CLEMSON, S. Peyton Manning Womens Jersey .C. -- Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyds apparently a good actor, too. "He was so dramatic. He was rolling (around) out there," said backup Cole Stoudt as he stood alongside Boyd after the fourth-ranked Tigers defeated South Carolina State 52-13 on Saturday. Stoudt poked fun at his teammate after Boyd lingered on the ground and jogged slowly to the sidelines on a second-quarter hit that knocked the wind out of Clemsons starter. "Like those movies where the gladiators are dying in the arena," Boyd answered back. Boyd ran for Clemsons first touchdown and then mostly watched from the sideline as the Tigers (2-0) improved to 27-0 all-time against FCS opponents. "I wanted to come in and steal that touchdown pass, too," Boyd said of Stoudts 3-yard scoring toss to Charone Peake to finish that sequence. It didnt take long for Boyd to recover, though, and he returned for one final scoring drive before the half that put Clemson ahead 38-7. Stoudt, the son of ex-NFL passer Cliff Stoudt, threw for three touchdowns and finished 19-for-20 passing -- the best single-game showing percentage-wise ever at Clemson. "Today was all about seeing how much depth we have," Boyd said. "Weve got a lot of guys who we feel comfortable playing with out on the field." Boyds front-and-centre among them for Clemson. He accounted for five TDs a week ago, becoming an early Heisman Trophy contender after a 38-35 victory against No. 11 Georgia. He was nowhere near as crisp against South Carolina State, although he got the Tigers started on the romp. Boyd led a 13-play field goal drive on Clemsons first series then leaped over the pile to finish a seven-play drive that put the Tigers up 10-0. Clemsons defence, criticized for giving up 545 yards in the Georgia win, then showed its big-play ability with a pair of interception return touchdowns -- 52 yards by Martin Jenkins and 35 yards by Darius Robinson -- for the first time in program history. "We kind of set the tone," Jenkins said. "As a defence, we kind of have to." Boyd spent the second half in an orange baseball cap next to offensive co-ordinator Chad Morris, encouraging his backups the rest of the way. He finished 14-of-23 passing for 169 yards and was sacked twice. Clemson opened 2-0 for a fourth straight season, also a program first. The Tigers are off next week and dont return to the field until opening the Atlantic Coast Conference season Sept. 19 at North Carolina State. The only way this game might affect the Tigers after last weeks stirring victory over Georgia was if they had lost. While Boyd wasnt the crisp, Heisman chaser he was a week ago, he steadily led the Tigers in front and let the defence do the rest. He directed a 13-play drive on Clemsons first series that ended with Chandler Catanzaros 38-yard field goal. Two series later, Boyd had passes of 13 yards to Sammy Watkins, 18 yards to Peake and 21 yards to Adam Humphries to set up the quarterbacks 1-yard scoring leap for a 10-0 lead. Jenkins, out all last season due to injury, increased the lead moments later after defensive lineman DJ Reader hit South Carolina State quarterback Richard Cue as he threw and the ball floated for an easy interception. Jenkins turned it up and cut the middle of the field for the score. Robinsons interception came at the start of the second quarter, a 35-yard run to the end zone that made it 24-0. South Carolina State finally broke its scoreless streak at Clemson -- the Bulldogs lost 54-0 in their only other game here in 2008 -- with Cues 63-yard scoring pass to Tyler McDonald. McDonald added a 51-yard TD pass from TeDarrius Wiley in the fourth quarter. McDonald had a 74-yard touchdown catch in South Carolina States opening loss to Coastal Carolina. Bulldogs coach Buddy Pough was proud of how his team played early on, stopping Tigers runner Rod McDowell on fourth-and-1 and forcing a pair of first-half punts. "They are what they say they are," Pough said. "The best part about it for us was we were able to hang in there and stop them a few times." The scariest moment was when Boyd didnt get up right away from a second-quarter hit. The official word was he lost his breath and later returned to the game to direct a 77-yard TD drive that ended with D.J. Howards 19-yard run. Clemsons reserves, though, kept the offence churning. Stoudt threw for 143 yards. Fourth-string tailback C.J. Davidson led the Tigers with 63 yards rushing and had 14 players catch passes in the blowout victory to finish with a season-high 512 yards of offence. Morris wanted his players to get faster and saw the Tigers get off 95 plays -- nearly 20 more than they had a week earlier against Georgia. He was particularly pleased with his backups, who were told earlier in the week theyd see plenty of playing time. "They had their mind right. I thought they did a really good job. They led us down and scored the first two times they were in there," he said. "I think we definitely got better as an offence." Noah Fant Youth Jersey . He had spent 16 days on the disabled list before being activated Thursday. He was batting just .203 when he came to bat in the 11th inning on Sunday. Von Miller Jersey .J. -- Jaromir Jagr has hit so many NHL milestones this season for the New Jersey Devils that he is starting to downplay them. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Courtland-Sutton-Jersey/ .com) - Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was named the National League Player of the Month for April.Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Duchene picked up the deciding goal early in the third period and added an assist, as Colorado escaped with a 4-3 victory over Dallas at Pepsi Center. Erik Johnson, John Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon lit the lamp in the second period for the Avalanche, who have won three in a row and seven of 10 overall. Semyon Varlamov snagged the win thanks to a 37-save performance. Brett Ritchie, Colton Sceviour and Ales Hemsky scored for the Stars, losers of four straight since winning four in a row. Kari Lehtonen stopped 26 shots in defeat. I thought we did a better job at the end of the game. It felt like we could just get that one (game-tying goal), said Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski. We played all right for a while in the second, but they got the momentum back with the quick two. Thats something teams have done against us this year. On the opening shift of the third, Duchene used his body as a shield to ward off a Stars defender, circled behind the Dallas net and lifted a wrister from the left circle to give the hosts a 4-2 edge. That was something Ive done before. Sometimes it just does not go in. This time it did, Duchene said of his first goal since Dec. 11. I kind of took my time there and was able to score it. Hopefully that ended the only kind of stretch like that Ill go through this season. Hemsky brought his club back to a goal at 2:38, but Colorados defense and Varlamov combined to hold that margin. Varlamov stoned Jason Spezza from the right siide with less than 30 seconds to go, and when Alex Tanguay was booked for hooking, the Stars skated 6-on-4 in the final 18 ticks. DeMarcus Ware Womens Jersey. The visitors failed to squeeze off a quality chance until the buzzer. Just 27 seconds into the contest, a turnaround shot from between the circles by Tyler Seguin nipped Ritchie and beat Varlamov. Sceviour doubled the Dallas edge on a backhander from the slot at 9:24. Johnson finally provided some offense for the hosts at 7:18 of the second period with a low shot from the right circle and Mitchell evened things at 8:43 on a rocket from the left point. MacKinnon made it 3-2 when he crashed the crease and managed to dislodge his own rebound which sat alongside Lehtonens right pad so that it slid over the goal line with nine seconds left before intermission. Goals just arent easy at times, but Ill take it. There was a lot of waiting, but Im thankful they called it good, MacKinnon mentioned of what became just his third goal since mid-November. Game Notes Colorado improved to 10-0-0 this season when scoring four-or-more times in games not decided by shootouts ... Dallas failed to capitalize on any of its six power-play chances ... The Avalanche kick off a five-game road swing in Washington on Monday, and the Stars begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday by welcoming Ottawa ... Johnson will represent the Avs at the All-Star Game in Columbus in two weeks, while Seguin gained the Stars lone ASG mention. ' ' '