North Carolina State vs. Clemson Full Game | 2018 ACC Football

so the Wolfpack will kick off Kyle BAM Bart kicks it away darío kendrick back deep with adam choice [Applause] stays on his fake [Music] and a nifty return by [Applause] season in fact Reverend Lawrence in his first career start on the bumbled on the second play after he looked at the wrong signal caller they also wanted to get running back Travis etn more comfortable because he actually admitted to the coaches he gets super nervous on the opening drive so hopefully their script is much better for this series but guys I feel like with a big kickoff return like that the opening drive should end in some success now 41 yard return by Kendrick here's the true freshman warrants one of the top high school players in the year country last year at a Cartersville Georgia trying to air it out T that's part of their game plan today they think they can hit some deep throws against this Wolfpack defense the intended receiver was hunter Renfro North Carolina State a lot of man-to-man coverage quarters coverage where they don't have a middle field safety and they invite you to take those shots down the field Brunson lines up quickly great size for Lawrence six six 215 pounds he cattle many design quarterback runs where they do it he can do it he got 12 for the first time this is a great zone reef I mean they're not expecting him to run this is not Kellie Bryant's offense it's a different Clemson offense but you have to run enough on plays like that to keep the defense honest and that was a nice decision by Trevor Lawrence ETN the running back he goes out in motion NC State still crowding the line of scrimmage quick throw by Lawrence and the catch by T Higgins and a good tackle by Nick McLeod near the near sideline a short game they'll mark it at the 40 a gain of five very talented wide receiver group that clemson has and they're very diverse they've got a couple different styles of receiver now they have just about everything you would want as you said at the top of the telecast and all sides of the ball BTN wrestled down by Jermaine Pratt the leading tackler linebacker for NC State great story came to North Carolina State as they say play two years as a safety gained some weight hurt his shoulder in 2016 and sat out the year and this is his first year as a starter and all he's doing is leading the ACC in tackles per game also the focal leader of that unit and although he had his game face on we visited with him last night he was ready to go the time for small talk was over as far as Jermaine was concerned third down and three Lawrence plenty of time open receiver first again bagel technique good protection it's only a four-man rush Trevor Lawrence reads the coverage bail technique by the corner Ingram and that was an easy pitch and catch for the first down you see right away just the arm strength and talent of Trevor Lawrence his third start you can see the comfort level increasing with each passing weight he's on target to Renfro impacted immediately by the true freshman safety Tanner Engle one of the things that Trevor Lawrence has brought to this offense he's improved their perimeter screen game like a play like that because he gets rid of the ball so quickly he gets that shotgun snap and the ball is out immediately and it's very accurate as well 68% plus and his true freshman season very accurate well-protected again by a veteran offensive lot Marrero none overs inside the tent Isaiah more made the tackle after Tanner Engel left it's a 60-yard game your slop receiver is going to be on a safety this is angled to freshmen no chance against retro beautiful route by Ram Pro he got separation and Lawrence put the ball right on the numbers for Holly Rowe said the Clemson coaches wanted faster starts spent a lot of time on that during the bye week and this is a very impressive opening drama BTN and one man he was in down inside the 3 yard line Jarius Morehead the safety prevented a touchdown North Carolina State defense that is only allowed eight touchdowns right now they've got their backs against the wall on the opening possession second and goal from the 3d tiens been a touchdown score three touchdown runs in each of the last two games as one less than four minutes in today tacular is going to get pool areas right here he's going to see the motion coming across with Rogers and he's just going to have his eyes on the wrong thing and by the time he sees its egn with the football it's too late and number nines in the end zone [Applause] here's Greg Hugh gold 50 years senior kicker hold of will sweetie the side of the head coach Dabo sweetie Travis etn emerging is a Heisman Trophy candidate in this his sophomore season Pickett scored two more touchdowns on the ground today he'd be the back at Clemson important ACC game these two teams the only undefeated in conference play on the Atlantic side Virginia Tech 3 and all on the coastal side leading that division of the ACC the game Friday night in Boston between BC in Miami both with conference title hopes one game underway in the ACC and early start Virginia about two minutes away it seems forbidding to 2:14 Beatty Potter great weapon almost all touch backs off his foot this year here's a banana thank you here comes Ryan Finley the NC State Wolfpack offense 6-tier college football senior out of Phoenix Arizona Paradise Valley High School Boise State now in his third year as a record-setting starter North Carolina in his first pass dangerous to the far sideline AJ Tyrell closed quickly on Kelvin Harmon Terrell and Mullen are two outstanding promising corners very quick on his break to the football that figure riots a long throw left hash to the right sideline [Applause] pistol Reggie Gillespie there for NC State but still as a team under four per carry Tanner do is on a safety blitz in the 16 yard line Brent Venables the defensive coordinator said they run a lot of bootlegs this is how you defend a bootleg you bring an unblocked guy off the edge Ryan by the time he gets his head around he has nowhere to go Christian Wilkins also pressuring from the inside to great plays and this puts a defense run of the best in the country that's the loss of nine Clemson giving up just 14 and a half points per game that's six best in the country but NC State the best third down team by far but they haven't put up that 61% by putting themselves into third down in nineteen go last begat Senor de Jack but on fourth and eleven they'll putt [Applause] we were here a couple weeks ago shot the first half this Clemson defense had their hands full with Syracuse they had the injury to their quarterback in the second half they locked down and they have played at a very high level since that point AJ Cole who are you starting putter kicking into a pretty good breeze that buffets the ball before it landed in the hands of Amar'e Rogers and better coverage this time by the NC State special teams led by Tyler Griffin's 7 nothing clemson we started this college football Saturday with pate remaining undefeated teams and FBS football as you saw and heard from Aetna and a moment ago Cincinnati suffered its first loss at temple so Luke pickles team now 6 and 1 and there were three teams from the American Athletic Conference that were a part of that eight undefeated those two teams at the bottle UCF USF still undefeated they'll play each other at the end of the year Dabo Swinney has a vote in the coaches poll he asked yesterday he said he does put a lot of time and effort into it he had Alabama number one and then this punching team number two Ohio State and then Notre Dame just about every number you'll see about Coach Sweeney is impressive including that one fourteen and two in their last sixteen against top 25 teams and they start this possession with a run from Travis etn across the 39 yard line a gain of three one of the things that Dabo told us yesterday that he really likes he loves the psyche of his team and just where his team is mentally emotionally at this point in the season about that a little bit for him the next play and I agree with them where his team is at well they've been challenged both on and off the field Lawrence deep throw and an incomplete pass intended for Darian Kendrick in a lot of adversity they had the quarterback change it was really the thing that got the most attention around the replaced by Lawrence after four games as the starter that Bryant decided to leave the program yeah and then Lawrence got hurt in his first start and they had to scramble to find a way to win a game with their third team quarterback chase Brice which they were able to do very emotional went they also went on the road in a hostile environment early at a.m. and got tested so they've got some things under their belt and some other teams maybe don't have Alabama headed them has not been tested talent level is amazing they've been hammering everybody beautiful thrown speaking of talent Justin Ross not only looks the part he plays the part true freshman wide receiver and the next great one here it collects in a first down at a gain of 13 out of Phoenix City Alabama he was the player of the year in Alabama and one of the only guys like that that did not choose to go to Alabama Auburn chose to come to Clemson make his own way and not as soon as he arrived at me he is a polished receiver that is a fit right in with this group 64 210 didn't want to play football as a high school athlete bird basketball [Applause] doing what they told us they were going to do take some deep shots that 140 Higgins Holly well you were talking about the leadership on this Clemson team consider this the week that Kelly Bryant left and Trevor Lawrence was going to become the starter Christian Wilkins the defensive tackle actually asked him to go out to breakfast they just went by themselves and Dabba said I wouldn't have known about it except for someone on campus saw them and texted me said this is the kind of leadership you have on campus Christian Wilkins the leader of this team letting the young man know things would be okay and they were behind him the devil talks about the leadership within the flaming rocks Lawrence fires a strike for DeAndre Overton and it's an incomplete pass third down and ten from just inside the NC State 45 yard line typically in third down the guy you have to pay attention to his hunter rep flow right here in the slaw he is very active guy on third down time out MCS date time they were lining up for this and cornered alien ten first time island ship trophy presented five dr. pepper these teams looking to stay undefeated today team playoff at the end of the year of course Clemson won the hall 2016 also back in 1981 under Danny Ford they're facing third down and ten they marched right down the field on their opening possession this is Drive number two Carolina State show blitz then came out of it etienne couldn't catch the screen that was a nice job by the North Carolina State defense they showed pressure they forced Trevor Lawrence to change the protection and change the play and then they job dropped out of there and still defended the screen so just really nice job by the North Carolina State defense Dave Huxtable the defensive coordinator had it dialed up right that time well defended by Deonte Holden so Bill spires will will spires Bill spires son will come on to punt Will's dad bill the punter and all American baseball player here at Clemson like 13 years in the major leagues including time with the Milwaukee Brewers there Thomas the fair catch at nan Burke as Shawn huge game for the Brewers tonight right now though Dr Pepper tip to drive update Bama and Tennessee to a ton of I Lorna Jerry hey Judy eight games eight touch says the opening drive for Alabama is they're rolling right out of the gate and then Josh Jacob three are run families down out scoria pardons by 120 points in the first part of the season 48 up in Shawnee back to you not even five minutes in to that one although not a big surprise there were thirty point favorite today I think I read a step last week they had scored more points in the first quarter vsts that's going to be a whole season I don't see more points in the first quarter then see state from its own as well Reggie go a speed ahead for a yard Christian Wilkins part of that tremendous front Ford all of whom taught the shape Jack says top to round draft choices three of them including Wilkins he has projected the top 11 picks of the next NFL draft Wilkins is just he's so instinctive he has tremendous flexibility and he makes plays that are just kind of freakish because of his physical traits Ruben Cleveland pearl came across the line of scrimmage and there is a flag [Applause] ha Jeff Flanagan our referee Cleland Farrell furrow is clearly off sighs and when he touched the offensive tackle I think that's why he wasn't able to get back and they had to call the penalty of offside but he obviously thought he saw a flinch [Applause] it's an interesting matchup up front because they have all Americans all for starters and a defensive line but it's a very at NC State offensive line gillaspie has a first down out to the 25-yard line Isaiah Simmons made the tackle here's how Todd McShea sizes up those great players in the defensive front three first-round picks all the top 11 and then Boston Brian he sees going in the second round up to four as the best pure pass rusher of the [Applause] next year Lawrence the biggest most massive guidance first first down to the game for the Wolfpack and gillaspie slides out to the 29 yard line Clemson the first team to bring