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With 2 receivers down, Clemson turns to a true freshman

Clemson finds itself down two wide receivers as it heads into Saturday’s big ACC showdown with Pitt at Death Valley.

Following Wednesday’s practice, head coach Dabo Swinney announced sophomore Joseph Ngata will miss the remainder of the regular season after having surgery to help alleviate some of the pain he was having in his abdomen from an injury earlier in the year. Earlier in the week, Swinney announced the Tigers will be without fellow wideout Frank Ladson due to a foot injury.

With Ngata and Ladson both out for Saturday’s game, the third-ranked Tigers will turn to freshman wide receiver E.