As Andrew Mukuba waited to take the field for his first career start, Clemson’s safety took a minute to soak in the environment that came with more than 70,000 people packed inside Bank of America Stadium.
“It was crazy loud,” Mukuba said. “Never really been in an environment like that other than recruiting and going to games.”
Only once since 1973 had Clemson started two true freshmen in a season opener — Jeff Walls and James Farr in 1980 — but Mukuba and offensive lineman Marcus Tate added to the short list in the Tigers’ 10-3 loss to Georgia on Saturday, one in which the Tigers didn’t allow an offensive touchdown.