Clemson just had one of its best drives of the game, aided by a helmet-to-helmet penalty on Cliff Matthews on a big hit on Clemson QB Kyle Parker. No one in the press box seemed to dispute the call.

Parker also hit TE Michael Palmer for a big gain, but USC held the Tigers to a field goal, a 45-yarder by Richard Jackson.

Will be interesting to see if USC tries to (and can) milk some clock leading 24-10 with 11-plus minutes in the game.

Dwayne McLemore