The majority of the country was pointing to 2017 as the year Clemson would take a step back.
The Tigers would lose Deshaun Watson at quarterback, and his favorite two targets Mike Williams and Artavis Scott.
Perhaps the only people associated with Clemson that were excited for a new-look offense were quarterback Kelly Bryant and receivers Ray-Ray McCloud and Deon Cain. The trio arrived at Clemson in 2015 and since then had been waiting for this season when they would finally get an opportunity to showcase their talents.
“We always talked about this year particularly where we were all going to be stepping into a new role,” Bryant said.