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Clemson’s 2024 spring game is officially in the books. The Orange team defeated the White team, 27-12, in Saturday’s game at Memorial Stadium.
The Tigers had plenty of highlights on both offense and defense. Let’s look at the offense.
Wesco shows off
Bryant Wesco looked every bit the part of a five-star recruit in Saturday’s spring game. Wesco, ranked the sixth-best receiver in the nation by 247Sports for the class of 2024, made three catches for 26 yards.
His first catch was a good one. Wesco, playing for the Orange team, caught a short pass over the middle and picked up 15 yards for a first down.
Two plays later, Wesco did one even better by hauling in an over-the-shoulder, 9-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Trent Pearman. Wesco made the catch in tight coverage on a fade route for the Orange team’s first score of the game and a 7-3 lead with 1:31 to play in the first quarter.
Quarterback play
Pearman was his own storyline in Saturday’s spring game. The sophomore from nearby D.W. Daniel High School in Clemson finished the afternoon an impressive 10-for-13 with 113 yards and a touchdown through the air.
Pearman engineered the scoring drive that ended with Wesco’s touchdown catch by capping a five-play, 57-yard drive that took 1:31 off the clock.
One of the most impressive plays of the day was when Pearman took off for a 49-yard touchdown run off a read-option play with 3:45 to play in the first half.
Later in the game, Pearman made a nice throw intended for receiver Jackson Crosby in the corner of the end zone. It took a terrific defensive play from cornerback Noah Dixon to break up the pass with 3:07 to play.
Cade Klubnik got off to a poor start but rebounded for a decent showing at Saturday’s game. Klubnik finished his day 13-of-26 for 158 yards.
He was intercepted by cornerback Tavoy Feagin in the first…
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Author : Clemson Wire
Publish date : 2024-04-06 22:58:42
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