Clemson Player Taunts Texas Fans After Opening Touchdown Drive
12/21/2024 04:47 PM
After back-to-back home blowouts to start the new 12-team College Football Playoff, ACC champion Clemson put No. 5 Texas on upset alert early with an opening drive touchdown. And Clemson's players quickly started taunting the Longhorns.
On their opening drive, Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik found wide receiver Antonio Williams across the middle of the field for a 22-yard touchdown, becoming the first visiting team to take a lead in a College Football Playoff game through the first three. After scoring his touchdown though, Williams decided to do a "night-night" celebration by pretending to use his hands as a pillow.
CLEMSON STRIKES FIRST 🔥
— Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) December 21, 2024
HITTING THE NIGHT-NIGHT CELLY EARLY 👀
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Williams is hardly the only one taunting the Longhorns right now though. Fans on social media quickly pointed out that, much like CFP losers Indiana and SMU, the Longhorns similarly had an unimpressive regular season and lost to Georgia twice in their biggest games.
"sheeeesh. Clemson will win by 24," one user on X declared.
"Man he a savage," wrote another.
"This could age very bad or very good," a third remarked.
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However, Williams may have celebrated a bit too early. On the ensuing drive, Texas' first of the game, the home team marched down the field on a 12-play, 75-yard drive and tied the game up on a touchdown run by Quintrevion Wisner. They went backwards only once on that whole drive.
Texas' quick reply has a lot of fans wondering if Williams might have even jinxed his own team:
"He's gonna be the reason Texas blows em out the water," one user declared.
"Texas came right back. Nighty night Clemson!" wrote another.
"Makes no sense to do it that early, but I respect it," a third remarked.
Suffice it to say, Clemson may want to focus on staying stout on both offense and defense before trying to make any bold statements, even after scoring a big touchdown.
The game is being played on TNT.
Related: Clemson Fans Are Fed Up With Quarterback Cade Klubnik
