CLEMSON – Nick Eason lost his mother to breast cancer just after he turned 30, and he’s also had to face the death of his sister. He knows the pain and heartache of losing someone you love, and he feels like those losses have helped him as one of his players copes with the loss of his sister.
Defensive tackle Bryan Bresee’s younger sister Ella passed away from brain cancer a few weeks ago. Bresee was her protector and the two were very close, and as he transitions back into football (he played last week against FSU, just his second game since Ella passed), he has a caring coach who knows what it’s like to deal with that kind of loss.