CLEMSON – Syracuse took Clemson to the wire last season but gained just 311 yards on Brent Venables’ Tiger defense. Two years ago in the Carrier Dome is a different story, and Venables knows he will see the best the Orange have to offer Saturday.
Clemson and Syracuse face off at 7:30 pm Saturday (ABC) and the teams are heading in different directions. Clemson knocked off No. 12 Texas A&M in dominant fashion while Syracuse was on the bad end of a 63-20 beatdown at Maryland.
A wounded dog is the most dangerous.
"To me right now, against Syracuse, if they're something, they're tough," Venables said.