GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: Clemson is second in the nation in sacks, their 32 sacks one off the national lead. That makes this a test for the BC offense to keep quarterback Anthony Brown upright and contributing. “As I told our team, I want to make sure we give our kids a chance to go fight and within this football game,” said coach Steve Addazio.
DRAFT SLANT
–DE Zach Allen continues to impress the pro scouts. NFLdraftscout.com has him rated as the No. 2 defensive end in the country. He is an athletic DE who was able to fly through the air to pick up a fumble in the loss at Purdue. In the win over Louisville, he was in on seven tackles, three of them for loss, one a sack, and added a sack last week. His 17.0 career sacks rank seventh on BC’s all-time list.
ROSTER REPORT:
–CB Brandon Sebastian had his first college interception and 10 tackles in last week’s win at Virginia Tech — and was named ACC defensive back of the week for his efforts.
–RB AJ Dillon returned from an ankle injury and ran for 149 yards in the win over Miami and had 96 yards when he left the win at Virginia Tech with an undisclosed injury.
–LB Isaiah McDuffie matched his career high with 13 tackles at Virginia Tech. He has 25 tackles in the last two games.
–DT Tanner Karafa was in on eight tackles, including 2.5 for loss, in the latest win.
–LB Connor Strachan leads BC with 74 tackles, six for loss, including three sacks, and also had a forced fumble.
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