Clemson’s defense was dominant through the team’s first seven games and looked a lot like last year’s top-ranked unit.
The Tigers allowed 100 points in their 7-0 start with Georgia Tech scoring 24 as the high mark. And Clemson recorded a shutout of Miami the week before heading to Raleigh, North Carolina, to face the N.C. State Wolfpack.
Then the Wolfpack came up with a dynamic game plan to score 41 points (including a kickoff return for a score) to shake up the Clemson defense a bit.
“There was actually some pretty good energy after the game because we knew from the get-go it was going to be a difficult task facing their offense because it’s pretty similar to BC, them just doing some taboo-type formations,” Boulware said Monday.