Good morning Clemson Nation! Here is today’s Clemson Tigers News.
Clemson Football extends a new 2024 offer
Class of 2024 tight end Brooks Mauk announced on X that he has received an offer from Clemson Football.
Mauk is 6′-4″ and 215 pounds, and plays at Weddington High School near Charlotte, North Carolina.
Mauk has not been rated by 247Sports yet.
He holds offers from Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Charlotte.
After a great visit and conversation with Coach Swinney and @SorrellsJordan, I am beyond blessed to be offered an opportunity to play at @ClemsonFB! @coachcaponewhs @BigDubFootball @pepman704 @247recruiting @ClemsonTigerNet @ClemsonInsider pic.twitter.com/5g9LYi4wCu
— Brooks Mauk (@brooks_mauk) October 10, 2023
Dabo Swinney updates Sheridan Jones’s status
Sheridan Jones was a late scratch on Saturday against Wake Forest, and the only immediate information was that he was feeling ill. Head coach Dabo Swinney stated after the game:
"“He just started having some headaches and was feeling kind of sick and nauseous on the bus ride over. His head was hurting and he couldn’t even hardly look into the sun. So, they took him to evaluate him and run some tests on him. That’s really all I know right now.”"
Swinney explained more about Jones’s situation on Monday evening.
"“We’re still waiting on some bloodwork and tests and stuff, but he was better today with the symptoms that he was dealing with.”"
Hopefully Jones was experiencing something temporary and can return to the field soon.
Clemson Football leads nation in sacks since 2012
The Clemson Football X account posted this fun tidbit yesterday.
That’s a whole lot of sacks 💪🐅 pic.twitter.com/tBAyFA3VIZ
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) October 9, 2023
This ties in nicely with the intro for Clelin Ferrell Sunday evening:
#DLU pic.twitter.com/BvpvJmDXJV https://t.co/kQgEI7lsJr
— Austin Pendergist (@apthirteen) October 9, 2023
NIL rules continue to evolve
Ross Dellinger of Yahoo Sports posted an explanation on X of some of the changes to NCAA policy regarding NIL.
NCAA's NIL guidelines are slowly evolving to permit more school involvement, which many feel provides protection for athletes.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 9, 2023
Biggest potential change: Schools could soon be permitted to communicate & secure NIL deals with third parties. Still, no direct NIL pay from schools. https://t.co/YyTJ8mWW5R
Rubbing The Rock will have more opinion and perspective on the evolving NIL marketplace this week.
Clemson Football punter Aidan Swanson has been named the P.A.T. Man Of The Month.
Exemplary citizen, scholar and athlete.
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) October 9, 2023
Congratulations to our P.A.T. Man of the Month for September, @a_swanson39!#PAWJourney pic.twitter.com/OvPT2hYn0a
The P.A.T. (Point After Touchdown) Award is bestowed monthly upon a player who applies leadership, ethics, demeanor, and community involvement. An annual winner is announced at the end of the year.