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Finesse? Tigers take Desmond Howard's comments to heart and respond

WINSTON SALEM, NC – Finesse?

ESPN’s Desmond Howard called Clemson’s offense ‘finesse’ this morning on ESPN’s College GameDay and said they weren’t capable of playing the smashmouth style of football it takes to win championships.

"The expectations are through the roof coming into the season," Howard said Saturday morning. "If you make a quarterback decision like Dabo (Swinney) made, everything is at risk, everything is at stake. I think the quarterback situation is going blow up in their face at some point in the season. I don't see them being a physical outfit offensively. They are more of a finesse group.