In the 2020 recruiting cycle, Clemson dipped into Lakeland, Fla., to land five-star running back Demarkcus Bowman, who ended up transferring to Florida in January after enrolling at Clemson last summer.
Another five-star from Lakeland on the Tigers’ recruiting radar is Cormani McClain, a class of 2023 prospect from Lake Gibson High School.
McClain, the country’s top-ranked cornerback in his class per 247Sports, feels three programs among the nearly two dozen that have offered him are pursuing him the hardest early in the process.
“Florida State, Miami and Alabama,” he told The Clemson Insider.