back for all Americans to the defensive line from one season to the next all four of those guys made at least one all-american team last year and Holly talked about the leadership and be just that in it of itself that those four guys decided to come back for another year set them up for what they hoped would be a special season now the shotgun wide receiver moves in behind him a high snap and a quick throw out wide for a four-yard gain Emeka a meze part of as deep and talented the receiving core for NC State Dave Doran says I think we have one of the best receiver groups in the country I think he's right they're big and physical the main day they're all over 200 and they are very physical going to the football leaders has been pretty quiet so far they've been great on third downs but through five games the best since 2013 they're not good this time Ricky person the freshman isaiah simmons met him in the backfield too many guys that they couldn't block and this is a play Ryan Finley needs to get out of because Simmons is going to come untouched there's not enough blockers on that side of the formation to run that play third down and short but you don't have a hat for a hat Simmons makes the nice play on third down there is AJ Cole again hunting into about a 12 mile per hour breeze that's become a very pleasant day bright sunshine now 70 degrees light rain this morning good kick into the breeze Amari Rogers mounted right on the catch excellent coverage by CJ Riley and here's at man Burke alright Sean thank you this time an update on what's happening of Michigan and Michigan State and East Lansing Shay Patterson to Donovan peoples Jones longest pass play for Michigan's is 2013 how about the effort the receiver to avoid the tackle stay in balance 14-7 now Wolverines on the road and also Indiana Penn State Stevie Scott counters in the end zone seriously what's up with Penn State's seven all right now it's over on ABC Sean obviously Todd Blackledge has not been sending enough money as an alum to Penn State after a 44-yard punt well-covered clemson from its own 25-yard line at avian Feaster the ball carrier for just a couple Easter is was bothered by a shoulder injury early in the way so all they did was have three other guys that ran for over a hundred yards the total of 471 yards rushing against the Deacons that's crazy fourth most in a game in school history in the most rushing yards in a game for Clemson since 1981 and also against Wake Forest they had 536 the national championship winning game t Higgins first down 41 yard line dragged down by Nick McCloud the starting cornerback got a Rock Hill South Carolina beautiful throw by Trevor Lawrence he threw it before his receiver came out of the break right to that back shoulder on the sideline impossible to defend he has clearly settled in now as the starting quarterback at Clemson this is third start he's played in all seven games [Applause] javion Thompson 1 tackled by Stephen Griffin whose dad Steve played running back and defensive back for Clemson back in the early and mid 80s young Steve had a transfer from the University of Tennessee expecting big things from him he's been banged up a lot of this year Feaster the runningback blocks the tapenade and steps into another deep-fried javion Thompson the intended receiver Stephen Griffin had the coverage couple the flags down and it's a penalty against Clemson back of the line of scrimmage they get the left guard John Simpson for a hold this North Carolina State defense playing with a whole new defensive front we talked about the Clemson defensive front the defensive line last year for NC State was outstanding as well they had four guys drafted in the NFL led by Bradley Chubb was the fifth guy picked in the draft by the Broncos but holding 74 on the offense that penalty will be declined third down I think a lot of people expected there to be a huge drop-off for this Wolfpack defense because of that but they have really filled in the gaps pretty nicely and played solid on the defensive side of the football so come on in there for Dave Doran pardon me Todd he left to turn down the penalty and take third down and eight five at all this season [Applause] [Music] [Applause] to pay attention to our third down [Applause] they didn't get that post-award city has one fell down five catches took at Bert third downs over the last three years for rent for this is a mismatch just your main crap the middle linebacker at 240 pounds even though he used to be a safety he's not going to guard hunter Renfro on that kind of a route and run thrown Renfro knows exactly where to go on third down that's his specialty that's the number you're just referencing since he stayed nude they were likely to go to rent first okay to stop back watching our gates [Applause] it's play-action max protection you keep the tie tendon in the back it's a 2-man and Higgins get separation from the McLeod the corner and Trevor Lawrence leads him perfectly away from the defender for the touchdown they convert on third down and the next play they strike for the touchdown Dave Doran might want to do over on the accepting or declining of that panel that's the extra point blogging fans who've made the trip down former ally Trevor Lawrence the 12th touchdown pass of his truth art your free trial today by downloading the ESPN app or by visiting ESPN plus dot-com is not likely to be returnable just as we say that it goes through the package the end zone second touch back is make a PT Potter here's today's Dell technologies playbook we set North Carolina State plays a lot of quarters that means it's man with no safety as Rodgers goes in motion that brings this safety up watch 100 run fro crosses the field that's going to take two defenders and then that leaves T Higgins all alone with a lot of fields to gain separation max protection seven guys the perfect way staff for Clemson good execution on the playoffs in first down Pass Jeff Scott the offensive pointing for Clemson Co Cordell with Tony Elliott said we think we can nekton deep throws they've come out fleeing in the long today Brian Finley throwing a deep ball himself that's dropped they desperately needed a big play had it in the hands of Kelvin Harmon and he could not hang on Kelvin Harmon was sneaking endzone little double moved they love to run double moves and he froze the corner Farrell Tyrell and he had it and he just did not secure the catch you just don't he can't let too many opportunities like that go by the wayside in a game as good as consonant it should have been a huge play stared at second and 10 and under three minutes to go in the opening quarter tricky person dumped by Cleveland furled for a loss of a couple his defensive front has the ability to change the line of scrimmage today a lot of tackles behind the line of scrimmage they force running plays that are designed to go inside to pounce outside very aggressive up in that day by brick one of the best in the country Oh for to today that 61% starting today far and away leading the country four percentage points ahead of the next best will give you one guess Alabama 57% on 3rd down if they don't get to third down very often Alabama they usually convert on first or second down flag down hard and snap play a game and the point you made earlier is exactly right North Cal has it has been super efficient on third down because they've been averaging such short yards needed to convert they've been effective effective and efficient on first down and they put themselves in here [Applause] they came in averaging 6.2 yards on first down for the season it's easy to when you do that third and 17 and another flag far sideline along the line of scrimmage for another false start [Applause] Justin with the right tackle Holly brain Finley told us that their biggest concern today was the crowd noise and I can tell you it's deafening down here [Applause] here [Laughter] we played here two years ago heartbreaking loss he said this is the loudest place he's ever played and a third at 21 gillaspie all the way out within a yard of the first down finally taken down by tre Lamar the leading tackler for the year for Clemson and now coach Doran looks like he's going to go for it nope where mom but he was looking out of the offense and now sent out the punt team [Applause] this at least the good news from that run is your punter now AJ Cole if he does his job should be able to flip the field a little bit and give the North Carolina State deep fat save a break here done a nice job punting in this quarter given that it is going into that 12 mile an hour wind that's another good one hibari Rogers the catch of the nineteen then I returned to the 25-yard line here's Adnan park all right thank you very much up great day a college football action Colorado trying to bounce back after its first loss of the season last week number three Clemson leading 14 to nothing Trevor Lawrence the handoff Travis etn and he got two on first down for the thing about this comes in running games we talked to Dave Huxtable the defensive coordinator of bodies as you know you can defend the run extremely well play after play after play but if you have a play where you just miss a gap or miss a tackle you got a problem because these guys have the ability to speed particularly easy n to just take those things the distance and last year in the ball game they had that happen Feaster rant 89 yards on a touchdown untouched Jamie Thompson running her about the catch stood up and taken across the boundary by Chris Ingram at the 40 it's a first time he bats in Clemson South Carolina on a spectacular fall day as we continued dr. peppers championship drive game of the week Blackledge at home only get big game championship dragged annually last week in Oregon and there's a look at the student section here at Clemson Taco Bell celebrating student sections passion of fans all year long voting the best student section of the year Clemson already on the national list go to espn.com slash Taco Bell to see how your school can't compete when they got a matchup they like down here single coverage on Justin Ross come out firing deep on this first and ten they stick with the ground game etn who has held the 15 yards rushing in the first quarter on five carries got four yards on that run you have to be sure to get him on the ground because his speed is such that if you miss an arm tackle and he gets to the second level of your defense he going Trevor Lawrence 10 out of 16 for 135 tosses it to ETA gets one down for a gain of one sophomore from Jennings Louisiana told us it's a small town of about 13,000 he went home during their bye week some Heisman Trophy mentions coming your way he said my mother Don Neto was the first one tell me about it so we asked him did she tell you the door to embrace and she said oh no she was really excited about this funny Jeff Scott said you know I don't think the kid knows how good he is he just just kind of has an easygoing demeanor about it he's doing historic things look at the three main crops they get to Trevor Lawrence and drop him for a sack the main pressure came from James Smith Williams defensive end from Raleigh North Carolina we're just talking glowingly about etn but this is not what you do I mean now this is a mismatch blocking a defensive end but you can't will that's your assignment you can't whip you've got to get a piece of them and give your quarterback a chance usually with young talented running backs that's the last piece that comes to their game being a good physical pass protector their spires two-putt again first time today's punt into the wind fair Thomas back deep fan favorite in Raleigh former walk-on does a little bit of everything for this Wolfpack team including making a fair catch at the 20-yard line Holly wrote guys despite having a great quarterback in Ryan Finley and outstanding wide receivers the thing NC State has not been able to do is get their ground game going they're averaging under four yards per carry as a group and Richie Gillespie has already had his left ankle retake he's got a heavy brace on his right knee left ankle has been bothering him here in this game person outer also has a labrum issue so we've also seems to running back not feeling really great on the game on the ground game today [Applause] - no starting the ACC wins against Virginia BC they averaged 200 yards [Music] to the gate Holly said Stephane Lewis ordinarily a wide receiver lined up in the backfield they're in a good game he picked up just more than five yards they have not played a tough schedule Todd they struggled to run the ball against James Madison against Georgia State there's there's a lot of factors I mean the the health of Ricky person the freshman he was not available best blockers to tight end off often grief was hurt the first couple games it just took their right hand want me to get going and now with glass being not a hundred percent with the ankle that that adds to the problem false are offense number 53 five-yard penalty second down Tyler Jones they're terrific fifth year senior left tackle he's played nearly 3,400 snaps in his career this is his 33rd straight started has all backup defensive lineman in on this possession the hip labrum problem running well he has a first down knocked out by Trayvon Mullin he's the difference maker he's the guy who can get to the edge and has the acceleration that he leads the team even though he didn't play the first two weeks in runs of over ten yards I mean he is they more explosive back than gillaspie and they just need to keep him healthy his tenth rush of