From C.J. Spiller to James Davis to Andre Ellington to Wayne Gallman, Clemson has produced its share of impressive running backs in recent years.
Travis Etienne is trying to join that group and is off to a strong start.
Etienne has constantly been praised by Clemson’s coaching staff and his teammates over the past couple of weeks, and Tigers coach Dabo Swinney recently compared him to other former great running backs at Clemson.
“He’s right there with those guys,” Swinney said. “He’s a little different, but he’s got some attributes of Ellington. He’s a very natural runner.