No. 17 Clemson scores early, often to rout The Citadel

No. 17 Clemson scored six touchdowns Saturday before The Citadel could respond in the host Tigers’ 51-14 victory in Death Valley.Quarterback Cade Klubnik led Clemson (9-2) with 198 yards and three touchdowns on 12-of-16 pass efficiency, plus 34 rushing yards. Klubnik found five different receivers on the night, with the biggest connection coming in the second quarter when Bryant Wesco Jr. caught a 55-yard touchdown pass to put the Tigers up 21-0 in the second quarter.Wesco led Clemson with 75 receiving yards, while Antonio Williams had 72 receiving yards, catching two touchdowns for 30 and 9 yards from Klubnik.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney sat Klubnik in the third quarter, giving freshman Christopher Vizzina reps with the game out of reach for The Citadel (5-7).Jay Haynes led the Tigers in rushing with 118 yards, the first 100-yard game for the freshman who had 151 total yards on 31 carries in eight previous games this season. He had touchdowns runs of 70 and 9 yards in the second quarter.A week after Clemson’s leading rusher Phil Mafah totaled 17 yards on 17 attempts in a win at Pittsburgh, the senior ran the ball three times against the Bulldogs for 14 yards.Clemson’s defense held The Citadel scoreless until the 5:06 mark of the third quarter on Garrison Johnson’s 9-yard touchdown run for a 42-7 deficit.

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