It did not take long for highly touted Clemson freshmen defensive linemen Bryan Bresee and Myles Murphy, a pair of former five-star prospects, to make an impact in the Tigers’ season-opening 37-13 win over Wake Forest on Saturday night at Truist Field in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Bresee recorded a half-sack against Demon Deacons quarterback Sam Hartman on Clemson’s first defensive series, helping force a punt that led to Clemson’s first touchdown of the game on the ensuing possession.
With the half-sack, Bresee – the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2020 recruiting class – became the first Clemson true freshman to record at least half a sack in a season opener since Dexter Lawrence and Tre Lamar in 2016.