NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
.
Clemson was never going to have much of an easy chance to lick its wounds after facing No. 1 Georgia in the Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta to open the 2024 college football season.
The Tigers (0-1) are ranked No. 22 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. Their Week 2 opponent, Appalachian State (0-1), has a solid program of their own and have been one of the better Group of Five teams in college football over the past 10 years.
Since joining the FBS ranks in 2014, the Mountaineers have posted eight seasons of 9 wins or more. They have yet to finish with a losing record in that time and have three victories over Power Five/Four programs — most recently in 2022 when they defeated Texas A&M in College Station. The upset win over Texas A&M was also in App State’s second game of the year.
Between 2016-19, App State won four consecutive Sun Belt Conference championships and have played for two more since 2021, including last season. The Mountaineers defeated East Tennessee State, 38-10, in their season opener last Saturday.
Second-year starting quarterback Joey Aguilar was 22 of 36 for 326 yards and two touchdown tosses against ETSU. He threw for 3,757 yards and 33 touchdowns to 10 interceptions last year while starting the final 13 games of the season for App State.
Clemson is listed as a 17-point favorite over App State as of Friday morning, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
The Tigers are hoping to bounce back after a dreadful second-half showing against the nation’s top-ranked team. After trailing Georgia 6-0 at halftime, the Bulldogs soon pulled away in the third quarter as Clemson proved outmatched.
Clemson players and coach Dabo Swinney haven’t been short on praise for their opponent this week.
“They’re a good football team,” Swinney said of App State at his Tuesday press conference. “Defensively, they’re active up…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/know-clemson-vs-app-state-162805200.html
Author : Clemson Wire
Publish date : 2024-09-06 16:28:05
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
