Clemson QB Kelly Bryant discusses injury, status for Georgia Tech

Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant spoke with the media on Tuesday for the first time since being injured last Saturday against Georgia Southern.

Bryant said that he should be good to go for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. showdown against Georgia Tech.

Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said following the game that Bryant suffered a chest bruise. Sunday night Swinney said during his teleconference that Bryant should be able to play Saturday against the Yellow Jackets.

Swinney was asked during his weekly press conference on Tuesday how Bryant looked at practice Monday night and responded only that, “He was good, he was good.”

Bryant confirmed that he felt like himself Monday night at practice when he spoke with the media later in the day.

“I’m feeling better, much better. As you see on film just took a shot to the chest and then landed on the ball. It was one of those weird plays where you’re not really sure what happened. But just wanted to make sure everything was fine,” Bryant said. “I was kind of feeling a little weird. So just went back in and did a little few tests to make sure everything was good and everything turned out good. So that was good. Now I’m feeling recovered. I’ve been getting treatment. So now I’m feeling pretty much back to 100 percent.”

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Clemson is opening ACC play on the road for the fourth consecutive season.

The Tigers are 4-2 in their previous six games with a loss at Florida State in 2012 and 2014 and wins over N.C. State in 2013, Louisville in 2015, Georgia Tech in 2016 and Louisville last season.

“I think this is seven years in a row we’ve opened up conference play on the road. I’m not sure how we got so lucky with that. It is what it is,” Swinney said. “To win the division you’ve got to be able to win on the road. You get eight conference games. You get no mulligans.”

ROAD STRUGGLES

Clemson has only one win at Georgia Tech since 2004. The Tigers are 1-5 in Atlanta during that time with the only victory coming two years ago.

Clemson also lost a neutral site game to the Yellow Jackets in 2009.

The Tigers have an opportunity to earn a fourth consecutive win against Georgia Tech, which would match Clemson’s all-time longest winning streak in the series.

“A place that we really haven’t had a ton of success, but this senior class has got a unique opportunity, and they take a lot of pride in their legacy here,” Swinney said. “And I know that we’ll get a tremendous effort from our guys to hopefully play our best game.”

This story was originally published September 18, 2018 at 1:32 PM.