Clemson slides down in ESPN rankings |
Clemson dropped three spots in the latest ESPN power rankings
to the edge of the top-10, at No. 10.
"It took much longer than expected, because of a nearly two-hour weather delay and the simple fact that this wasn't supposed to be much of a game at all," ESPN's Bill Connelly said, "but Clemson eventually survived a stiff, frustrating test from Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets actually outgained the Tigers 309-285 and held an already spotty Clemson offense to just 4.3 yards per play. But the Clemson defense made a late goal-line stand -- James Skalski stuffed a shuffle pass to Dylan Deveney on fourth-and-goal -- and made one final stop following a safety. "This could have been a disaster in about 17 different ways, but Clemson held on in the least impressive possible fashion." Alabama stayed atop the rankings after edging Florida on the road, 31-29. The top-5 is filled out by Georgia, Iowa, Oregon and Penn State. The next-best team from the ACC is UNC, at No. 20. After the less-than-convincing weekend, Clemson did not register a Playoff prediction among ESPN's panel. In the ESPN FPI, Clemson fell one spot to No. 5
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