With Travis Etienne announcing his return for his senior year with Clemson football, no one has talked about what that meant for the rising junior out of Butler, GA. Dixon was set to be the featured back for the first time since his arrival on campus. While Clemson does not feature running backs like a lot of schools, that still would have meant a lot more carries and a lot more time to prove he could carry the load.
As Tony Elliott pointed out to the media, Dixon could have simply left.