Although the College Football Playoff championship game was played more than 2,500 miles from South Carolina, it didn’t prevent a strong turnout from Clemson fans.
That fan base at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California included some well-know Tigers supporters.
Chief among them was Clemson alum Nikki Haley. The former South Carolina Governor, who recently stepped down as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, was spotted on the sidelines during the pregame warmups.
Before she left the Governor’s Mansion in 2017, Haley commemorated Clemson’s football championship by raising the school flag over the State House and declaring a state holiday to coincide with the Tigers’ victory parade, The State reported.