CLEMSON – For Toriano Pride, his first experience with a night game in Death Valley was everything he could have wanted.
Unlike most Clemson recruits, Pride never visited Clemson for a home game during the recruiting process. The first Clemson game he saw in person? The game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta. His first home game in person? The home opener against Furman. His first night game in Death Valley? Last week against Louisiana Tech.
Starting cornerback Nate Wiggins was listed as unavailable for the contest and when the other starter, senior Sheridan Jones, left with an injury in the first quarter, Pride and fellow freshman Jeadyn Lukus were thrown into the figurative fire against the Bulldogs’ Air Raid offense.