CLEMSON – Brent Venables knows the stat, and he knows his Tigers are in for a test this weekend in Raleigh. He also understands he has some pretty good linebackers playing for him.
Clemson's defense has carried the Tigers early in the 2021 season. Clemson has not surrendered a touchdown defensively all year, marking the first time Clemson has gone three consecutive games without allowing an offensive touchdown since 1990. It marks the first time Clemson has accomplished the feat across the first three games of a season since 1950, when Clemson shut out Presbyterian, Missouri and NC State to open that campaign.