Preview and Prediction: Louisiana Tech at Clemson

Clemson and Louisiana Tech met within the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho on the finish of the 2001 season. The Bulldogs then traveled to Clemson for the Tigers’ 2002 house opener, as the 2 faculties met inside a three-game interval on Clemson’s schedule. 

The Tigers earned a 49-24 Humanitarian Bowl win in Woodrow Dantzler’s final sport at Clemson in 2001. Regardless of taking part in in snowy circumstances that featured the second-coldest recorded kickoff temperature in class historical past (32 levels), the Tigers threw 5 landing passes in that sport, then an all-time Clemson single sport report. 

Clemson then received the 2002 sport at Clemson, 33- 13, behind quarterback Willie Simmons, who later joined Clemson’s workers en path to his present place as head coach at Florida A&M. Clemson received the applications’ most up-to-date assembly, a 51-0 house shutout in 2006. James Davis (143), C.J. Spiller (127) and Demerick Chancellor (113) all reached 100 speeding yards within the sport, the fourth such incidence in Clemson historical past.

Zach Lentz: The Tigers will look to place an entire sport collectively this week, as they tackle the Bulldogs. The protection, particularly the secondary, could have their arms full going through the high-flying, air raid-style offense of the Bulldogs. Nevertheless, anticipate the Tiger protection to point out the “juice” they have been lacking final week, and the offense to take one other step ahead, as they stay up for their hardest take a look at on the younger season subsequent Saturday—at Wake Forest.

Clemson 45, Louisiana Tech 13

Brad Senkiw

Will Vandervort: Clemson has not performed an entire sport thus far, and I will be shocked if it occurs on this sport. It’s nonetheless too early within the season for a workforce to have an entire sport. Nevertheless, I do assume you will note a extra complementary efficiency from the Tigers. I feel final week was an anomaly for the Clemson protection. I feel that can doubtless be that unit’s worst efficiency of the 12 months. The protection will bounce again and the offense will proceed to enhance. Tigers win this sport with relative ease, however is not going to cowl the 33 factors.

Clemson 40, Louisiana Tech 13

Jason Priester: It is actually onerous to think about this Clemson protection not exhibiting up in consecutive video games. After the less-than-stellar efficiency towards Furman, anticipate a a lot totally different effort towards Louisiana Tech, as Wes Goodwin’s unit shall be greater than motivated. The Bulldogs run that air raid offense, so they are going to make some performs, however factors shall be onerous to return by. On the opposite aspect of the ball, DJ Uiagalelei and the offense take one other step ahead. Louisiana Tech has allowed greater than 500 speeding yards by its first two video games, which means the Tigers must also be capable of lastly get the bottom sport going. A late rating towards among the backups makes this one look somewhat nearer than it truly is.

Clemson 45 Louisiana Tech 14