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OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: #2 CLEMSON at Texas A&M

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 08:57:33

I'm back stage here at the ESPN GameDay set in the shadow of Kyle Field! I'll have photos and some video for you later! Big crowd here, but nothing like Bowman Field!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 12:08:09

Corso picks the Tigers! Not sure that's a good thing, though. Lol Desmond also picked the Tigers, and Herbie couldn't make a pick because he's calling the game. I'll have more in a bit!

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CUTrevor 2018-09-08 16:51:05

Tigers have arrived!!!

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CUTrevor 2018-09-08 17:54:38

1-2-3-4! 1-2-3-4!

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whcg7799 2018-09-08 18:00:32

...N!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:05:38

Captains Wilkins, Ferrell, Hyatt and Falcinelli. Tigers won the toss! They will defer, as expected and play defense first. That's just what they were hoping for! If they can get a three-and-out and force a punt, get great field position and score first, it will be just what the doctor ordered. Knock on wood!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:06:17

Rain off and on here. Hope it stops soon! That is the great equalizer for the Aggies.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:06:42

Potter touchback! He is 7-7 on touchbacks this season!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:07:14

3 yard gain by Mond on the keeper.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:07:32

Big 3rd and 2 for the D!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:10:07

Ugh 1st down Aggies. D bit bad on the zone read, and Mond ran for a big chunk.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:10:23

Another 1st down on a completion!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:10:50

K'Von Williams forced a fumble, but the Aggies recovered. Gonna be a slippery ball!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:11:17

Good grief another 1st down completion by Mond. Ball at the Clemson 14.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:12:16

3rd and 5 from the 9!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:12:55

Incomplete! Big stop by the D!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:14:08

WIDE RIGHT!!! Good snap, good hold, he just pushed it from 26 yards! Huge break for the Tigers early!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:17:11

Screen to Amari goes for a loss of one.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:17:43

Etienne carry up the middle for 3 yards. 3rd and 8 from the 22.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:18:45

Good grief Falcinelli gets abused for the sack. Tigers go three-and-out.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:19:08

41-yard punt by Spiers. Ball at Aggie 45.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:24:50

Another 1st down completion by Mond. He is on the money so far.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:26:17

Ugh Tigers bring a jail house blitz, and Mond beautifully finds his hot read, TE Sternberger. Knew he was going to show up soon! Another 1st down chunk play for the Aggies. Ball at Clemson 19.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:26:45

TFL by Ferrell! Loss of 4. 2nd down at the Clemson 23.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:27:04

Pass incomplete. Another big 3rd down!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:27:56

BRYANT!!! Nearly came up with the sack, but Mond just got the ball away. No intentional grounding. Tigers stiffen and force another FG attempt, this time from 40.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:34:25

FG is good this time. Looked like the Tigers might have gotten a piece of it.

TIGERS TRAIL 3-0.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:34:56

Powell takes a knee in the end zone for a touch back.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:35:36

Ugh Amari Rodgers slips on a screen.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:36:23

Renfrow completion for just one yard. 3rd and 15 with the rain coming down hard now!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:37:15

AMARI RODGERS!!! 64-yard completion and run down the sideline. He didn't slip that time! Boy, did the Tigers need that.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:38:42

ETN tackle for loss and Higgins incomplete on a high pass from KB. That was dangerous! 3rd down now.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:39:35

ETN gets to the one on a screen pass and run!!! 1st and goal.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:40:17

KB runs it in for a TD!!! 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:05 off the clock.

TIGERS LEAD 7-3 IN THE 1ST.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:42:07

Potter gives up his first kick return after 7 straight touch backs, but the coverage unit downs him at the 16!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:42:29

Jimbo uses his last timeout of the half!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:45:19

BRYANT SACK!!! 5-yard loss end the 1st quarter. It will be 2nd and 15 from the Aggies' 25.

