Filed under: Auburn, Clemson, ACC, SECAUBURN, Ala. -- Say this for the Auburn Tigers: They know how to avoid calamity at the last possible moment.
Clemson rolled into Jordan-Hare Stadium with a clear plan to turn its offensive line into an overwhelming advantage. Those big boys are paired with three useful tailbacks and when they're working in concert, opponents are in trouble.
And that's right where Auburn found itself Saturday night.
Yet something odd happened along that Clemson sideline. A change in approach, a series of defensive missteps and a bizarre final sequence that may never again occur in a college football game left the visitors trying to make sense of what happened.
Auburn beat Clemson in overtime, 27-24.
Everything came down to the final drive -- just as it did for Auburn last week at Mississippi State. Clemson used that offensive line and those tailbacks and those play-action passes to burrow deep into Auburn territory.
The visitors needed a touchdown to win.
They were eight yards away.
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