The Clemson Tigers have one of college football’s top 25 scoring offenses, averaging 34.7 points per game.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney isn’t sure that clip will cut it against Tennessee in the Orange Bowl.
“If you’re playing Tennessee, you better score,” Swinney said Wednesday afternoon. “If we don’t score, we’ve got no chance, because these guys not only score a lot of points, but they score real fast. They do an amazing job, and they score on everybody.
“I don’t think it will be a 6-3 game. I don’t know if 35 will be enough for the Tigers.”
Swinney and Volunteers coach Josh Heupel were in Miami for a news conference to promote the Dec. 30 showdown inside Hard Rock Stadium. Tennessee, after a 10-2 regular season, was No. 6 in the final College Football Playoff rankings Sunday, while Clemson wound up No. 7 after improving to 11-2 with Saturday night’s 39-10 thumping of North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.