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NEW ORLEANS — Tee Higgins and Justyn Ross, Clemson‘s most sensible two receivers who had been banged up in opposition to Ohio State within the School Soccer Playoff Semifinal on the Fiesta Bowl, are each wholesome and able to stand No. 1 LSU on Monday night time, Clemson trainer Dabo Swinney mentioned.
“They are superb,” Swinney mentioned on the Tigers’ media day on Saturday morning. “That is been a month in the past. Those guys heal up in two days these days. Yeah, they are superb. Higgins got here again and performed, and Ross simply landed on his shoulder. They are just right to move.”
They will must be to lend a hand Clemson stay tempo with LSU’s high-flying offense. Higgins had long past to the harm tent after his helmet popped off all the way through a collision within the first force of the sport on Dec. 28. He headed to the locker room, and his go back in the second one part in opposition to the Buckeyes have been questionable. He performed the remainder of the second one part of Clemson’s 29-23 win, regardless that. He enters Monday night time’s nationwide championship recreation with 56 catches for 1,115 yards and 13 landing receptions.
Ross had additionally been checked by means of running shoes a number of occasions right through the Fiesta Bowl after taking a number of hits, however remained within the recreation. He completed with 47 yards on a team-high six receptions in opposition to the Buckeyes.
“Are they 100 p.c?” Swinney mentioned, “So far as I do know.”
