Sugar Bowl rewind: re-visiting our five bold predictions for Ohio State vs. Clemson

We’re taking a look back to see how we did in our five bold predictions we had for Ohio State against Clemson in the Sugar Bowl.

Trevor Lawrence will be picked off twice

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The Prediction:

There’s no doubt Lawrence is one of the most electric players in college football. He stands poised in the pocket, has a big, accurate arm, and can get free with his legs if he has to.

However, this is the best front seven Clemson will have played this season (Notre Dame included). The Buckeyes are going to get home on more than one occasion and speed up the clock in Lawrence’s head. He’ll rush a few throws or get hit making some passes. As a result, some throws will find the breadbasket of the wrong team in Ohio State’s favor.

How we did:

We’re going to blame Josh Proctor on this one because he had one right in the breadbasket and dropped it. That INT — should he have held on — would have been two since Marcus Williamson forced the ball out to Sevyn Banks late in the game with Clemson looking to score. Still, the score says we missed this one by one. We were right though that the OSU defense harrassed Lawrence more than he is accustomed to.

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