ten plus yards this season good for 14 fired out this way to Jacobi Meijer and he stood up driven back by Jaylon William McGirt Pittsburgh after they suffered their first loss of the season here against Clemson the adversity that dadless when he talked about game against Syracuse you said that's a win I'll remember throughout my career then complete pass a little too hot to handle for Jacoby Meyer I don't normally see Ryan Finley miss a throw like that there was a curl rowdy was open he usually is tremendously accurate on that kind of soda was not pressured just didn't make the connection and now they got another third down situation would save yet to convert but this is at least more manageable distance than they've had so far the breeze at their backs the Wolfpack here in the second quarter still got by just 14 just about everything having gone wrong blitz from Simmons Finlay got it off looking for Jacoby Myers with Kavon Wallace in coverage n NC State will punt again well Simmons is so explosive giving to the quarterback he's long he's rangy and Ryan Finley knew he was coming and it would have to get rid of the football and threw it probably before he was ready to throw him Venables decided to go with pressure and zero coverage that time and it paid off on third down Jake Cole punting for the fourth time already flag down line drive kick driving Amari Rogers back [Applause] [Music] the team Martin the former Tennessee quarterback now an assistant coach at Southern California let's check out the flag was thrown by the official along the near sideline at the line of scrimmage I think you might decline this that was a good return by Rodgers 18 yard return of a 53-yard punt so in that gain of 35 yards it's also now a Clemson penalty you know we were here three weeks ago Amar'e Rogers dropped upon and they fumbled it Syracuse recovered led to a score and he was never the same the rest of the ball game it really affected him in a negative way and eventually they just kind of stopped you know using him in the game plan and he recovered came back strong he's such a valuable part of this offensive formation offense five-minute in the backfield during the return illegal block in the back receiving team those files were offset replayed the down sternly Hoffritz at the punter for Syracuse that day hit several moon balls and Rodgers really struggled perfect Jeff Scott told us a couple days later we got that jugs got out and we tried firing those putts of the years you can set away to shame to help Rogers punting we've seen this year's been funny we have this guy's terrific senior out of College Park Georgia and one of the great citizens in college football AJ on the all-state American Football Coaches Association good works team five straight years on his spring break he's gone over the Kenya to work with youngsters also on the hall academic team in the ACC a very solid four-year putter for the Wolfpack this is a hawk hopefully smokes too long and into the end zone she anticipated home debut at the Staples Center Los Angeles for LeBron James his performance against the Trailblazers Thursday night the numbers there in their loss in Portland there is 14 to nothing clemson looked like a pretty easy throw and catch but lawrence not on the mark to Hunter Renfro and an open receiver on the bootleg had a pretty good blend of run and pass so far for Clemson offensively have you gotten over LeBron leaving Cleveland it's still gonna be weird seeing him in that uniform just loved watching him and watched him in high school st. Vincent st. Mary and obviously in his two stints with Cleveland but appreciate everything he's done for Northeastern Ohio sir happy to do his air faked Adam choice Lawrence better throw this time the first down on that far sideline looks like they're gonna mark in just short swung out by Chris Ingram now they do move the chains look like you did not get to the yellow line well you mentioned it earlier Sean the coaches told us they were going to take some shots in this ball game down the field a lot of that is because of the scheme that North Carolina State plays and they wanted to threaten that defense choice ahead for four more they've done that on the passes is he throwing over 20 yards down the top so far five today and in the first six games when Trevor Lawrence has been on the field it was only 14 times so it was definitely a part of their plan they only connected on one but it was for the touchdown but at least they serve notice to North Carolina State hey we are going to attack you down the field if you continue to play this kind of coverage gender has set the tone for this game with a 41-yard kickoff return starts again Jemaine Pratt and Nick McCloud took him down it's another Clemson first down to the 43 this guy does a little bit of everything he was a full year starting quarterback in high school so look how he sets up blocks very patient on that end around seen a block on the wide receiver screens really well so far today he also can throw the football out of the Wildcat when they get the red zone capable of doing Rock Hill South Carolina u.s. army all-american in high school [Applause] by Hunter Renfro modified yard gain highly regarded they talked about a better plan for Lawrence to go downfield and they're just gaining more and more trust in him and one of the reasons he's really stepping up as a leader of this team when Kelley Brian was here Trevor Lawrence was very careful not to usurp him in any way he wouldn't talk to the guys he would take a back seat to Kelly Bryant but now that it's his team he's speaking up more and using his voice [Applause] he's lazy to the nearside for another first down Justin Ross to the 44 of NC State as a very mature guy has a lot of poise I think Holly nailed it he was very respectful of Kelly Bryant and his place on the team but still fiery competitive and wanted to play wanted to be the guy and once it was handed to him regardless of what the circumstances were he has not looked back he took it ran with it turn 19 years old two weeks ago on the day of their game at Wake Forest and we hammered the Demon Deacons 63 to three [Applause] and swung down for a big loss by Jermaine Pratt they'll Markham back at the 45 yard line of Clemson well Jermaine Pratt nice job timing the split and hitting the right gap this is a play where Trevor Lawrence once he feels as poppy needs to throw the football away can he get away from a full speed big time play by Pratt for a loss of 11 another eight minutes to go first half short set by lawyers and a quick nice move after the catch to the 14 goes T Higgins there's the Lawrence family his parents Trevor's parents Jeremy and Amanda have made the trip from Cartersville Georgia not far away down the Atlanta area committed to Clemson and December of his junior year highly recruited guy obviously enrolled in January of 2018 broke a lotta DeSean Watson's records high school records in the state of Georgia still seven yards to pick up blitz up the middle they gave Lawrence top it is on target Kendrick again for the first down for a beautiful job by Adam choice picking up the Blitz that time here's the route down the field it's a deep out route beautiful throw to the outside shoulder when you give him time and he can step into it it means he can sip that football now Adam choice did a beautiful job of picking up the linebacker blitz to allow his quarterback to make that throw it's almost a 200-yard NASA he's at 198 and isiah more absolutely planted atom choice as they have more is a young guy on this defensive redshirt freshman the flexible said he loves the game of football he's getting better and better the more he plays he's growing up he's understanding the game more he got quickly to a football that one third leading tackler despite missing their win at Marshall that's their only world game of the season they played just five games they had a game taken off the schedule against West Virginia due to Hurricane Florence leaping catch is he inbounds Justin Ross out-of-bounds as he caught the ball along the sideline at the 12 he had two officials both looking at it from opposite angles it's a beautiful catch tried to get one foot down in bounds but the heel out about the toes were in bounds that he'll touch out of bounds and it's a good call [Music] big stop right here from North Carolina State defense third down and ten how many teams would Ross come off the field on Thursday other teams in the country when they got another freshman ended there really that's Braden Galloway a freshman tight end from right down the road in Anderson South Carolina they see him as a guy that's gonna factor more and more into their offense as the rest of the season goes on as they say that Clemson team Lincoln's County Habitat for Humanity to build a house for a local family in need you saw the Tolbert family anthony cheetah and their daughters being constructed on campus will be moved to its permanent location after they finished building great homecoming tradition that is another tradition on Homecoming is winning Clemson has won its last 7 homecoming games 41 4 and 2 in the last 47 homecoming games and leading this one 14 to nothing third ten he's the normally the guy that's the first look on third shadows could be an issue for players trying to see the ball as it comes Loren's looking into the Sun see some Running Room Trevor Laura slides down where did he slide looks like they're going to give him the first down he needed a 15 they're gonna market just inside and pursued by Jermaine Pratt the coaches have told us that this guy can run a four six and he is they don't want him running as much as they had Kelly Bryant running last year mainly because Kelly's not here behind him chase Bryce their their depth at quarterback is not what it was when the season started a very alert in the replay moving on the Phills the quarterback reached the line two game when he started the slide that plays on their dude and Tom to Joseph the replay official Tom Considine the communicator they want to take a little more time to look at that this is a big play yeah worth doubt if they mark him in short of that 15 to the 15-yard line when he starched the slide oh yeah let's bring in Bill Lemonnier our rules expert long time on the field Big Ten referee it looks like he started that slide behind the 15-yard line bill you're absolutely right the heap starts to break down on the slide at least a yard short of that so replay is going to put the ball back at the spot he first started to drop for the slide not worry hit Jeff Flanagan longtime referee Tom to Joseph in the replay booth longtime on-field official bill why would it not be where he hits the ground well they put the rule in so that the quarterback could get the protection so as soon as he starts to make that feat first slide it's dead it's just like he stepped out about a shot probably right starting to slide and giving himself up so we're not going to give him any extra yardage with that it's dead the moment he starts the slide that shot from our crew my peep the indicator right there he was already in the mid slide he did not replace his divot on this beautiful grass field [Applause] type of time to Joseph before it gave me the replay boat so the how'd you decide to become a new play fishy so when I have my knees replaced time we get off the field and given the length of this conversation now I would assume they're just discussing exactly where they should spot the ball and if they do move it back tableau Sweeney will have a decision to make Todd on fourth down and probably less than a yard also likely have to reset the clock [Music] after review and the quarterback began the slide that is where the ball is spot by rule that occurred at the 16 yard line so it will be fourth down in 1/16 please reset the game clock [Applause] adabbo doesn't like it but they got it right again their time as you wonder why they stopped it but that's that's a big play now it's fourth down and you're forcing a field goal try where they might have continued to march in was gordon touchdown well and gamble doesn't like it but you know what his quarterback took a shot on the sideline when he didn't slide when he kind of went headfirst on a play in the Syracuse game and missed the rest of that game so the rule is in there to protect the quarterbacks and they got it right it's a fake he stays on his tape but did not get to the first marker well sweetie just got ahead of himself he was so excited to make the play he dropped it not just once but he dropped it twice [Music] a lot going on there according to Jeff Flanagan problems for Sweeney and then they wound up in the arms of larell Murch estate might have been more dollars courtesy of Allstate the Clarkson's general scholarship fund with Davos man he called for a fake bill ball [Applause] a momentum changer perhaps they just got Ryan Finley leading pastors in the country's throne for 16 yards so far he throws and incomplete mark fields broke on it quickly intended for Stephane Louis we saw that early in the first possession a long out route the ball doesn't get there quite the same way it does when Trevor Lawrence throws it in mark fields jumped on it now you either have to go with the double move if they're jumping on those routes like that [Applause] where the ball can be a little bit going alive Finley's gotta get it going and he is their only chance if he can get hot throwing the football swings it out quickly to Kelvin Harmon across the 20th at salt Trayvon Bolin to stop Holly Rowe well guys Brent Venables told us that the