-2 ball is tipped and dropped and nearly picked up but that was a big play for clemson mike palmer the tight end in motion swinging out far side it's grabbed by ford and is bumped out of bounds nebraska gives up over 235 yards a game through the air on the defensive side shotgun harper sets the feet throws across the middle number 83 the senior drive stays alive thanks to that 46-yard grab by jacoby ford that pass covered eight there's a throw and a slant incomplete across the middle tent senior out of birmingham alabama 5 25 to play opening quarters hit up the screen far side is hot nebraska not fools shot gun harper long snap count two-step drop fires a strike and it's caught lean out trying to grab another yard or two is kelly a good deal now right behind harper former in motion to tied in they're gonna go with the legs of james davis didn't get it and he's gonna be short by a football 15 games if they've been on the short end of the stick as far as that goes has the ability to break a pocket down daquan powers is an impressive looking athlete the way he closed down and made that tackle play action set up a screen middle screen and it's cut by marlon lucky first and ten nebraska at the 41-yard line play action rolling out up top goes gantz and that ball flutters [Applause] steps up fires incomplete at their own 41-yard line shotgun joe gans pedals back sets up the screen split second it's impressive to watch kitchener another fine kick into the win spiller at the 19. spiller stops and goes stops and goes again at the 20 in trouble breaks the tackle trying to turn the big corner at the 25 to the 30 to the 40 spinner 45 stellar at the 50 can you believe that return but not surprising his teammates they know what he's capable of they keep flying around trying to make blocks for him 38-yard punt and a 33-yard return right up the mirror [Applause] a minute to play opening quarter no score but back and forth we go this time nebraska wraps up davis third down and short davis alone back there is pressure and offside defense number 43 five yard penalty results in a first down as far as the physical battle up front steinkill is very quick and explosive off the ball a little too early that time clemson spreads the offense hand off davis breaks the tackle for the 23-yard line that ends the quarter and clemson is on the move scoreless after one will return to jacksonville after this message an award from your local station 85 yards of total offense for the tigers only 46 [Applause] for nebraska spiller takes it right at the heart of nebraska first and ten at the 12-yard line of nebraska harper on the pitch bouncing outside spitter and is taken down after a pickup of one if he doesn't make it it's a touchdown defense number six horse collar tackle penalty will be half the distance to the goal automatic first comes in with a first and goal at the five yard line in nebraska under center goes harper healing davis in the backfield and they give the ball to davis pushes his way to the four no harvard nebraska not that harvard davis goes in motion sets up top of your screen second down goal harper pumps looks chased out of the pocket in trouble trying to turn the corner little push pass and it's incomplete eighth play of this drive third down in goal just inside the five yard line from the shotgun harper steps up flags it down false start on landon but yeah multiple flags are down prior to the snap false start offensive left tackle five yard penalty down remains three well third down a goal the penalty pushes clemson back just inside the 10 yard line [Applause] shotgun harper takes the snap two steps up throws a dart far sideline it's caught kelly pushes his way to the two yard line great open field tackle by murillo and mark buckholz the 20-yard attempt is knocked down navigan sue the young man from portland oregon born in the cameroon matching nebraska and clemson the cornhuskers at the 20-yard line and from the shotgun is gans hellu trying to bounce outside in his drop for about a two-yard loss has prepared this team this whole clinton staff dance runs out of the pocket tucks and falls to the 23-yard line the crimson tigers 18 interceptions on the season that's ninth best from the shotgun of gains incomplete at the 31 ford settling down at the 40-yard line went behind his back that's a line drive shot ford up to 39. ford at the 50 breaks the tackle and leans out to the 42-yard line again right now starting at the nebraska 41 with the exception of the one drive that started at the 10. clemson's had a tremendous edge with field position all day high first steps up in the pocket slings it out through the hands jacoby ford made that ball hard to catch for the kill before a few wide receivers top of your screen handed off spinning davis when you ask him to describe his running stops when he says hey i go north to south baby that's it hyper dancing chase and then throws a wobbler into the nebraska bench pockets where all the money is isn't it exactly right snapping off the side of its foot but he's getting the big clemson bounce inside the 15 still rolling down to the 12-yard line to be stuck in a 0-0 game you're considering yourself pretty darn fortunate on first and leaning out for those extra yards [Applause] for a first down at the 24-yard line clock running up on nine minutes of play in the first