Hauser accounted for 16 of Clemson’s 22 points against Georgia Southern while matching a career high and reaching several Clemson career milestones.

Before this season, Clemson’s two most recent games to start at 9:30 p.m. or later in its home time zone were played in Tokyo. The Tigers have now done it in back-to-back weeks.

Dabo Swinney says Reynolds earned the opportunity based on Clemson’s first two games, while pushing back on reports that Christopher Vizzina’s arm injury would keep him out against the Tar Heels.

The freshman quarterback flashed the talent that excites Dabo Swinney, but both Reynolds and Clemson’s head coach saw plenty to clean up after his first extended college action.

Freshman Tait Reynolds was pressed into extended action after Christopher Vizzina left with an injury, while Nolan Hauser kicked five field goals and Clemson’s defense stifled Georgia Southern in a 22-7 win.

Clemson is attempting to earn the 100th home-opener victory in program history. The Tigers are 99-18-8 in 125 previous home openers.

Each week, we review the game's history, three keys to success, and Swanny's prediction.

Dabo Swinney says Christopher Vizzina and Tait Reynolds are still competing and both will play against Georgia Southern, leaving Clemson to balance a battle for the starting job with the need to develop its freshman quarterback.

Clemson fell behind Troy 16-0 after its season-opening loss to LSU last year. Davidson says the Tigers learned from that response as they prepare for Georgia Southern.

Dabo Swinney says the 320-pound defensive tackle will be reinstated next week as Clemson deals with Markus Strong's potentially season-ending injury and searches for answers up front.

After a 51-10 loss at LSU, Swinney says the Tigers must own what went wrong, block out the noise, and keep one bad night from defining their season.

Dabo Swinney said Clemson defensive tackle Markus Strong will “probably be out for a while” after suffering a lower-leg injury in Saturday night’s loss at LSU.