defensive players of Clemson were really fired up and especially the DB after how many receptions they gave up to NC State last year they have a career high with Jacoby Myers with nine receptions another half so they are trying to shut them down they check at fedley through 4 338 and three touchdowns last year in a while plus a twin the best team in the country on third down is yet to convert today they need to keep this drive going for on third down they've had the ball for just ten minutes deep back shoulder throw on target they convert with a big play across the 45 to Jacoby Myers with Isaiah Simmons and coverage well beautiful protection and that he makes this throw as good as anybody I've seen in college football throws it to the back shoulder he keeps it in the field of play and when you throw it like this and you anticipate you can't defend it they line up in the pistol now Reggie Gillespie hip down low got to the fifty at nine Burke all right Sean thank you very much up giving you what happened with Syracuse and UNC Tommy DeVito which is the name of Joe Pesci's character in Goodfellas hit Arabia on peers cue swims 4237 DeVito three touchdown passes after place Eric Dodgers shot played well against Florida State bake went for the orange a loaded in three straight losses after a four-hole start a tough loss team coaching staff fighting for survival there Ricki person a nice run and they're inside the Clemson 40 with another first down 12 yards on the run this is the bread-and-butter play it's a stretch play NC State loves it they like to lead with that for back slash tiny gets a good block on Muse the safety first with a nice run 42 dylan reef really is an important part of the lead the way that time they try to run behind the person got stopped for loss of three and we're under three and a half minutes to go in the half [Applause] [Music] [Music] right Finley 23 years old will be 24 in December this sixth gear cutlets football looking for his wind as a starting quarterback it's his thirty second straight start for NC State 21 and ten as a starter in the past person did a good job to get away behind the line of scrimmage Kendall Joseph missed and Xavier Thomas true freshman brilliant talent ran him down one of the things that Clemson wanted to be able to do both offensively and defensively was play a lot of guys they just felt like they played more players than Carolina State does on a game in game out basis and that starts to take its toll the longer the game goes right now that looks like Truscott they're starting left guard he's I'm a damn vertically up in the Alexis haftorah for an update on Penn State is Indiana right now he's giving them all they can handle also update you on Bama and Tennessee as its roll tide over and over again and tensions high in Michigan as Jim Hart on the Wolverines finally gonna beat the Spartans in East Lansing all that more coming up in the half Sean back to you Michigan is bounce back very well for the opening loss to the other day two and a half to go here first half [Applause] [Music] pleasant 39-yard line third and ten blow step it he has to go to his days for he wasn't ready the center snapped it before the quarterback wanted the football Ryan Finley was looking at the coverage he was going to change the play Clemson has the ball look like Finley had it but the sidelines for Clemson was jumping up and down saying it's our ball and it did not get back to Findlay OH Finley was reaching for it and his running back gillaspie actually knocked it away from it but the point was he was not ready for the snap and Gerrit Bradbury their veterans Center snapped the ball too soon and Clemson not only gets the stop on third down they get the football back that's a surprising development you mentioned Bradbury one of the best centers in the country 30 second straight start and really from the opening kickoff Todd it's been one costly mistake after another for NC State they whipped on a couple that tackles on the 41 yard kickoff return by area and started the game and ignited the opening drive for Clemson two timeouts left for the Tigers and on first down it's team Higgins again out of bounds NC State Territory the 43 first down well what a costly turnaround this could be for Ryan v Lee at North Carolina State they finally get a drive going they have to try to convert a third down and now they're looking at the possibility of the Clemson Tigers adding points to the scoreboard before half-time seven catches in a hundred and eleven yards in Thompson who has a first down at the 22 yard line Jarius Morehead the safety on the stun its man with a free safety but it's inside leverage you're inside possession by the safety Morehead who's not used to covering man-to-man as much and that was an easy throw for Trevor Lawrence right down the field 21 yard game three catches for Thompson he had poor all season entering today's game keeps it chased out of balance at the 18-yard line pursuit by James Smith Williams so with two timeouts so no need to rush at this point they've got a lot of time on the clock and two timeouts and moving the ball very effectively on this Drive [Applause] Lord short hitter to Hunter Renfro yard short of first down [Applause] [Music] I believe on third and one here this ball is gone to etn unless NC State just takes the run away completely [Applause] we did give a DTN he got the first down with a yard to spare still a minute and 10 so Clemson doesn't have to burn one of their timeouts they're down in one just an inside zone play and a good hard-nosed run by ETM [Applause] first in 10 under a minute to go in the half each team with two timeouts lords on the design rolls leaping attempt for the pylon by trading on top but I think they're going to spot em out of they will yards short of the first down at the to Yola failed run was out of bounds a design role the first time that they move Trevor Lawrence out of the pocket to throw accurate throw to the sideline very well officiate is first half they Jeff Flanagan and folks in the replay booth as well so second and one from the tune perfect on the drive Lawrence he's thrown for 244 that can ztn with his second touchdown of the game and is eight in the last three games the miscue leads to a touchdown for Clemson will again the motion with the Mauri Rogers coming across a formation just kind of affects the eyes a little bit enhance the inside handoff the motion they call that eye candy give that defense something to look at that is not what they're supposed to be looking at and etn walks into the end zone good blocking at the point of attack to buy that Clemson offensive line Hugo the extra-point 21-nothing Clemson whoop tonight on ABC the big 10 battle between Dwayne Haskins Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback for number to Ohio State of the Purdue Boilermakers very dangerous team at home tonight 7:30 Eastern on ABC and live on the ESPN apps you can watch it anywhere touch back doesn't matter which direction BT fodder is kicking here's a look at the AP rankings brought to you by Northwestern Mutual you said at the beginning of the year you thought Michigan was the best team in the big 10 well I define yeah I did I thought that they would make it to the playoffs obviously after the loss to Notre Dame I mean they didn't look great in that game but really it was only the first half I think since the first half of that Notre Dame game Michigan has played better and better still people still are the best I think it would be tough to them to beat Ohio State and get to that game with just the one that Penn State ahead as well the Penn State team seems to be wobbling right now Kelvin Harmon knocked out immediately in a very quick timeout called by a timeout David's daughter will Carolina stays second charged timeout the timeout living 30 seconds well rare parents on nationwide TV for Ryan Finley today in a tough start for he and his teammates I mean he really is one of the best quarterbacks in the country Todd McShea with an eye toward the draft has invaded the second best prospect in the next draft behind just as Herbert who we saw last week at Oregon yeah he doesn't have the same arm strength that Justin Herbert had who we saw last week or even the Trevor Lawrence has but he's very smart he's very accurate he just has not been able to get it in rhythm in this game and credit Clemson's defense again that Holly gave the report they were upset with what they gave up last year at the game of Raleigh they have locked down I mean Kelvin Harmon that was just his second catch of the game he had eight catches for 155 yards against his clemson defense a year ago so Clemson's defense in this first half rose deflected and intercepted by Kaiba Ross he is intercepted a pass against NC State he's trying to bring this one back to the end zone [Applause] back to the foreyard it's tight coverage hey Jenny Terrell is great position to create the deflection protections okay to throw a little bit high Terrell gets the deflection and Kavon Wallace who really emerged in this North Carolina State game last year became a starter because of some injuries in the back end and has played at a very high level ever since then comes up with the pick it sets up another scoring opportunity was reminiscent of last year he had an interception read back 55 yards around the clock and preserve that seven-point win against the Wolfpack up in Raleigh [Applause] from the four yard line still has two timeouts as well to probably use one right here Roger swung down to the line of scrimmage it is a quick timeout for Davos sweetie timeout Clemson second charge timeout timeout will be 30 seconds the Finley's terrific that he's thrown some costly interceptions 2016 they went all time and like I said been intercepted the pass bunted it on he scored and then we mentioned it last year in the 55 yard return to burn the clock cave on Wallace in the right place at the right time and not only gets the turnover but puts his team with the Badgers return for games and has won Tom poisonous one timeout remaining the numbers speak for themselves he just has not gotten on track gotten on rhythm Clemson's defense has put the clamps on him and the entire office with his strengths we spoke with him the accuracy the most important things but a lock target today and Dave Dorn used works brilliant this the young man who graduated from Boise State in three years degree in psychology already has a master's degree in Liberal Studies from NC State and he has another graduate certificate second and goal function pitch etn spins short [Applause] the last time out with six seconds to go [Applause] [Music] [Music] thank when the 21 your defense plan I think go for the touchdown here I think they should have kicked it when they went through the fake field goal here I think you run a play in front your defense is just totally dominating the football now they're going to probably go to their goal line heavy package which means they'll put a couple of those defensive linemen in Wilkins Dexter Lawrence might be in there on this and play if you feel a quick pass might get a chance for those for the end zone but say something for this North Carolina State defense in the sudden change situation two plays in a row outstanding plays after the long interception return they did that really well last at four turnovers against Boston College but it didn't hurt her because the defense really in such a situation 8 defensive starters they pushed Wilkins isn't see lined up in the title charge came out they lost their second front 7 front of the nine win team last year which was their most wins since 2010 and they lost the secondary players as well a lot of people had no idea how good this NC State defense would be and I think Todd some people had that question heading into today as well Dave Doren bristled when we brought up the fact that they haven't really played a very tough schedule so far he said hey we're a really good team yeah we should be ranked higher than we are but they would have played a good offensive football team had they been able to play the game against West Virginia that was the game that they lost because of weather and so they really hadn't played a great offensive football team Boston College played that game without a Jay Dylan the best running back in the ACC so this is certainly their biggest test they she played West Virginia thinking would have beat them Adam choice the running back and Tristan Wilkins and Dexter Lords two defensive linemen on the field started is the indication scarf offense on the 44 that can't happen Davos very hot with that I mean you got a goal line play it's going to take some time here's the the movement it's going to take some time because the quarterback is going to go out and it's just going to be Wildcat so you got to allow the time for the play to develop and just they flinch when Garrett Williams and now and now you're going to go for it now you gotta throw the football that was probably going to be wrong from the cat behind those two big defensive linemen and now it looks like he's going to tell just you by devil we're not gonna get it they don't get it all no this has been away game offense five-yard penalty are down he's been a mess in the coach understandably hot anything about what he's done here no it's his 11th season tent full season took over the Tommy Bowden six games into the season when they were three and three he went four and three is their coach 2008 a lot of people around here's ago we could do better than this guy the wide receiver coach where Clemson they