CLEMSON – The official game designation for Saturday’s season opener against Wofford was Youth Day, and it was that very day on and off the field as a bevy of freshmen made their Clemson debuts.
The fun started early with wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud and continued most of the day as many of the 42 freshmen and redshirt freshmen saw significant snaps in the Tigers’ 49-10 win over the Wofford Terriers. In all, 13 true freshmen saw snaps against Wofford, the most in a single game since 1943. Twelve true freshmen played during the entire 2011 season, and eight of those 2011 freshmen were still on NFL rosters when the day started.