CLEMSON – Scott Pagano’s stat line coming out of Saturday’s 49-10 win over Wofford isn’t impressive at first glance: two tackles and a tackle for loss in his first Clemson start. But the stats don’t tell the entire story.
Pagano made his presence known early, stopping Wofford tailback Lorenzo Long for a one-yard loss on the Terriers’ first third down play of the afternoon. Facing a 3rd-and-2 at their own 33-yard line, the Terriers opted for a shotgun look and Long took the ball from the quarterback’s left hip. Pagano knocked the center two yards back into the backfield, and Pagano fell to both knees. He still managed to throw two arms around Long and trip him up enough for B.J. Goodson to…
