It’s never good when the starting quarterback gets knocked out of a game. However, there was a sliver lining to Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant’s ankle injury in Saturday’s 28-14 win over Wake Forest.
The Clemson coaching staff got to see how backups Zerrick Cooper and Hunter Johnson respond to game pressure when the outcome is undecided and there is more than 22 minutes left to play.
After Clemson scored its third touchdown to go up 21-0 in the third quarter, starting quarterback Kelly Bryant came out with an ankle injury allowing redshirt freshman Zerrick Cooper to enter the game.