After struggling in the first half against Notre Dame’s offense, Clemson’s defense made adjustments and played better for the most part in the second half of Saturday night’s top-five matchup in South Bend despite being banged up and missing a handful of starters due to injury.
However, the defense was unable to get the stop it needed late in regulation, and the top-ranked Tigers failed to keep No. 4 Notre Dame off the scoreboard in the extra periods as the Fighting Irish pulled out a 47-40 double-overtime victory at Notre Dame Stadium.
After scoring 23 points and compiling 245 yards of offense in the first two quarters, Notre Dame managed only a field goal on its first five possessions of the second half.