Brent Venables remembers all too well what Clemson’s last trip to Syracuse was like.
“They were all charged up. They played with a lot of aggression and were very physical,” Clemson’s defensive coordinator recalled on Monday. “They lined up and beat us. It was not anything that was a fluke.
“They outperformed us, they outcompeted us and outcoached us, all of those things.”
The Orange beat Clemson 27-24, it’s the only loss the top-ranked Tigers have suffered in ACC play since the start of the 2017 season. They did it by running up 440 yards on Clemson’s top 5 defense.