Undefeated powerhouses Clemson and Ohio State will meet on Saturday night with a spot in the College Football Playoff final on the line, and while both teams boast explosive offenses that average more than 530 yards per game, Tim Tebow is expecting a defensive coordinator to make the difference in the Fiesta Bowl.
Tebow predicted that the Tigers will edge the Buckeyes in a tight game, and that Ohio State may struggle against a masterful game plan from Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables.
“I’m going to go LSU [in the Peach Bowl]. I think they’re going to be able to last a little bit longer. I think Oklahoma’s going to make plays, I think just Joe Burrow and company, these receivers will be too much at the end.
And then I’m going to go with Clemson in a close one. I think people don’t realize how good Brent Venables is as a defensive coordinator. I think he’s one of the best in the country. He was the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma and we [Florida] faced him in the national championship game. He had an amazing game plan that kind of threw us off and threw me off until the second half. Last year in the national championship, totally threw Tua [Tagovailoa] for a loop. I think he’s going to bring a lot of pressure, I think they’re going to play a lot of zero hole, they’re gonna bring their safeties up, they’re going to do a lot of unique things against Justin Fields and Ohio State. And I think it’s going to give them a very, very close win over a very good Ohio State team.”
