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UPSET ALERT: #14 Clemson 26, Auburn 19 — 4th Qtr
In one of the biggest rivalries in college football, the No. 14 ranked Clemson Tigers are nursing just a three point lead over the Auburn Tigers, after Auburn made a field goal to head into halftime.
Auburn’s defense has held down Clemson’s passing game for the most part, but they’ve allowed running back Andre Ellington to sizzle, amassing 148 yards in the first three quarters. If the Tigers of Auburn are going to want to have any chance of pulling off this upset, they’ll need to clamp the bleeding occurring in their run defense quickly.
They’ve managed to do that for the most part, allowing Ellington under 50 yards in the second half.
Clemson has a lot on the line and with the game tight, not only are they in jeopardy of losing the game at this point, but they’re in danger of looking bad in the Top 25 standings. With Michigan getting blasted by Alabama, Clemson will be in a position to move up a few spots in the standings.
But that’s not going to happen if they can’t hold down Auburn in the second half. Auburn, on the other hand, would like nothing more than to make sure that an ACC Clemson repeat gets derailed tonight.