kept one and these people in this part of the country sweetie that's not a strong enough word and they should he wins and he is a terrific even big it's a great food everybody knew that about they continued to recruit there is bugle with a 28 yard field goal still two seconds to go in the half [Music] [Applause] it's 24 to nothing tick off your week 7 with sunday NFL countdown on ESPN 10 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow the crew breakdown how Tom Brady and the Patriots handle Khalil back and the months is the Midway Randy Moss ranks this week's best catches for college football and you got moss that Sunday NFL countdown at 10 a.m. Eastern on ESPN well that little breakdown there at the end will give Davos some fuel for what he'll talk about in the locker room at halftime again you know he really loves his team and he feels like they are ready to really make the surge here in the second half of the season but you've got to correct little things mental mistakes to continue to play in a very high efficiency level if you want to get to the to the goal of playing for a championship [Music] it's women in this instance but [Applause] [Music] zone with regularity and as we said he should prop his crib it covered by Brady Bodine time for a heap of NC State wants to do it what's that the game talked to one second please one second they recovered it and here the stats and if you're an NC State fan turned away from the television set it's ugly and very disappointing they certainly thought they'd be competitive here today there's still a have to go but they have a lot of work to do against one of the best teams clearly in defense London is now outscored Wake Forest and NC State of one speed at NC State and it was all Clemson in the first half 24 to nothing as we head for the third quarter NC State will get the ball first BT Potter to kick off with the wind at his back nothing but touchbacks today for bt potter true freshman from Rock Hill South Carolina 39 touchbacks in 47 kickoffs this season you can add one to each of those numbers we welcome you back inside the booth Sean McDonough and Todd Blackledge NC State came down here looked like they was we met with him last night were determined to prove a point they have a really good team they didn't look like it in the first half what can they do to get back in this game in the second half they've got to try to establish some kind of rhythm offensively they just had no rhythm in that first half they came into this game averaging 6.2 yards per play on first down in the first half it was under three yards for play so they never got on track offensively Finley really struggled with those long yardage situations he starts in the pistol with the freshman Ricky person behind him comes out firing gain of six a moment ago Hollywood Dave Turin will coach a couple of crucial errors there to end that what did you say to you guys in the locker room about ways to get back in this ball game I understand that wasn't us it's not the way we play it's not the way we trained them to play we're better than that we just need to go far [Music] stop him on defense play our best football for two quarters and see where it puts us put it behind him like we're playing not to win in that first half that's not our guys wake up and go to work here well good start on this Drive yeah Mecca meze with the catch and run to the 39 and a first down for NC State [Applause] 9 out of 15 in just 72 yards person ran into traffic did well the bounce off a couple of people and picked up - Dexter Lawrence man - tacklin Jason is able to move this defensive front around it's a four-man defensive front but a lot of times they'll line up in an odd front and put one of those defensive tackles right over the nose sometimes they'll get in a bear walk where they cover the center in both guards or life in the step of NC State there's a flag down near sideline along the line of scrimmage they're clearly trying to pick up the pace find a little rhythm with a lot of work to do in the second half down by 24 Clemson was offside so coach Doren with a decision to make defense number 95 yard penalty second down and the right decision is to take it the play got about six but to get the down over again if you take the five-yard penalty Dexter Lawrence lined up offsides on that play that jump is lined up in the neutral zone first half Clemson was jumping moves here in the second half would be a the state Riggi person in excellent penetration person did a terrific job to get them very close to the first down Waylon Farrell made the tackle nice run through by Kendall Joseph though the linebacker he's the guy that ran through on the backside and slow down person on the battle of tremendous defensive line against very good offensive line Clemson controlling the line of scrimmage when NC State has the ball [Applause] the first down move the chains and a deep throw single coverage Chuck [Applause] well covered by Kaman Wallace there Thomas a former walk-on has really had a nice start to his career but he's not he's not one of those big receivers he's more of a possession type receiver and so when you throw those 50/50 balls up he's not going to have the same success rate as a guy like Kell Myers a bigger wide receiver might have against this Clemson secondary receivers in the top 10 scene receptions per game but Meyer says just three today Harvin has to the mezack has to they snapped it with one of the play clock riki person earning every inch that he's getting in his opening drive stepped away from Isaiah Simmons flag down I mentioned how they shift and moved their defensive line it was a shift to a beer front and Christian Wilkins who is so quick off the football just killing in office number 71 sin yard penalty second down Jo school skull Thorpe was the guilty party Ike so he thought it was the center Garrett Bradbury who got caught for the hole for ripping down Preston sixty-five the biggest l1 is up off prescott now [Applause] after some positive momentum to start this drive North Carolina State putting themselves in those difficult down in distant situations again Finley's short-throw toby myers tough run after the catch he finally got spun down kendall Joseph and Kavon Wallace at the 48 yard line they still need 11 more for a first down [Music] 3:35 today way below that with just 81 yards wonder if they get seven or eight dear Dave Doren isn't thinking about going for it on fourth down touchy on third down coming one four six today these need yardage situations to convert they're coming up to Finley he had time he got it off the tackle made by Myers is their face men's there is yanked down by Kavon Wallace and that penalty will give Dave Dorrans Wolfpack a first down at first it looked like it was going to be Ashley facemask then a 12 on the defense 15-yard penalty had it's been two run first down first it looked like came on Wallace was going to make it had people play stopping Myers short of the first down he's right there to make the tackle he's got that hand up around the facemask good call first North Carolina State [Music] got a shovel three sixth in the nation entering today 107 receiving yards for as two catches for 13 yards Finley deep in a traffic and Jaylyn Williams you don't normally like to throw late into the middle of the field but this is what North Carolina State does they throw to their big receivers and say win that time Clemson won number three Clemson number 16 NC State another turnover by the Wolfpack and Clemson on offense for the first time in the second half and hunter Renfro could not rescue the errant throw from Trevor Lawrence a little bit too quick on that one getting the ball out frustrating day for Ryan Finley's now thrown two interceptions the pick by Jaylyn Williams just the second of his career graduate student really made a remarkable play a difficult interception that he made to play alive averages 20 snaps per game this year catch by Dean Higgins he's already had the most catches he's had in the game he had seven at the half he is eight now for 119 yards they've targeted him nine times he is eight catches there's Jaylyn Williams one of 17 college graduates on this Clemson team only UAB with 18 has more nationally he has a degree in psychology third down and two and the Wolfpack force of three and out Travis etn did not get there they have totally bottled him up and he told damp Dorn closely 145 yards rushing on the third quarter you'd feel like we might even be ahead well that's that's how they build their defense the defense is set up structurally to stop the run first that's your main priority most defenses are but they really in the way they play coverage on the back end they commit bodies to stop the run they've done that but they've given up some plays in the passing game and they've hurt themselves offensively and with a couple turnovers will spires will punt for the third time there Thomas back deep it's a tough son most of the field is now in the shadows here in the evening in Clemson coming up on six o'clock locally that one went into the shadows made it an easier catch for Thomas at the 31 30 80 second huge student-run pep rally you saw made an appearance and today they're playing in front of a sellout crowd about 81 thousand here at Memorial Stadium trying to watch Clemson go to seven and OH trying to do that for the seventh time in school history and for the third time in the last four years you did the math devil Sweeney said as many seminal starches the rest of the Clemson coaches all-time combined Playland firm and he did tell us it's pronounced pearl is in referral settle a spute backwards here's a look at the interception well I always want to show you some so there's two safeties here right so there's split which tells the quarterback you can either throw in here or in the middle here's the guy you said Sean who doesn't play very much right Jaylyn Williams this is a Tampa 2 coverage he has the middle of the field he's alive doctor an incredible interception a guy who is not played much comes on the field on third down and makes a big-time play characteristic mistakes the last couple of weeks by Ryan Finley their last game was two weeks ago against Boston College she was on target there to see J Riley he threw two really bad exception bad decisions from a guy who Dave door and says his brilliant and he's obviously very smart and they won that game Todd despite if I had four turnovers in the game at block Montana block he'll go still beat BC again BC was playing without their best player AJ Dillon and I think the North Carolina State was able to withstand those turnovers today not the same deal for nice Drive before the interception now they have a deep bond they still can't win one coach door was about Jacoby Myers says it's one of the best receiving cores in the country they haven't made any kind of big place for Ryan Finley today well this time he was able to run by Jaylyn Williams but the safety Tanner Muse comes over and knocks the ball out excellent play by Tanner Muse the free safety the guy who typically is really strong against the run did a nice job on the past that time if you were Ryan Finley would you expect your receiver to catch that ball I would expect him to go up and fight for a little bit more know you may be not gonna make the easy catch but you go out and fight for it AJ cold the punt so the sidelines and Amari Rogers shoved out immediately 46 yard punt CJ right over the country Trevor Lawrence today 22 of 31 252 yards that touch a lot of times he's just doing math that he sees a lot of bodies to stop the run he's going to throw the football again North Carolina State they were bent on stopping Travis he Tian in this running game that opened up the big play for the touchdown play-action and Trevor Lawrence taking what the defense gives in this case they want to stop the run or bring pressure you're going to lead one he's going to make you pay for that we can see him make all the throws you would want a quarterback to me handles the pressure very well 8 for 10 against the Blitz gave it to Tavian Feaster didn't get anything shook Fraser Down Goes Frazier and Tavian Feaster at the line of scrimmage but you're right Shawn I mean if you would sit there and say okay they are only gonna have 46 yards rushing and they come in the fourth best running team in college football's a good great shape but you're not and and that's because this offense is not just built to only do one thing if you're going to take away the run Trevor Lawrence and his ability to stretch the field throwing it is going to find a way to beat you that way Barnes on target catch made by DeAndre Overton and it goes back to what we were talking about the top of the telecast very beginning time we said Dabo Sweeney said I think our team is about to explore because we can beat you anyway we have to beat you we can run it down your throat we can run away from you we can throw it all over the field we can beat you with our defense and our special teams and they've proven that today they've been running through everybody lately can't run it today so they've gone to the career-high 260 yards for Trevor Lawrence and the catch not made Jermaine prep had the coverage on Tavian Feaster and it's been a sluggish third quarter a couple of months already for Clemson still leading 24 to nothing as it was at the half that that throw was just too high by Trevor Lawrence when you're throwing to a back out of the backfield you don't want to make him have to reach for the ball Jermaine Pratt as a former safety he was in good coverage