Clemson offensive guard Maverick Morris loved last year’s 56-7 win over rival South Carolina. Why?
“We scored 56 points. It was fun,” he said.
It was a lot of fun for the Tigers, who scored on eight of their 12 possessions that night in Death Valley, while racking up a record 622 yards against the Gamecocks. The 49-point margin was the second largest in the history of the rivalry and the biggest since the 1900 Tigers beat South Carolina 51-0.
“That was a statement,” O’Daniel said.
The statement, according to O’Daniel, was not to South Carolina, but to everyone who was watching.