CLEMSON - A true freshman rarely gets a chance to be a starter in the season opener. However, that is precisely what happened for placekicker Nolan Hauser out of Cornelius, North Carolina.
Hauser scored the only points of the game for Clemson with a 26-yard field goal in the third quarter.
“Any game, you’re going to have a little bit of nerves. Coming in any position, you’re going to have nerves. But, it really felt right at home,” Hauser said. “So, that feeling when you haven’t been home in a while, you come right up to the door and you’re like, ‘Wow.