Deep within a Clemson football helmet and a 21-year-old skull, things suddenly got fuzzy on Aug. 8. Jay Guillermo, the Tigers’ 6-3, 325-pound senior center, suffered a concussion during a preseason practice.
“I was dazed and confused,” Guillermo said.
Clemson trainer Danny Poole and a team doctor met with Guillermo three times a day for a week before he was allowed to commence slamming his head into defensive linemen again.
But while Clemson did all the right things in following an NCAA-mandated protocol, neither the ruling body of college athletics nor member conferences such as the ACC and SEC know a thing about the Guillermo concussion.