After suffering a heartbreaking defeat to Virginia Tech last weekend, Clemson rebounded on Saturday night with a 34-26 win over Florida State in Tallahassee.

The Tigers controlled the contest much of the night, at one point taking a 29-10 lead early in the fourth quarter. Clemson would then have to hold off a furious rally by the Seminoles, which included a 79-yard run by Tait Reynolds with about a minute left to seal the deal.

Several of Clemson’s current commits were on hand a week ago when the Hokies pulled off a late comeback win, and TCI reached out to several to get their reactions to the win over FSU.

Four-star safety Jarrell Chandler:

“I thought it was a great win last night. The defense had an outstanding performance with a lot of huge turnovers in the secondary. Coach Allen has done a really good job this year, and I was happy for everyone to get to see what I already knew about Clemson. It’s special!”

Three-star DT Jaden Wuerth:

“Great win in a tough environment, and I just see a bunch of improvement on both sides of the ball.”

Four-star QB Trace Hawkins (2028):

Three-star TE Wright Martin (2028)

“Loved it! Two tight end touchdowns! And a big win!

“We played great last night. It was a good team win that was needed.”

Four-star RB Gary Walker:

“A great team win!”

Three-star CB Christian “PJ” Chancellor:

“Was a pretty good game! Obviously there’s gonna be mistakes, but I felt like the defense played very well with getting turnovers.”

Newest PK commit Noah Walker:

“I thought it was a great win for the program, and it was exciting to watch the team compete. Definitely looking forward to being a part of it!”