CLEMSON, S.C. -- Following a season filled with success, Clemson's defense opened spring practice not with an uplifting highlight reel, but by watching film as gruesome as a slasher flick.
Against Notre Dame, C.J. Prosise bursts through the line for a 56-yard gain.
Against South Carolina, a quarterback sneak nets the Gamecocks 47 yards.
Against Alabama in the national championship game, the Tigers’ season unravels as the Tide picks up three plays of 50 yards or more in the second half alone.
Yes, Clemson's defense was again among the best units in the country in 2015, but Dabo Swinney opened the spring by reminding his players how much better it might have been if not for all those big plays.