The Clemson Insider · Dec 30, 2020
Clemson does not see OSU as a rival: ‘They have more beef with us than we do them’
Ever since the moment Charlie Bauman intercepted an Art Schlichter’s pass to seal the 1978 Gator Bowl victory, Clemson has been in Ohio State’s head.
As Bauman was getting up to celebrate his game-clinching interception, legendary Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes punched the Tigers’ defensive tackle, which caused both benches to clear. Since then, Clemson has defeated the Buckeyes three more times, including last year’s come-from-behind, 29-23, victory at the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, Ariz.
The Tigers also beat Ohio State in the 2014 Orange Bowl, 40-35, as well as the 2017 Fiesta Bowl, 31-0.