This time last year, it was Clemson’s offensive line that was dominating practice, while the defensive line was breaking in new players and trying to figure things out while replacing the Power Rangers.
As Dabo Swinney put it on Friday, things have flipped this spring. This year, the Tigers are having to replace four offensive line with John Simpson, Tremayne Anchrum, Sean Pollard and Gage Cervenka all graduated.
This spring, Clemson is working three true freshmen on the offensive line, who enrolled in January so they could participate in spring practice. Swinney said Paul Tchio, Mitchell Mayes and Bryn Tucker are doing their best to compete.