The Clemson Insider · Dec 28, 2020
Stopping Fields is Clemson’s key to success in Sugar Bowl
As Clemson gets set to play Ohio State in Friday’s Sugar Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff, perhaps the biggest key to the game will be if the Tigers can slow down the Buckeyes’ rushing attack.
Ohio State is averaging 275.7 yards per game on the ground and has eclipsed at least 307 yards in each of its last three, including 399 against Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game.
But can the Buckeyes run the football against a Clemson defense that ranks ninth nationally against the run. The Tigers are allowing just 99.8 yards per game on the ground and just 2.79 yards per carry, which ranks fifth nationally.