It’s fourth-and-1 in Clemson territory, and Philip Rivers hands off to T.A. McLendon, who finds a hole on the left side and scampers for 31 yards to give NC State a 15-0 lead on the road. NC State would win the game 38-6, giving it the program’s first 9-0 start ever.
I can tell you exactly where I was when that play happened, and that remains a vivid night, in general. I was a sophomore at the time. We celebrated that win by storming Hillsborough Street. On-campus stop signs were trampled. We high-fived people in cars as they drove by.