CLEMSON – DJ Uiagalelei walked out to face the media late Saturday afternoon, a large gash on his hand from where a Syracuse defender stomped it, and took all the blame for his poor performance in the Tigers’ 27-21 victory over the Orange in Death Valley.
Freshman quarterback Cade Klubnik came off the bench in the third quarter with the Tigers trailing 21-10 and led three scoring drives on the way to the win over Syracuse. Klubnik replaced Uiagalelei on Clemson’s fourth possession of the third quarter and finished 2-of-4 passing for 19 yards, with six carries for 15 yards.