Clemson's starting quarterback, Cade Klubnik, may have taken the next step as the junior quarterback opened the Tigers ACC rivalry matchup against NC State with a bang. After a solid start to the drive,

The Clemson Tigers are taking on the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in what is the opening game to conference play for both teams. The Tigers had a bye last week while NC State is coming off a comeback win against Louisiana Tech in which starting quarterback Grayson McCall was lost to injury.

Sophomore wide receiver Tyler Brown will be sidelined for Clemson's game today against NC State. Brown, who injured his ankle in the blowout win over Appalachian State, was not dressed for the game, despite not appearing on Clemson's pregame availability report.

Clemson (1-1) was picked to finish second in the ACC race and N.C. State (2-1) was picked fourth, making this a key early matchup in the league title chase in the ACC opener for both teams. N.C. State hasn't won at Clemson since 2002 with Philip Rivers at quarterback,

Clemson has been heavily recruiting this year, already hosting multiple players in their home opener against App State. The Tigers will play NC State on Saturday, which will also be their ACC opener.

Has everyone already forgotten about Clemson football? After their Week 1 defeat by Georgia in Atlanta, where they only managed three points compared to the Bulldogs’ 34, many people wrote off the Tigers.