DK Kaufman looked on helplessly as Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik found a gap between N.C. State’s defenders and ran — nothing but green grass and a giant orange paw print in the end zone ahead of him.
Kaufman, the closest defender to Klubnik, couldn’t get around the block from Troy Stellato. When the Auburn transfer finally broke free, it was too late. That 55-yard rushing touchdown set the defensive tone for the game, and it wasn’t a good one.
N.C. State (2-2, 0-1 ACC) lost to Clemson (2-1, 1-0 ACC), 59-35, on Saturday in Death Valley. The Tigers’ 59 total points and 28 first-quarter points were the most by any opponent, setting new records for the Pack’s worst defensive showing in program history…