CLEMSON — During his weekly press conference on Tuesday at the Smart Family Media Center, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was asked if there were going to be any changes in the Tigers’ rotation at running back, especially after the way backup Keith Adams, Jr. ran the ball in last week’s win at Boston College.

Adams ran for a team-high 49 yards on seven carries, including a 1-yard touchdown. In all, the Tigers ran for 226 yards and had four rushing touchdowns.

“No, we like our rotation,” Swinney said. “Again, Adam [Randall] has been really good for us. He is dynamic. He brings something to the table. They all bring something a little different.”

Peter Woods definitely brings something different.

Clemson’s starting defensive tackle had one of those four rushing touchdowns at BC, as well as another 2-yard carry on a short-yardage situation.

“We might need to give him more touches. Maybe that is the next guy,” Swinney said jokingly.

Woods has carried the football four times for 9 yards this season, as he has become Clemson’s go-to-guy when they need that one or two yards for a first down or touchdown.

In the Boston College game, early in the second quarter, Woods lined up as a tailback in a power set with offensive linemen Brayden Jacobs and Walker Parks playing the roles of fullbacks, as Woods walked into the end zone for a 2-yard TD with 13:05 remaining.

“The touchdown was well blocked. That might have gone 70 (yards) if we had been out in the field. It was really well blocked,” Swinney said. “It started with Blake Miller at the point of attack and all the way down. Walker Parks did a heck of a job at fullback, and you got big No. 74 rolling around there. It was a well-executed play. It was fun to see them get the score.”

But Woods knew what to do with the football, which he has had a lot of success doing this season.

“It was good to see Peter get in the end zone. He has been productive for us,” Swinney said. “He is a load, a 300-and-something-pounder going downhill. He is athletic. He is hard to get down. He is compact. He is hard to get under.

“When you need to dirty yard, and you cover him up a little bit, he is a hard guy to stop. So, he has been productive for us.”

Woods has been pretty much automatic for the Tigers.

—photo courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications