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Bresee, Murphy not your typical freshmen

Throughout fall camp Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney raved about freshmen defensive linemen Myles Murphy and Bryan Bresee.

On Saturday night, college football fans saw what he had been talking about as the top-ranked Tigers knocked off Wake Forest thanks in large part to an outstanding performance by the defensive line.

The two players combined for nine tackles, 2.5 sacks and a blocked field goal and wreaked havoc on the Demon Deacons in an empty Truist Field in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Swinney told media members how rare it is to have freshmen who transition so easily to the Power Five straight out of high school.