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Injuries hurting defensive depth as opener nears

CLEMSON – Clemson’s young defense needed all hands on deck for the final scrimmage inside Memorial Stadium Thursday morning, but several players are still out nursing nagging injuries, meaning the coaches won’t get a real look at what they can do until the games start.

The Tigers play in less than two weeks – opening up against Georgia Tech on August 29th – and will do so with several key players receiving fewer reps than the coaches would have liked in fall camp.

"We were really thin. Justin Mascoll got banged up early, Justin Foster was out today.