Clemson’s coaching staff will soon get a much more accurate assessment of where the Tigers stand on both sides of the ball.
Through three practices, which have essentially been an acclimatization period for players before jumping into the grind of fall camp, the emphasis has been on installation. Players have only sported what head coach Dabo Swinney referred to as “vests” — shorts and light padding — so far.
Swinney said it’s too early to gauge which side of the ball has performed better.
“When you’re in shorts, it’s just really hard to see a lot of stuff up front (along the offensive and defensive lines) because you just really can’t have the type of collisions that you do when you’ve got pads on,” Swinney said following Monday’s practice.