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Tankersley paid the price so he could play with confidence

There are a few guys on Clemson’s football team head coach Dabo Swinney can’t wait to turn on the tape and watch.

“They are just so confident in what they are doing,” he said. “The reason they are confident is because they are prepared. They’re prepared because they paid the price. When you have confidence, you are having fun and when you are having fun you can do amazing things.”

One of those guys doing amazing things is cornerback Cordrea Tankersley. The Beech Island, S.C. native, like so many on No. 5 Clemson’s nationally ranked defense, has waited his turn to be “the guy.