half handoff castille thanks you hear those pads popping that goes 6-1 235 lucky 215 and hello 215. that ball is thrown away into the clemson bench just five of 12 for 55 yards passing shotgun on third down and short fires a strike incomplete and through the hands of holt he's back for his fifth punt of the day the win behind him gets it up and hangs it down to the 24-yard line and no return for spiller the gators under billy donovan's direction back-to-back national titles trying to rebuild that gator program and cleans it on first down and 13 yards shot gun clemson harper batted down incomplete tremendous influence on both of his sons and the whole family as well clay clock was down to three that ball is up high in the air and harper throws it low snap mainers kicks it away into the win high high hanger all great special teams tackled students all found themselves the major players in college football all products at cardinal mooney high school in youngstown in this scoreless first half and the 64th gator bowl low snap taken by gans little option turns the corner and gans takes a hard shot down to the 34. you play clock down to two down to one just got the snap away gans on the roll out sets up trolls it's caught and swift somehow and traffic from joe gans play clock again down to one quick pitch that balls loose hits up gets into the hands of mcdaniel touchdown clemson [Applause] makes joe gans pitch the ball gets a hand on it and then is athletic enough to pick that ball up and take it to the house the speed of clemson again illustrated buckholz punches it up and through 86 of 86 career point after attempts and a moment ago that ball is blocked down it's fumbled and deandre mcdaniel scores the first touchdown of the gator bowl here in jacksonville [Music] 7-0 clemson over nebraska will be back on cbs boy he drives this ball deep taking one yard deep is niles fall offended still on his feet that his knee hit the ground yes first and ten and nebraska with the football down by seven and they're gonna stay on the ground and nothing doing clemson and second down eleven clock rolling up on four minutes to play in the first half from the shot gun as gans looks one way fires the other straight across the middle and the catch is grabbed by paul at the 30-yard line but not quite there quick enough to make a difference nebraska two or seven on third down conversions they'll make that now three of eight as the ball goes to castile and he rips off big yards nebraska picks up their fifth down of this first half and the handoff again castile finds some running room picks his way past midfield and they'll mark him down at the 46. he's going to be holding against offense number 67. jacob hickman replay first down still has had success most of the success right here on this drive from the shotgun again gaines fires his strike right on the numbers of nate swift and swift over the 40 deceptions for nebraska with 163 he only needed 36 yards today to become the all-time yardage leader as well he's on his way ball may have been deflected at the line of scrimmage again sets up in the shotgun three-step drop looking looking puts it down turns the corner on his back foot throws gonna get some kind of points on the board a little bit of production going in at halftime sets up and throws far sideline incomplete until the final month of last season and he's taken over from that point on castile on the pitch out of bounds giving clinton a touchdown the last time they ran it shows you the consistency of sean watson pressure's on ball is up for grabs gantz trying to grab it and it falls incomplete alex henry is in to try a 48-yard field goal on the season 14-17 and henry has laid hit a 57-yard kick against colorado and hits it from 48. [Music] [Applause] set the kick big leg no return nearly got it out of the end zone good solid drive to in the half four but now over a minute left for clemson to go down the field here with two timeouts harper shot gone ball batted down oh picked off that ball floated anthony west gives nebraska a whole new life here late in the second quarter plenty of time left in the half but no but remember no timeouts for many for nebraska from his shotgun is picked off butler can he go the distance out of bounds and he's pushed out by gans well and then jumping it 100 right on time 59 yard return clemson there's a pump harper chase tossed down at the 30-yard line that's second down and 22. colin harper sets up what's the deep ball goes up top man coverage oh caught in the end zone aaron kelly to make that grab super job by aaron kelly clark colts keeps the streak alive 87 consecutive point afters kelly just became clemson's all-time leader in receiving yards and what a way to do it with a catch in the end zone up here in jacksonville speeds it up at the 30-yard line at ball haynes taking on the run at the 15-yard line that's niles and driven down at the 24-yard line to reset the change with the clock stops i mean you never know those gains and beau pelini to the locker room that ends the first half with the score clemson 14 nebraska three coming up tim brando spencer tillman and tony barnhart we'll be back with a geico halftime report after this message and a word from your local [Music] 64th annual gator bowl and clemson with the lead of 14-3 angles that kicked to the corner taking on