It rained in Clemson all day and all night on Saturday, but if there was one ray of sunshine it was coming from Death Valley.
Travis Etienne was the bright light in the top-ranked Tigers’ 42-17 victory over No. 7 Miami. The running back rushed for a season-high 149 yards with two rushing touchdowns and caught a career-high eight receptions for 73 yards. His eight receptions were one shy of the Clemson record by a running back (nine by Jamie Harper vs. Florida State in 2010).
With a two-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter, Etienne now has at least one rushing or receiving touchdown in 39 of his 47 career games, breaking the FBS record for most career games scoring a touchdown held previously by Florida’s Tim Tebow (38 games from 2006-09) and Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Dixon (38 from 2012-15).