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CLEMSON -- At Boston College, Clemson's offense finally broke free early in the third quarter and things seemed easy again.
A highlight-reel throw and catch from DJ Uiagalelei to Beaux Collins on third down. Then a deep ball to Joseph Ngata for a touchdown.
Boom. Boom.
On the sidelines, Dabo Swinney gathered with his offense and his message was twofold:
1) Hey, great job.
2) Hey, go finish the damn job.
As it turned out the brisk touchdown drive was more the exception than the rule that night. Back-to-back three-and-outs would follow as the Tigers totaled a whopping six three-and-outs on the game.
The ability to move in and devour the opponent when there's blood in the water is a quality everyone in college football would love to have.
Clemson's 7-0 start has been a reminder that this coaching staff and program still know what they're doing.
But last week's inability to finish off Florida State was a reminder that they're still trying to learn how to administer the death blow.
While there are numerous uplifting facets to Clemson reeling off 13 consecutive victories dating to last season, the trend of not pulling away has also been with Dabo Swinney's 14th team.