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No. 2 Ohio State will play No. 3 Clemson in College Football Playoff semifinal

A quick intro into the info you’ll need for the semifinal.

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ACC Football Championship - Clemson v Virginia Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Coming into Sunday’s final College Football Playoff rankings reveal show on ESPN the teams that would comprise the top four weren’t really in doubt. The suspense completely surrounded the order of seeding.

After spirited debates on Twitter into the wee hours of the morning, the committee put us all out of our misery and announced that Ohio State had been moved down a slot to the No. 2 team in the country, so they will face the No. 3 Clemson Tigers on Saturday, Dec. 28 in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz. The LSU Tigers claimed the No. 1 seed and will face the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners in Atlanta at the Peach Bowl.

So, with that information out of the way, let’s get to the details you’ll need to be ready for the semifinals in less than three weeks.


Playstation Fiesta Bowl

Official Website: https://www.fiestabowl.org/
When: Dec. 8, 8 p.m. ET
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
Tickets: Prices for official tickets range from $110-$1,000
Official Ohio State tickets (released soon) | Official Bowl Ticket Packages


No. 3 Clemson Tigers

Record: 13-0
Conference: ACC Champion
Top 25 Wins: No. 22 Virginia (62-17)
Total Offense: No. 3 nationally | 547.7 yards per game
Total Defense: No. 1 nationally | 244.7 yards per game allowed
Scoring Offense: No. 4 nationally | 46.5 points per game
Scoring Defense: No. 1 nationally | 10.6 points per game allowed

Quarterback: Trevor Lawrence

Season Passing Stats

Category National Rank Total
Category National Rank Total
Total Yards 21 3,172
Yards Per Game 36 244
Touchdowns 5 34
Interceptions 85+ 8
Yards/Attempt 9 9.4
Completion % 10 68.8

Defense

Clemson Defensive Stats

Category National Rank Total
Category National Rank Total
Total Yardsa Allowed Per Game 1 244.7
Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 9 106.15
Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 1 139
Points Allowed Per Game 1 10.6
Passing TDs Allowed 3 8
Rushing TDs Allowed 6 8

We will be adding more to this article as details about the bowl game become available and as we gather more information about Clemson.