It was a glorious day in Death Valley yesterday. No noon kick, great weather, and a great performance. Derion Kendrick returned the opening kickoff 40 yards, setting the tone for what was about to transpire. Trevor Lawrence led the Clemson offense on a 9 play 57 yd TD drive to open the game, and the Tigers never looked back, sending the Wolfpack back to Raleigh wondering where it all went wrong.
This was one of the most satisfying wins I have witnessed in recent years, and I can’t really point to one specific reason as to why. I drove up expecting Clemson to win rather handily, and they did, so it wasn’t because the result was surprising.