The Texas Longhorns, ranked fifth, defeated the No. 12 Clemson Tigers at home in the opening round of the 2024 College Football Playoffs. Tickets to watch the match live are still available. It is scheduled for December 21 at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT).
How to purchase tickets for Texas vs. Clemson:There are still seats available on secondary sites for the College Football Playoffs first-round matchup.Viagogo, SeatGeek, StubbHub, and Vivid Seats.
The beginning seat prices as of December 16 were as follows:
#5 Texas Longhorns (11-2) vs. #12 Clemson Tigers (10-3)
First round of the 2024 College Football Playoffs
When: December 21, Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT)
Where: Austin, Texas’s DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
After losing to No. 2 seed Georgia in the SEC Championship game, the Longhorns secured the highest bid for non-conference champion teams. Texas made a significant initial impression in the program’s first season as an SEC member, with just two of its losses coming against the same Bulldogs team. The Longhorns had a strong defense that ranked No. 1 in the NCAA against the pass (143.1 ypg), No. 2 in scoring (12.5 ppg), and No. 3 in total yards (249.5 ypg), but their offense was mediocre and they had space to improve in the playoffs. Texas ranked No. 6 in third-down defense and No. 7 in the red zone, demonstrating their ability to make plays when they need to.
The Tigers won their spot in the ACC Championship game by defeating the SMU Mustangs (34-31) to earn a first-round matchup with the Longhorns, despite Clemson’s poor start and two stumbles in the second part of the season. After losing badly to Georgia in Week 1, Clemson won six straight games to regain their postseason hopes. The Tigers bounced back from a late 17–14 loss to South Carolina with a victory over SMU, which they probably needed to win simply to qualify for the 12-team playoffs. Clemson is the largest underdog among the teams in the College Football Playoffs’ opening round, giving the Longhorns in Austin 11.5 points.
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