The Clemson Tigers will look to continue their newfound momentum in their Week 8 matchup against SMU after back-to-back road victories each of the last two weeks. However, they may be going into the game without star quarterback Cade Klubnik, who suffered a concerning injury in the team’s Week 7 win over Boston College.
Klubnik has been hampered by an ankle injury, which Dabo Swinney has described as a “day-to-day” injury that has limited what he can do at practice.
Despite the fact that Swinney has also shared that Klubnik’s injury is “getting better every hour”, there are now reportedly growing concerns about Klubnik’s potential availability for Saturday’s game.
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According to Larry Williams on On3 Sports, there is reportedly “significant concern” within Clemson’s program that Klubnik may not be able to go for the game.
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This report is quite significant for Clemson, as the program has actually been quite fortunate when it comes to quarterback availability in recent years.
If Klubnik were to miss Saturday’s game, it would mark the first time since 2014, when Deshaun Watson was under center for the program, that a starting quarterback has missed a game due to injury.
The next man in line following Klubnik at the position is sophomore quarterback Christopher Vizzina, who has only seen action in the team’s blowout victories over the course of his career.
Given the fact that the last Clemson-SMU matchup came in last year’s ACC Championship, SMU will surely come into Saturday’s game prepared and seeking revenge for how last year’s conference championship game ended for them.
With that in mind, Klubnik’s availability will certainly be crucial for Clemson if they want to continue their winning ways after a disastrous start to the season, which saw them drop three of their first four games.
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