In Saturday's prime-time game, a battle of undefeateds, Clemson thwarted No. 7 Miami 42-17, holding the Hurricanes to just 210 total yards and 89 yards rushing. Clemson had 34 first downs to Miami's nine and outgained their opponent by 4.88 yards on early downs. The Hurricanes, bolstered in their first few games by explosive plays, averaged -0.483 EPA on the day, mostly dragged down by a 12-of-28 performance by D'Eriq King, resulting in two interceptions and zero touchdowns, an average of -0.740 EPA/pass on a 6% passing success rate. Outside of a 56-yard run by King, the Hurricanes added almost no value through the rushing game -- an overall rushing success rate of 30.
OFI: SEC Separation
