CLEMSON – As a small child in the African country of Zimbabwe, Andrew Mukuba dreamed of playing football. Fast forward several years, and the now Texas resident is the first true freshman to start at safety for Clemson since records started being kept in 1973.
Mukuba has a unique past compared to many college football players after immigrating from Zimbabwe when he was nine, but that background and his mom's hard work and passion for life drive him every day to be better than the last in everything he does.
Clemson's starting safety met with the media for the first time earlier this week and talked about his childhood, the struggles his mother faced as a single parent, and his love of football.