CHARLOTTE – The overreaction to an opening weekend snapshot is a staple inherent to college football. Remember Kenny Trill? Or Texas being back under Charlie Strong? Or Josh Rosen’s epic UCLA comeback? All faded quicker than they arrived.
On Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, the familiar trappings of college football returned. There were color-coded cocktail dresses, a full day of libations and the type of searing energy, hope and optimism that comes with a giant stadium of 74,187 coming uncorked at opening kick.
By the time that Clemson and Georgia slogged through 60 minutes with no offensive touchdowns, pass interference doubling as the day’s most consistent explosive play and punting to win, the unfortunate became obvious.