No. 9 Clemson opened up the 2023 season in disastrous fashion.
The Tigers just could not get out of their own way in a mistake-filled 28-7 road loss to Duke. On a sequence of three consecutive second-half drives, Clemson drove the ball inside the Duke 10-yard line yet did not score a single point.
Duke was leading 13-7 early in the third quarter when the Tigers got to the 1-yard line, yet their drive concluded with a blocked 23-yard field goal. Clemson was pushed back by a false start and then a four-yard loss on first-down before an incomplete pass on second down and a six-yard run to the 4 on third down.