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Clemson Football beats Kent State: Final Score, Full Highlights, Analysis, Stats

By Shawn Spencer

CLEMSON, SC - SEPTEMBER 2: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers gets a hug as he leads his team on the Tiger Walk before their game against the Kent State Golden Flashes on September 2, 2017 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Todd Bennett/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SC - SEPTEMBER 2: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers gets a hug as he leads his team on the Tiger Walk before their game against the Kent State Golden Flashes on September 2, 2017 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Todd Bennett/Getty Images) /
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The Clemson football team opened up the 2017 season with a bang, defeating Kent State on Saturday. Here’s highlights and analysis from the game.

The Clemson football team defeated Kent State by a final score of 56-3 on Saturday.

The Tigers celebrated the 2016 National Championship by unveiling a new banner and there was plenty of excitement from the Clemson football faithful to begin the season.

Here’s the full highlights, analysis, stats, and much more from the Tigers’ victory.

Notable Stats via ESPN.com:

PASSING – Kelly Bryant 16-22-236 yards. 1 Touchdown, 1 Interception. Zerrick Cooper 4-6-37. 1 Touchdown. Hunter Johnson 5-6-39.

RUSHING – Bryant 7-77. Travis Etienne 8-81, 1 TD, Tavien Feaster 6-69, 1 TD, C.J. Fuller 7-51 2 TDs.

RECEIVING – Deon Cain 2-70, 1 TD. Milan Richard 2-70. Cornell Powell 1-14, 1 TD.

Total Stats: The Clemson football defense held Kent State to just 120 total yards and five first downs. Clemson’s offense had 665 yards of total offense.

BOX SCORE:

Full Highlights:

Analysis:

Clemson football came out and did exactly what they needed to do. The Tigers jumped on top 21-0 early in the first quarter and then Dabo Swinney and Co. were able to begin rotating in guys.

The Tigers played nearly everyone on the active roster and did a great job rotating people in. We got to see all three quarterbacks, all nine scholarship wide receivers, and all four scholarship running backs on offense.

Defensively, we saw all three rotations of the defensive line, secondary, and linebackers. It’s clear that the defense is extremely deep and has the ability to be dominant this season.

I was pretty impressed with Kelly Bryant at quarterback. He only played a little over a half and still threw for over 200 yards and would have rushed for over 100 yards if the coaching staff had wanted him to.

It’s clear the offense is going to be built around his dual-threat ability. I’d expect to see him run the ball close to 15 times against Auburn, if not more.

There’s plenty of talent to go around and what I liked most about Bryant was that he didn’t force anything. Instead, he let his playmakers make plays.

Next: Clemson dominates Kent State: 3 Takeaways

What’s Next:

Clemson football will host the Auburn Tigers at 7 p.m. next Saturday. It will be interesting to see how Clemson’s dynamic offense matches up against Auburn’s solid defense.

We will have plenty more updates and analysis heading into this week’s game. Make sure you check back here on Rubbing the Rock!

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