CLEMSON – Freshman safety Khalil Barnes knew this freshman class was special before any of them ever played a down.
Tiger freshmen have played a pivotal role this season, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The Tigers have been without veteran safeties Tyler Venables, Jalyn Phillips, RJ Mickens, and Sherrod Covil at times this season, and have been without veteran corner Sheridan Jones over parts of the last few weeks.
Enter the freshmen, who played havoc with Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King last week. Clemson intercepted King four times, and freshmen recorded all four interceptions.