Mason Holtzclaw was in Atlanta as a guest of the Tigers’ for the season-opening loss to Georgia. One week later he was in Death Valley for Clemson’s record-setting performance in the thumping of App State.
Two games, and two very different performances. After watching the offense lay an egg against the Bulldogs, what the sophomore quarterback saw against the Mountaineers was on a whole other level.
“A lot different from the first game we watched,” Holtzclaw told The Clemson Insider. “It was completely different. They looked sharp down the field. Cade (Klubnik) looked good all-around. They looked like they were clicking, like they were really prepared. Offense just looked great. It was really, really fun and it really stuck out to me.”
What he witnessed from Garrett Riley’s offense that night is a system he can definitely see himself playing in at the next level.
“Yes, 100-percent,” Holtzclaw said. “They were moving the ball up and down the field. That is kind of the offense I want to run. It was balanced. They were able to run the ball, which opens up the passing game. That is one of the big things for me. I could really see myself playing in an offense like that.”