Chip-on-the-shoulder Clemson has a detailed history of showing up in big games.
Playing with a feeling of disrespect or taking things personal has been one of the underlying themes to the Tigers’ rise to superpower status.
No. 16 N.C. State, the only ranked team left on Clemson’s schedule coming into Saturday, provided the right opportunity for a statement from the No. 3 Tigers, who rolled to an impressive 41-7 victory at Memorial Stadium.
“We just felt like we were disrespected,” said Clemson safety K’Von Wallace, who had an interception. “We just wanted to come out and play hard, play for our fans, play for this team.