When he went around the right side on a second-and-four play from the Georgia Southern 40-yard line, Travis Etienne finally saw day light.
Through the first two games and three quarters, Clemson’s starting running back had been so close to breaking a long run and each time he would just get tripped or lose his balance. But finally, he broke off a long run on Saturday.
With the Tigers ahead by 17 points midway through the fourth quarter, Etienne broke to the right, saw the open grass down the sideline and raced 40 yards untouched for the game clinching touchdown in second-ranked Clemson’s 38-7 victory on Saturday.