<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Q2mSR_0vQNWW6B00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Q2mSR_0vQNWW6B00" width="1200" height="628" >Death Valley was on fire on Saturday night. <a href="https://247sports.com/college/clemson/">Clemson</a> scored 42 points in the first 17 minutes of the game. <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/cade-klubnik-46056879/">Cade Klubnik</a> and the entire offense was playing to its potential.However, the mood in the building went sour when <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/peter-woods-46084831/">Peter Woods</a> went down. Early in the second quarter, Woods was <a href="https://x.com/LarryWilliamsTI/status/1832587183485591620">hit at the knees by an opposing tight end</a>. He didn't return to the game, but never left the Tigers' sideline, either. No flag was thrown on the play.Head coach <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/dabo-swinney-236/">Dabo Swinney</a> told reporters postgame that the staff planned on 'turning in' the play to the officials and the conference."Chop blocks are illegal, number one," Swinney said Saturday. "You can't chop block. Ever. Cut blocks are legal, at times, as long as you are ten and two. But when you're going across the line of scrimmage, if a guy's not turned, and coming ten to two, you can't cut. If a guy's boxing it, you can't cut from the side. So we'll see, and evaluate that.On Monday evening, Swinney updated Woods' status."He'll be day-to-day," Swinney said.Woods wasn't the only <a href="https://247sports.com/college/clemson/">Clemson</a> player to sustain an injury during the second quarter. Redshirt sophomore linebacker <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/kobe-mccloud-46098517/">Kobe McCloud</a> was down on the field for an extended period of time late in the first half.Swinney said McCloud is out for the season, and will undergo knee surgery.Reserve defensive back <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Caleb-Nix-46086463">Caleb Nix</a> is also out for the season, per Swinney. Wide receiver <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Tyler-Brown-46134002">Tyler Brown</a>, who left Saturday's game with a rolled ankle, like Woods, will be 'day-to-day.'"Kobe is a very important player for us, and then Caleb, a starter on all of our special teams, and a backup safety guy for us. Just two great kids, and you just hate it for those guys," Swinney said. "Some other guys will have to step up in those roles, but both of them will be out with knee injuries.""Other than that, we're in pretty good shape. Open date will be very important for us to continue to build momentum, to continue to build our team."With McCloud out, it should mean a bigger role moving forward for true freshman <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Sammy-Brown-46113376">Sammy Brown</a>, along with redshirt freshman <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Dee-Crayton-46104019">Dee Crayton</a>. Brown was able to get his first extended playing time on Saturday night, finishing the contest with a team-high nine tackles.<a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Jamal-Anderson-46127846">Jamal Anderson</a> is another linebacker, but his role usually has him closer to the line of scrimmage, like a hybrid linebacker / nickelback. <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/CJ-Kubah-Taylor-46138977">C.J. Kubah-Taylor</a> and <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Drew-Woodaz-46132421">Drew Woodaz</a>, the younger brother of starting linebacker Wade Woodaz, are newcomers to the unit.The Tigers will have this week off before hosting <a href="https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina-state/">NC State</a> on Sept. 21.</div></body>

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Dabo Swinney updates Clemson football’s injury report: Good news on Peter Woods, bad news on Kobe McCloud

Death Valley was on fire on Saturday night. Clemson scored 42 points in the first 17 minutes of the game. Cade Klubnik and the entire offense was playing to its potential. However, the mood in the building went sour when Peter Woods went down. Early in the second quarter, Woods was hit at the knees by an opposing tight end. He didn't return to the game, but never left the Tigers' sideline, either. No flag was thrown on the play.

Dabo Swinney updates Clemson football’s injury report: Good news on Peter Woods, bad news on Kobe McCloud

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