Watson-led Clemson knocks off Oklahoma will play for title

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Deshaun Watson was denied the Heisman Trophy, but the Clemson quarterback won't be denied the chance to win a national championship.The sophomore quarterback led the Tigers, college football's only undefeated FBS team at 14-0, to a 37-17 win over Oklahoma Dejounte Murray Jersey on Thursday in the Orange Bowl to take the first of two College Football Playoff semifinals. Clemson will face Alabama -- over Michigan State -- in the national title game in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 11.Watson used his legs as much as his arm to get there.The dual threat rushed for 145 yards on 24 Quinndary Weatherspoon Jersey carries to help offset a pedestrian pa sing performance. Clemson running back Wayne Gallman was integral in the Tigers' win as well, rushing 26 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Gallman converted first downs on nine of his carries and helped Watson stay out of third-and-long situations.Watson completed 16 Patty Mills Jersey of 30 pa ses for 187 yards, one touchdown and an interception.The CU defense was suffocating, allowing just 67 rushing yards and stuffing the Sooners on a crucial fourth-and-1 play in the second half.Several injuries to key players were a factor in the game. Clemson lost defensive end Shaq Lawson early in the game with an injury, while Oklahoma lost running back Tim Duncan Jersey Joe Mixon and briefly lost top rusher Samaje Perine. Perine returned after Mixon exited, but was injured again in the fourth quarter and left the game with OU behind 37-17. Lawson was injured when he sacked Mayfield in the first quarter and he did not return. Lawson, a top pro prospect who intends to enter the draft as a junior, had leading up the game.Mayfield threw two interceptions and wasn't as effective as a scrambler as he usually is.Oklahoma cornerback Zack Sanchez, one of the DeMarre Carroll Jersey top draft prospects in the game, intercepted Watson in the Sooners' end zone before halftime.Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter.