CLEMSON – Xavier Thomas lined up on the left side of the Clemson line, and one could imagine Thomas pawing at the dirt, a bull about to be unleashed. Thomas didn’t even get into a 3-point stance. He remained upright and as soon as the ball was snapped became a blur.
The beast was unleashed.
Thomas blew past Syracuse right tackle Koda Martin. Martin didn’t even have time to set his feet in pass protection. Martin tried to get a hand on the blur, but Thomas was past him so fast all Martin could do was watch helplessly while Thomas buried quarterback Eric Dungey.