Clemson adds 2nd transfer portal player this week in Purdue defensive end Will Heldt
3 months, 1 week ago

Clemson adds 2nd transfer portal player this week in Purdue defensive end Will Heldt

Associated Press  

It’s portal palooza for Clemson and coach Dabo Swinney, who after being the lone Power Four program not to add a transfer from the portal last offseason has brought on its second this week in ex-Purdue defensive end Will Heldt. A year ago, the Tigers and service academy teams, Army, Navy and Air Force, were the only Football Bowl Subdivision teams not to bring in players from the transfer portal. Swinney said it was a necessity for depth among the wide outs after losing receivers Troy Stellato and Noble Johnson to the portal. The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship earlier this month and earned the 12th seed in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Clemson Portal Heldt  heldt  portal  defensive  week  end  receiver  player  adds  purdue  tigers  teams  transfer  swinney  football  clemson

History of this topic

Transfer portal update: Tracking QBs, plus activity at Auburn, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Virginia
3 months, 1 week ago

Transfer portal update: Tracking QBs, plus activity at Auburn, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Virginia

New York Times  

One of the best players in college football, Washington State quarterback John Mateer, entered the transfer portal Monday and now holds the top spot in The Athletic’s QB tracker. 47 Daniel Kaelin Noland’s departure leaves Sayin and incoming five-star recruit Tavien St. Clair in a battle to compete for Ohio State’s starting quarterback job next season. The Cyclones have had …

College football transfer portal update: Winners after the first week of player movement
3 months, 1 week ago

College football transfer portal update: Winners after the first week of player movement

New York Times  

The transfer portal has been open for a week and there are more than 130 players who have committed to Power 4 programs. The other commitments: former Rutgers edge rusher Wesley Bailey, ex-Western Kentucky linebacker Darius Thomas, former Purdue starting left guard Mahamane Moussa, ex-Mississippi State left tackle Makylan Pounders and ex-FIU right guard Naaer Jackson. LSU has followed up …

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney isn’t big on transfer-portal recruiting. That’s at odds with his ACC peers
8 months ago

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney isn’t big on transfer-portal recruiting. That’s at odds with his ACC peers

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m just for the guys that we have,” Swinney said Thursday during the ACC’s preseason football media days. “I said earlier today: If I took a job somewhere else, I’d be the greatest portal recruiter ever because half of my roster would be gone and I’d …

Dabo Swinney may be wrong about the transfer portal, but many critics are missing the point
10 months ago

Dabo Swinney may be wrong about the transfer portal, but many critics are missing the point

New York Times  

Ah, Dabo Swinney, the verbal gaffe machine who keeps on giving. And also for saying that most of the players in the portal “aren’t good enough” to play for Clemson, which went 9-4 last season and is currently a gazillion-point underdog to Georgia, which fortified its roster with eight transfers this offseason. But they’ve gotta love you too.” That sounded …

Auerbach: Clemson is paying more than ever for Dabo Swinney’s stubborn transfer approach
1 year, 6 months ago

Auerbach: Clemson is paying more than ever for Dabo Swinney’s stubborn transfer approach

New York Times  

On Sunday, Florida State announced its return to the top tier of College Football Playoff contenders, beating LSU 45-24 thanks to a roster loaded with key players acquired via the transfer portal. And Florida State’s Mike Norvell might be the current gold standard for portal usage, finding hidden gems like Jared Verse from Albany and attracting studs like former Michigan …

Clemson’s unique approach to QB recruiting and why Dabo Swinney deserves a mulligan
1 year, 9 months ago

Clemson’s unique approach to QB recruiting and why Dabo Swinney deserves a mulligan

New York Times  

The Clemson Tigers are staring at three options for the quarterback position for the Class of 2024. If it seems difficult to comprehend that Clemson would be content not signing a top QB in any cycle — especially since it’s a program that does not rely on the transfer portal — you first must consider the way the Tigers have …

QB Hunter Johnson returns to Clemson for second stint, transferring from Northwestern: Source
3 years, 2 months ago

QB Hunter Johnson returns to Clemson for second stint, transferring from Northwestern: Source

New York Times  

Quarterback Hunter Johnson is returning to Clemson for a second stint, The Athletic confirmed on Monday. Clemson offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter initially said last month that the Tigers did not have plans to explore the portal for a backup quarterback, and Clemson instead put former walk-ons Hunter Helms and Billy Wiles on scholarship. Whereas Johnson entered Clemson as a …

Discover Related