There will be plenty of partying in the Clemson locker room, and hopefully some more impressive Dabo Swinney dance moves, too.
No. 1 Clemson dominated No. 4 Oklahoma in the second half of Thursday’s Orange Bowl en route to a 37-17 win. The victory means the Tigers will face the winner of the Cotton Bowl — either No. 3 Michigan State or No. 2 Alabama — in the national championship game Jan. 11.
Despite its top ranking, Clemson was the underdog against Oklahoma. But the Tigers looked more like the best team in the nation in their rout of the Sooners.
Clemson took its first lead of the game after an impressive fake punt, but Oklahoma held a slim 17-16 advantage at halftime. But the Tigers scored 21 unanswered points in the second half, thanks to two rushing touchdowns by Wayne Gallman and a 35-yard TD pass from Deshaun Watson to Hunter Renfrow.
Go ahead and celebrate, Clemson fans. Your team is on to the title game.
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