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OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: NO.25 CLEMSON vs. Charleston Southern

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 11:40:22

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

Hill Billy 2023-09-09 11:40:56

ljg48 2023-09-09 11:41:18

AggieDave 2023-09-09 11:41:49

ljg48 2023-09-09 11:43:38

Hill Billy 2023-09-09 11:44:11

ljg48 2023-09-09 11:44:44

AggieDave 2023-09-09 11:45:12

...N!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 11:46:07

I just got to the press box from the ribbon cutting at the new Tiger Walk. It was a huge crowd! I'll have video shortly.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 11:49:23

Just got word that Mukuba and Cole Turner are day-to-day, so don't expect them to play today.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 12:57:02

Tigers emerge from the new west goal post tunnel for the first time!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 12:57:57

The Walk of Champions!

The Most Exciting 25 Seconds in College Football!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:18:25

Captains today are Ennis, Spector, Jones and Phillips. Tigers will get the ball first!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:19:32

Bucs squib kick it. Tigers will begin at their 32.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:19:56

Shipley runs for 3 on the first play.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:20:43

Completion to Shipley for a first down at the 47.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:21:08

Cade goes deep to Randall down the sideline incomplete.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:21:34

Shipley runs for 6 to bring up 3rd and 4.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:22:50

Ugh Collins drops a first down. Tigers going for it on 4th and 4.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:23:10

Complete to Antonio for a first down!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:23:23

Complete to Collins for 9 more!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:24:02

Pass to Shipley for a first down at the 12!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:24:22

Ugh false start makes it 1st and 15.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:25:03

Complete to Briningstool to make it 2nd and 8.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:25:51

TD ANTONIO!!! That's how to start! Opening possession was just under 4 minutes. Cade was 6-8 for 64 yards on the drive.

TIGERS LEAD 7-0 IN 1ST.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:31:18

D forces a 3 and out!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:35:35

Antonio lets the punt roll to the 20.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:35:59

Mafah runs for 7 to make it 3rd and 3.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:37:53

Tigers going for it on 4th and one from their 29 after a holding call was declined!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:41:29

Good grief fumble on 4th and one returned to the 5 yard line. Unbelievable! Looks like it was all on Mafah this time, just fumbled the exchange. Soppy again! Fumbles in consecutive games for Mafah and at the worst possible time!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:42:05

Bucs score a TD on a pitch. There goes my 55-0 prediction! Stupid turnovers....

TIED 7-7 IN 1ST.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:43:28

Holy cow Dabo goes for an onside kick and the Bucs recover. Dabo showing no respect for the Bucs at all, and both gambles backfired!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:45:59

D forces another 3 and out!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:47:23

Good grief punt goes to the one yard line!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:48:26

Ugh looked like Beaux Collins had a 99-yard TD catch for the longest play from scrimmage in Clemson history, but he barely stepped on the sideline! Would have been a great way for him to score his first TD this season. First down at the Tigers' 18.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:49:01

Shipley runs for 13 yards to the 31.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:50:09

Complete to Stellato! Good to finally see him in a game. Hope he can stay healthy!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:50:30

Complete to Collins for another first down at the Bucs' 46!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:50:52

Complete to Collins for another first down at the 36!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:52:19

Ugh complete to Randall for no 2 yards and Cade is sacked for a 4-yard loss. Big 3rd and 12 coming.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:53:50

Good grief Cade had a wide open Briningstool for a first down but instead threw it to the other side of the field right to a defender for a pick-six! He was looking right at Briningstool. I don't know what he was thinking!

TIGERS TRAIL 14-7 IN 1ST.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:55:27

DJ not looking so bad now!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 13:57:25

Tigers drive quickly down to the Bucs' 23.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:00:18

Dabo just called a timeout on 2nd and one with 17 seconds left in the first. Not sure why. Maybe to tell Mafah not to fumble?

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:00:54

TD MAFAH!!! He held onto the ball this time!

TIED 14-14 WITH 14 SECONDS LEFT IN 1ST.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:06:43

That's the end of the quarter. It will be 2nd and 11 from the Bucs' 24 to start the 2nd.

TIED 14-14 AFTER ONE.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:06:59

3rd and 10 coming up.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:08:24

SACK XT! First sack of the season by the Tigers. He almost forced a fumble. Bucs will punt from their 17. Freshman Tyler Brown is back to return!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:09:21

Brown makes two men miss and breaks a tackle for a big return! I think the freshman just stole Antonio's job!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:09:43

Complete to Antonio! First and goal at the 10!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:10:33

TD ANTONIO!!! He took a screen, juked a man and walked into the end zone.

TIGERS LEAD 21-14 IN 2ND.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:16:11

3rd and 10 coming up!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:16:49

Ugh completion for the Bucs' first 1st down.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:20:23

Ugh Bucs complete a 23-yard screen to the Tigers' 32 on 3rd and 2.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:21:41

SACK WIGGINS!!!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:22:26

Defense forces a 45-yard field goal attempt.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:25:56

The kick is good.

