A little more than a week ago, Clemson defensive tackles coach Dan Brooks saw LaTrell Bumphus perform at Hardin County High School in Savannah, Tenn., and suggested to Hardin County head coach Matthew Smith that an offer from Clemson would be coming to the 2017 defensive end.
Brooks is a man of his word — the Tigers offered Bumphus on Monday.
“I knew that there was a possibility of (Clemson offering Bumphus),” Smith told The Clemson Insider. “Of course, he can’t see the college coaches when they come (during the spring evaluation period), but we certainly shared that Coach Brooks had been here and felt like they were going to offer him.