Todd McShay was trying to beat the rush of Clemson fans to the middle of the field when he noticed a South Carolina player pushing for one final snap.
The Tigers had defeated the Gamecocks, 56-35, and McShay, serving as ESPN’s sideline reporter, was on a quest to find Clemson coach Dabo Swinney for a post-game interview.
“And there’s Jake screaming at the refs to get one more play,” McShay said. “It obviously wouldn’t have decided anything, but it showed his competitiveness. I really respected that.”
Jake Bentley threw for a school-record 510 yards last Saturday, almost single-handily keeping Carolina within reach of the nation’s No.