The Clemson football team played an absolute CFB classic against the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday night in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl.
Looking back and watching the Playstation Fiesta Bowl again, one thing should be clear to Clemson football fans: The match-up with Ohio State was an instant CFB classic.
Take off the orange or scarlet glasses for just one second and take a look back at this game.
To the neutral College Football fan, this game presented everything we want to see.
It was hard-hitting. There was talent all over the field on both sides. Both teams were extremely passionate about being there and were dialed in when it came time to play the game. There was a dramatic comeback. Both teams exchanged blows with momentum-shifting plays. There was a legendary drive that resulted in a late touchdown for Clemson football. And there was a dramatic interception to clinch the win by a player with an absolutely touching story.
Though many fans from across the nation have made this game about officiating- which it shouldn’t have been- this match-up needs to be remembered for providing great entertainment and drama to a College Football fanbase that has been starved for it in recent years.
This match-up between Clemson and Ohio State was the easily the best CFB Playoff semifinal game we’ve ever seen.
The match-up between the two programs ranks up as one of the best CFB Playoff games of all-time, even when you consider National Championship tilts, and it delivered in every way possible.
We don’t know how the Clemson-LSU game will turn out here in less than two weeks, but it’s clear that the match-up between the Tigers and the Buckeyes was the best game of the 2019 season across the nation to this point.
And your Clemson Tigers came out on top.
The Playstation Fiesta Bowl was a heavyweight boxing match and, in the end, we saw Clemson football leave the ring as winners. It had everything CFB fans look for in a game and will go down as one of the most legendary match-ups in the history of the sport.