No. 11 Clemson red-hot entering showdown with Louisville

No. 11 Clemson seeks its seventh consecutive win this when it faces Louisville at home on Saturday. However, coach Dabo Swinney expects the Tigers’ Atlantic Coast Conference rival to be a tough test.The Cardinals (5-3, 3-2 ACC) travel to upstate South Carolina after an emotional 31-27 comeback victory at Boston College on Friday. Louisville trailed 20-0 with 6:30 remaining in the first half but posted the fourth-greatest comeback in team history.Saturday’s game features a clash of high-powered offenses, with the Tigers second in the ACC, gaining 490.4 yards a game. The Cardinals stand just behind them at 460.Each of Louisville’s losses has been by seven points and against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25 poll.”They’ve been in some very, very competitive games,” Swinney told reporters on Tuesday. “They can score points on anybody (and) really do a great job putting a lot of pressure upon you offensively. … To me, this is certainly the most complete and best offense we’ve seen since Georgia.”Quarterback Tyler Shough leads the Louisville offense. The seventh-year senior, who transferred from Texas Tech after last season, has dealt with injuries throughout his career, but he has been healthy this season. He ranks third in the conference and ninth in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 2,348 yards in eight games. He has thrown for more than 300 yards four times, including 332 on 28-of-38 passing in Friday’s win.Shough’s favorite target has been Ja’Corey Brooks. A senior transfer from Alabama, Brooks leads the ACC with 799 reception yards and eight touchdowns. On the ground, Isaac Brown earned his second ACC Rookie of the Week award after tallying 85 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries on Friday. He’s the second-best true freshman rusher in program history, with his 649 yards, just 311 behind NFL superstar Lamar Jackson.The Tigers, after losing to then-No. 1 Georgia 34-3 in the opening weekend, have scored 29 or more points in every game since and 40 or more in five of the six.

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