After taking a 45-0 lead into halftime, Clemson (No. 5) was afforded a shortened second half against South Carolina State.
Clemson and South Carolina State will be playing 12-minute quarters in the second half.
It's 45-0 Tigers. pic.twitter.com/26WYLvvler
— ESPN (@espn) September 17, 2016
The two teams agreed to shorten the final two quarters before the second half began.
https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/777212310452592640
Thank goodness for mercy.
South Carolina State was absolutely outmatched from the beginning of the game until the end of the second quarter.
Deshaun Watson finally had a nice game on the stat sheet, finishing with 152 yards on 12-of-15 passing with three touchdowns. The Tigers ran in two more scores on offense, and Clemson scored a special teams touchdown when a Bulldogs kick returner made a huge mistake failing to take a knee (watch here).
The rout was on at that point, and the Bulldogs just had no chance of competing with Dabo Swinney’s squad.