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Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik with media during a press conference at the Smart Family Media Center in Clemson, S.C. Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Clemson plays Appalachian State September 7.
After falling 34-3 to No. 1 Georgia in its season opener in Atlanta, No. 22 Clemson won’t have much of a soft landing spot in Week 2 when Appalachian State visits Death Valley Saturday night.
The Mountaineers (1-0) are one of the better Group of Five programs in college football, having been to two Sun Belt Conference Championship Games in the past three seasons and winning four straight conference championships from 2016-19.
Since 2019, Appalachian State has beaten three Power Four teams: Texas A&M (2022), North Carolina and South Carolina (both in 2019). A season ago, they took the Tar Heels to double overtime before falling, 40-34.
Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik knows the Tigers’ opponent isn’t one the team can afford to take lightly.
“I think Coach Swinney said they’ve beaten a ranked team the last three years in a row,” Klubnik said Wednesday. “To have a team come in like that, you can’t ever overlook a team like that.”
Clemson is listed as a 17-point favorite according to FanDuel Sportsbook, but Klubnik said he expects the Mountaineers to give the Tigers their best shot for all four quarters.
“They’re a very well-coached, very well-disciplined team,” said Klubnik. “They’re not the biggest guys in the world but they’re very physical and they’re very active up front, playing that 3-down front. They’re going to play the whole game with everything they have and we know that. They’re going to come in here with everything they have and they’re going to give everything they’ve got.”
Appalachian State won its season opener, 38-10, over East Tennessee State, an FCS team from the Southern Conference. Since joining the FBS ranks in…
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Author : Clemson Wire
Publish date : 2024-09-04 20:51:08
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