<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><a target=_blank href="/update/Clemson-by-the-numbers-Tigers-move-to-No-1-in-total-defense-going-into-CFP-34469"><img id="story-photo" src="https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/t/stories/19/football/virginiadefensepic.jpg"></a><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href="/update/Clemson-by-the-numbers-Tigers-move-to-No-1-in-total-defense-going-into-CFP-34469" class=newstitle><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #e96f26; text-decoration: none">Clemson by the numbers: Tigers move to No. 1 in total defense going into CFP</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>Clemson enters the College Football Playoff with as impressive a statistical profile as any team in the nation. After Saturday’s 62-17 drubbing of Virginia, Cle</font> <a target=_blank href="/update/Clemson-by-the-numbers-Tigers-move-to-No-1-in-total-defense-going-into-CFP-34469"><font class=fullstory><b>Read Update »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>