Clemson uses tempo & runs Zone Read against a 5-man box, catching NC St. on their heels •Check out the read by Shipley & the effort from Tate as he comes off the double-team with Putnam at the last minute to block out on Wilson (#11) •Parks & Miller also bully the left DE

Clemson running Sprint Draw to the weak side out of Sniffer Trips Open •State brings 2 on a blitz from the strong side & plays Man Free (Cover 1) behind it •Safety to weak side rolls back to become the Free player leaving even more open grass for the taking

Clemson sacks Leary to start 2nd half •DL slants to short side & Henry drops to become flat defender •Clemson sends both Mike & Sam - RB takes most inside threat •H misses the chip on his release & Barrett Carter gets the sack

Play 1: Split Zone Play 2: Split Zone Bluff, H Seam •On play 2, Briningstool comes in at H, with Allen split out at WR to the boundary •Same backfield action as play 1, but instead of kicking out, Briningstool releases & is 1v1 on safety (Allen’s a pretty good 2nd option)

Play Action Counter GT - Y Corner •Trips to the field with Y to the boundary puts the D in conflict •Both Safeties play over the top of the Trips, leaving CB alone to the boundary •Y releases inside like he’s blocking down, & CB bites on play action, leaving JB wide open

Clemson brings a Double TEX (Tackle End Exchange) stunt on 3rd down & Ruke Orhorhoro gets home to force the incompletion That’s a 6-4 300 lb man running down the QB

Split Zone Bluff - H Leak, Y Drag •Briningstool starts as attached TE & runs a drag •Allen starts at H & comes across formation like he’s kicking out the LB (32), which freezes him •Allen is able to bypass the LB to the flat

Sniffer Trips to the Field Sprint Draw back to the Boundary Phil Mafah🇨🇮 runs through a tackle for a 1st down & has the awareness to stay in bounds •NC State playing Man Free, which puts 3 over the Trips, plus the FS to the field, leaving lots of open space to the boundary

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QB Counter GT Read (with fake toss) •QB reads DE - he stays wide so QB fakes toss •G & T both pull to kick DE & lead up to LB & QB follows •If Parks keeps his hips more inside & DJ cuts left off J Mac’s butt this has a chance to go for 10+

Not a bad idea by BC here to try to take advantage of the aggressive nature of Clemson’s front with some early misdirection, but Myles Murphy is a freak & was in the tackle’s hip pocket from the jump

BC tries pulling the Center, with the backside Guard cutting Davis at Nose. Davis looks like a pro using his hands to protect & making the TFL

QB Counter “Bash” out of 2 Back •G & T pulling with QB reading boundary DE •Mafah running wide with Shipley leading •DE stays wide for opposite back, so DJ pulls & picks up 7

If there’s one thing that has been consistent across all levels of football recently, it’s that obvious holding penalties are called only a fraction of the time they could/should be. Check out the RG on Tyler Davis this play. Impressively bad.

Fade/Out vs. Cover 2 •Allen & Briningstool both split out as #1 & #2 WR •Corner sits for the Out, & DJ hits Allen up the sideline before the safety can get over the top •Impressive 🐇s from Allen at 250

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What are we doing? The ACC

Haven’t had time to do any film reviews the 2nd half of the season. I’ve had my hands full with one of Clemson’s newest fans, who is going on 6 weeks old now, but I’ll be posting some breakdowns of the ACCCG & other games the back half of the season. Go Tigers!