CLEMSON — After a quick answer from the Gamecocks, Clemson found the endzone for the second time.
South Carolina evened the game with a 53-yard bomb to receiver Nyck Harbor, making the score 7-7 early in the second quarter. Clemson got the ball, where they drove down the field off of big runs by Adam Randall and some solid passes from Cade Klubnik.
On third down, after Randall was stopped short of the goalline, Klubnik dropped back, spun out of a tackle, and stepped up, where he proceeded to fumble the ball in front of himself. He quickly picked it up and took off to the left, outrunning a pursuing defender for a rushing touchdown.
The play was later reviewed and upheld, giving the Tigers a 14-7 lead with 5:48 left in the second quarter. With the score, Klubnik is 9 for 14 for 141 yards, and an interception with three carries for four yards and a score.
Quickly afterward, the Gamecocks returned the favor with another touchdown. Receiver Vandrevius Jacobs caught a jump ball, turning upfield to beat the Clemson defenders for a 74-yard score 19 seconds after the Tigers’ score.
Quarterback LaNorris Sellers is 9 for 11 for 205 yards and two touchdowns for the Gamecocks.