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ClemsonVOCFB — Jordan Bowman & Edward “Tiger Paw” Craven (TBC) Presented by FanDuel

Intro & housekeeping

0:01:37 Jordan Bowman opens late after technical issues. Shout-outs to new viewers (“Clemson sucks sometimes — that’s good for the channel”), long-haulers, and channel members.

0:02:41 Friday night at Cal (Berkeley) is a late kick. Postgame will be “ACC After Dark” / witching-hour territory. Hit the notification bell.

0:03:16 TBC joins. Another weather-delay week for Clemson (minimum ~2.5 hours in 2026). Joke that Week 4 might finally be delay-free — or the postgame live will roll into Sunday afternoon. Perspective: at least they’re not NC State after Saturday.

North Carolina recap — 28-20 comeback (17-3 deficit)

0:05:38 ACC opener in Death Valley. Tate Reynolds’ first start. Offense “exploded” by Clemson standards in the second half.

TBC’s three offensive positives

0:06:43

1. QB clarity — Tate Reynolds is the guy. Freshman who missed his senior year of high school, fiery, brings a dynamic Chris Vazina didn’t. Growing pains coming, but fans can rally around him.
2. OL combination — Still not fixed, but second-half film showed them re-establishing the LOS, moving bodies, and getting the run game going. Need to see it again.
3. Chad Morris adjustments — Exploited UNC/Belichick front aggressiveness with verticals off swings and bubbles. In-game adjustments were real even if UNC isn’t elite.

0:10:04 Jordan: Big-picture view of the team hasn’t changed much. Marked improvement Saturday, but plenty of flaws remain on both sides. Progress isn’t linear — regression possible at Cal. Biggest takeaway is fight. LSU wasn’t quitting; they just didn’t know what they were doing. Now it’s execution and fundamentals. Elliot Washington: “that win was for Dabo.” Team isn’t quitting. 2-1 heading to Berkeley. Miami next after Cal — don’t get ahead.

0:15:43 Tyler Brown plane-ride watch: The Vampire Diaries. Download the All In Show for the cross-country flight.

Injuries

0:17:57

• Corian Gibson (nickel) — One series vs UNC, couldn’t continue. Game-time decision Friday; hosts lean toward holding him. Secondary still played well without him. Hope he’s 100% for Miami.
• Jay Haynes — Another setback. Hasn’t played since tearing ACL in the 2024 ACC Championship. Compared to Troy Stellato injury luck. Room is okay with Gideon Davidson, Jarvis Green, Chris Johnson Jr., but Haynes is the change-of-pace/speed/receiving piece they wanted.

Overall injury situation “pretty blessed” compared with Miami. Depth is thin, so every absence hits harder.

Standouts through three games

0:33:05 (TBC) / 0:29:32 (Jordan)

Offense

• Tate Reynolds — Jump from Georgia Southern to UNC start: better reads, accuracy, decision-making. Deep ball still needs work.
• Brian Wesco & TJ Moore — Consistent, as advertised. Need the ball more; Wesco has to finish catches.
• Gideon Davidson — Version they saw Saturday makes the offense better.
• Jarvis Green — Natural runner (minus the “butt fumble”).
• Olsen Pat Henry (OPH) — Elite blocker, graded out extremely well Saturday. Tight ends (OPH + Christian Banneker) finally involved; tough matchups in Morris offense.
• Perimeter blocking from WRs/TEs has been a quiet plus; screens and outside runs not getting blown up.

Defense

• Wilhelm — 4 sacks throug