When Clemson’s team bus rolled around the corner by Clemson Memorial Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, linebacker Ben Boulware began to tear up.
Less than 24 hours after the national championship game against Alabama at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Monday night, Boulware and the Tigers were greeted by thousands of Clemson fans, who waited to celebrate the school’s first national championship in 35 years.
“This is unreal,” Boulware told ESPN’s Marty Smith during SportsCenter’s coverage of Clemson’s arrival. “When we rolled around that corner, I started tearing up. They filled the stadium up, and it’s obviously crazy.