Clemson beats Ohio State 29–23 and takes the College Football Belt
The 6th reign for the program; it ends Ohio State’s 413-day reign of 17 defenses.
Clemson took the lineal College Football Belt on December 28, 2019, beating Ohio State 29–23 at a neutral site in the postseason. It is reign 307 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 6th for Clemson.
Ohio State had held it since November 10, 2018: 413 days and 17 defenses.
Clemson last held the belt in 2017, 806 days before this one; that reign lasted 277 days with 6 defenses.
The reign lasted 16 days and 0 defenses, ending January 13, 2020 against LSU.
The game
Ohio State dominated the early going, with J.K. Dobbins bursting through for a 68-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and the Buckeyes extending their lead to 16-0 with three field goals. Clemson's offense sputtered early, with B.T. Potter missing a 49-yard field goal attempt, but the Tigers suddenly caught fire in the second quarter when Travis Etienne punched in an 8-yard touchdown and…