A spot of orange pierced the dark sky above the S.C. State House Tuesday morning as the tiger paw flag signaled Clemson’s victory in the national championship.
The Tigers defeated Alabama 44-16 in the College Football Playoff national championship game late Monday night to capture the school’s second football national title in three years and the third in program history.
The Clemson flag flew above the State House dome after Clemson’s national championship wins that followed the 1981 and 2016 seasons, as well as the USC flag after its national championships in baseball and basketball.