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DJ Uiagalelei's confidence is growing, Shipley vows to follow his QB to 'promised land'

CLEMSON, S.C. — DJ Uiagalelei is taking his own advice in limiting the outside noise, and his confidence is growing with each game.

Uiagalelei completed a career-high 78 percent of his passes and led the Tigers on scoring drives in five of their first six drives in a 35-12 victory over in-state foe Furman on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. In his postgame interview with the media outside of the Clemson locker room, he described what he called a “solid” performance.

"I feel like today I played with a lot of confidence," Uiagalelei told reporters. "A lot of plays, I was just out there feeling it, extending plays in my legs, making plays, throwing with confidence.