TIGERS LEAD 7-3 AFTER ONE.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:50:20

D forces a three and out! Aggies will punt on 4th and 20 from their 20.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:51:48

Trevor Lawrence into the game!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 18:53:19

TOUCHDOWN HIGGINS!!! On Trevor's first career throw on the road! Lol incredible! It goes 64 yards and was a great catch by Higgins with tight coverage. The Trevor Lawrence legend begins...

TIGERS LEAD 14-3 IN 2ND.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:01:03

Sack Justin Foster!!!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:01:34

Oooh Muse almost came up with a pick. Tigers force another 3 and out!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:02:09

TL to Overton for 12 yards and a 1st down! Ball at the Aggie 45.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:02:34

3rd and 8 from the Aggie 43.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:03:05

TL pressured and smartly throws it out of bounds. Spiers to punt from the Aggie 43.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:06:02

Spiers punts it to the Aggie 8 with no return.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:09:34

Good grief 69-yard punt over Amari's head down to the 15. At least the D forced another 3 and out!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:15:16

TL gets sacked by the LB Olata, who had 6 sacks last year. Forces another punt.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:15:35

41-yard punt by Spiers with no return.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:15:59

Good pressure on Mond and an incomplete pass to the sideline.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:16:47

Big 3rd and 3. A&M is 0 for last 7 on 3rd after starting 2 for 2.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:17:25

False start! 3rd and 8 now from the Aggie 40.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:18:14

UGH tipped ball lands right in the hands of Wood, the tight end for a 1st down! They were 0 for their last 7 on 3rd down. Boy did they need that lucky break!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:18:35

They follow that with a 20-yard completion to the Clemson 32.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:21:07

Great PBU by Denzel Johnson, backup safety!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:22:03

UGH K'Von Wallace should have had a pick and he knows it! Looked just like the INT he had to seal the win at NC State last year, but he didn't come up with it this time. Forces a 50-yard FG attempt.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:22:33

BLOCKED!!! Looked like Big Dex got a piece of it! He does that a lot.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:23:23

Kelly B back into the game.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:24:42

Kelly throws high and misses a wide open Renfrow, but he's hit late for a 1st down. Big break!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:25:29

Aggies try to return a fumble for a touchdown on an incomplete screen to Amari Rodgers, but it was a forward pass from what I saw on the replay.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:26:10

ETN!!! Bounces off a tackle and runs it to the 10 for a 1st down!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:29:00

Choice runs for 5 yards. 3rd and goal from the 8. Tigers call timeout.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:30:12

Choice runs it to the one. Tigers going for it on 4th!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:30:59

Good grief, Kelly fumbles the snap, Aggies' ball. Looked like the snap was fine unless KB just wasn't ready for it. Damn rain!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:33:16

3rd and 5 for Aggies with about a minute left in the half. Tigers call a timeout, hoping to force a punt!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:34:09

WILKINS SACK!!! Aggies will punt out of their end zone!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:35:01

Good grief Amari lets the punt go over his head again! Guess he didn't learn from the last one. Then he slips on the return. Punt went for 73 yards!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:35:28

First down run by Choice to end the half.

TIGERS LEAD 14-3 AT THE HALF.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 19:36:04

Tigers will get the ball first to start the half. They need to come out and put 7 on the board to keep this crowd on its hands!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:17:06

Not a good start to the half again for the Tigers. They go 3 and out on their opening possession and then give up a 40-yard FG.

TIGERS LEAD 14-6 IN THE 3RD.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:18:23

TL and the Tigers go 3 and out again. He did a nice job finding Renfrow on the run for an 8-yard gain, but it was short of the marker.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:19:53

Mond tightropes down the sideline to the Clemson 21. Looks like he's cramping.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:20:22

FUMBLE!!! Clelin Ferrell sacks Mond and knocks the ball into Foster's arms!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:21:25

TEE HIGGINS!!! He gets away with a little shove for a 50-yard reception, this time from KB! What a game for Higgins!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:22:18

OVERTON TD!!! Great job holding onto the ball despite defensive holding.

