Clemson Football: 5 Storylines to Watch vs. Louisville 2019

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 05: Head coach Scott Satterfield of the Louisville Cardinals on the sidelines in the game against the Boston College Eagles during the fourth quarter at Cardinal Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

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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) /

3. Xavier Thomas in concussion protocol

One of the Tigers’ top defenders- Xavier Thomas- is in concussion protocol.

Thomas was banged up in practice earlier this week and it’s questionable if he will be able to play on Saturday.

Though Thomas hasn’t quite had the amount of sacks that we thought he’d have at this point in the season, he has still been an instrumental part of the Clemson football defense, especially that pass-rush.

If Thomas is unable to go, the good news is that the Tigers have plenty of depth at the defensive end position. Logan Rudolph, Justin Foster and KJ Henry will split to gain the majority of the snaps and I’d imagine we see more Justin Mascoll than any other game this season.

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