In the days leading up to this past Saturday’s game with NC State, the pundits questioned Clemson’s secondary. They wondered how they would stand up to quarterback Ryan Finley, who came into the game leading the ACC in passing yards and yards per game.
Finley was supposed to be the the second-ranked Tigers first real test since they allowed 430 yards to Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond in Week 2. Well, they passed the test with flying colors.
Clemson intercepted Finley twice, while holding him to a season low, 156 yards and no touchdown passes as the Tigers routed the 22nd-ranked Wolfpack at Clemson’s Death Valley.