In the last three games, Clemson running back Wayne Gallman has rushed for 365 yards, an average of 121.7 yards per game. Boston College’s defense has given up just 250 yards all year long.

Something has to give, right?

“I look forward to every challenge. This is just another game on the map that we have to handle, and that we have to come out ready to play,” said Gallman as the No. 5 Tigers prep for Saturday’s 7 p.m. kick against BC in Death Valley.

A lot of people want to compare Boston College’s defense to that of Notre Dame’s. A tough physical group that’s only goal is to disrupt the offense’s rhythm and get after the quarterback. But the Eagles’ defense isn’t Notre Dame. They want to disrupt things, but they want to do it with organized chaos with shifts, movements and all of those things. But when the ball is snapped it is all about whipping the guy in front of them.

“They are really similar to our defense, but what I think they really bring to the table is that they come down hill and they pack a punch,” Gallman said.

That punch generally has running backs going backwards instead of forward. The Eagles are allowing just 1.4 yards per carry, and have recorded 207 yards in losses through the first six games.

“They are just really big. From their defensive line to their linebackers, they are just big and stout,” Gallman said.

Against Florida State last month, BC held ACC leading rusher Dalvin Cook, who is averaging 158.4 yards per game, to a season-low 54 yards and just 3.8 yards per carry. Boston College leads the nation in run defense, allowing teams just 41.7 yards per game.

“It is just the funky plays that they do. The defensive line does a really good job of switching and coming up like a gut-X type deal,” Gallman said. “Their linebackers are really good at coming down hill and really bringing it. They are really not that shifty. They just like to come down hill and hit you.”

And Gallman prefers that. The Clemson running back, who is second to Cook in the ACC with 107.2 yards per game, loves contact. In fact, he wants to be the guy that initiates it.

“I just run physical. I don’t like to get hit. I like to bring the hit, and I don’t like to go down,” he said.

For proof, just go look at his 23-yard touchdown run against App State on Sept. 12. Gallman ran right over a helpless Mountaineer defensive back who was trying to get in his way. He also had a similar run against Louisville and did the same against Notre Dame.

“He runs angry,” left guard Eric Mac Lain said.

Not angry, says Gallman, just hard.

“I just play until I give out,” he said. “I have had to learn to take myself out, and let the other running backs have a chance.”

Gallman broke off a 33-yard run early in the fourth quarter against Notre Dame that led to a Clemson field goal. However, he said if he had taken himself out a few times earlier in the game, he might have had enough energy to make it to the end zone, instead of getting caught at the 23-yard line.

“I could have broken that run, but my legs were tired. I could not get them up like I wanted to,” he said. “I have learned from that situation.”

It appears Gallman and his friends on the offensive line are looking forward to facing the Eagles’ defense. He feels confident about what they can do because he believes he faces the best front-seven in college football in practice every day, and with all of Clemson’s overall speed … “They have not seen a team like us yet. I feel like it is another big challenge. They have the No. 1 defense in the nation for a reason, and that’s just the next step we have to take to show what our offense has in store.”