Clemson football vs. Tennessee in Orange Bowl: Scouting, prediction

Clemson football will play Tennessee in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The Vols are averaging 47.3 points per game. Clemson has averaged 35 points in four games since a loss at Notre Dame.

Tennessee lost to South Carolina, but it still won 56-0 against Vanderbilt. The Vols lost 27-13 to defending national champion and No. 1 Georgia.

Tennessee lost its starting quarterback Hendon Hooker to an ACL injury. The Vols have a new starting QB in Joe Milton, a former transfer from Michigan.

Alex Golesh is leaving Tennessee to be the coach at USF. Golsh was offensive coordinator at Tennessee for two years and co-offensive coordinator for UCF before that. He worked as an assistant at Toledo, Illinois and Iowa State.

Clemson has the better defense and an offense sparked by Klubnik. Tennessee has lost its coordinator and starting quarterback.

Clemson will play Tennessee in the Orange Bowl.