TALLAHASSEE, FL – Clemson’s sixth-string running back wants to play quarterback, and he won’t stop badgering head coach Dabo Swinney until it happens.
Starting defensive tackle Christian Wilkins became the first defensive lineman in the history of Clemson football to score a rushing touchdown with his one-yard plunge in the second quarter of Saturday’s 59-10 defeat of Florida St.
With Clemson ahead 14-0 and facing third-and-goal from the one, Wilkins lined up in the backfield behind Dexter Lawrence. He took the handoff from quarterback Trevor Lawrence and burst over the right side for the score.