TIGERS LEAD 21-6 WITH 5 MINS LEFT IN THE 3RD.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:25:50

UGH wide open Buckley catch and run for 69 yards! K'Von Wallace ran him down to save a TD. First and goal from the 9.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:27:15

Ugh Mond to Rodgers in the back of the end zone on the next play.

TIGERS LEAD 21-13 WITH 4:22 LEFT IN 3RD.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:29:34

Kelly to Renfrow for 40 yards!!! What a catch!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:30:05

Kelly runs for 11 yds and another 1st down!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:32:01

Reverse pass by Renfrow to Kelly gets broken up. Nice play by the safety but too slow developing.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:33:08

Renfrow makes a shoestring catch and a nifty move for a 1st down!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:33:29

ETN to the goal line! 3rd and inches.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:34:16

ETN TD!!! What a response by Kelly B and the Tigers! 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:21 off the clock.

TIGERS LEAD 28-13.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:40:35

Oooh Xavier Thomas nailed Mond, nearly coming up with the sack!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:41:07

TIGERS LEAD 28-13 AFTER 3.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:42:36

Ugh Mond completion and roughing call puts the ball at the Clemson 14. I don't know what Wilkins was thinking, driving him into the ground well after the ball was gone.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:43:23

2nd and 10 after an incompletion, timeout Aggies.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:50:35

Wow, Mond finds a receiver in the end zone with Isaiah Simmons hot on his heels. Simmons came into the back field unblocked and looked like he would have an easy sack. Hell of a play by Mond. Terrell was in coverage. Makes it a one-score game again! Pretty sure we'll see KB back out on the field.

TIGERS LEAD 28-20 WITH 14:07 LEFT.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:52:40

Attendance is 104,794. Big Clemson contingent here, as usual!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:55:09

Kelly to Amari for 5 yards, and KB runs for 9 yards and a first down! Ball at the Clemson 39.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:58:10

Kelly overthrows Amari on a go route. Big 3rd down coming.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:58:37

Kelly scrambles but can't get the first down. Spiers out to punt.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 20:59:19

Nice 45-yard punt by Spiers to the Aggies' 13 with no return. D needs a 3 and out!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 21:02:36

UGH Fields leaves Rogers wide open for a 21-yard completion. So much for the 3 and out!

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 21:03:49

Tigers catch a break on a wide open receiver that should have been a touchdown! Overthrown by Mond.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 21:04:07

3rd and 10 for A&M at their 34. They are 4 of 12 on 3rd down tonight.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 21:04:29

15 yard completion for a first down.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 21:07:05

Kendall Joseph just missed a tackle. I wonder if the humidity is starting to get to them. You don't see Kendall missing tackles like that.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 21:08:03

Tigers catch a break on another ineligible receiver flag.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 21:26:37

Possibly a game-saving tackle by K'Von Wallace! Call on field was a touchback, being reviewed.

CUTrevor 2018-09-08 23:06:05

TIGERS WIN!!!

What a stressful ending! How fitting that K'Von Wallace made the pick on the 2-point conversion after his dropped interception on the previous play went for a touchdown! Of course, he also made the big touchdown-saving play to force a fumble for a touch back. Crazy sequence of plays for K'Von in the 4th quarter!

Tigers should have won much more comfortably, but a win is a win--especially in an environment like this in the second game of the season. Not to mention all the breaks that went the Aggies' way--the fumbled snap by Kelly at the goal line on 4th down, the two interceptions that went through K'Vons hands, the tipped ball that landed in their tight end's hands for a 3rd down conversion. The Aggies also played out of their minds in the passing game. Mond played like a Heisman, eluding sack after sack and making big-time throws on the run. Then their receivers made some incredible plays as well. Sure, there is a lot to improve on for the Tigers, but every Clemson fan should just be happy to get out of here with a huge road win! I called this game the most dangerous one on the schedule, and I believe that all the more now. The Tigers should cruise from here on out. Knock on wood!

I'll have Dabo and interviews posted shortly!