After Clemson’s offense largely sputtered again in the Tigers’ 14-8 loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday, head coach Dabo Swinney revealed the Tigers had to change their game plan after observing early on how the Yellow Jackets defended them.
“They absolutely lined up (defensively) in nothing that we prepared for,” Swinney said.
Tech held Clemson (2-1, 1-0 ACC) to 4.3 yards per play by showing plenty of odd-man fronts and routinely dropping seven or eight defenders into coverage, essentially daring the Tigers to beat them on the ground. Clemson did just enough, rushing for 158 of their 284 total yards and both touchdowns.