The Clemson offense and starting quarterback DJ Uiagalelei just put together their best drive of the night.
Uiagalelei scored on a nine-yard touchdown run on a QB keeper to give the Tigers a 24-10 lead over the Yellow Jackets. DJ broke one off through a gap, turning and seemingly chirping a defender before finding the end zone for his first rushing touchdown of the season and second touchdown of the night.
It was a nine-play, 74-yard drive for the Clemson offense that boasted a balanced rushing and passing game. Shipley highlighted the drive with a heads-up play, giving his quarterback some much-needed assistance under pressure.
Here’s a look at how Twitter reacted to the Tigers’ drive and Uiagalelei’s touchdown run:
WE CU @djuiagalelei !! pic.twitter.com/BWw56ZA5ff
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) September 6, 2022
TOUCHDOWN#Clemson: 24
Georgia Tech: 10DJ Uiagalelei takes the QB keeper 9-yards in for the score. DJ completed 3/4 passes for 37 yards and ran in that touchdown on the drive. Nice bounce back drive.
— Mitchel Summers (@MitchSummersTV) September 6, 2022
That was the best Clemson drive in a long time โ 9 plays, 76 yards in 2:49. The tempo was really effective.
The Tigers are in front 24-10 with 1:18 left in the third after a DJ Uiagalelei TD run.
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) September 6, 2022
DJ Uiagalelei let out a lot of frustration on TD run. Can't blame him one bit for jawing after the offseason he faced and the first half of opener against #GaTech.#Clemson has a long way to go offensively. Gotta get that first, first down to go tempo.pic.twitter.com/u1AvOdcCDU
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) September 6, 2022
Wheels ๐
2020 All-American DJ Uiagalelei (@DJUiagalelei) with the rushing score for Clemson. #ALLIN#AllAmericanBowl ๐บ๐ธ
— All-American Bowl (@AABonNBC) September 6, 2022
๐จ DJ UIAGALELEI ๐จ@ClemsonFB takes a 24-10 lead over @GeorgiaTechFB ๐
๐น @FTBeard7
pic.twitter.com/oC25hYshJ7— ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ (@sportingnews) September 6, 2022
DJ Uiagalelei with the RUGBY pitch to Will Shipley ๐ฎ pic.twitter.com/QWMcqfbiNl
— Spark College Football (@SparkCFB) September 6, 2022
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