Clemson wideout Antonio Williams taken to locker room with leg injury

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•09/16/23
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There’s some bad news for the Clemson Tigers faithful coming out of their Week 3 matchup against Florida Atlantic. Early in the first half, star sophomore receiver Antonio Williams hauled in a short yardage catch.

After the change of possession, Williams headed to the sideline, appearing to be favoring one of his legs. Since then, the Tigers wide receiver had been on the sideline working on his start and stop ability. Unfortunately, it has just been revealed that Williams is no longer on the sideline and has been taken into the locker room for further evaluation.

At the time of the injury, the Tigers held a 20-0 lead over the Owls and would later go on to win but losing Williams for a significant amount of time could be a significant blow to their offensive capabilities going forward.

Dabo Swinney on win over Florida Atlantic: ‘That’s Clemson Football’

The Tigers picked up their second win of the season at home in Week 3, dominating Florida Atlantic. Clemson rolled to a 48-14 victory Saturday night, scoring early and often.

On the topic of scoring, the Tigers’ first touchdown of the game wasn’t scored by their offense. In the first quarter, Clemson picked off Florida Atlantic quarterback Casey Thompson for a 38-yard Pick-Six. After the game, Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney revealed just how significant that interception returned for a touchdown was for setting the tone.

“Big time. I mean, that’s back-to-back weeks we’ve scored on defense,” said Swinney. “The biggest thing is it set the tone for the turnover margin. The number one thing coming in this game tonight was if we could just, please God, not lose the turnover margin. Even if we’re even, it was gonna be a win. So, just set the tone for what we needed to get done, taking care of the ball tonight.”

In the first two games of the season, the Clemson offense has had some issues hanging on to the football. In both their Week 1 defeat and Week 2 victory, the Tigers lost the turnover battle: Against Duke 3-2 and against Charleston Southern 2-1. Against Florida Atlantic, Clemson won the turnover battle, forcing the Owls into four turnovers to the Tigers one fumble on the night.