BLACKSBURG, Virginia – Dabo Swinney had no idea how prophetic his words would be.
Clemson’s head coach stood on the field before the Tigers’ game at Virginia Tech Saturday talking to Athletic Director Graham Neff and pointed to freshman offensive lineman Elyjah Thurmon. Swinney told Neff that Thurmon was going to play a lot of football for the Tigers.
What none of them knew was that it was going to be that night.
Thurmon entered the game in the first quarter in relief of starting left tackle Tristan Leigh, who went out with an ankle injury, and acquitted himself well while earning his most significant playing time of the season.