Clemson Football: 5 Things that went wrong in victory vs. UNC

Clemson Football: 5 Things that went wrong vs. UNC

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 28: Nolan Turner #24, James Skalski #47 and Xavier Thomas #3 of the Clemson Tigers stop Sam Howell #7 of the North Carolina Tar Heels short of the goal line on a two-point conversion in the final minute of the fourth quarter at Kenan Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Clemson won 21-20. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 28: Travis Etienne #9 celebrates with teammate Sean Pollard #76 of the Clemson Tigers after scoring a touchdown against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the second quarter of their game at Kenan Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

5. Travis Etienne’s fumble

Travis Etienne carried the ball 16 times for just 67 yards and a touchdown. Though his yards per carry was down, the major issue with Etienne was the fumble that occurred in the first half of the game.

The Tigers had finally seemingly gotten momentum and were looking to take a lead in the second quarter.

The defense got a stop and the offense was moving. That’s when Etienne burst up the middle for a nice gain, but allowed a UNC defender to strip him of the football.

The result was UNC recovering the fumble and taking over around midfield. The Tar Heels would later score and take a 14-7 lead.

Etienne has had some trouble early in the season holding onto the football and needs to get that cleaned up heading into the bye week.

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