Updates from Miami: Tennessee tops Clemson 31-14 in Orange Bowl
No. 7 Clemson ends its season Friday night against No. 6 Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. The State’s Chapel Fowler is inside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida to bring you coverage of the game.
Clemson score update
Clemson Tennessee scoring plays
Joe Milton III 16-yard pass to Bru McCoy (Chase McGrath PAT), 7-0 Tennessee with 5:17 remaining in the first quarter
Jabari Small 2-yard rush (McGrath PAT), 14-0 Tennessee with 9:03 remaining in the second quarter
B.T. Potter 31-yard field goal, 14-3 Tennessee with 5:11 remaining in the second quarter
Potter 40-yard field goal, 14-6 Tennessee with 10:57 remaining in the third quarter
Milton 14-yard pass to Squirrel White (McGrath PAT), 21-6 Tennessee with 0:05 remaining in the third quarter
Cade Klubnik 4-yard rush (Will Shipley two-point rush), 21-14 Tennessee with 10:01 remaining in the fourth quarter
Milton 46-yard pass to Ramel Keyton (McGrath PAT), 28-14 Tennessee with 8:34 remaining in the fourth quarter
McGrath 32-yard field goal, 31-14 Tennessee with 3:07 remaining in the fourth quarter
Clemson injury update
The following players won’t dress for Clemson, per the school:
- CB Sheridan Jones
Coach Dabo Swinney said earlier this week that Jones was dealing with a hip flexor injury. He didn’t dress for Wednesday’s practice.
As a reminder: Clemson is already down starting defensive end Myles Murphy and starting linebacker Trenton Simpson for the contest. Murphy has opted out to prep for the NFL Draft, and Simpson (who’s also leaving for the NFL) is rehabbing a short-term ankle injury.
Tyler Venables, a co-starter at safety, dressed for the Orange Bowl and appears ready to play after missing the last three games with a hamstring injury.
Starting right guard Walker Parks also dressed after practicing on a limited basis earlier in the week. Clemson said Jones is the only player on the two-deep depth chart expected to be unavailable.
Final betting line
Clemson is a 3.5-point favorite in today’s game point spread, according to the VegasInsider consensus betting line. The line opened at Clemson -6.
The over-under for points scored in the game is 61.5.
Prediction
ESPN’s Football Power Index gives Tennessee a 57.0% chance to beat Clemson.
2022 Orange Bowl game, TV info
- Who: No. 6 Tennessee (10-2) vs. No. 7 Clemson (11-2)
- When: 8 p.m. Friday
- Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
- TV: ESPN
- Broadcast crew: Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Katie George
- Stream: Stream: Via ESPN or the ESPN app
- Local radio: 105.5 FM in the Clemson area (see all Clemson radio affiliates here)
- Satellite radio: SiriusXM 133 or 193, Internet/App 955
ESPN radio: Mike Couzens, Max Starks, Paul Carcaterra
Series history: Tennessee leads 11-6-2; Clemson won last meeting in 2004
This story was originally published December 30, 2022 at 6:26 PM.
