Sending out 2 or 3 WR's covered by 5 (sometimes 6) DB's, while the Clemson line was still getting plenty of pressure with just rushing 3 or 4, basically quashed things.
The TE's were basically a non-factor just about the entire game when it came to being involved in the routes.
As a whole, I think the WR corp did a decent job, once Ian Book had been starting, since Brian Kelly's hybrid pro-style / spread offense was truly working in the manner intended throughout most of the year. We simply ran into a brick wall in the way of the Clemson defense, which was firing on all cylinders, and Venables was calling a perfect game.
I stand by my statement, that the soon to be sophomores coming up look to be a talented group of kids who will really benefit from having an accurate passer at their disposal.