SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 6, 2014
No. 24 Clemson 73, South Carolina State 7: Cole Stoudt passed for 302 yards and Deshaun Watson added three touchdown passes as the host Tigers rebounded from last weekกฏs loss to Georgia.
Clemson (1-1) rolled up 735 yards of total offense, scoring 24 points in the second quarter and adding 24 more in the third period. Stoudt finished 22-for-31 with a touchdown while Watson went 8-for-9 for 154 yards, and Artavis Scott caught six passes for 164 yards and two scores.
Dondre Lewis-Freeman rushed for 50 yards for South Carolina State, which finished with 44 yards of total offense and 7 yards rushing. Dominique Mitchell returned a fumble 35 yards for the Bulldogsกฏ only points.
Clemson led 10-0 after a quarter before Watson hit Charone Peake on a 7-yard touchdown on the opening play of the second quarter. Stoudt led Clemson 64 yards in seven plays on the Tigersกฏ next possession, hitting Scott on a 37-yard touchdown, and after Ammon Lakipกฏs second field goal of the half, C.J. Davidson scored on a 6-yard run with 3:46 left in the half to make it 34-0.
D.J. Howard scored on a 6-yard run early in the third quarter, Lakip booted a 24-yard field goal, Watson found Jay Jay McCullough for a 34-yard touchdown and Jadar Johnson returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown to push the advantage to 58-0 after three quarters. Adam Humphries scored from 2 yards out as the Tigers took a 7-0 lead, and Lakip kicked a 22-yard field goal later in the opening quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Scott set a school record for most receiving yards by a freshman, breaking the old mark of 155 shared by Sammy Watkins and Aaron Kelly. กญ Clemson redshirt freshman Wayne Gallman rushed for 77 yards on 10 carries. กญ The Tigers are off next week before heading to Tallahassee for their ACC opener against defending national champion and top-ranked Florida State.