Cade Klubnik explodes for 34-yard touchdown run, Clemson leads Stanford early

Cade Klubnik shows off the wheels again.

For the second straight week, the Clemson Tigers got on the board first thanks to Cade Klubnik’s legs.

After a forced fumble by Wade Woodaz gave Clemson the ball at the Stanford 34-yard line on the game’s first series Saturday night in Death Valley, Klubnik dropped back to pass on 3rd and 10 but found no one open.

The junior quarterback took off from 34 yards out for a 7-0 lead following Nolan Hauser’s extra point less than three minutes into the game.

A week earlier, in the Tigers’ ACC opener against NC State, Klubnik burned the Wolfpack defense for a 55-yard touchdown run on a read-option play for the game’s first score.

 

It’s the third straight game that Klubnik and Clemson’s offense has struck first.

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