Clemson football: Only ACC program not to use transfer portal in 2021

Clemson football continues to ignore the transfer portal.

This continues to be a hot topic among the Clemson football faithful but one thing remains true – most college football teams are taking advantage of the new college football rules.

Many fans seem to have this notion that an athlete only enters the transfer portal because he was a locker room cancer or could not cut it academically. In reality, this could not be farther from the truth.

Most players transfer because they were fed a load of garbage during their recruitment and the fit they thought they were getting never materialized.

Clemson football fans should look at the Tigers who have transferred recently and acknowledge that the majority of them were terrific young men who simply wanted more than they were getting from Clemson.

The Tigers need depth and immediate help at corner and the transfer portal has several currently available that could fit those needs.

According to 247Sports, there are currently several corners that were rated no lower than a 4-star coming out of high school. With former tight ends coach Danny Pearman now in charge of transfer portal recruiting, he should be taking a look at these guys and see who has the talent to come in and compete.

Also, he has to be good enough at this job to be able to look beyond high school film and project their potential fit on the Clemson defense. There are always guys that this staff missed the first time around and could end up being really good pieces where depth is an issue.

So far in 2021, 56 players have used the transfer portal to transfer to an ACC school. Clemson football is the only program of those in the conference to not accept a single transfer.

Sure, you can make the statement that Clemson football is atop the conference and pointing out that every other team chasing them at the moment but you cannot say that all 56 of those guys aren’t good enough to make a substantial impact as a Tiger if given the chance.

Matter of fact, one or two of them are former Tigers.

The one constant in life is change and college football is no different. Those who adapt the best win more, make more money, and see more promotions than the rest of us and this is no different.

You can love every guy you have and still realize you need more and that is a crossroad that Clemson football is currently sitting at.