Clemson true freshman quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei was informed Friday morning ahead of the top-ranked Tigers’ season opener at Wake Forest on Saturday night that he had beaten out redshirt freshman Taisun Phommachanh for the backup quarterback job and would be the first signal-caller to enter the contest after Trevor Lawrence if he came out.
“It was pretty cool. It felt really good,” Uiagalelei said to the media Monday of earning the second-string QB role. “It felt like it was a great accomplishment. It was a great honor to be able to be awarded the second-string job and be able to go out there, but I just wanted to be able to make sure I did my part for the team, make sure I’m ready for the team to be able to do my part.