CLEMSON – Phil Mafah walked into last Monday’s interview session and had to deal with a smaller than usual media contingent, a cacophony of noise as torrential rain beat down on the roof of the indoor practice facility, and his first look into the TV cameras during his Clemson tenure. Much like he handled his first game action Saturday, he handled it with aplomb and a smile.
Mafah went from redshirt candidate to breakout candidate in one afternoon, carrying the ball eight times for 58 yards in his collegiate debut. That included a second-quarter burst that gained 28 yards, sending the Death Valley crowd to its feet.