Clemson got back in the win column Saturday night, but it took an unexpected quarterback change, a huge night from Nolan Hauser and a much better defensive performance to get there.
Freshman Tait Reynolds was called into action after Christopher Vizzina suffered a left arm injury and did not return. Reynolds completed 16 of 27 passes for 178 yards and added 36 rushing yards while helping the Tigers finish off a 22-7 victory over Georgia Southern.
Hauser was responsible for 15 of Clemson’s 22 points, tying his career high with five field goals. He connected from 20, 34, 38, 50 and 49 yards and improved to 6-for-6 on the season.
Clemson’s defense responded after struggling against LSU, holding Georgia Southern to just 22 rushing yards and 266 total
yards. The Eagles scored only once, on a 42-yard touchdown pass from Max Johnson to Ashton Hollins.
The offense still had plenty of issues. Clemson surrendered 11 tackles for loss, including two sacks, and averaged just 3.8 yards per carry. Gideon Davidson led the Tigers with 62 rushing yards on 14 attempts.
Clemson is now 1-1 heading into next week’s home matchup with North Carolina.
Here’s how social media reacted to Clemson’s win over Georgia Southern.
Clemson fans - If you've stayed up for this one...you deserve an award.
— Grayson Mann (@gray_mann21) September 13, 2026
Tough watch.
well, that was without a doubt one of the games in Clemson football history.
— Austin Pendergist (@apthirteen) September 13, 2026
Clemson so desperately needed a portal QB.
— Walt Deptula (@deptulahasrage) September 13, 2026
I cannot fathom how bad this Clemson OL is.
— Tiger Commenter (@TigerCommenter) September 13, 2026
Most likely the worst in P4.
Serious question. Has Clemson played any better tonight than last week? Or was the competition just not the same tonight? I'd say it's more the latter. This is the worst start to a Clemson season in decades. It's Ken Hatfield-Tommy West bad.
— Daniel Shirley (@DM_Shirley) September 13, 2026
There is a clear-cut & undeniable positive for #Clemson fans to take away from today…
— Faxon Childress🎙️ (@FaxonPxP) September 13, 2026
K Nolan Hauser is the freakin’ man.
(No new news here)
If they did this for Clemson we’d probably have to hire the person https://t.co/wkalwW4oK2
— Clemson Bagman (@ExcessDepth) September 13, 2026
Watching Clemson football is a bad bad bad product…
— Garrett Armbrust (@4thandsaturday) September 13, 2026
I used to grow up watching Clemson football as a national title team that sparked fear in the CFB world.
This team won’t be feared by a single ACC team. They may have the worst offense in the conference. Horrible
2-10 for Clemson football is legitimately on the table. This is one of the worst teams I’ve ever seen
— Fat Rat (@FatRatCowboy) September 13, 2026
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