Chandler Catanzaro was not about to let a blocked extra point earlier in the game get in the way of his last-second, game-winning field goal. Catanzaro kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 14 Clemson a wild 25-24 victory over No. "I was ready when the opportunity came to me," Catanzaro said. It was next-kick mentality. I was so thankful for the opportunity. Catanzaro, a former walk-on from Greenville, S.C., made 16 of 17 field goals in the regular season. "I didn't have any doubt," Swinney said of the junior kicker. He's just a clutch player all the way. The kick gave Clemson its first 11-win season since its 1981 national championship team. And Tigers coach Dabo Swinney thinks this is only the beginning. Tajh Boyd passed to DeAndre Hopkins for 26 yards on a fourth-and-16 play during the decisive 10-play drive. Clemson reached 11 wins for only the fourth time in school history and the first time since the 12-0 1981 team. "You can't win 12 until you win 11," Swinney said. You can't win a national championship until you learn how to win games like this. This was a landmark win. "Tajh Boyd was phenomenal," LSU coach Les Miles said. I did not expect the heroic, if you will, efforts that he had. Hopkins had 13 catches for 191 yards and two touchdowns. After the big fourth-down catch, he added receptions for 7 and 13 yards in the final drive. "We had to throw the football," Miles said. We were not running the football. They were in a position where they outnumbered us in the run. LSU's three passes allowed Swinney to save his timeouts. "I had three timeouts," Swinney said. If he runs it three times, I can call timeout, timeout, timeout. I think (Miles) was trying to win the game. I think he felt confident in the plays. I know he knew he needed to get a first down, because if he gets a first down I have to start burning timeouts. Boyd said having 1:39 to stage the final drive "is like having 10, 15 minutes for us." When I saw that clock and that we had three timeouts I said 'Let's get it.' LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger was sacked six times and completed 14 of 23 passes for 120 yards. He also threw for a touchdown and an interception. "It's a tough thing to figure our pass protection was as poor as it was," Miles said.