MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.— Prior to the start of Saturday’s game between Clemson and Miami, Hurricane players approached a group of Clemson receivers during warm ups as if trying to intimidate the sixth-ranked Tigers. That was a bad idea.
All that did was make Clemson mad, and the Tigers used it instead as motivation, letting their play do their talking as it steamrolled the Hurricanes, 58-0 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens.
The 58-point margin of victory matched the largest by a Clemson team in ACC play, and was the worst defeat in Miami history.
Freshman quarterback Kelly Bryant got the Tigers (7-0, 4-0 ACC) over the top with a 10-yard touchdown with 8:50 to play in the game.