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Clemson Arrives for Orange Bowl

FT LAUDERDALE, FL – Clemson has arrived in Florida for the Orange Bowl.

The Clemson football team arrived at Fort Lauderdale International Airport an hour later than expected Saturday afternoon, but exited the team’s Delta charter and boarded buses for the team hotel with a little extra spring in their step.

The team practiced Saturday morning in Clemson, then spent an hour on the runway in Greenville with a mechanical issue on the plane. Once the charter landed in Fort Lauderdale, it was met with the airport’s fire trucks shooting their water cannons over the plane.

“This is a very special event.