position on a running back a little different going against a wide receiver but he was in perfect position to knock that ball loose against a running back Taylor Thomas back for the punt from will spires line drive out of bounds near the 25-yard line wound up being a 51 eight-year-old boy and a hope spot in fishin is the funny flamboyant one in Austin Bryant but we great chemistry defensive lineman plumps the defense a year three points two weeks going to last game Wake Forest and zero today and that's Dexter Lawrence taking down a Ricky person they're so deep they get a lot of time on that sideline that line is fresh they have outstanding backups perfect pearl told us that Albert Huggins senior he thinks as an NFL player a backup defensive line playing his best football on his final year under 67 person again and very little again neither team has run the ball today Logan Rudolph was in there that that possession - he's a young guy that they richard freshman out of rock number fifty-four [Applause] now in the Steelers [Applause] outside the tackle down at 7-under six minutes to go in the third quarter rudolph twisted inside didn't get anywhere near finland throws back across the middle [Applause] Kelvin barman well defended by Nolan Turner fall back across the middle just floats in the air for a long time and Nolan Turner able to make the play good coverage downfield can they not throw the ball anywhere on rhythm punting the football again beige a cold - Amar'e Rogers seemed Finlay for the first time in person Todd he certainly doesn't have the same zip on the ball as a fake it's a fake and they're in trouble play Denzel Johnson there to snuff it out [Applause] they did a great job of maintaining this player right here is going to maintain leverage he's going to force everything back in once he reads the fake watch he's not going to let the guy get outside forces it back in where the help is in Denzel Johnson gets the stop great discipline by the Clemson special team who were certainly alert for the possibility of a fake in this score and time situation take over at the 22 of NC State Travis etn the running back jaw he's going to today he scores one more rushing touchdown he'll be the only players in Clemson history to score three rushing touchdowns in three consecutive games [Music] we got six on first down [Music] there's dip with him he gets ripped down by Jermaine to their game of two more there's no question in North Carolina State has been locked into Travis etn and really know the job and get him on the ground he is out of Baghdad attraction for this North Carolina State defense today they're not going to let him get going but came in averaging nine point two per carry eat see in two point eight per rush today 36 yards on 13 carries it was second in the nation timeout Clemson's yards for college a mouth timeout for 28 to go third quarter team of the week Clemson with national championship aspirations leading 24 to nothing our week seven monday night football matchup has sake Juan Barkley Odell Beckham jr. the Giants in Atlanta to take on Julio Jones Matt Ryan and the Falcons that's at 8:50 Eastern ESPN simulcast on espn2 in Spanish a rough year for the Giants fight the fact that Berkeley as expected has done some very nice things in his rookie season super talented guy great kid hard worker starring in a film third down and two for Clemson just inside the 15 of NC State after the fake to trap a CTA in the pass the goal line [Applause] yard short find it McLeod so this is a zone read play Sean but instead of the quarterback keeping on the run you slip the tight end out as a past receiver a delay route by Mylon Richard really nice play trying to get it to the end zone what a few from our progressive pile on camera perfect [Applause] the TN makes history three rushing touchdowns for the third consecutive game the first Clemson Tiger effort to do that and keep doing it the same way they put the motion that that effects the eyes of the North Carolina State defense and then he just walks in the end zone here comes the motion and effects guys and then they just slip it right in here behind boot zone blocking [Applause] [Music] the touch now Milan Richard but he got a nice block there on the linebacker to free up BTN [Applause] [Music] [Applause] back at Memorial Stadium the sold-out pride delighted what they've seen today they just watched history Travis CTN part of our Aflac game fact the first plump sub player to score three rushing touchdowns in three straight games that it against Syracuse on he helped rescue that game with 203 yards rushing two weeks ago and after by week three more on an otherwise quiet day a sophomore from Jennings Louisiana we visited with him on Thursday afternoon he is delightful you some people just exude warmth and radiates goodness and he's one of those people who had a beautiful smile you know and he smiled pretty much the whole time he was very respectful said yes ma'am yes sir to Holly myself and he just like we were told he I don't think he realizes how good he is I mean he no he's very serious he said even growing up he didn't watch a lot of college football he was an outdoor guy like horses and four-wheelers and those kind of things growing up a small town in Louisiana when he's a football player now everyone was after him so it was hard to say no to his in-state LSU Tigers but like so many he came here was captivated by the family atmosphere that has been cultivated Ricky person the ball carrier on first down Cleland furl made the tackle whoops busted play and Finley slides down for no gain with Isaiah Simmons closing in and there's a flag on the play and if the play wasn't ugly it puts the flag on top of it it's pretty hard to get a hold over six o'clock offense 10-yard penalty second down man Bach Horst excuse me place for Plan C Bradbury yes Center and Bradbury didn't Center we flip art chart back to the other side he's had a rough day on characteristically so most believe he's the best center in the ACC [Music] so second and 13 against the four-man rush short trousers Jacobi Meijer and he's tatted immediately by Nolan Turner hope you all had a chance to see Marty Smith's piece about Nolan Turner's dad the late Kevin Turner played at Alabama the New England Patriots close friend of dat Bo Sweeney lost texted Dabo Swinney and dabble read the text and Kevin Turner's win over and scared to leave his children his son's future will be molded by [Applause] future just as his dad played with distinction for brows and that's another example time of when I started asking about the funeral we got sign checks will file roughing the passer number 42 defense 15-yard penalty first down you watch more instability throws a row we watched Justin Herbert throw it last week he throws it on a rope a lot of these balls from Finley looking like they need more zip than they don't have it doesn't have the same sim which means you have to throw with better anticipation you have to be extremely accurate and you have to throw everything on time he has just not been on his game on those things today [Applause] he has been during the course of the year but I really think this defensive front which was not able to have affect him and rattle him last year I think it has affected him and last year they were rushing team the Clemson coaches talked to us about that yesterday they didn't fear the right it said last year really had to respect the NC State and we're pretty sure they're not going to be able to run the ball against us this year fair Thomas the catch they're approaching midfield they've only run four plays on Clemson side of midfield the Wolfpack for the second time to roam Prescott this time out last year NC State also had a player Jalen Samuels who's now in the NFL who was a very versatile guy they could line them up as a back as a receiver he could run Wildcat and his ability really you know made it hard for defenses to zero in on what North Carolina State was trying to do they don't have that kind of player this year so they're more predictable by their personnel groups that are on the field and I think that clemson has really been locked in to their tendencies in this ball game here's today's unexpected outcome brought to you by Exxon Mobil and even though he is playing one of the best defenses in the country maybe the best certainly unexpected that Ryan Finley would have just 106 yards passing the 2:11 to go in the third quarter and like we said earlier if Dave Turin would have said hey you're gonna hold them to 55 yards rushing great I'm happy about that but you know what your quarterbacks only gonna throw for 106 and you're gonna be 1 for 9 on third downs he's things aren't going good for us they're not balls like the right badly ill being kicked off work they inflection some juice [Applause] [Music] your kickoff return got the games clutz it in the great field position for the touchdown Drive Finley keeps and again I guess that count is a slide I'm looking at bill to mind here he kind of wet more headfirst on that one didn't he yeah so Bill's nodding his head they should market where he started to give himself up and head to the turf Nolan turned her again threaded with the tackle it was more of a crumpled than the slide he knows what he needs for the first down I think he's determined to try to get there and just what's bringing bill Lemonnier bill you to think they spotted the ball right just about up against the 50-yard line when I first saw it I thought he was going into a slide but when I saw that replay that description Todd gave crumpled that pretty well sums it up so he should get where the ball is when he's down Todd's a linguist I tell you well known the very handsome sport coat today he brought out his a outfit today for the Battle of Tuan beans so they're short of the first down Finley's a great competitor he was a national-level roller hockey player as a kid ever they compete in golf he's a seven handicap ferocious competitor from the very athletic Valley of the Sun in Arizona that effort person driving the legs and getting enough for the first down he took Kendall Joseph along with him for a ride with tough run by a true freshman 6-1 210 pounder out of Wake Forest North Carolina just runs right through the tackle of Kendall Joseph Joseph trying to wrap the ball behind trying to get the ground can't get him down to the ground [Music] the pistol Ryan Finley with Ricky person behind him quick pop there Thomas gain of eight Holly roll well guys attrition is not going in North Carolina state's favor on the offensive line two offensive linemen out right now Prescott number 70 in his place you see number 71 jokes go forth we've seen him earlier today but also Justin wit was taken to the locker room his replacement Tyrone Riley number 55 is in at right tackle defensive end in the last two years they [Music] [Applause] redshirt junior their pocket presents and on target first down CJ Riley offended by AJ Tyrell well one day our game you put a new tackle in there try to give him help because he's working against Christian will cancel watch person the tailback come in there and get a chip in hell he's not gonna be and you give him a little help with a running back and that gives the quarterback time to make the throw the poor this the deepest penetration of the taper NC State and another tough run this one by Reggie gillaspie they'll give him the 9 yard line for a pickup of 11 and a Wolfpack first down another tackle by Nolan end of the third quarter Clemson leading NC State 31 to nothing presented by PlayStation 4 we continue dr. peppers championship drive game of the week very much a national championship contender leading Ryan Finley event defeat at NC State 31 to nothing as we go to the fourth quarter it's the first snap of the red zone today for the Wolfpack Reggie go up speed zone touchdown this is their play the stretch play beautiful job blocking by the right side watch the guard here Lee down on the stretch play the back has to just keep pressing this to the outside find a crease and get inside that knew right tackle Tyrone Riley got to the second level and got a block but Joshua fed Jackson the right guard number 66 the key block on the play there's Christopher Dunne true freshman kicker got a lot of kicking problems in recent years they hope and he will solve them he's been solid so far nine yard touchdown run by Reggie gillaspie the extra point makes 231 two seven four seconds into the fourth quarter so back it goes to Trevor Lawrence and arrived on campus in January since he got here they've had a number of quarterbacks leave including Zarek Cooper's Jacksonville State spring games so hunter Johnson once considered the top high school quarterback prospect in the country transferred to Northwestern Kelly Bryant the returning starter started the first four games Lawrence played in all of them he played better than Bryant in the opinion of most including most importantly dabble swinging yeah so when Lawrence became the starter Kelly Bryant decided he was going to leave he's already visited North Carolina we know that he was at Arkansas today Kelly Brian where's chat Morris used to coach here at Clemson was the guy who recruited Keyshawn Watson so that possibility would make sense it was really interesting to when we talked to Cleveland pearl yesterday he told us you know Kelly Bryant still part of our family he still is in contact with a lot of the players still talks to Trevor he's pulling for us were pulling for him I think a lot of the outside idea by the he was abandoning the team completely onside