Defense ‘Raised from the Dirt’ to Shut Down Seminoles

CLEMSON — No unit on the Clemson football team has been as maligned as the Tigers defense.

After yielding 38.3 points and 433.7 yards over their last three home games, few had faith in a defense that was about to play the best offense in the country in Florida State.

However, with former defensive coordinator and now Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables in the house to watch his son Tyler play, the Tigers had their best defensive performance of the season in a 24-10 victory over the Seminoles.

Clemson held the ‘Noles to season lows in points, rushing yards and total yards, as they controlled the majority of the football game by coming up with big plays, while FSU failed to execute in those key…