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By Christopher Logue

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Sep 17, 2015; Louisville, KY, USA; Clemson Tigers tight end Jordan Leggett (16) celebrates with running back Wayne Gallman (9) after scoring a touch down against the Louisville Cardinals during the second half at Papa John

Finally, we have Clemson. The Tigers were the fourth and final team to have a bye week in Week 4.

There was not a lot to report out of Death Valley during the bye week. Most notably was the questionable health of wide receiver Mike Williams who is still trying to overcome the fluke injury he sustained at the base of a goal post.

If anything, it was a week that head coach Dabo Swinney and staff was able to concentrate and game plan for their lofty opponent in Week 5, the rising Irish of Notre Dame.

Their will be a ton of publicity for the Tigers this coming week when ESPN College GameDay makes their way to Death Valley for this prime time game. Quarterback Deshaun Watson and running back Wayne Gallman should be fully healthy in anticipation for what could be the biggest games of their young careers.

Will the general inexperience at major positions hamper Clemson? Possibly so, but Watson is so unbelievably talented that even in his bad games he can be good, ya know? Gallman will be a huge factor in the game as well as wide receiver Artavis Scott who is getting extra work with the absence of Williams.

It is the game of the week in the conference and is going to get the national attention, so I hope Clemson comes to play and play tough against Notre Dame. Watching Clemson this season, I am not yet convinced the Tigers have what it takes to knock off the Fighting Irish even without star quarterback Malik Zaire. Notre Dame proves too powerful and overtakes Clemson 36-27 and notches their first defeat of 2015.

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