Clemson football takes next step towards full capacity Death Valley this fall

The Clemson football program hosted a little more than 17,000 fans inside of Death Valley this past Saturday as part of the annual Orange & White Spring Game.

While it has been nice to still see fans inside of the stadium for Clemson home games during the pandemic, something sweeter seems to be on the other side: Return to normal with full-capacity games.

Clemson President Jim Clements shared earlier this spring that the Tigers plan to return to a normal schedule this fall with in-person classes and full-capacity stadiums for sporting events, including football.

On Thursday, WYFF New’s Marc Whiteman reported that the Tigers were taking the next step towards returning to normal by unbolting the chairs that were placed throughout the stadium to mark social distanced seating.

Clemson football fans are ready to see a full Death Valley again, and it will be a special sight when that does happen

Removing the social-distanced chairbacks and getting the stadium back to its normal look is the first step in the Tigers moving forward with this plan for full-capacity.

It’s a little interesting that they’re already making the moves to remove the chairs instead of waiting a couple of more months to see what the situation will look like, but that shows you how much confidence Clemson possesses in being able to welcome its normal crowd back in Death Valley this fall.

If it does happen this September, there’s no doubt that it will be a special sight.

Many Clemson football fans were able to still see the Tigers in-person last year, but anyone who was there can attest that the atmosphere with 19,000 on hand wasn’t the same as what we saw with 80,000 on hand.

When you’re able to pan around the stadium and see nothing but orange filling the stadium, that’s going to be a special day.