the run at the 15-yard line coming around the corner and anna bounds one on the actual fumble recovery the next one led to aaron kelly's big touchdown catch on the option sold it for against overcome and a pickup of two second down and eight first minute of the third quarter play action game steps up goes man coverage down field cut todd peterson reached off at 6-4 and smart throw by ganz 10 of 22 now for joe gans shotgun first down nebraska quick flip far side niles paul 57 possessions 40 touchdowns for the huskers on the season and nothing going that was just slow motion and nebraska four of ten on third down conversions this will be third and eleven clemson showing the blitz gantz goes up top man coverage touchdown [Applause] swift throw and even better catch by swift about it a great catch throwing catch by nate swift and joe gans and the extra point from alex henry 55 55-56 on the season and his gans right on the fingertips pulled down by nate swift his 10th touchdown of the season and nebraska on their first possession of the third quarter [Music] there's always room for a guy that can make the big play find the soft spot in the defense half speed to hurt you when he gets the opportunity swift is one of those guys spiller to start the third quarter we'll see what clemson has up this leave up by four and keep it on the ground the spiller driven back and now you see and right there you can see what the what what a quick score by the offense can do for a team that can energize a team this defense is coming hard right now harper unable able to unload under pressure stop and go with spiller and nebraska dead ball illegal snap offense number 55 that's bobby hutchinson third down at 17. shotgun is harper good protection pocket breaks down hacker rolls sets up and fires up nearly intercepted on the sideline incomplete which allowed him to come back despite his well so-called retirement another line drive kicked up balls on the ground thompson covers up with the 45. if clemson does come up with this football and it appears that it's going to be that way there you go officially you see 10 22 to play tigers with the four-point lead hyper up top contact catch is still made flags are down but what a grab by c.j spilder nebraska's interference defense number five 15-yard penalty from the previous spot automatic first down wide receiver coach and then an assistant head coach named back in 0-7 under tommy bowden up top man oh touchdown jacoby ford could not have thrown a better ball colin harper there was a moment there where ford was even with both safeties at the perfect time and boy was that well executed mark splits the uprights you know ford has that 10-2 speed he goes the 60-meter and 6-5 and daniel right that's a totally different speed on the final 10 yards 41-yard touchdown climbs clemson up by 11. 10 minutes to play in the third quarter buckholtz strong leg back of the goal line niles paul picks it up 15. finds his team at the 20. still on his feet and pushes the pile up to the 25 horton for nebraska to answer though you saw them come out strong clemson answered nebraska's got to come back and here's a big run to start it off castile 50 castile 40. and rumbles to the 20-yard line out of bounds and nebraska indeed answers nebraska back on the front porch knocking on the door first and 10 at the 17-yard line castile meets a wall of orange looks like bo pelini is going to ride the hot horse here [Applause] taken down and sliding through [Applause] and loss or two as gains steps up in the pocket looks fires cut touchdown todd peterson the huskers answer back oh we've got ourselves a ball game here you and myself dan extra point splits the uprights fourth touchdown crab of the season for peterson and ganz now with his 25th toss for nebraska and if it's not swift it's peterson the two seniors we talked about earlier the big target over the middle 75 yards just over two minutes and the huskers close the gap back to four 21-17 spiller at the goal line flags are down this kid is quick of the cat lost his shoe and goes out of bounds at the 37. during the return holding number 10 of the return team 10 yard penalty from the spot of the foul first down it appears that nebraska is going to make clinton play a little bit of offense this second half they're trying to get it rolling on both sides of the ball here davis stacked up and dropped for a loss a loss of three second down and 13. harper quick throw far side is up intercepted nebraska stein cooler with the big play and caused that ball to be bounced in the air nebraska back at it as castile they're going to challenge themselves to keep nebraska out of the end zone gas field alone black in motion as niles call all that balls down and gans is able to cover up they go stepping under center blade clock down to two just got it off with one to spare dance pumps fires up and over the outstretched hand of todd peterson but the bottom line is when you got a six foot four receiver you want to give him a chance to go up for that football especially when the defensive back is not even looking for the ball alex henry from 28 yards and it's up and good henry hit from 48 in the second quarter and connects from 28. clemson 21 nebraska 20 at the gator bowl in jacksonville heidi can alec set to kick from the 30-yard line back to receive a cj spiller line