CLEMSON – Clemson scored early. Clemson scored often. Clemson scored a lot.
Deshaun Watson threw six touchdown passes and fourth-ranked Clemson bolted out to a 35-point halftime lead in defeating arch-rival South Carolina 56-7 in Death Valley Saturday night, the Tigers’ third consecutive win in the series.
The Tigers were dominant from the start, racing out to a 21-0 first quarter lead and by 35 at halftime. Watson finished the night 26-of-32 for 347 yards and six touchdowns, the most touchdown passes thrown by any quarterback in the series that Clemson leads 68-42-4.
Watson’s day was done midway through the third quarter, but he wasn’t the only Tiger with a big day.