Texas scored a convincing win, 38-24, over Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The Longhorns led 31-10 in the third quarter, but the ACC champions would draw withing seven before Texas delivered the knockout blow.
After the game there were plenty of reactions, and even more overreactions. Here were some of our favorite tweets of the night.
Now you Clemson people who had the unmitigated gall to trash talk Carolina, who beat you on your home turf, for not making the playoff while you backed your way in, what do you have to say now? pic.twitter.com/MbZcQyXKrD
— Andrew Lyon (@ALyon_SC) December 21, 2024
The SEC absolutely owns Clemson University #B2A pic.twitter.com/nljJBcNqcq
— General Will (@GamecockWill69) December 21, 2024
Clemson losing to the 3 SEC teams they play all year as the ACC champion is some kind of poetic justice
— Alex 🤙 (@GamecockSheriff) December 21, 2024
After not being allowed to attend the SEC championship game, Texas mascot Bevo is BACK for the first round of the CFP 😤🔥
📺: TNT / @SportsonMax pic.twitter.com/L32zf7H4T1
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 21, 2024
Texas gets a #CFBPlayoff win before Oklahoma!!! 😂 #CLEMvsTEX pic.twitter.com/NcWX4EY3WB
— Kyle Umlang (@kyleumlang) December 22, 2024
Nobody was ever crazy for thinking Texas was really good.
— J.D. PicKell (@jdpickell) December 21, 2024
Through 3 games of the College Football Playoff…
The 3 teams that lost had a combined 0 wins vs Top 25 teams in the regular season pic.twitter.com/JasOoBH86B
— Chris Marler (@VernDumbquist) December 22, 2024
3 Different SEC Teams beat the ACC Champion this year.
They outscored them 89 to 43.
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) December 22, 2024
