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Tigers Fall 49-28 Against Ohio State - Game Recap

Justin Fields sliced and diced the Tigers defense for 385 yards as Ohio State handed Clemson a 49-28 defeat on Friday at Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Ohio State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +7.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 69.0.

Justin Fields completed 22 of 28 pass attempts for 385 yards for the Buckeyes in the win.

Travis Etienne rushed for 32 yards for Clemson, while Lyn-J Dixon added 20 yards. Trevor Lawrence threw for 400 yards for the Tigers, while receivers Cornell Powell and Travis Etienne had 139 and 64 yards respectively.

Clemson was outgained by Ohio State 639-444 yards in Friday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 26-23 by the Buckeyes.

The time of possession battle favored Ohio State as their offense was on the field for 34:05, longer than the 25:55 of their opponents.