The Kent State Flashes waited on the field with linked arms in preparation for the Clemson Tigers to run down The Hill.
An overwhelming energy from the Clemson crowd took over the game before it even began.
The national champions had a chip on their shoulder, and any thought of a hangover from last season was quickly disproven.
The Flashes experienced the wrath of the Tigers firsthand.
“We played a tremendous team,” Kent State interim Coach Don Treadwell said. “We knew that coming in, and they didn’t lead us to think anything different on the field.