The time has nearly come for Clemson and Georgia to put the ball down and play out their primetime opener in Charlotte.
So what do the Tigers need to do to increase their chances of pulling out a win Saturday night inside Bank of America Stadium? Here are three keys for Clemson:
Stop the run
Georgia’s offensive identity has long revolved around the running game and then working from there. The Bulldogs were’t great at it last season — Georgia ranked 56th in rushing offense last season — but with one of the SEC’s deepest backfields (Zamir White, James Cook, Kenny McIntosh and Kendall Milton are all options there), the Bulldogs figure to try to get the ground game going again.