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Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods is used to blowing up plays, not running them. But in Saturday night’s 41–10 win at Boston College, the junior defensive lineman showed he can move the ball just as well as he stops it.
Woods has quietly become a short-yardage weapon for the Tigers, and he made it count again in Chestnut Hill. Clemson turned to its “jumbo” formation twice with Woods in the backfield — and both times, it worked.
“Felt good, man,” Woods said. “I just scored the ball, you know what I’m saying? I got a job on offense, and I just want to be the best at my job. Obviously, like, ball security and stuff like that — that you don’t really work on as a defensive lineman — was probably what was going through my head most of the time. It felt good to get in the end zone. That’s a big guy’s dream.”
The first carry came on 4th-and-1 from the BC 48-yard line in the first quarter. Woods powered ahead for two yards and a first down. The second came in the second quarter — a 2-yard touchdown up the middle that gave Clemson a 17–3 lead and sparked the Tigers’ dominance the rest of the night.
And it wasn’t just Woods doing the heavy lifting.
According to Ross Taylor, Clemson Football’s SID, the Tigers “fielded an offense weighing 3,340 pounds” on Woods’ touchdown. After the 210-pound Cade Klubnik, the lightest player on the field was 295-pound Chapman Pendergrass. The package featured massive lead blockers in 6’7”, 340-pound freshman tackle Brayden Jacobs and senior guard Walker Parks, clearing the way for Woods’ big-man moment.
While Dabo Swinney referred to the play as the “Tiger Push,” a nod to the NFL’s “Tush Push,” Woods laughed off the idea of giving it a name.
“No, I don’t think it’s called the Tiger Push,” Woods said. “It’s more like, ‘Peter, get on the field.’ Nah, it ain’t got no name.”
Clemson’s defensive front has long been one of the program’s hallmarks, but Woods’ emergence as a short-yardage option gives the Tigers a new look — and one that brings plenty of energy to the sideline.
“It’s all about earning the right to win,” Woods said. “It starts at practice, Monday through Friday. You go out and execute, have fun — and sometimes, you get to score a touchdown doing it.”
