The Clemson Insider · Jan 9, 2019
Clemson's secondary was motivated to play Tagovailoa
SAN FRANCISCO – For weeks, the media rumbled about the shortcomings of the Clemson secondary after they gave up 510 yards passing in their last regular season game vs. South Carolina.
None of the talk mattered on Monday night when the secondary flexed its muscles when faced with their biggest task of the year, stopping Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa.
Clemson dominated Alabama to reclaim its position atop the college football mountain with a 44-16 thrashing of the Crimson Tide. The win gave the Tigers their second College Football Playoff National Championship in three years and third undisputed national championship.