Look: Clemson football player plants flag at midfield after beating South Carolina
The Clemson football team took things into its own hands after being rival South Carolina on the road Saturday. Literally.
After the Tigers’ 16-7 win over the Gamecocks, linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. took a Clemson flag, ran to midfield, swung it and planted it on the USC logo at the 50-yard line of Williams-Brice Stadium.
Trotter’s gesture, which was similar to one former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield did after beating Ohio State at Ohio State in 2017, quickly went viral on social media.
It was Clemson’s eighth win over in-state rival South Carolina in nine tries. The Gamecocks beat the Tigers in Memorial Stadium last year, 31-30, to deprive Clemson of a likely College Football Playoff bid.
Clemson moved to 8-4 with its win Saturday and dropped USC, which was seeking a sixth win and bowl eligibility, to 5-7 with its home loss.
#Clemson caps off the night with the planting of the flag at the Carolina logo. pic.twitter.com/bvIQW3EGgF
— Grayson Mann (@gray_mann21) November 26, 2023
Flag: planted
Revenge: complete pic.twitter.com/kAcJT0qXdL— Austin Pendergist (@apthirteen) November 26, 2023
Clemson LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. just ran to midfield and planted the Clemson flag at the 50-yard line of Williams-Brice Stadium. Clemson players now taking picture on the logo after a 16-7 win over South Carolina
— Chapel Fowler (@chapelfowler) November 26, 2023