Clemson misses Trevor Lawrence. That was apparent Saturday as Georgia thwarted D.J. Uiagalelei and the Tigers’ offense in a 10-3 victory played in Charlotte, NC.
The loss, in a contest between top-five teams, capped an awful Week 1 of the college football season for the Atlantic Coast Conference, which saw three ranked teams lose.
- On Friday, 10th-ranked North Carolina fell at Virginia Tech, 17-10, as the Hokies picked off Heisman hopeful Sam Howell three times.
- The Miami Hurricanes came into Saturday’s matchup with No. 1 Alabama ranked 16th. The Crimson Tide made the Hurricanes look like candidates for the Bottom 10 in a 44-13 thrashing. Alabama lashed the Miami defense for 501 yards of total offense in a game that was not as close as the final score.
- And the second-ranked Tigers (USA Today poll) sputtered and were stymied at every turn by a ferocious Bulldog defense.
Uiagalelei never had a chance, going 19-of-37 for 178 yards, while being sacked 7 times and throwing a pick-six to Christopher Smith, which turned out to be the lone touchdown in the contest.
A field goal in the fourth quarter prevented the Tigers from being shut out for the first time since 2003.
Georgia with a huge start to their season upsetting #3 ranked Clemson 10-3 in a defensive clash
Georgias defense had
•7 sacks
•8 TFL’s
•1 pick six pic.twitter.com/UeGxfJZXga— Mismatch (@MismatchSports) September 5, 2021
So, if you are counting, the ACC saw the second-, 10th-, and 16th-ranked teams fall in Week 1 of the season.
You can add another insult to the brutal weekend as Duke was upset by Charlotte, 31-28, on Friday,
The victory was the first for the 49ers over a Power 5 program.
“The University of Miami told us in an email they had NFL prospects and quite frankly we cannot verify that.” https://t.co/GiTLlImah6
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) September 4, 2021
There is the potential for more shame on Sunday when Notre Dame, back to being an independent, travels to Florida State. On Labor Day, Louisville meets Ole Miss in Atlanta.
