Death Valley was supposed to roar Saturday night, but instead it groaned. #4 Clemson had 81% starting returners (from the 2024 squad), multiple first future first-rounders, the pound-for-pound top-5 billing, and then #9 LSU came in, knocked them hard, and walked out with a 17-10 win that felt heavier than the score showed. The box score says Clemson had chances, but the real story? They had to go through two severe injuries. So, it wasn’t just the game that they lost.

Clemson is stripped of two cornerstone players, thanks to the injury gods. Clemon beat writer Chapel Fowler took to X to inform, “Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says they lost WR Antonio Williams (hamstring) on the first series of the game and he doesn’t know Williams’ status going forward yet — just that he couldn’t go ton

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