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Clemson football freshman WRs Bryant Wesco Jr., T.J. Moore score first touchdowns
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CLEMSON — Clemson football freshman wide receivers Bryant Wesco Jr. and T.J. Moore scored their first collegiate touchdowns Saturday against Appalachian State at Memorial Stadium.
On third-and-11 on the Tigers' opening drive , quarterback Cade Klubnik hit Wesco in stride on a deep pass for a 76-yard touchdown. It was Clemson's first touchdown of the season after failing to score one last week in a 34-3 loss to No. 1 Georgia.
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Freshman wide receiver T.J. Moore scored his first career touchdown on a 33-yard grab in the second quarter. He was the fourth different receiver Klubnik passed to for a score in the first half.
Wesco's touchdown was the longest by a Clemson freshman since wide receiver Tee Higgins ' 78-yard score against The Citadel in 2017. It was also Klubnik's longest pass of his career.
Wesco, a five-star recruit from Midlothian, Texas, received 12 snaps against Georgia but was announced as a starter for Saturday's game. He left his mark to give the Tigers an early 7-0 lead.
In the Tigers ' first two series, Wesco had three receptions for 131 yards, including a 52-yarder to the App State 1 that set up Clemson's second touchdown, a run by Klubnik.
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Clemson set a school record for first-quarter points with 35, which tied the team's record for points in any quarter.
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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