OFFENSE

Offensive coordinator Rob Spence will use multiple formations and personnel
packages in a ball-control offense oriented to their running backs. Spence likes
to get his backs the ball in space using screens, draws, counters, sweeps, and
any other play that will give his backs some room to operate. Clemson will often
run in passing situations, and Spence’s play calling has received criticism from
fans for his conservatism. Clemson worked hard in the spring to establish a deep
passing game to keep teams from overloading the box against the run, but pass
protection problems have limited the time for pass routes to develop.
Inconsistencies with the receiving corps have also limited the success of the
passing game, though Clemson has dominated some lesser opponents.

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