Tigers have plenty of respect for Syracuse

Tony Elliott admitted the first time he walked into The Dome at Syracuse back in 2013 when Clemson first played there. He was surprised to see all the traditions and the former college football and NFL greats who played there.

The list of former greats is almost endless. Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, Donovan McNabb, Larry Csonka, Ark Monk and Marvin Harrison to name a few.

“There is a lot of tradition that you may not know about Syracuse football being where we are,” Elliott said. “But they have the plaques of the players up on the wall. So, you kind of see that these guys have some traditions. They have got some pride. Their fans get into it. They do a good job of creating some noise…