drive and spiller back pedals nearly to the back line of the end zone takes the knee and two of those touchdowns scored off nebraska miscues from the shotgun harper hand off up the middle deal shifts back clock running up the middle and spiller able to break a tackle and harper shotgun in motion is aaron kelly sets high snap harper takes it down throws a swing pass outside and a rare drop spiller through his hands his face here in the third quarter it took the crimson balance but not much up to the 31-yard line ricky tanart strog to slow down and prevent the block from happening and that play is proof while tenaris was a special teams mvp in 0607 oh what a grab in traffic how did mcneal the tight end and stepping up avoiding the sack there and then the left-handed one-handed stab by mcneil and a tremendous catch by mike mcneal huskers looking to take the lead back on the ground to go castile stacked up driven back clock coming up on two and a half minutes to play we'll try castile again and just inside the tackle third down and five clemson fans on their feet tigers showing blitz scans throughout the center complete nate swift you give up seven you're gonna have to settle for three again alex henry set for a 28-yard field goal to put nebraska on top henry from 48 henry from 28 and henry gets another 28 yarder and nebraska leads clemson by two he is completed with a couple of touchdown passes spiller will get a chance to return from the three yard line right up the middle he goes breaks a tackle stacked up and dropped at the 31-yard line the call dead ball personal foul number 24 of the kicking team 15-yard penalty first down second half here dabo has got to be fired up dabo sweeney that his team is only down two points right now hyper in trouble takes his seat he's gonna make it pay the price most of the time under a minute to play in the third quarter clemson with the ball throws it out to the flat as top spiller turns on the jets and is bumped out of bound nine-man rush swing it a little seam in the hit is the grisham and how about that ends the third quarter here in jacksonville nebraska 23 clemson 21 and we'll come back to jacksonville after this message and a word from your local station you're watching the konica minolta gator bowl on cbs 31-yard line [Applause] good high hangar that ball is taken to the 12-yard line by swift billy comes near side cuts it back up the middle flags are down and swift is driven out of bounds at the 39-yard line during the return illegal block in the back on the return team 10-yard penalty from the spot of the foul first down marlon luffy number five has joined nebraska's backfield shotgun is dans a little shovel pass lucky stops and goes stacked up clemson not fooled no gain second down to 10 from the 10-yard line fourth quarter here in jacksonville nebraska with the ball up by two gans fires the strike over the middle tough catch peterson in traffic and [Applause] hand off cast steal and a two-yard loss is [Applause] played clock to one just got the snap away as dan sets up all day to throw now push down in the pocket ganz dumps it off on the run and he finds lucky pulled down land on that shoulder down but that head did look like it bounced off the turf pretty hard you get a chance to see he takes over with nebraska on top by two for whitt stands up pumps now he's gonna tuck and run and takes a hit lost the handle it's on the ground picked up clemson rumbling into the end zone byron maxwell touchdown this might be worth reviewing a lot of the pac-10 conference and dan this angle the backside angle shows knee down ball out yeah and it's a bang bang play where does he lose control of that football coach i think the right knees down before the left the right knee was the first one down and he does have this it's courtney brown making two plays in a row first of all knocking joe gans out of the game quarterback after review the runner was down prior to losing possession of the ball the ball will be returned to nebraska fourth and three at the 31-yard line 30. good snap good punt hangs it up spiller pedals back at the 23. spiller at the 30 35 takes the tackle to the 40. and squirts his way up to the 43 yard line was bill parcells a magician or what taking over the dolphins in line ford stiff bombs out of bounds at midfield even though he could go right to the nfl right now but he wants to get better under the tutelage of bowling ball pelini sets up the screen spiller goes to the sideline steps out of bounds a late push now a flag comes out late after the play unsportsmanlike conduct offense number 23 15-yard penalty will be third down exactly right third down 24 for the tigers pedaling back holland harper goes deep up top near side incomplete and he wanted jacoby ford the sprinter to 52 they have control of this game right now too [Applause] lion drive nate swift brexit tackle stumbles up past the 35-yard line going nebraska with the two-point lead back on the field at the 36-yard line and gans is under center castile the ball carrier and nothing doing stacked up and driven back second down and three four wide receivers set as gantz takes the shotgun up and over that ball is caught and it's going to be whistled out of bounds niles paul they cause problem they make the quarterback move around and that's just as good dan steps up in the pocket dumps it