CLEMSON – Ray-Ray McCloud made one of the mistakes a skill player or return man can’t make when he dropped the ball just feet from the goal line.
But instead of sulking over his woes or pouting that he didn’t score the touchdown, he took his head coach’s advice, “To grow up,” and he quickly turned the page to the next play, ending the game as the team's leading receiver.
McCloud finished the game with seven catches for 86 yards in Clemson 30-24 win over Troy Saturday afternoon in Death Valley, but it is the dropped punt just feet from the goal line that will be burned into the memory of Clemson and college football fans.