Clemson senior logged the 17th season of 1,000 rushing yards in school history on Friday. He entered the game needing only 44 yards and got them all before halftime. He began this season with 674 career rushing yards.EARLY GIFTS: Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley sacked Braxton Miller for a 17-yard loss on the Buckeyes' opening possession back to OSU's 23 to force fourth-and-23. Instead, Beasley was called for a controversial “throat slash” unsportsmanlike call that provided OSU a first-down.Later on fourth-and-2 from Clemson's 49, OSU faked a punt to gain 6 yards on Jeff Heuerman's run and once again keep the drive alive. The 13-play, 75-yard possession took 7:06 and would eventually end on Braxton Miller's 33-yard touchdown keeper.DIFFERING PACE: Clemson ran 38 first-half plays to gain 362yards to Ohio State's 37 for 254 despite the Buckeyes holding the ball for 6:34 longer.PAW PRINTS: Boyd's 48-yard touchdown run on Clemson's opening possession when he faked a handoff and ran straight up the middle, was the longest rush of his career, surpassing a 27-yarder against Auburn in 2012. Boyd established a season-high for rushing yards. ... Clemson linebacker Spencer Shuey recorded his first of the season and only the second his career when he dropped Braxton Miller for a 9-yard loss in the second quarter on third down. ... Clemson's Chandler Catanzaro hit the upright with 6:16 remaining in the second quarter for his first missed PAT since last year's bowl victory over LSU in the Georgia Dome, snapping a streak of 58 consecutive makes. Ohio