After last year’s national championship run, linebacker James Skalski and the rest of the Clemson defense had big shoes to fill. With big names like Christian Wilkins, Clelin Ferrell, and many others moving onto bigger and better things, the expectations from the outside were not high, but that was not the case at Clemson.
“It’s weird to think when you look at the stats and you look at the year we’ve had, it’s all been a blur, like every game,” Skalski said. “I feel like I was just preparing for Texas A&M like yesterday and now we’re in the ACC Championship.