Recruiting is all about relationships, and Clemson cornerbacks coach Mike Reed has built a special bond with Highland Springs (Va.) four-star cornerback Malcolm Greene, who signed with the Tigers this week.
Reed couldn’t help but get emotional when talking about Greene during Clemson’s Signing Day Show on Wednesday at the Reeves Complex.
“When you say ‘Clemson man’, I think of this young man right here,” Reed said. “I get a little choked up because I love the kid, and that is why I was able to go back in and recruit him. You talk about a young man who wanted to be here, who was patient… In a society that doesn’t teach patience anymore, for me to sit there and keep telling this young man, ‘Believe in the process, believe in the process.