Turns out kicking field goals as a student-athlete for Dabo Swinney isn’t more appealing than staying home and getting paid as a professional, at least not for Dallas native Tanner Tessmann.
According to Buzz Carrick of 3rd Degree, Tessmann signed a homegrown contract to play for FC Dallas. The midfielder initially committed to Clemson University to be a two-sport athlete, which included kicking field goals for Dabo Swinney on the ACC powerhouse football team.
Swinney said on Dec. 19 after Tessmann’s commitment, “hopefully he will have the opportunity to win national championships in two sports at Clemson before he gets out of here.