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Healthy defense dominates Panthers

Third-ranked Clemson returned to action on Saturday after three weeks without a game and rolled Pitt 52-27 in its final home game at Death Valley this season.

In its last outing at Notre Dame the Tigers were banged up without outside linebacker Mike Jones, middle linebacker James Skalski, and defensive tackle Tyler Davis.

This week all three returned to action and contributed to the team’s success but its secondary was depleted with the absence of Lannden Zanders, Jaylen Phillips and Sheridan Jones.

But a young group of defensive backs stepped up and intercepted Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett four times, who only threw four in his first seven games this year.