7/21/2023 0 Comments Shillelagh trophyAfter that, the Trojans stormed down the field again, hitting a 31-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10-0. The Irish got their first shot on offense, but went three and out and opted to punt. The Trojans got the ball first and cruised down the field, striking first to take an early 7-0 lead. So this was the Trojans chance to make the final push to their first College Football Playoff. On the other hand for Trojans, they are now playing for a spot in the playoff due to many higher ranked teams in front of them losing in prior weeks. The Irish seemed like a much better team late in the season after a small mid-season hiccup, losing to Stanford at home. Each team was playing very well up to this point, winning eight of their last nine games. In primetime this week, the No.15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish visit the Los Angeles Coliseum to play the No.6 USC Trojans. The fight in this team is one I have never coached.” Despite the loss, the Clemson Tigers will still go on to play in the ACC Championship game next week against the North Carolina Tar Heels and stud true freshman quarterback Drake Maye. “It was a total team effort today,” Shane Beamer, Gamecocks head coach, said. A late-game interception by the Gamecocks sealed the deal, upsetting the Tigers at home. Each team would go on to score another time each, but the difference was a 35-yard field goal from Gamecocks kicker Mitch Jeter. The Gamecocks scored right after the half to cut the Tigers’ lead to only two points, making the game 23-21. From then on the game was back and forth with each team scoring, leaving the game 23-14 Tigers leading at the half. The Tigers took a commanding lead early after a 35-yard pick six and shortly after an eight-play, 90 yard drive putting the Tigers up 14-0. It is safe to say that the Tigers may be on upset alert again. On the other hand for the Gamecocks, they just took down the Tenessee Volunteers, crushing their playoff hopes. The Tigers have since won two games since losing to the Fighting Irish two weeks prior in South Bend, and looking to possibly sneak into the playoff with some chaos with teams losing ahead of them. The game between the No.8 Clemson Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks was a highly anticipated one. “I knew the team was focused and determined like they have been all season.” The Wolverines now go onto play the Purdue Boilermakers in the Big 10 Championship game and furthering themselves into the College Football Playoff race. “ so proud of the team,” Jim Harbaugh, Wolverines head coach, said in the postgame press conference with the media. Stroud, who passed for 349 yards, but the ultimate difference-maker was two late interceptions which helped the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes with a score of 45-23, giving the Wolverines their first win in Columbus since 2000. The Wolverines did a pretty decent job containing Heisman Trophy-hopeful Buckeyes quarterback C.J. McCarthy passing for 263 yards and three touchdowns. The run game was also complemented by the pass game with the arm of sophomore quarterback J.J. ![]() The Wolverines traveled to Columbus, Ohio for this edition of “The Game.” The Wolverines ultimately controlled this game with the run game led by sophomore running back Donovan Edwards who rushed for 216 yards on 22 carries, and scored two touchdowns. “The Game” between Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes is always circled on each team’s calendar because of the hatred between the two teams, but most importantly for a shot at the Big 10 Championship game and College Football Playoff implications. All these games held huge playoff implications, and some teams tried to spoil the others’ promising season. The games that were most exciting had to be “The Game” between the No.2 Ohio State Buckeyes and the No.3 Michigan Wolverines, the in-state South Carolina rivalry between the No.8 Clemson Tigers and the unranked South Carolina Gamecocks, and the battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh between the No.6 USC Trojans and the No.15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In week 13 of the college football season, there were many big rivalry games filled with entertainment and implications to the College Football Playoff, coming in another month.
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