If Clemson is to approach the 85-scholarship limit in 2022, head coach Dabo Swinney may indeed have to dip into the transfer portal.
Wide receiver Ajou Ajou entered the transfer portal Saturday, leaving the Tigers well short of the numbers needed to hit that 85 mark with the early signing period less than a week away. If Ajou leaves – he still has the option of returning – that leaves the Tigers with nine scholarship wide receivers. That number of nine includes Drew Swinney. It also includes Brannon Spector, who has battled COVID and had surgery this week to repair another issue.