Bulletin board material goes a long way in college football. Even in 1945.
While doing some research on the Clemson-Georgia Tech rivalry Thursday afternoon, I called former Clemson staffer Sam Blackman. While we were on the phone, he relayed a piece of a conversation he had with former Clemson head coach Frank Howard about the Tigers’ trip to Tech in 1945.
World War II had come to a close and college football teams were beginning to get back into a routine. The Tigers were scheduled to travel to Tech for the next-to-last game of the season.
The Yellow Jackets were 4-4 heading into the Clemson game, but with Georgia on the schedule as the season finale a week later, Tech head coach Bobby Dodd decided to rest many of his starters.