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CLEMSON — Clemson football praised its fans, who were affected by Hurricane Helene and still were able to attend Saturday’s game vs. Stanford.
The storm caused devastation in South Carolina, including 25 deaths as of Sunday afternoon, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Hundreds of thousands are still without power after the hurricane passed through on Friday.
Despite this, Tigers fans filled Memorial Stadium to watch Clemson’s 40-14 win against the Cardinal.
“Our crowd was awesome,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “It’s been a tough few days, a lot going on, everybody impacted by the hurricane. Thoughts and prayers with them. We have a lot of people on our staff impacted, myself included.”
The Tigers (3-1, 2-0 ACC) look to win their fourth straight in their first road ACC game against Florida State (1-4, 1-3) on Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Swinney said defensive tackles coach Nick Eason had “family challenges” this week and was away from the team since Wednesday before returning for Saturday’s game. He added that he and his staff had trees down in their neighborhoods and near their houses, and many of his players who are from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have been affected.
Swinney also said the storm altered Clemson’s preparation leading up to the game, thanking the logistics staff for attempting to create normalcy amid the circumstances.
Clemson’s game was not canceled despite the storm’s damage and Stanford arriving a day late. Still, Tigers quarterback Cade Klubnik said he was shocked to see the support on Saturday.
“In the midst of all of that, we step on the field, and it’s dang near soldout,” Klubnik said. “That’s incredible.”
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Publish date : 2024-09-29 19:20:36
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