The Orange Bowl: 9 Takeaways From Clemson’s Triumph
The Clemson Tigers won their first major bowl game since 1981, beating Ohio State 40-35 in last night’s Orange Bowl. Here’s the Notebook Nine, our important takeaways from the game…
The Clemson Tigers won their first major bowl game since 1981, beating Ohio State 40-35 in last night’s Orange Bowl. Here’s the Notebook Nine, our important takeaways from the game…
The last of the four major bowls that lead into Monday night’s BCS National Championship Game goes down on Friday with the Orange Bowl in Miami. It’s Clemson and Ohio State that are taking their talents to South Beach in an 8:30 PM ET kickoff on ESPN. The Notebook Nine, the key points to take into the game, are drawn from the personnel matchups, each team’s season arc, the view from Las Vegas and history.
The Orange Bowl matchup of Northern Illinois and Florida State created consternation among the college football establishment when it was announced, as the worthiness of NIU was called into question. TheSportsNotebook has already weighed in, defending the choice of the Huskies to go to Miami tonight. Now let’s get down to the question of what’s going to happen on the football field, and we’ll start by following the path both Northern Illinois and Florida State took to get here, then look at how they match up.