Clemson opened the season by playing 78 of the 80 players that traveled to Winston-Salem, N.C., in its rout of Wake Forest. This past Saturday, the Tigers played 96 players in their 49-0 shutout of The Citadel at Death Valley.
“It is a lot of fun to see so many guys get a taste of it and get an opportunity to go play,” head coach Dabo Swinney said.
The best thing for No. 1 Clemson on Saturday was a lot of those second and third team players got a lot of snaps, guys who really need the experience and need to improve.