Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell was one of the many heroes from the Tigers’ national championship run last season. His three tackles for loss and a sack against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2017 Fiesta Bowl is one of the all-time best post-season defensive performances in Clemson history.

Ferrell harassed Buckeyes’ quarterback J.T. Barrett all night in the Tigers’ 31-0 victory. It was one of the many games the defensive end stepped up in during the course of the season. When it was a big game, Ferrell was living in the opposing team’s backfield.

“It was my confidence,” the redshirt sophomore said after the Tigers wrapped up the second day of spring practice on Friday. “Before that things were kind of iffy. I wasn’t sure of myself, but as I got late into the season I realized these are the games that mattered. It is championship season … November, December, so it was kind of within myself. I found my confidence right there.”

In the big games Ferrell always played big. Against Louisville he had three tackles for loss and two sacks. Against Florida State he had four tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack. He had six tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack in the ACC Championship Game against Virginia Tech, and then there was his six-tackle performance against Ohio State in the College Football Playoff.

Watch more of Clelin Ferrell’s interview with the media on TCITV.

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