Clemson University

Clemson defender ejected after throwing punch during Louisville game

Louisville, Ky.

Clemson defensive back Andrew Booth was ejected after throwing a punch during the second half of Saturday’s game against Louisville.

Booth got tangled up with a Louisville player during a punt, slammed him to the ground and punched him while on top of him.

Tigers coach Dabo Swinney sent booth to the locker room before the official announced he had been ejected.

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This story was originally published October 19, 2019 at 2:32 PM.

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Matt Connolly is the Clemson University sports beat writer and covers college athletics for The State newspaper and TheState.com. Connolly graduated from USC Upstate in Spartanburg in 2011 and previously worked for The (Spartanburg) Herald Journal covering University of South Carolina athletics. He has been with The State since 2015. Connolly received an APSE top 10 award for beat reporting for his coverage of Clemson in 2019. He has also received several SCPA awards, including top sports feature in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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