MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Clemson v. Oklahoma II was a war of attrition. As the game wore on, the injuries piled up.
Several of Oklahoma’s key players were knocked out of the game, including Baker Mayfield, Joe Mixon and leading tackler Jordan Evans.
Shaq Lawson was the most significant departure from the Tigers’ lineup. Mackensie Alexander was banged up late in the second half.
“We were the walking wounded over there. That was a huge part tonight,” Brent Venables told reporters in the Clemson locker room. “You name it, other than the linebackers — we played (Ryan Carter, Travis Blanks and Dorian O’Daniel) those guys there.