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Simmons says he’s ‘locked in’ and ready to prove the critics wrong

Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons was all smiles after Thursday night’s 52-14 win over fellow ACC opponent Georgia Tech. The redshirt junior out of Olathe, Kansas, put on quite the show for Clemson fans, finishing the game with 10 tackles and doing his part to help the young defense put together a solid performance.

With the D-line being a whole new scene from just a year ago, the Tiger defense has a lot to prove, but Simmons says they are more than ready to step up to the challenge.

Simmons on handling the unknown challenges of Georgia Tech

“It was a pretty fun challenge because we were watching film on other schools like Temple — their coaches came from Temple — and watching film on Boise State because their special teams coach [Jeff Popovich] is from Boise State.