SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Heading into Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal between third-ranked Clemson and No. 2 Ohio State at the Fiesta Bowl, everybody is talking about the showdown between Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Buckeyes signal-caller Justin Fields, and rightfully so.
But perhaps an underappreciated part of this matchup on paper is the battle in the backfield with Clemson running back Travis Etienne and Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins.
“The easy thing is going to be for people, with this buildup, is look at Fields and Lawrence,” ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit said recently. “But Travis Etienne and J.