Syracuse football: breaking down offensive play-calling vs. Clemson

The Syracuse Orange came out dueling in what was a revenge game for the Clemson Tigers in Memorial Stadium. A 27-23 road loss at the hands of the No. 3 team in the country normally is nothing to hang a head about, but it felt like Syracuse had its second-straight upset over the perennial ACC favorite through three quarters and then some in the bag.

Take a look below as we break down what succeeded, and failed, against Clemson.

First Quarter

The first drive felt like it was going to produce six points, especially after Clemson afforded Syracuse a break by calling a timeout before its first third down call of the game, which failed.