TIGERS LEAD 21-17 IN 2ND.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:26:14

Tyler Brown back to return the kickoff now!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:26:42

No chance for a return on the kick.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:27:58

Shipley tackled for a loss. 3rd and 10 for the Tigers.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:29:27

Good grief linebacker blitz comes unblocked and sacks Cade. He's lucky he didn't throw another pick-six, just threw it up for grabs as he was falling. Intentional grounding called, and Tigers go 3 and out.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:34:24

Bucs have 3rd and 18 at their 36.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:46:54

Defense forces a punt!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:47:20

Offense drives down to the 8! First and goal!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:48:28

Whew! Pass tipped and could have been another pick. Big 3rd and goal coming.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:49:16

Ugh another incompletion. Gunn out to try and finally make his first career field goal. It's a chip shot, but let's hope he's not blocked again!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:49:39

IT'S GOOD!!!

TIGERS LEAD 24-17 WITH 4 SECONDS LEFT IN HALF.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 14:50:39

Bucs take a knee and that's the end of the half.

TIGERS LEAD 24-17 AT THE HALF.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:15:24

D forces a 3 and out to start the half!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:16:31

Completion to Spector and a long run by Shipley! First down at the 28!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:16:49

Cade runs for 8 more yards!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:17:52

Shipley runs for another first down!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:19:11

TD MAFAH!!! His 2nd of the game. That drive took just 5 plays and 1:55!

TIGERS LEAD 31-17 IN 3RD.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:27:25

PICK-SIX WOODAZ!!! Big hit by Lukus jarred the pass loose right into his hands, Woodaz is Johnny on the spot! He recovered the muffed punt at Duke.

TIGERS LEAD 38-17 IN 2ND,

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:32:07

D forces another 3 and out!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:37:49

TD COLLINS!!! 69 yards! Wow, if only he hadn't stepped out on that 99-yard play. He almost screwed up big time, though. He started jogging at the 10 yard line and almost got tackled! It's like they are trying to find new ways to make stupid mistakes.

TIGERS LEAD 45-17 IN 3RD.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:41:23

D forces another punt!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:44:22

Completion to Randall for a first down at the Tigers' 21.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:44:37

Thomas runs for 9 yards to the 30.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:45:09

Screen to Tyler Brown for a 1st down.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:46:14

Completion to Stellato for another 1st down at the Bucs' 38!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:46:29

Thomas runs for 13 more! Ball at the 25.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:48:10

TD SAPP!!! First of the redshirt freshman tight end's career!

TIGERS LEAD 52-17.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 15:55:19

That's the end of the 3rd. Tigers have outgained Bucs 480 to 70! My 55-0 prediction should have been spot on.

TIGERS LEAD 52-17 HEADED TO THE 4TH.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:00:22

D forces another punt!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:00:51

Nice punt return by Hamp Greene, but it's called back on a penalty. Tigers will have the ball at their 10.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:01:06

Hunter Helms into the game at quarterback.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:02:09

Completion to TE Banks Pope! He had a nice spring game.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:02:48

Keith Adams runs for another first down!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:03:07

Another first down pass to Stellato! Ball at midfield.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:05:19

One-handed catch by Hamp Greene! That got a huge roar from the crowd, and the starters on the sideline went nuts. Lol First down at the Bucs' 37.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:09:12

Another completion to Stellato makes it 2nd and 3 at the 13.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:09:34

Keith Adams runs for a first down! First and goal at the 8.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:10:58

TD HAYNES!!! First career score for the true freshman!

TIGERS LEAD 59-17 WITH 8:20 LEFT.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:16:10

Ugh Lewis almost came up with a pick.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:16:36

D forces another 3 and out!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:21:33

Paul Tyson into the game at quarterback.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:22:02

Another nice run by the freshman Haynes!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:22:18

Completion to Clay Swinney at the 6! First and goal.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:23:23

TD HAYNES!!! Two scores for the true freshman in his first home game! This one was on a screen pass.

TIGERS LEAD 66-17 WITH 4:18 LEFT.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:27:05

Little Lawson almost comes up with a sack and then gets a TFL!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:27:41

D forces another 3 and out! No drop off from the subs.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:29:10

Vizzina makes his first appearance at quarterback!

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:29:27

Tristan Rigby runs for 35 yards. Lol

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:31:29

Tigers going for it on 4th and 2 at the Bucs' 17.

CUTrevor 2023-09-09 16:32:12

Tigers pick up the first down and runs out the clock.

TIGERS WIN 66-17!!!

Total domination except for the stupid mistakes in the first half. They played a great second half, though. Maybe the season just started 6 quarters too early! They outgained CSU 679-73. They've rushed and passed for over 200 yards in consecutive games for the first time since the 2019 ACC Championship and the first time to open the season since 2000!

I'll have post-game interviews posted in a bit!