Welcome to Run it Back, a new series in which I’ll be taking a look back at the most compelling moments in Clemson running back history.
It was 2009 and streamers were whipping through the late December air, catching on cameras and slipping over upraised orange helmets. C.J. Spiller stood on a small stage at the 10-yard line of LP Field. The scattered partisans in the stands chanted his name. This night in Nashville was to be his last in a Clemson uniform.
The streamers did not communicate the lack of ceremony. The name of the game did it, though: The Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl.