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Swinney not concerned about Tigers’ third-down ailments

At one point in Saturday’s win over Louisville, Clemson was just 1-for-6 on third downs.

Then Trevor Lawrence went 20 yards up the middle on a quarterback draw and the Tigers converted four of their last five to finish the afternoon with 5-for-11, which is a 45-percent success rate.

“We have been pretty good. We finished up 45 percent which is our goal,” head coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday evening. “We had a couple of issues early in the first half with plays that were there. Just making the plays that are there and taking the plays that are there leads to a little more production.