The highly anticipated first round of the reformatted and expanded college football playoffs arrived with much fanfare but unfortunately, not very competitive games. Although the final score and overall differential during the game seemed comfortable, the University of Texas Longhorns found themselves in a battle against the Clemson Tigers well into the fourth quarter. This is when our Sportsman of the Week emerged to save the day. Jaydon Blue of the Texas Longhorns stepped up to be the alpha back in a stable full of backs to score on a spectacular 77-yard touchdown run after Clemson had pulled within 7 points with well over 10 minutes left. This put the game at 38-24, which would be the final tally for the victorious Longhorns. Blue was thrust to the bulk back for Quintrevion Wisner who battled through injuries during the game. Blue had his best game of his career, ending the day with 146 yards on 14 carries and 2 TD. He caught a couple more passes for 31 yards (good for 3rd highest yardage on the team) to approach 200 total scrimmage yards when his team needed him most. Both Wisner and Blue were expected to be 3rd or further on the depth chart coming into the season, but as a tandem were hard to stop for Clemson. In the end, Blue earns the Sportsman of the Week!
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