kick and recovered by Nolan turn I thought you were talking about Kelly brian has been making some trips to try to decide where he would like to play next season he's already graduated from Clemson he did only play in four games so he's able to transfer easily North Carolina was his stuff last week against Virginia Tech and then he was at Arkansas today as you said Jack Morris helped recruit Kelly Bryant he knows that system that Chad Morris likes to run he might be a natural fit there but I've heard that someone from ESPN might be talking to Kelly this week for an interview so hopefully we'll hear his side of things Hollywood scoops all over the place there's no doubt he's a better thrower TJ chased the catch well and here's the thing and this is why I believe Dabo made the move when he did why it was the right move I think Clemson could beat anybody in the ACC with either quarterback Kelly Bryant or Trevor Lawrence I don't know that they can beat Alabama or a team in the college football playoff to win a national championship if they can't throw the football well Trevor Lawrence gives them a better opportunity to throw the football we'll take a look in the last three times clemson has played Alabama they came close in 15 and lost they won in 16 but it was deshaun Watson throwing the football that made the difference last year in the semifinal game that I did they shut down the Clemson run and then just said if you can beat us thrown at Kelly Bryant then have and they were able to control the entire game even this game against NC State last year Brian did a nice job running but they felt like they left a lot of big plays on the field to the passing game because he didn't make the place intended receiver there wil Sweeney Lawrence is there quite yet I mean he still has got to grow and [Music] but the arm talent is there and the perimeter players and the wide receivers that they have are in place that that this offense I think is ready to just really take a huge leap as they make a push towards that play Lawrence sets up a stream patience by iender than the explosion he stays in pounds our duty they're going to mark him out the 50-yard line boy they spent the bye week Jeff Scott told us working a lot on their screen game which hadn't been very good this was beautiful and watch the little limp leg move by Travis et a triages ed and there's that burst that explosiveness that he has that sprinter speed we haven't seen it in the running game today but we see a glimpse of it right there on that play nice little hesitation and add about 15 more yards to the play [Applause] nine different Bunsen players have thought a pass from Lawrence today ETN inside the 15-yard line Hawley what was good to see them throw out to etn right there they've been trying to work him in more in that game in practice this week that we saw and he said you know the guys were really giving me a hard time why don't they ever throw to you you must have terrible hands so he's actually been staying after practice everyday working with their jugs machine so people quit teasing him and he can pick up big games like that had five catches for the year entering today Adam choice inside the 10-yard line they're approaching 13 minutes to go Isaiah more made the stop when they put it back in for a chance for a 14 a touchdown and 1053 they've changed a lot took their starting center they're all ACC Center Justin falcinelli out of the game at their backup engaged Cervenka and now at center they'd start on most teams we saw him against Syracuse come into the game late and have some key blocks and historic game-winning drive over into traffic a strike thrown by Lawrence and Justin Ross could not hang on this is a ball to Justin Ross is probably going to catch most of the time but Jermaine Pratt number three is going to come in here and make a hit but nice work also by Nick McLeod getting it hand in there and fighting that football loose this is a ball you expect Justin Ross a big receiver tube a [Music] so here's Hugo came as a walk-on Savitha stands here is a freshman 2014 he's about to become the second all-time leading scorer in London history behind only Chandler Catanzaro just there's Clemson making history in the ACC they won three straight ACC football titles trying to make it four in a row since the advent of conference championship games in 1992 the only power five conference team to win four straight conference championships Florida back in the early in mid 90s this great Gator team on a history being made by this Clemson football program and it helps when you have a defensive line like this bunch well you got to pick your poison who do you want to spend most your time trying to block Christian Wilkins so quick off the ball his initial quickness Austin Bryan teams like to try to run at him but he's gotten so much more physical in defending the run Cleveland Ferrell Burrell he does a little bit of everything rushes the passer plays the run strong hands and then the big guy in the middle Dexter Lawrence the strong powerful can't move them out of the middle who do you try to double who do you try to pay most attention to because they're all three all four NFL caliber guys and Finley lots of time this time TP incomplete intended for Kelvin Harman back in the studio Antonin Burke while sean mcdonagh an update for you on taste yet - got it hands for here with Indiana but race control yet Drake 94 yard kick off the turf me Johnson Thomas that's a 200 yards passing for patchouli and the one touchdown scramble coming up next we got LSU and Joe borough number five team in the country they shocked Georgia got Mississippi State now John back to you it's a dangerous game for LSU don't burrows done what they want him to do yeah biting stability and leadership she's got moxie and I respond to him the last piece stepping over bodies weaving past a couple more along the sideline and out pushed out by Isaiah Simmons no we won't see this guy probably anymore Christian Wilkins but should mention Holly talked about his leadership earlier he's also a semifinalist for the Campbell trophy which is kind of like the equivalent of the academic Heisman award that give the award out at the College Football Hall of Fame dinner in New York and mean winner not just a great leader but a great representative of Clemson University graduated with control communications in two and a half years today's game from our progressive pylon cam just one touchdown for NC State Reggie going speeds 31 to 7:30 4 to 7 Clemson as we go to Holly Rowe what's not just to follow up on your story about Christian Wilkins and his great academics he is the youngest of eight children and every single member of his family has their college degree I just think that's exceptional from his family and his mother and leading up to this season he needed a little extra cash because you know he stayed and didn't go pro so he actually spent his time this offseason as a kindergarten teacher just picking up a little extra cash you know teaching kindergarten mr. Wilkins one of the best descriptions I heard of him is that he looks at most things through a different lens than other people do Brian Finley on third down that kind of a day DJ Riley was open that he and Finley were not on the same page coming into the game we talked about Ryan Finley his decision-making his accuracy as confidence in his receiving the big-bodied receivers they just have not gotten anything going today I think you know we've talked about the defensive front I think we got to talk about Trayvon Mullin and AJ Terrell in the backend the two corners I think have been outstanding today for Clemson no big plays in the passing game for North Carolina State AJ Cole's sixth punt their catch Amari Rogers 11 feet high his third star to seventh appearance he's pure in every game start of the last three this year for Clemson 308 again but again North Carolina State came as that you're not gonna run the football on us Travis he tends not gonna beat us we're gonna commit to stop and that they held him to 61 yards and Trevor Lawrence do for over 300 and chase Bryce is in now the backup quarterback in his third string prior to the departure of Kelly Bryant and their national championship hopes may very well still be alive because of this young man who led them back in the second half against Syracuse after Lawrence left with a neck strain late in the first half against the orange his first play of the game when he was in there was scary and Davo Sweeney said oh boy let's take a knee go to the locker room try to calm him down figure out what we can do to still try to win the game Overton refusing to go down and he wound up out by midfield which is the look-back at September 29th fourth down and six still trailing at the top under three minutes to go debo elected to go for it [Applause] the yard straight to tea coaches told us one supposed to run man they always keep it on that play he kept it ran around the end for 17 to get him inside the 20 when we talked to the coaches about him the first word they all said was moxie he's got some belief in himself and some moxie won a state championship at Grayson high school in Georgia really good high school football program and in that game he made a pass to Hunter Renfro and Renfro made a great catch and it seemed to just calm him down to settle him down and the longer he played the more confident and competent he looked in the game and that game-winning drive I mean he made big-time plays to put them in position to win the football game memo said the locker room after that game was so emotional and so much excitement and enthusiasm because of how they want Justin Ross he said he'd be an every down player and the feature the passing game on a lot of teams he's just another guy in this Clemson receiving 424 yard completion well little RPO the linebackers get brought up because of the run fake that leaves one on one coverage and Justin Ross again he's a he and T Higgins are they almost look identical great skill set with the football fake to Lin Jay Dixon another very talented freshman brought another kids good for a baton in I'm Sinan control this last matchup the powerful gun Beaton's this season there's link Jake Dixon he's inside the 10 first and goal of 50 yard game that's called that's called fresh legs this is a tired deep and those are fresh legs by Lynn Jay Dixon because he broke out of about three arm tackles and for him this is his time to shine true freshman from Butler Georgia he was one of the three players in the last game at Wake Forest who rushed for over a hundred yards perfect they all had over 125 Dixon had ten carries a hundred and sixty three and two touchdowns they were both 50-plus he can fly and he's also pretty powerful that 510 195 as he gets them inside the - a really nice job by the backup center gate Cervenka he got a block going to his right and peeled around I got a block going back to the other side to help that run when Jay Jetson touchdown the third of his freshman season all the last two games once Cervenka and Stewart the right guard in the center watched these two guys work in combination open up the hole another running touchdown for the Clemson offense Jacy chop back up tight end out there number 25 as well helping to lead the way he's the grandson of Gene Stallings legendary football coach at Alabama battle Swedish coach when he played for the Crimson Tide an embarrassment of riches talent and a lot of young talent with years to go Mississippi State and LSU should be a high level game big game both in the SEC and LSU trying to push its way into the college foot LeBron's home debut as a Laker at 10:30 Eastern Time tonight I know that LSU games so important because they get a week off after this leading into the Alabama game on November 3rd and we talked about this Clemson team is a team that has been pushed they've been tested and challenged and faced adversity Alabama has not been running away with another one today against Tennessee but when they go to Baton Rouge that will be the first real test I think that the Crimson Tide will face my point being LSU needs to take care of their business today if they want to make that game all that it could possibly be we boosted their cause with the win Georgia knocking in the ranks of the undefeated Ricky person weaved his way out to the 44 yard line in a first down for NC State so here are the SEC standings the only remaining on Alabama surprising team in there is the Florida Gators dan mullen his first year after leaving Mississippi State great defensive football Dean gets the call graduate student fan-favorite in Raleigh that's a military man waynebow teams I'm over in Afghanistan while Brady has been playing for NC State [Music] [Applause] jacobee Meyers very nice Tech players in the open field by Denzel Johnson another pack of redshirt junior from just up the road in Columbia South Carolina another third down situation the Wolfpack coming into the game best in the country 61 they are 2 of 10 today when equipped Syracuse math tells me that is 20% [Applause] we noted earlier that completion gets them within a yard of the first down Toby Myers and Dan normal Dave door not a friend back home they enjoyed I do I heard about Dan in these blunts today I think I've done it twice they're gonna go for it on fourth and one [Applause] [Music] [Applause] trying to rebuild some confidence with an eye toward the rest of the season that didn't have the chance the line of scrimmage with the Xavier Thomas the brilliant freshman from Florida some Carolina's first among many there they