The Clemson Tigers will face off against a true freshman this weekend when the North Carolina State Wolfpack come to town.
, who was knocked out of this past Saturday's victory over Louisiana Tech with an undisclosed injury, was described by head coachon Monday as 'day-to-day' but also shared that the team is going to take their time with the injury.
Filling in for McCall this past week and seemingly in line to start this week is true freshman CJ Bailey. Bailey completed 13 of his 20 attempts for 156 yards, no touchdowns, and an interception in the 30-20 home victory over the Bulldogs. He did, however, rush for a 1-yard score as a part of his 4 carries for 27 yards.
McCall, who left the game in the second quarter, was 9 of 13 for 54 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions at the time that he exited. "It's good news on ," Doeren said of the injury. " We're going to take our time, and when he's ready, he'll be ready. CJ is ready to play and he's our quarterback until that happens, and we're behind him.", Bailey was a 4-star prospect in the class of 2024 out of Hollywood, Florida, rated as the No. 432 player in the nation, the.
McCall, unlike Bailey, has a ton of playing experience at the college level having spent five years at Coastal Carolina before transferring to NC State this offseason in what was seen as one of the bigger quarterback portal moves of the cycle. Despite the hype, he had been struggling thus far, getting absolutely brutalized by theThe Tigers are currently 19.5 point favorites over NC State in a game that will be played at 12 p.m. Eastern in Death Valley.
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