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Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Recap

Friday, January 1, 2021 | 7 p.m. CT No. 3 Ohio State 49, No. 2 Clemson 28 Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
OSU #3 Ohio State (7-0) 14 21 7 7 49
CU #2 Clemson (10-2) 14 0 7 7 28

2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

GAME BOOK


 

Attendance:
3,000
Kickoff Time:
7:20 p.m. CT
End of Game:
11:00 p.m. CT
Game Duration:
3:40


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 12:10 0-7 Clemson Trevor Lawrence 2 yd rush (B.T. Potter kick) 8-82 (2:50)
1st 07:59 7-7 Ohio State Trey Sermon 32 yd rush (Blake Haubeil kick) 3-77 (1:12)
1st 05:01 7-14 Clemson Travis Etienne 3 yd rush (B.T. Potter kick) 7-75 (2:58)
1st 01:36 14-14 Ohio State LukeFarrell 8 yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) 6-75 (3:25)
2nd 10:35 21-14 Ohio State Jeremy Ruckert 17 yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) 9-84 (4:16)
2nd 05:12 28-14 Ohio State Chris Olave 9 yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) 9-75 (4:25)
2nd 00:11 35-14 Ohio State Jeremy Ruckert 12 yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) 12-80 (3:09)
3rd 07:56 35-21 Clemson Cornell Powell 10 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick) 9-80 (3:49)
3rd 04:55 42-21 Ohio State Chris Olave 56 yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) 7-91 (3:00)
4th 14:03 49-21 Ohio State Jameson Williams 45 yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) 2-59 (0:49)
4th 10:42 49-28 Clemson Cornell Powell 26 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick) 10-75 (3:21)


OHIO STATE STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
QB 1 Justin Fields
WR 2 Chris Olave
WR 5 Garrett Wilson
WR 6 Jameson Williams
RB 8 Trey Sermon
RG 52 Wyatt Davis
LG 55 Matthew Jones
C 71 Josh Myers
LT 75 Thayer Munford
RT 78 Nicholas Petit-Frere
TE 89 Luke Farrell
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 0 Jonathon Cooper
DE 1S Tyreke Smith
LB 5 Garrett Wilson
CB 7 Sevyn Banks
LB 20 Pete Werner
S 21 Marcus Williamson
CB 24 Marcus Crowley
LB 32 Tuf Borland
S 41 Josh Proctor
NT 72 Tommy Togiai
DT 92 Haskell Garrett

OHIO STATE RESERVES

1W - Ryan Watts, 1R - Lathan Ranson, 1J - Tyreke Johnson, 2W - Shaun Wade, 2K - Dominioc DiMaccio, 3 - Demario McCall, 3M - Teradja Mitchell, 4R - Bradley Robinson; 5J - Antwuan Jackson, 5B - Baron Browning, 6V - Taron Vincent, 8B - Chris Booker, 8J - Javontae Jean-Baptiste, 11 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 12 - Gunnar Hoak, 13 - Gee Scott Jr., 16 - Cade Stover, 18 - Kamryn Babb, 19 - Dallas Gant, 22 - Steele Chambers, 23 - Marcus Hooker, 25 - Xavier Johnson, 28 - Miyan Williams, 29 - Zach Hoover, 34 - Mitch Rossi, 39 - Cody Simon, 47 - Justin Hilliard, 80 - Corey Rau, 81 - Jake Hausmann, 83 - Cormontae Hamilton, 88 - Jeremy Ruckert, 91 - Drue Chrisman, 95 - Blake Haubeil.

CLEMSON STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 3 Amari Rodgers
WR 6W E.J. Williams
RB 9 Travis Etienne
QB 16 Trevor Lawrence
WR 17 Cornell Powell
RG 56 Will Putnam
C 62 Cade Stewart
LG 65 Matt Bockhorst
RT 71 Jordan McFadden
LT 79 Jackson Carman
TE 88 Braden Galloway
POS. NO. DEFENSE
NB 1 Derion Kendrick
DE 5 K.J. Henry
DT 11 Bryan Bresee
DT 13 Tyler Davis
S 16 Trevor Lawrence
S 18 Joseph Charleston
CB 21 Darien Rencher
SAM 22 Trenton Simpson
CB 31 Mario Goodrich
S 36 Lannden Zanders
MIKE 47 James Skalski

CLEMSON RESERVES

1T - Ray Thornton III, 1P - Kane Patterson, 1S - Brannon Spector, 1K - Kobe Pace, 2D - Lyn-J Dixon, 2 - Fred Davis II, 2G - Malcolm Greene, 2Y - Carson Donnelly, 2L - Frank Ladson Jr., 5J - Tayquon Johnson, 6 - Mike Jones Jr., 7 - Justin Mascoll, 8 - Tre Williams, 10 - Baylon Spector, 12 - Tyler Venables, 14 - Kevin Swint, 19 - Michel Dukes, 20 - LeAnthony Williams, 23 - Andrew Booth Jr., 24 - Nolan Turner, 25 - Jalyn Phillips, 26 - Sheridan Jones, 27 - Chez Mellusi, 29 - B.T. Potter, 30 - Keith Maguire, 33 - Ruke Orhohoro, 38 - Elijah Turner, 42 - LaVonta Bentley, 44 - Nyles Pinckney, 46 - Jack Maddox, 48 - Will Spiers, 53 - Regan Upshaw, 54 - Mason Trotter, 59 - Jordan Williams, 64 - Walker Parks, 84 - Davis Allen, 85 - Jaelyn Lay, 98 - Myles Murphy.


