CLEMSON – Orange wasn’t welcome in Death Valley Saturday afternoon.
Second-ranked Clemson celebrated Military Appreciation Day by wearing all purple and Deon Cain had the first 100-yard receiving game of his career as the Tigers drubbed the Syracuse Orange 54-0 in Memorial Stadium to improve to 9-0 on the season, 6-0 in the ACC.
Syracuse fell to 4-5 overall, 2-3 in the ACC.
Deshaun Watson was dynamic before leaving with a right shoulder injury late in the first half, completing 13-of-16 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Cain had five catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns.