The season is here! No, not that one. You’ll have to wait a few more days before Dabo Swinney’s team finishes its long victory lap and takes on the (mighty?) Kent State Golden Flash. The soccer season, however, is in full swing, and no. 5 Clemson looks as good as advertised. The Tigers opened the season with a bang, sweeping through their weekend matches against Cal State Fullerton and Radford with relative ease. If you missed the matches, don’t worry; I’m here to compensate with recaps, analysis and questionable pop culture references. Enjoy the show, kiddos.
Cal State Fullerton (Friday 8/25)
Starting XI (3-4-3):
- GK: Ximo Miralles
- LWB: Michael Melvin
- LCB: Andrew Burnikel
- CB: Patrick Bunk-Andersen
- RCB: Malick Mbaye
- RWB: Saul Chinchilla
- CM: Tanner Dieterich
- CM: Oliver Shannon
- LW: Diego Campos
- ST: Jason Wright
- RW: Harrison Kurtz
I’m not here to confuse you with some kind of Nolan-esque non-linear narrative, so let’s start from the beginning.