Playoff: Notre Dame defense preparing for prolific Tigers
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo, Clemson's Travis Etienne (9) runs past Pittsburgh's Dennis Briggs (20) during the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C. Clemson plays Notre Dame on Dec. 29 in in college football playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas. Etienne has 1,463 yards on 176 rushes (8.3 per carry) and 21 of Clemson’s 46 touchdowns on the ground. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo, Clemson's Travis Etienne (9) runs past Pittsburgh's Dennis Briggs (20) during the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C. Clemson plays Notre Dame on Dec. 29 in in college football playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas. Etienne has 1,463 yards on 176 rushes (8.3 per carry) and 21 of Clemson’s 46 touchdowns on the ground. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Dec. 22, 2018 01:01 AM EST
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo, Northwestern's Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, right, dives for the ball but cannot make the catch as Notre Dame's Troy Pride Jr. defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill. Notre Dame plays Clemson on Dec. 29 in a college football playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Young, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo, Northwestern's Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, right, dives for the ball but cannot make the catch as Notre Dame's Troy Pride Jr. defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill. Notre Dame plays Clemson on Dec. 29 in a college football playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Young, File)

Dec. 22, 2018 01:00 AM EST