Cornell Powell walks a little taller these days, his smile is a little brighter, and the smack talk delivered to opposing defensive backs has a little more of an edge. Cornell Powell is having fun.
Powell, a fifth-year senior out of North Carolina, recorded six receptions for a career-high 176 receiving yards in Saturday’s win over Pitt, surpassing his 161-yard effort against Notre Dame. Powell’s 176 receiving yards tied for the 10th-most in a game in Clemson history.
Powell recorded his third consecutive 100-yard receiving game to tie a school record shared by Charlie Waters (1969), Tony Horne (1997), Rod Gardner (2000), DeAndre Hopkins (2012) and Sammy Watkins (2013), and he became the first Clemson player to record back-to-back 150-yard receiving games since Sammy Watkins against Maryland and Virginia in 2013.