Overview

• Cade Klubnik went 37-of-60 for 363 yards with three touchdowns and one interception, distributing completions to 10 different receivers.
• Clemson converted only 4 of 18 third- and fourth-down chances, continuing a season-long pattern of stalled drives in key moments.
• Klubnik later suggested Syracuse players were injured at convenient times during Clemson’s tempo pushes, a claim he raised without being prompted.
• Syracuse’s defense consistently pressured Clemson, with safety Devin Grant returning to log 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, two hurries and a pass deflection.
• Following the 1-3 start, some draft evaluators have downgraded Klubnik’s early 2026 outlook, and Clemson now enters a bye before visiting North Carolina on Oct. 4.