Fall camp is a grind for all players, but especially true freshmen like DeMonte Capehart going through it for the first time.
Capehart, a consensus four-star recruit and unanimous top-60 national prospect coming out of high school, enrolled at Clemson in January and went through spring practice.
But the defensive tackle says it was during fall camp when it really hit him that he was not in high school anymore but now a big-time college football player banging pads with the big boys, having to battle through the August heat and the mental and physical challenges camp brings.