CLEMSON — With Clemson leading Duke by seven points, and under five minutes to play, the Blue Devils faced a critical third down-and-seven from their own nine-yard line.
The Tigers (3-5, 2-4 ACC) were supposed to be playing Tampa 2, where the middle linebackers are supposed to drop back and cover the middle of the field, while the two safeties defend the play high. However, neither Sammy Brown nor Wade Woodaz dropped back in coverage.
In doing so, they allowed tight end Jeremiah Hasley to run right down the middle of the field wide open where Darian Mensah hit him for a 56-yard catch-and-run to the Clemson 35.