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2019-02-05 09:21:18
Don't forget that Wednesday is National Signing Day, Part Two! I'll have coverage of the last signees and our wrap-up interview with Dabo for you. Most of the hay is in the barn for the Tigers, who have 27 signed already and one more 3-star RB commitment from Michel Dukes last week. They will likely add a couple more tomorrow, but the biggest one to watch is 5-star RB Jerrion Ealy from Mississippi. He is high on the Tigers, but he is expected to be a first-round MLB pick this spring, so no one knows at this time if he will even play college football. It's a very similar situation to Heisman winner Kyler Murray, except he was drafted in the top-10 by the A's last spring, after he had already played college football. Interestingly, Kyler Murray was recruited by Chad Morris and also had a lot of interest in Clemson, but the Tigers had Deshaun Watson for the next couple years, so Murray signed with Texas A&M, later transferring to Oklahoma. Clemson would obviously be one of the premier choices for a prospect to play football and baseball at the highest level. Regardless of the baseball issue, Ealy will announce his school of choice tomorrow at NOON ET on ESPN2, and it looks like it will come down to the Tigers and the home town school, Ole Miss. Stay tuned! |
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2019-02-06 10:14:51
The Tigers signed 2-star OL Mason Trotter from Dorman High this morning. He will gray shirt. Cade Stewart was a gray shirt OL a couple years ago, and he started a couple games this season. The Tigers have had a good relationship with Dorman over the years. They signed another OL from Dorman in Jordan McFadden last year, and Charone Peake and Adam Humphries were both Dorman products. Don't forget that Jerrion Ealy is making his big announcement a little after noon on ESPN2. I'll have more in a bit! HIGHLIGHTS: |
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2019-02-06 10:19:37
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2019-02-06 10:40:55
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2019-02-06 11:14:02
Ealy just announced he will sign with the home town school, Ole Miss. Would have been nice icing on the cake for NSD, but who knows if he will even play college football with his MLB prospects. |
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2019-02-06 11:54:53
The Tigers have a record 17 mid-years on campus right now, including QB Taisun Phommachanh. |
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2019-02-06 13:46:43
Dabo just told us Pinckney had a slight tear in his peck, and Jordan Williams had a screw put in his leg, so both will be out for the entire spring. Gonna be an interesting spring with almost all freshmen at DT except for Xavier Kelly, who moved to DT from end. Also, freshman DE Logan Cash had a surprise appendectome, but he should be ready for spring. |
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2019-02-06 14:32:23
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2019-02-06 14:32:57
I have a couple more parts of Dabo, and I'll have Streeter as well. Stay tuned! |
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2019-02-06 14:39:58
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2019-02-06 15:04:22
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2019-02-06 15:07:53
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2019-02-06 15:11:34
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2019-02-06 17:56:34
CLEMSON, S.C. — After signing 27 new members of the Clemson Family during the early signing period in December, an additional two future student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to play football at Clemson. Information on the team’s signees from Wednesday is included below. Michel Dukes, Running Back, North Charleston, South Carolina In High School: Ranked by 247Sports as one of the top 50 running backs in the nation and as the No. 13 player at any position in South Carolina … rated by Rivals.com as the No. 21 player in the state … considered the No. 17 player in South Carolina by ESPN.com … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region selection … concluded prep career with 685 carries for 8,762 rushing yards and 117 rushing touchdowns as well as 34 receptions for 743 yards and nine receiving touchdowns … led his team to an 11-2 record and a state runner-up finish as a senior in 2018 in the school’s first season in AAA … rushed 188 times for 2,030 yards with 29 rushing touchdowns and caught 11 passes for 136 yards with two receiving touchdowns in 2018 … won Lonnie Robinson Memorial Award as SCISA Player of the Year and shared All-Lowcountry Player of the Year honors … notched 335 rushing yards in his penultimate high school game, a win over Porter-Gaud in the SCISA AAA semifinals … helped team to SCISA AA titles in 2016 and 2017 … played his high school football at First Baptist School for coach Johnny Waters … primary Clemson recruiter was Tony Elliott … will enroll at Clemson in the summer of 2019. Mason Trotter, Offensive Lineman, Spartanburg, South Carolina In High School: Three-year starter who started 41 career games for Dorman … two-time all-area selection by the Herald-Journal, helping his team to back-to-back Region II-AAAAA titles … earned second-team all-state honors from USA Today … guided team to an 11-2 record and a berth in the third round of the SCHSL AAAAA playoffs as a senior in 2018 … credited with a team-high 27 pancake blocks that year in helping his starting running back produce 1,720 yards and 19 touchdowns … as a junior in 2017, recorded 28 pancake blocks and led an offensive line that helped produce three 1,000-yard rushers en route to a state championship berth … ranked among the top 75 recruits in South Carolina according to 247Sports … participated in the Shrine Bowl … played for coach David Gutshall at Dorman … high school teammate of Clemson quarterback Ben Batson and offensive lineman Jordan McFadden … primary Clemson recruiters were Robbie Caldwell and Jeff Scott … plans to enroll at Clemson in the summer of 2019 with intent to grayshirt. Included below are additional notes on the 29 football student-athletes signed by Clemson this year:
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2019-02-07 14:10:45
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