‘Which one is it?’ Joel Klatt asks Clemson fans about Tigers from Week 1 to Week 2

Sept 7, 2024; Clemson, SC, USA; The Clemson Tigers played the Appalachian State Mountaineers in college football Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik (2) warms up. Mandatory Credit: Alex Hicks Jr./USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images

The first two weeks of the 2024 season could not have gone more differently from one game to the next for the Clemson Tigers.

After being soundly beaten 34-3 by Georgia in the season opener on Aug. 31 at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the 20th-ranked Tigers responded with a 66-20 thrashing of App State in Week 2.

Clemson put up 712 yards of total offense and scored touchdowns on their first eight possessions with the offense on the field, totaling 56 points in the first half.

Cade Klubnik finished the first quarter 11-of-11 passing for 233 yards and four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing). He would account for seven touchdowns total in the Tigers’ rout.

That left Fox Sports college football analyst and broadcaster Joel Klatt to ask a simple question to Clemson fans on the Wednesday edition of his video podcast, “The Joel Klatt Show.”

“Clemson fans… which one is it?” Klatt asked. “And you know what? Cautiously, I’m optimistic. Because for the first time since last year, I can honestly say this is kind of what I wanted to start to see last season when Garrett Riley became your offensive coordinator.”

Klatt went on to recall his initial excitement over the Tigers’ hiring of Riley after he guided TCU’s offense to the 2022 College Football Playoff Championship against Georgia.

The former Colorado quarterback, now a broadcaster on Fox’s weekly ‘Big Noon Saturday’ games, said he had hoped and envisioned Riley doing the same for Klubnik and Clemson’s offense — which Klatt labeled as having become “stagnant” — as he had done with TCU.

“And I thought, ‘You know what? Clemson’s…

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Author : Clemson Wire

Publish date : 2024-09-12 22:59:35

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