The trip to Raleigh didn’t go the way the Clemson offense and offensive coordinator Tony Elliott had hoped for. The Tiger offense once again struggled, managing only 214 total yards of offense against a North Carolina State defense that was missing three of its week one starters. DJ Uiagalelei managed just 111 passing yards and 32 of those came on a first-quarter touchdown strike to Justyn Ross in the back of the end zone.
The ground attack was all but non-existent for Clemson as well on the afternoon, rushing for 103 yards and an average of 4.