If there were ever a formula for a potential upset, the game Saturday between Kent State and Clemson may have been it.
Clemson, ranked fifth in the nation coming off of a national championship season with a brand new starting quarterback, could have looked over a team such as the Flashes, who finished 3-9 last season, ranked 121 of out 130 NCAA FBS schools by CBS Sports earlier this year. This could’ve been a classic example of a “trap game” for the Tigers.
Fortunately for the Tigers, that trap door remained closed as they blew Kent State out of the water blank to blank, reaffirming their position as one of college football’s powerhouses.