With kickoff just under 24 hours away, Clemson returns home to Memorial Stadium for its homecoming matchup against No. 14 Syracuse.
The Tigers enter Saturday’s noon kickoff as one of nine remaining undefeated teams in college football, which also includes a perfect 7-0 Orange team, as well as another ACC road win over Florida State last weekend.
Clemson’s defense looks to put on a statement performance against a talented Orange offense after giving up two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter against the Seminoles in the Tigers 34-28 win. Syracuse brings a lot of talent in quarterback Garrett Shrader and his offensive weapons to the highly anticipated matchup.
On the offensive side, DJ Uiagalelei hopes to keep Clemson’s undefeated season alive while continuing to make strides at the helm of the Tigers offense.
Here’s a look at the pregame buzz surrounding the top 25 ACC matchup on Twitter:
Clemson linebacker Barrett Carter and kicker Robert Gunn are the only two players on the team’s expected to be unavailable list.
— Justin Robertson (@j_probertson) October 22, 2022
And Syracuse looks exactly like Clemson is playing 1993 Virginia today. Good stat @apthirteen https://t.co/t6wvFXiErY
— Will Vandervort (@steelerwill) October 22, 2022
#Clemson DB target Khalil Barnes (@KhalilBarnes7) on hand in The Valley for today's game pic.twitter.com/vezzPvnhZC
— TheClemsonInsider (@ClemsonInsider) October 22, 2022
The best scoring offense Syracuse has faced is Purdue (#48) who put up 485 yards. That includes 424 through the air, which brings me to my next point.
A lot has been made about Cuse’s pass defense, but outside of Purdue the best passing attack they’ve faced is Louisville at #76.
— Tiger Commenter (@TigerCommenter) October 22, 2022
BE EARLY. BE LOUD. LET'S GO!!! pic.twitter.com/MqTn1fJQ8t
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) October 22, 2022
Clemson 35 Cuse 17, way too much talking by the Orange this week. I don't think they have the talent on the outside to threaten Clemson as WF did, and I think Clemson will stone the conventional run game (not counting QB off schedule runs).
— Walt Deptula (@deptulahasrage) October 22, 2022
It’s time to come home. 🧡 pic.twitter.com/9sq6DoKoxb
— Clemson University (@ClemsonUniv) October 21, 2022
Sources: Syracuse All-ACC cornerback Garrett Williams made the trip to Clemson but is unlikely to play against the Tigers today. He hasn’t practiced this week for the Orange after suffering a leg injury against N.C. State.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 22, 2022
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