SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A diving interception by Jeremiah Trotter Jr. with 6:45 to play combined with Phil Mafah’s 32-yard touchdown run on the ensuing play helped secure Clemson’s 31-14 win over previously unbeaten Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday. Clemson (3-2, 1-2 ACC) won its sixth in a row in the series and improved to 10-2 all-time against the Orange (4-1, 0-1 ACC). True freshman wide receiver Tyler Brown turned in a magnificent eight-catch, 151-yard receiving effort, with seven of the receptions going for first downs. Sophomore quarterback Cade Klubnik finished 23-of-37 for 263 yards and a pair of touchdown passes to lead Clemson to 389 yards of offense on the day. Defensively, Clemson recorded a season-high five sacks and held Syracuse’s offense, which entered the week in the Top 10 nationally in points per game and yards per game, to 14 points and 286 yards of offense. On its first sack of the game, Clemson became the first program in the country to record 50
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