With Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik suffering a sprained ankle during the dominating 41-10 win over Boston College on Saturday, there are questions surrounding his availability for this week’s game against SMU.

Dabo Swinney was asked about his status during his weekly press conference on Tuesday and the head coach is confident his senior signal caller will be able to go, despite Klubnik being held out of practice on Monday.

“We’ve only had last night, and he was just over with the trainers,” Swinney said. “He is sore, but he will be a little better each day. He will be ready to go.”

Klubnik was injured late in the third quarter as he was attempting to score on a QB run. His ankle was rolled up when he was tackled. He left the contest and did not return, although he said after the win that he could have come back in had he needed to.

Klubnik finished the night 22-of-30 for 280 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed for 48 yards and another score.

“He’ll ramp up, we expect him to play on Saturday,” Swinney said. “We’ve got almost a week until gameday. Just got to be smart with him.”

Clemson faces SMU at home on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on the ACC Network.

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