Yesterday's game and the future of Clemson football . . .

Nov 3, 2013, 5:24 PM

First, what a great win yesterday. I know UVA is a pretty crappy team, but instead of playing flat and giving poor effort, we did exactly what we should have done; we played with good intensity and put a severe beatdown on our opponent. Nice job.

Looking forward, we will miss Tajh Boyd next year. You don't lose a player of his caliber without feeling it. However, I feel really good about our QB situation going forward. I think with 3 full years in the system, Stoudt will be ready to go as our starter come next fall. All the PT he has gotten should give him plenty of confidence. Seeing him play again yesterday only reinforced that. Chad Kelly will give him a fight, and he looks better every time he plays. He sure looked good in mop-up duty yesterday. I don't know if it will be a full-fledged 2 QB system, but I can envision both of them getting plenty of PT next season. I'm sure the plan will be to redshirt Deshaun Watson, but I could easily see him playing next year if needed due to injury to one of the others - he looks like he is going to be a good one. QB is in good shape going forward.

Just as we will miss Tajh, we will miss Sammy Watkins as well. I don't see any one guy that can replace him, but we do have a lot of talent there coming back, and some pretty highly regarded guys coming in. Bryant made some nice catches yesterday, as did Williams and Hopper. With them and Peake and Humphries coming back, along with the freshmen, we should be in very good shape there as well.

Jordan Leggett looks like a giant WR; his talent is obvious. If he gets it all together, he will be another stud in a long line of studs at TE for Clemson. He had some nice catches yesterday as well.

On defense, Jayron Kearse is a player and contiues to impress. He has good instincts and his physical qualities are freakish. He looked like a veteran again yesterday. Wiggins has a nose for the ball as well, and has really surprised me with his play. Very aggressive, and also doesn't look like a freshman. We still need a few more quality DBs; can't wait to see Alexander back there next year.

I sure there are other young'uns that played well yesterday that I am overlooking, but those stood out to me. Sure, somebody will have to emerge at RB next year, the O-line needs to keep improving, and there will be a few holes on defense, but the point is, I saw a lot yesterday to keep me fired up about the future of Clemson football. Now let's win out this year, beat the coots and win a BCS Bowl!