Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press Despite facing a 16-point deficit early in the second quarter of its most challenging game of the season, Clemson never panicked in Saturday’s Fiesta Bowl. Of course, the Tigers had been there before. They’re in the College Football Playoff for the fifth consecutive year, so they knew what was needed to come back against Ohio State. And that’s exactly what they executed in the Playoff semifinal matchup. Clemson scored a go-ahead touchdown and forced a game-sealing turnover in the final minutes to beat Ohio State 29-23 and advance to the CFP National Championship, where the Tigers will look to win their third national title in four seasons when they face LSU on Jan. 13. But first, the ACC champions demonstrated why they’re consistently one of the top programs in the country. After getting blanked for the first 27 minutes, 15 seconds by Ohio State, Clemson got…
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