Clemson Football: Top 5 moments in Cotton Bowl win over Notre Dame

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: Justyn Ross #8 of the Clemson Tigers catches a touchdown pass in the second quarter against Jalen Elliott #21 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 29: Austin Bryant #7 of the Clemson Tigers reacts after a play in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

4. Back-to-back sacks lead to an INT

Austin Bryant, the least-talked about defensive lineman on that Tiger unit, came up huge late in the third quarter.

The defensive effort that set up Travis Etienne’s exclamation point touchdown came on the drive right beforehand. Bryant came away with back-to-back sacks, leaving Notre Dame with a 3rd and 22.

What happened next?

Nolan Turner, son of Kevin Turner who died of ALS in 2016, came up with his first career interception.

What a special moment for so many reasons, no doubt.

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