Hunter Renfrow vs. Alabama: Stats, Highlights and Twitter Reaction

Clemson Tigers wide receiver Hunter Renfrow came into Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship Game with three receiving touchdowns on the season.He was already close to matching that total after one quarter of play Monday.The redshirt freshman caught both of Deshaun Watson's first-quarter touchdown passes, propelling the ACC champs to a 14-7 lead over the Alabama Crimson Tide.Watson has received most of the praise as the star quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist of the only undefeated team left in college football, but through the first quarter of play, as Ben Cohen of theWall Street Journalnoted, Renfrow was the hero:His first touchdown grab came on a beautifully thrown ball by Watson as Renfrow got behind the secondary and helped Clemson tie the game at 7-7. College GameDay provided a Vine of Watson's throw:As the first quarter expired, Watson found Renfrow in the back of the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown and a one-score lead over the favored Crimson Tide. SportsCentershared this screenshot, which showed how muchRenfrowhad to concentrate to make the catch while going to the ground:The national championship game is a time for stars to step up and shine, but the unknowns such asRenfrowwere making a difference early Monday. Renfrow was not a lead character in many of the storylines across America leading up to the contest, but he's becoming a household name, per Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde:CBS Sports' Jon Solomon thought Renfrow was having the time of his life:Renfrowwas in the right spots at the right time early in Monday's contest, and it benefited Clemson throughout the first half.Other players will need to step up andmake plays if Clemson wants to pull off the upset, but at least Watson has an extra weapon.
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