The quarterbacks were replaced in the second half of the game. There is a time and a place for it.
After making a change at quarterback that helped spark a 27-21 come-from-behind win against Syracuse, the coach insisted D.J. Uiagalelei is still the starter.
Uiagalelei threw his second interception of the day in the third quarter, but Syracuse couldn't convert it into points. On the next drive, the coach turned to a true freshman in an attempt to spark the offense.
DJ is our starting point. DJ is our leader There isn't anything different there. He just had one of those days. He missed a few plays but was the starter. He needs to clean up a few things, but he will.
A personal foul on Syracuse's Marlowe Wax for hitting Klubnik as he ran out of bounds on a third-and-25 play extended the drive, and Phil Mafah scored on a 1-yard run.
The postgame theme was that there is no controversy moving forward, despite the fact that Clemson scored on two of its next three drives to complete the comeback.
It's absolutely not. Not a lot. Brandon Streeter said that DJ is the starter, no question about it. I'm happy that we have guys who can go in and the team doesn't skip a beat.
Klubnik passed for 19 yards and ran for 15 yards.
To throw him in that situation and be prepared was really proud of him. He gave us some energy. We took better care of the ball and were able to fight back.
Klubnik is just 5-of-13 passing in limited action after an impressive scoring drive to close out the win over Georgia Tech.
He is our man. DJ is going to lead us and we are all behind him.
Uiagalelei struggled last season, but the coach insisted he was the starting quarterback.
When Uiagalelei wouldn't be the starter anymore, everyone had their predictions. People like doing that type of thing. It's terrible. We live in that world.
Uiagalalei said he agreed with the decision after the win over the Orange.
He said he would do the same thing if he were in his place. You have to be able to start a fire. You have to be able to change when you're not playing well. Stats are not everything for me. I want to get the W.
With the win over Syracuse, the Tigers moved to 1-8 with the loss. There is an off week before the Notre Dame game.
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