CLEMSON – Marcus Tate has regained his starting spot at left guard and he’s working to make sure he keeps the job this time.
Tate (6-5, 325) is the highly-touted freshman out of Sunrise (FL) NSU University School who started the first game of his collegiate career, racking up 48 snaps in the season opener against Georgia. He became only the third true freshman offensive lineman since 1973 to start a season opener for Clemson, joining center James Farr (1980) and tackle Mitch Hyatt (2015).
However, he hit the freshman wall, and after playing 71 snaps against Georgia Tech in the third game of the season, he played only on special teams in the loss at NC State.