Clemson QB Cade Klubnik injured ankle, backup Vizzina finishes vs BC

Cade Klubnik exited late in the third quarter with an ankle injury as Clemson closed out a 41-10 victory over Boston College on Saturday night at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill. Klubnik, the Tigers' senior starting quarterback, left the game after a six-yard scramble near the goal line with 1:35 remaining in the third quarter, limped to the sideline and did not return; backup Christopher Vizzina finished the game.

The injury unfolded with Clemson leading 34-10. Klubnik appeared to have his left ankle rolled on the play and went into the medical tent before walking around with his helmet off early in the fourth. Head coach Dabo Swinney described the injury as to the ankle and said Klubnik had wanted to return. "It was his ankle. So we just held him," Swinney said. Klubnik, who completed 22 of 30 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown and rushed nine times for 48 yards and a second-score, said he felt he could have returned but supported the decision to keep him out in the game's circumstances.

Vizzina entered on Clemson's next possession and was intercepted on his second snap, a fourth-and-goal throw from the 5-yard line. Clemson's defense and earlier offensive work carried the...