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Clemson Football: 3 takeaways from nail-biter win over Boston College

By James Costanz

Oct 31, 2020; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei (5) celebrates with defensive lineman Bryan Bresee (11) and defensive end Justin Mascoll (7) on a play resulting in a safety during the fourth quarter of the game against Boston College at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 31, 2020; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei (5) celebrates with defensive lineman Bryan Bresee (11) and defensive end Justin Mascoll (7) on a play resulting in a safety during the fourth quarter of the game against Boston College at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Clemson football was given a jolt by a scrappy Boston College team, but took care of business in the end with a 34-28 victory. What did we learn?

We knew Trevor Lawrence not playing would have an impact on this game. But, nobody could have predicted Boston College steamrolling Clemson in the first half being up as much as 18 points at one point.

Boston College came out of the gate throwing haymakers. In the first quarter they had four plays that went for 15-plus yards including a 35-yard completion on the opening play. Clemson’s defense struggled early on with untimely penalties and coverage lapses downfield.

There were two major plays that gave Boston College a huge momentum boost. The first was Travis Etienne fumbling at the Boston College 3-yard line, leading to a 99-yard touchdown return by Brandon Sebastian to give BC a 21-7 lead.

Two drives later, Boston College lined up for a fake field goal attempt and was able to draw Clemson offsides. This play extended the drive and lead to another Boston College touchdown to go up 28-10.

This was a lot of mayhem to deal with in an already chaotic week for the Tigers. But after being down 28-10, Clemson settled down and went on a 24-0 run to close out the game and stay undefeated.

DJ Uiagalelei wasn’t able to get the offense in the end zone early in this game. But, he finished the game very strong and was the leader of this comeback effort. Travis Etienne did his best Mariano Rivera impression by closing out the game for the Tigers. Etienne had huge runs and was the most dependable playmaker down the stretch.

This game ended up being Clemson’s largest comeback since 1966. What did we learn?

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