CLEMSON — When Cade Klubnik’s second quarter pass was knocked into the air and picked off by Troy’s T.J. Thompson and returned four yards for a touchdown, things seemed bleak for No. 8 Clemson.
“I know the offense has our back, so we got their back,” safety Ricardo Jones said.
Thompson’s interception gave the Trojans a stunning 16-point lead with 6:58 to play in the first half, but like Jones said, the Clemson defense had the offense’s back.
Or their backside, that is.
The Tigers added a 25-yard Nolan Hauser field goal before halftime and then got a 1-yard TD run from running back Adam Randall to start the second half.