All of the college football world was watching Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson on Thursday night's national stage, but the young Tigers defense stole the show.

Coordinator Brent Venables' defense put on a clinic in how to stop Georgia Tech's triple-option offense, and the Tigers smothered the Yellow Jackets in their ACC opener, 26-7.

Tech had just 23 yards of total offense in an abysmal first half, and 15 of those came on a half-ending run. By then, Clemson held a 23-0 lead and was well on its way to dominating.

Though the Jackets put together a fourth-quarter touchdown drive and got the ball back, an interception on a ha...

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