The Clemson Insider · 11h
Mission Accomplished: Hampton Made Sure of It
The mission for Clemson’s secondary in Saturday’s 18-13 win over Syracuse was simple.
Shutdown Umari Hatcher?
The sixth-year receiver was having an All-American type of season prior to Saturday’s game at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Hatcher ranked second in the ACC behind Miami’s Malachi Toney in catches (60), receiving yards (952) and TD receptions (8) and was averaging 107 receiving yards per game.
“They move him around and do different things,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said.
The Tigers countered by putting their two-best cover guys on him, and like they did to Toney last month in the Miami game, Ashton Hampton and Elliot Washington shut Hatcher down.