After starting all 14 games for Clemson last season leading up to the national championship game against LSU on Jan. 13, linebacker Chad Smith did not get the start that night against the SEC’s Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans in what was the final game of his college career.
In fact, Smith – who finished the 2019 season fourth on the team with 80 total tackles – did not see the field much at all against LSU as he played only three snaps after logging at least 28 snaps in all but one other game, the Tigers’ 59-14 win over Wofford in November.