Texas Beats Clemson In The First-Round Of College Football Playoffs, 38-24

AUSTIN, Texas -- — Cade Klubnik carved up Texas' defense Saturday night like nobody else this season, just not enough to complete a spectacular homecoming.

Klubnik, Clemson's junior quarterback from Austin, passed for 336 yards — the most by a Texas opponent this season — and three touchdowns. He directed a second-half comeback that gave No. 12 seeded Clemson a chance to overtake No. 5 Texas after falling behind by 18 at halftime.

But the Tigers fell short, losing the College Football Playoff game 38-24.

“I’m hurting a lot,” Klubnik said. “It was fun to come home, but it was not a vacation. It was time to come win a football game, and we didn’t do that.”

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