CLEMSON – The Clemson football program showed its resilience Saturday afternoon.
I am not sure that anyone – coaches, players, media, fans – knew what to expect out of the Tigers this weekend.
The Clemson running game shuffled the Cards back to Louisville. The program was coming off what is arguably its worst loss, at Notre Dame last week, since the defeat against West Virginia in the Orange Bowl. Two starters were listed as out as out in right guard Walker Parks and linebacker Trenton Simpson.
Many were picking against the Tigers and for a hot Louisville team that had won five out of six and was looking for its first win in the series, and when I was asked what I was expecting this week (and the vibe around the program), all I could answer was, “I don’t know.