just really crashed in here watch the linebacker first get penetration right here that's going to force the run back inside Bodine can't bust it out and then he goes right into the waiting arms primarily of Xavier Thomas Brent Venables likes what he sees it has been a dominant defensive effort today for his crew this is an offense that pushed him to the break a year ago in Raleigh and they have just had the answer for everything today 243 total yards of offense today for North Carolina State deep down the depth chart now that's Darien wrencher the ball carrier just his third of the year here's Holly Rowe fans wondering why that was the running back in on that fourth down play it's because person is getting looked at on the sidelines he's had an ongoing labrum issue the trainer's have been over there looking at hit that hip trying to stretch that out and they said that his labrum just gets hot throughout the course of the game he's got some debris in there so unfortunate that he could beat on the field on that big play he was grabbing at his hamstring at the end of that run as well he is battled through it missed a couple of games early in the year incomplete pass he's a talented guy I mean there's no question about he missed the entire spring football we having from the hand injury and then he got this other injury the labrum hip deal and hundred percent Isis now he won't be under percent till the season's over he's gonna have to get something done to it to get it corrected he's playing kind of through injuries as is gillaspie right now for this North Carolina State offense there are players on the field now for Clemson who aren't even on the depth chart this guy is Justin Ross what was the game they they played somebody played all 72 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech they won a Georgia Tech earlier in the the trip Justin Ross we talked to Jeff Scott yes they gonna play receivers maybe more they play more today the high bench players getting in said you know we want to roll eight because at the end of the game we want our guys to be fresh especially against a team like NC State McLeod and Ingram the two corners they never come off the field so if they're out there for four quarters defending our team and we have a guy out there wide receiver who's a stud who's played 18 snaps we feel like we're going to have an advantage and in a game like this with the score like this it doesn't matter so much but in a close game you better believe it man there's that time Ingram able to stay with it and knock that ball out he's a nice throw by Brice intended for Kendra flags are down it's nice to set the tone for the day with this kickoff return the very first play of the game 41 yards after the play unsportsmanlike conduct number 15 on the defense [Applause] and Italy is 15 yards first down they door knows it's dumb I mean it was a great play but dude your team is down 41 to 7 you don't have to do a dance and celebrate making a play doing your job defending a play in the end zone [Applause] today's price to back up quarterback flips it that's well sweetie and he's knocked down immediately Ron Miller made the tackle backup linebacker redshirt sophomore port st. Lucie Florida [Music] shoulder surgery so he's just getting back into the swing of things [Applause] wrencher the running back and he was originally a walk-on Bryce looked in his direction a bit too far out ahead of Justin Ross with Nick McLeod and coverage I guess what Coach Scott said about the defense of NC State is true because it cornerbacks are still in there for NC State 41 to 7 with 4 minutes to go they're never coming off the field that's right we posed a question earlier Todd will talk about as we go along here the last 404 how good is NC State they thought they were going to prove to the country today that they weren't just undefeated as the byproduct of a soft schedule look out Richard I think last year they were on the same level of Clemson what Clemson had last year what North Carolina State had last year when we did the game last year those were two very equally matched team they are not equal teams like I mean North Carolina State lost a lot on defense Dave Gordon has done his best to kind of repair that and replace and offensively if they just aren't able to run the football against the better teams with the same kind of consistency maybe as they did last year and that's going to put more pressure on Ryan Phil I still think they're a good team they're just not at the same level of Clemson this year there's Potter the freshman his first career field goal attempt he's been the kickoff man and he's brilliant at that but he's gonna get another chance he missed the field goal wide right from 36 yards but there was a whistle cleansing second charge timeout the timeout will be 30 seconds Potter has kicked off eight times today they've all been touched bags he's kicked off 51 times this season all but eight of them have been touch backs that is a weapon they're gonna give him the hook now well guys as good as the Clemson defensive line has played all day on defense the thing that I think I love the most is that look at this field goal protection unit Christian Wilkins number 42 Dexter Lawrence number 90 they'll probably be top ground NFL draft ease they're on every special team they're on punt their hunt field goal they don't want to come off the field Christian Wilkins actually said in the press concepts earlier last week I just wish they'd let me throw one he's caught one he's written one but he hasn't thrown one yet he wants that they're going to give Alex Spence a graduate student a chance to kick he kicked a lot of last year after Hugo got hurt and practice after three games he went 9 to 14 last year that one's a hook and it's wide left [Applause] everybody gets a participation trophy today tonight on ABC we'll have the big 10 battle Ohio State and Purdue 7:30 Eastern on ABC live on the ESPN app you can watch anywhere there's our weekly poll of ESPN experts with an eye toward the Heisman Twain Haskins number two in this week's polling behind to a tumble but low did nothing to hurt his cause today in their write of Tennessee talking about that Purdue Ohio State have you seen rondell more play for Purdue freshman wholly-owned see one receiver he's pretty special I don't know if Purdue's got enough to it to play four quarters with Ohio State but Jeff Brohm he's got that team playing good right now and he will call he will pull out all the stops as a play call I know that he will he will have all kinds of things up his sleeve Ohio State offensively has been outstanding but defensively they've got some questions particularly in the back end you know teams jockeying for position in that top four right now Clemson was actually number two dear one by 31 points against Georgia southern and dropped behind Georgia they flip-flop places another number three but with this impressive win over an undefeated team at Ohio State squeaks by they could flip positions well I think they are the second best I mean if I was ranking them right now I would have them number 10 state number 31 I did rank him and that's how I have Notre Dame number four and then I think LSU in Michigan Michigan with a really gutsy win on the road they had the big weather delay at Michigan State gutted out a win and of course LSU with a trying to defend the home turf tonight against Mississippi State so when the college football season gets really interesting because you've got elimination games every week Louis the reception Brian Finley I'm sure Syracuse with that big win today is creeping back closer to your top four overtime win for the orange double OT in the dome and sea states got to go up there to play the orange next is their their next opponent montre Bratton has come into the game Demonte rem transfer from UNC Pembroke a touch but not a completion well guys what's really special about Demonte Breton getting in right now is a UNC Pembroke where they do not have scholarship so he paid for his own school by working for Bojangles he lived at home he would make the long drive and he still lives at home until he got put on scholarship he was taking care of his mom who had to help the problems and he was working the fryer at Bojangles up until August Frank took in four Bojangles to pay for his school at NC State all that to get an opportunity like this what four other guys might be garbage time this guy's been dreaming about this for a long time playing in front of eighty one thousand two hundred and ninety five people on national television yeah makes all of that that he had to go through worth it Savior Kelly brought him down [Music] Ryan Finley birthday his very lofty standards 24:33 for 155 [Music] just just no big plays allowed by this Clemson deepened [Applause] LaMontagne red we're told that Finley has a brother we mentioned he's from an athletic family mom rapidly tennis at st. Olaf in Minnesota where his dad Pat played football and baseball sister Sidney's in Denver on the club ball team but his brother band is a junior at Paradise Valley High School in Arizona Rudy carpenters player Arizona State bounced around with some professional teams including some NFL squads now coaches and tutors quarterbacks he says the band already has some in power five offers so they'll be another Finley's the highest level of college football since I've Ryan's been here forever he has a freshman at Boise State in 2013 and sat out that year at shoulder issues and at surgery coming out of high schools and started 2013 another redshirt season at Boise State well this is where his leadership and some of the other seniors on this football team their leadership will be put to the test now they had high hopes coming in here you talked to a couple players and coaches last night they really felt good about their opportunity and they didn't get it done they did not play well on either side of the ball other than stopping the run they did that extremely well but they've got to regroup you know they still have a good thing going this puts them at five and one and so they still have an opportunity to play for a lot for their season but they've got to kind of regroup and get ready to go to Syracuse next week he's got a family he has broken the records of people the NC State like Philip Rivers and Russell Wilson Mike Glennon in recent years Jacobi presents a very impressive quarterback history over the last 15 or so years in Raleigh dating back to chuck amato Tom O'Brien now Dave Doran or Dan - some of us call this spot give the kicking team first down and they could very well have five quarterbacks in the NFL next year when Finley heads into the draft it's too bad that he had this kind of a day-to-day because he's better than what he showed nobody did work on the country who had not watched him that highly touted receiving corps they were invisible but they were Jacoby Meyers at eight catches for just a 61 yards nobody else had boarded - Kelvin - 4:13 I mean that's just is so below what his standard has been none of the big plays down the field the 50/50 balls their passing game the last two ACC games against Virginia and Boston College have been really special today they ran into a different animal in the form of Clemson Tiger defense [Music] [Applause] well at least some of the equipment people think this one is over yeah head start Matthew McKay the backup the filly get a little bit of time here in the final minute of the game that's a gun looking to see J Riley lanthanum Williams made the tackle that's what they've been doing all season they throw those balls down there and those big bodied receivers get bodied up on a defensive back and they make those tough one-on-one catches Riley was down earlier in the game wasn't he after his special teams play heck of a catch he actually went to the locker room earlier and again with an apparent injury that's the first career path and first career completion for Matthew McKay who hasn't seen much time behind Finley during these first five games of the season he'll I drink wits was joking with us yesterday we said what happens if McKay goes into the games as well you'll see a lot of quarterback runs said to kit for prayers really hard he works he studies not sure how he's going to do if we have to throw the football but he threw it really well that time well as if Mississippi State LSU then LeBrons home debut as a Laker as if that wasn't enough there's still more tonight on ESPN it's topped off with SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt after the buzzer of rockets and Lakers he'll have a reaction on that game her Herbstreit because he has not Bauer's on the air today will join the show to break down gay and college football every Kappa bobbin Ashley Pettit was one will it be the Brewers of the Dodgers for the right to lose to the Red Sox in the World Series did I say that out loud my sorry support center with SVP after the NBA at 1:00 a.m. Eastern on ESPN should be a terrific game tonight and a great World Series regardless it's one of those two tonight tomate a retina behind Matthew McCain neither them puppy expected to be playing here tonight a McKay rep down by Xavier Thomas what a play by Thomas I mean he is on the play side watch him he's right here he's going to shed the block and watch how quickly he disengages and chases down the quarterback I mean that's an explosive defensive and who they think is going to be outstanding [Applause] and see state elected not to try to snap but again

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Published: Thu Oct 25 2018