FSU football: Breaking down Clemson weaknesses and tendencies
By Kelvin Hunt
Clemson Offense
The Clemson offense will likely revolve around running back Will Shipley. Clemson QB Cade Klubnik is still learning a new offense and doesn’t have much experience under his belt. Here’s an example of what Shipley loves to do in the run game:
Watch the defensive end at the top of the screen, as soon as Shipley sees the end dip inside, he bounces the run outside for a huge gain. FSU must set the edge in the run game and stay in their lanes.
Clemson will run some RPO action with Shipley like the video below:
I’m not sure what the Duke defense was trying to do here. It looks like they’re sending a corner and linebacker blitz and the linebacker takes forever to recognize it’s a pass. The corner seemed to smell something when the receiver didn’t go out for his route. However, both pursue, and it’s a big gain for Shipley in space.
Clemson hasn’t had much of a vertical passing attack, instead it’s been a lot of getting their running backs in space. A prime example is the video below:
The Duke linebacker does a great job diagnosing the play and is in position to stop this for a one-two yard gain. However, Shipley’s shifty and makes him miss to pick up a 10-yard gain.