In one of the most iconic entrances in college football, the Clemson Tigers always take the field at Death Valley by rubbing Howard’s Rock and running down the hill. And it appears that the UCF Knight’s baseball team had a little fun with that tradition in an attempt to troll Clemson.
This weekend, UCF completed a three-game sweep of the Clemson Tigers on the baseball diamond, beating the Tigers 4-2 on Friday, 10-7 on Saturday, and then 13-6 on Sunday. And after that final win on Sunday afternoon, the Knights decided to celebrate the sweep in a pretty iconic way, running into Clemson’s football stadium and running down the hill to troll Clemson.
The video was shared by Clemson football writer Matt Connolly of On3.
Looks like the UCF baseball team celebrated its sweep of Clemson by running down the hill at Death Valley. Not sure how they got in,” Connolly said in a tweet.
Looks like the UCF baseball team celebrated its sweep of Clemson by running down the hill at Death Valley. Not sure how they got in 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/J6lGJ2YaSc
— Matt Connolly (@MattConnollyOn3) February 27, 2023
It was certainly a hilarious troll after a well-earned sweep of the Tigers on the baseball diamond, and the college football world had plenty to say about it on Twitter.
Dabo's spent the last 12 hours trying to arrange a Zoom with the UCF team so he can lecture them on class and grace https://t.co/khfPbD0oAS
— NunesMagician.com (@NunesMagician) February 27, 2023
UCF JUST WON THE 2023 ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP https://t.co/gBhlRJI3du
— Georgia is a Verb (@georgiaisaverb) February 27, 2023
Erik Bakich said postgame it was "double-tough" to lose to this UCF team because they were "mouthy" during the game at Doug Kingsmore. This might make it triple-tough. https://t.co/SEJ2jtzYu7
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) February 27, 2023
hey @UCFStool you guys dropped this 👑 https://t.co/HZea8x34z0
— Gamecock Bourbon Society (@GamecockBourbon) February 27, 2023
Incase the team needed an incentive to not get swept at home. 🙄 https://t.co/f10um6nM9Z
— Fifth Quarter Clemson (@FQClemson) February 27, 2023
Dabo is currently shouting at Gus Malzahn on the phone as if he had anything to do with it https://t.co/0QAGdCWYRV
— E (@Huskercub25) February 27, 2023
UCF may have bragging rights in baseball, but Clemson actually beat UCF in the only previous matchup on the football field as the Tigers defeated the Knights by a score of 21-13 back in 2001.
