Texas beat Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoffs and moves on to face Arizona State in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 1.
Jaydon Blue ran 146 yards and two touchdowns, the last a 77-yard burst in the fourth quarter, and Texas beat Clemson 38-24 on Saturday in the first round of the expanded College Football Playoff.Blue’s fourth-quarter touchdown came after Clemson rallied from down 31-10 to 31-24 on Cade Klubnik’s third touchdown pass.Texas advanced to the Jan. 1 Peach Bowl to play Big 12 champion Arizona State.Blue also scored on 38-yard cut-and-dash burst in the second quarter.
On his second, he dove into the line, shook a tackler, and then outraced three more to the end zone with just 11 minutes left.Quintrevion Wisner added 110 yards rushing and two first-half touchdowns for Texas. Quinn Ewers passed for 202 yards and a touchdown.Klubnik, who grew up in Austin, passed for 336 yards and rallied the Tigers in the second half against a Texas defense that had given up just four passing touchdowns all season.
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