underneath castile breaks a tackler has run-and-room at midfield spins out of a tackle and inside clemson territory at the 48 and a gain of 20 yards first down for the huskers at the clemson 48-yard line play fake tough catch by the tight end mcneal put out both hands and five it puts peterson in motion dan's under center trunks has room heads to the near sideline and runs out of bounds at the 40-yard line big one here none bigger than this one today especially for clemson shotguns incomplete and it was kavel connor kobe ford awaits high high hangar little pooch kick oh it takes a kickback that looks like a pitching wedge took a a great turn back at the 15-yard line and the 64th gator goal climbs him down by two with the football halfer on the rollout chasing and pushing about at the [Applause] harper quick throw quick slant and a quick catch aaron kelly reaches out fourth grab for 46 yards third down and four clemson and the slant falls incomplete off the hands of kelly kelly he was open just did not make a good blow mainers big kick at the 35-yard line is swift stop and goes slides at the 40 sit on his feet and tackle down at the 46-yard line the football against nebraska movement [Applause] shotgun at midfield castile takes the ball spins out of a tackle on his feet at the 40. watch out steal at the 25-20 can steal at the 10-5 and out-of-bounds they will mark castile out at the nine-yard line but quinton castile is a big dude and he's not going to go down unless you take him down all of a 121 yards all since the second quarter pushing the pile inside the five yard line second down and goal as the clock runs up on six minutes to play castile the ball carrier stacked up driven back he'll lose a yard back to the six yard line daquan bowers right there big number 93 gans pedals back pumps goes to the end zone up top and through the hands of the tight end mike mcneil mcneil defense once again has done their job holding to a field goal you've got to step up at some point and make some plays score touchdown alex henry punches in his fourth field goal of the afternoon and nebraska opens up a five-point lead on clemson [Music] [Applause] at the 30. strong legs going to push that ball down at the 12-yard line spiller again at the 23-yard line 5-13 to play clemson with the ball two timeouts remaining the pitch davis and the power back squares up those pads he can stay with his regular offense but there's got to be a sense of urgency out there now for the tiger offense clock under five to play [Applause] davis is dropped for a loss back at the 25 yard line flims an 0 for 9 on their last third down conversion they're looking at third down and eight clock out of bounds that stops the clock aaron kelly with a big grab personal foul defense number 33 15-yard penalty from the end of the play first down four minutes to play at the 49-yard line of nebraska clemson down by five davis trying to be patient wait for a little hole to open behind his big front line suck it down and six under center is harper play action pass good protection dancing dancing looking for help spins in trouble throws it away [Applause] and incomplete up alongside an unbelievable effort by tyler grisham though but i think that that that elbow and everything hits that event i think that ball was clearly in his possession they're down at six whistles are going to stop the play there are stripes on the ball the ruling on the field was confirmed and that's third down and six crimson trying to come back from five down into pocket harper flushed out talks and runs and is tripped up so after the timeout shotgun formation cullen harper two wide receivers bottom of your screen harper sets up throws hits forward breaks the tackle inside the 30 and is thrown down by o'hanlon 205 to play once again harper from the shotgun two-step drop pulls up top got a man wide open yard line and that's the big man aaron kelly 6'5 and back-to-back completions of 16 and 17 yards under two minutes to play first and goal clemson harper throws harper steps back in shotgun play clock to six the snaps away pressure harper's in trouble in trouble and down at the 27-yard line hag again this time coming from the front colin harper had to see him the whole time got to get rid of that ball you can't take the clemson user final timeout harper shotgun good protection pedals back up over the middle incomplete spiller had it but two huskers were hanging on his back clemson has no timeouts the play clocks running down they're totally disorganized at four at three what could be the final play over the middle incomplete and nebraska holds off clemson jacoby ford was the intended receiver and dan you're right let him get those paws on him now we got too many men on the field for clemson to come under uh uh with with great comeback and possession under davos both of these schools have the right man in control i think both these schools these programs have a very promising future nebraska a chance to hold on to win this game and the final snap ganz is going to take that football i don't blame him the senior closes out his nebraska career with a 26-21 gator tomorrow win over clemson for steve burleigh dan fouts craig buller jack saying so long from jacksonville our final score 26-21 nebraska

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Published: Thu Dec 10 2020