ESPN.com · Dec 2, 2016
Smart move for Clemson to adjust pass defense against Hokies
Clemson faces off against Virginia Tech on Saturday prepared to take another ACC title. (0:57)CLEMSON, S.C. -- It was one of those plays the average fan probably missed altogether, but Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables gushed over every detail. Three weeks ago, the shovel pass was Clemson’s undoing in a loss to Pitt, and South Carolina had tried to mimic the strategy. It didn’t work.
“They tried to down-block him, and he just clubs a guy,” Venables said. “It was just an amazing play.”
In an instant, Dexter Lawrence was in the backfield, and in the moment the play had developed, he had sabotaged it.