It is because of the EA Sports NCAA Football video game that Clemson became the dream school for Ruke Orhorhoro when he was younger.
Now, he is living out his dream as a real-life football player for the reigning national champions.
“It was really through the NCAA football game, because that was the only team that could beat Alabama,” Orhorhoro said this week, reflecting on how he developed a love for the Tigers. “So, every time my brother would pick Alabama, I would play Clemson.”
Orhorhoro grew up playing basketball, not football, and for the longest time, he thought his calling was to that sport.