Now, the rest of the story can be told.
The story of the Clemson season so far has been about injuries, about inconsistency on offense, and about second-guessing and griping and the usual back-and-forth that comes with unhappy fans. But that part of the story is over, complete, and we get to see how the rest of it unfolds starting Friday at Syracuse.
The open date happened at a good time for a Clemson team beat up after just five games. Already out for the season is defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, with fellow D-line starter Tyler Davis also missing significant time, and a host of other players have battled an unusual number of bumps and bruises.