Jordan Cornette will host Clemson Pro Day (10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET, ACCN) from ESPN’s Bristol, Conn. studio joined by his teammates from the The Huddle – Eric Mac Lain, EJ Manuel and Mark Richt. ESPN NFL Draft analyst and Senior Bowl Executive Director Jim Nagy and NFL front office insider Mike Tannenbaum will also provide insight throughout Thursday’s coverage.

Notable participants include: wide receivers Amari Rodgers, Cornell Powell and Diondre Overton, tight end J.C. Chalk, and running backs Travis Etienne and Adam Choice.

Typical pro day events include: 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, 20-yard shuttle and 60-yard shuttle among other position specific drills.

Additionally, ACCN will televise Miami Pro Day on Monday, March 29, while ACC Network Extra (ACCNX), the network’s digital platform available on the ESPN App, will carry Pitt Pro Day (March 17), Florida State Pro Day (March 22), Virginia Tech Pro Day (March 26), Duke Pro Day (March 29), Louisville Pro Day (March 30) and Wake Forest Pro Day (March 31) through the end of March.

Details surrounding Miami Pro Day and events on ACCNX will be announced in the coming weeks.

About ACC Network

Owned and operated by ESPN in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Network (ACCN) and its digital platform ACCNX is a 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports that launched on August 22, 2019. ACCN features regular-season and tournament games from across the conference’s 27 sponsored sports plus a complement of news and information shows and original programming. ESPN has been televising ACC content since 1979 and has exclusive rights to every conference-controlled game across all sports and championships.

Carriage agreements are in place with the following video providers: AT&T TV, AT&T TV NOW, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH Network, fuboTV, Google Fiber, Hulu Live TV, Optimum, Sling TV, Spectrum TV, Suddenlink, TVision, Verizon Fios, YouTube TV, members of the NCTC, NRTC and Vivicast, among others. All ACCN games will also be available on the ESPN app to authenticated subscribers. Fans interested in learning more about ACCN can visit www.GetACCN.com.

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But somehow, after dropping 31 points in the opening 30 minutes, Oklahoma could only manage one more offensive touchdown in the entire rest of the game, which eventually ended in a 54-48 double-OT Georgia win. The Sooners scored on all but one drive in the first half; in the second, they punted or turned the ball over on seven of eight possessions. Even with the first-half cushion, only a fourth-quarter fumble returned for a TD let the Sooners take the game to overtime, where even with the ball starting on the opposing 25, they couldn’t find the end zone.

For anyone who watched Oklahoma in conference play this year (particularly their 62-52 win over Oklahoma State), it’s no surprise that Georgia was able to run all over the Sooners’ defense throughout their comeback. They got five of their seven touchdowns from the run, with Sony Michel and Nick Chubb combining for a total of 326 yards on an average of 13 yards per carry. Especially as the game went on and the OU defense got more and more tired, the Sooners had less and less of a chance to stop Georgia on the ground. It was a 27-yard Michel TD that ended the game.

But more importantly, the backs weren’t stuck trying to play catch-up with a two- or three-score deficit. Something was different about the Dawgs’ defense, especially up front, after they came out of the locker room in the second half. They were faster, more aggressive, and just plain scarier, ferociously pursuing ball-carriers and not letting Oklahoma’s stars shake tackles. Only six Oklahoma plays after halftime went for 10 yards or more, compared to 12 before the break. Add that success to one Baker Mayfield overthrow for an interception, and that’s all you need for a comeback.

The best Georgia sequence came right after a 25-yard Rodney Anderson third-down run, when Oklahoma was still up by seven. The Bulldogs rushed four on the next two plays, and got to Mayfield for back-to-back sacks that killed any momentum the Sooners were building up. The next play was a run for no gain, and the subsequent Georgia drive yielded a tying touchdown.

Particular credit goes to linebacker Roquan Smith, who led the team with 11 tackles. His key play of the game came in the first overtime on a third-and-two, when he chased down and stood up Jordan Smallwood with perfect form right before the first down line. When Oklahoma was in the red zone with a chance to win the game, that tackle added another OT.

Kirby Smart said after the game that the change in the second half was due to passion, energy, and enthusiasm, and honestly, as coachspeak-y as that answer is, it mostly checks out. Georgia had the fourth best defense in the country by yards allowed per game heading into the Rose Bowl, and even though they gave up 531 yesterday—nearly double their season average—that doesn’t change the core talents of this team or their formula for success. There was no switch to flick or some genius strategy move from the sidelines. It just took some time for Georgia to play to its full potential.

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The Crimson Tide quietly seethed, taking names and numbers and filing them away. And on Monday night, Nick Saban and his ferocious defense unleashed the full force of that pent-up rage, making Clemson look like pretenders in the 24-6 win.

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The Alabama defense harassed Kelly Bryant from the opening play — don’t be surprised if he’s still flinching in June — and essentially ended the game with five minutes left in the third quarter, picking him off on back-to-back plays and turning the miscues into 14 points.

Adding insult to injury, Tide nose guard Da’Ron Payne, who conservatively is listed at 308, scored the first of those touchdowns seven plays after picking off Bryant. Linebacker Mack Wilson returned the other interception 18 yards for the score.

“We’ve heard it for a year now,” running back Damien Harris said. “It showed in the way we played tonight how personally we took it. We wanted to take our respect back.”

Now Alabama, the team some suggested was in the playoff more on reputation than résumé, will play Georgia for the national title next week in Atlanta.

In the four years of the College Football Playoff, the Crimson Tide have made the title game all but once. For the sixth time in Saban’s 11 years, Alabama is playing for the national championship.

The dynasty is alive and well.

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