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CLEMSON — Clemson football praised its fans impacted by Hurricane Helene, who attended Saturday’s game vs. Stanford.
The storm caused devastation in South Carolina, including 24 deaths, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Hundreds of thousands are still without power after it passed through on Friday.
Despite this, Tiger fans filled Memorial Stadium to watch Clemson’s 40-14 win vs. the Cardinal.
“Our crowd was awesome,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “It’s been a tough few days, a lot going on, everybody impacted by the hurricane. Thoughts and prayers with them. We have a lot of people on our staff impacted, myself included.”
The Tigers (3-1, 2-0 ACC) look to win their fourth straight in their first road ACC game against Florida State (1-4, 1-3) on Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Swinney said defense tackles coach Nick Eason had “family challenges” this week and was away from the team since Wednesday before returning for Saturday’s game. He added he and his staff had trees down in their neighborhood and near their houses, and many of his players who are from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have been affected.
Swinney also said the storm altered Clemson’s preparation leading up to the game but thanked the logistics staff for attempting to create normalcy amid the circumstances.
Clemson’s game was not canceled despite the storm’s damage and Stanford arriving a day late. Still, Tigers quarterback Cade Klubnik said he was shocked to see the support on Saturday.
“In the midst of all of that, we step on the field, and it’s dang near sold out,” Klubnik said. “That’s incredible.”
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Publish date : 2024-09-29 19:20:36
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