Last week took a toll on Clemson co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott, and it had very little to do with Saturday’s game against Florida State.
ESPN featured a story on Elliott and the death of his mother, Patricia.
On June 11, 1989, she died in a automobile accident while driving Tony and his younger sister to church. One of the streets at the intersection is Sycamore Street, hence the title of the story, which aired on ESPN GameDay.
“It probably hit me most on Saturday when I saw the piece, because they flashed up a couple of pictures.