 
2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Justin Fields
Justin Fields
Sr., QB, Ohio State

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Tuf Borland
Tuf Borland
Sr., LB, Ohio State


TEAM STATISTICS OSU CU
First downs 26 23
Rushing 10 4
Passing 15 17
Penalty 1 2
Rushes-Yards 44-254 22-44
Passing Yards 385 400
Passes Comp-Att-Int 22-28-1 33-48-1
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 72-639 70-444
Punt Returns-Yards 2-14 0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 2-41
Punts (Number-Avg) 4-47.3 5-47.4
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 2-19 2-11
Penalties-Yards 9-95 3-20
3rd Down Conversions 5-of-12 5-of-12
4th Down Conversions 0-of-0 0-of-2
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Ohio State - Trey Sermon, 31-193, 1 TD; Justin Fields, 8-42; Miyan Williams, 3-21.

Clemson - Travis Etienne, 10-32, 1 TD; Lyn-J Dixon, 2-20; Trevor Lawrence, 10- -8, 1 TD.
Passing: Ohio State - Justin Fields, 22-28-1, 385, 6 TD.

Clemson - Trevor Lawrence, 33-48-1, 400, 2 TD.
Receiving: Ohio State - Chris Olave, 6-132, 2 TD; Trey Sermon, 4-61; Jameson Williams, 3-62, 1 TD; Jeremy Ruckert, 3-55, 2 TD; GarrettWilson, 2-52; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 2-12; Luke Farrell, 2-11, 1 TD.

Clemson - Cornell Powell, 8-139, 2 TD; Amari Rodgers, 8-54; E.J. Williams, 5-45; Travis Etienne, 4-64; Braden Galloway, 2-38; Davis Allen, 2-35; Brannon Spector, 2-16; Frank Ladson Jr., 1-9; Lyn-J Dixon, 1-0.
Punting: Ohio State - Drue Chrisman, 4-189, 47.2.

Clemson - Will Spiers, 5-237, 47.4.
Returns: Ohio State - Punt: Garrett Wilson, 2-14; Kickoff: None; Intercept: Sevyn Banks, 1-38.

Clemson - Punt: None; Kickoff: Travis Etienne, 2-41; Intercept: Mike Jones Jr., 1-0.
Field Goals: Ohio State - None.

Clemson - None.
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Ohio State - Shaun Wade (7-2-9, 0, 0); Pete Werner (5-4-9, 0, 0); Tuf Borland (4-4-8, 0, 0); Justin Hilliard (6-2-8, 0, 1-3); Sevyn Banks (4-0-4, 0, 0); Tommy Togiai (4-0-4, 1-3); Marcus Williamson (2-1-3, 0, 0); Jonathon Cooper (2-0-2, 1-6, 1-6); Baron Browning (1-1-2, 0, 1-4); Tyreke Smith (1-0-1, 0, 0); Lathan Ranson (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1-0-1, 1-13, 1-13); Gunnar Hoak (1-0-1, 0, 0); Dallas Gant (1-0-1, 0, 0); Josh Proctor (1-0-1, 0, 0); Haskell Garrett (1-0-1, 0, 0).

Clemson - Joseph Charleston (5-1-6, 0, 0); Lannden Zanders (5-1-6, 0, 0); Bryan Bresee (4-1-5, 1-8, 2.5-12); Kane Patterson (4-0-4, 0, 0); Malcolm Greene (3-0-3, 0, 0); K.J. Henry (1-2-3, 0, 0.5-1); Justin Mascoll (1-2-3, 0, 0); Baylon Spector (2-1-3, 1-3, 1-3); Tyler Davis (3-0-3, 0, 0); Andrew Booth Jr. (3-0-3, 0, 0); Mario Goodrich (2-1-3, 0, 0); Nyles Pinckney (2-1-3, 0, 0); James Skalski (2-1-3, 0, 0); Myles Murphy (2-1-3, 0, 1.5-4); Ray Thornton III (1-1-2, 0, 0); Nolan Turner (2-0-2, 0, 0); Derion Kendrick (1-0-1, 0, 0); Mike Jones Jr. (1-0-1, 0, 0); Cornell Powell (1-0-1, 0, 0); Darien Rencher (0-1-1, 0, 0.5-2); Sheridan Jones (1-0-1, 0, 0); Will Putnam (1-0-1).