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Clemson Regional Discussion

Lipscomb doesn't seem half bad. They've got 4 guys who have hit over 16 hrs and 2 starting pitchers with ERAs under 4. They won't be an easy out, but appear to maybe have some swing and miss in their game.

They have been hit with a ton of pitches this year as well. I'm guessing they crowd the plate and swing hard hoping they hit it (does that sound like anyone else's approach).

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Swinney Camp Insider III


CLEMSON -- The first day of the Dabo Swinney is in the books with the completion of the afternoon workout.

Lunchtime made for a busy period for the coaches as the opening five offers were dispensed for the 2025 cycle.

The first, as we long foreshadowed, went to Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day five-star offensive tackle David Sanders.

That one was conveyed by phone, allowing offensive line coach Thomas Austin to then hand out his second offer in-person to one of the day's highlight performers.

Rabun Gap (Ga.) Rabun Gap-Nocochee guard Justin Hasenhuetl scored the second offer before he and a large group of teammates departed campus en route to UGA.

Hasenhuetl (6-4, 270) was quick and explosive in a couple of lateral drills we witnessed -- just a different level than what his peers could do. He's not necessarily physically imposing, but his tools were much more effective.

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Penn State immediately followed with an offer, and he already has Florida, Michigan, Auburn, Florida State, Ole Miss, N.C. State and Wisconsin among his suitors.

Hasenhuetl grew up in Germany before joining the boarding school program as a high school freshman.

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One more anecdote on the other prominent offensive lineman competing -- McDonough (Ga.) Eagle's Landing Christian tackle Favour Edwin, a candidate for this class.

A series of four coaches were lined up with blocking bags as linemen were to slide and hit each back.

Edwin's intial punch into the bag stunned Western Carolina's offensive line coach and knocked him several steps back.

As we've mentioned, Edwin hasn't played organized football before but collected offers from Florida and Georgia Tech upon taking it up at ELCA this spring.

Definitely an interesting prospect.

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The two other campers who've reported offers both called it a day thereafter in Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy four-star quarterback George MacIntyre and Highland Home (Ala.) four-star linebacker Jakaleb Faulk.

College Park (Ga.) Woodward Academy four-star junior receiver Josiah Abdullah and Cocoa (Fla.) defensive end Javion Hilson were the two big names who competed at both sessions.

Abdullah (5-9, 170), ranked No. 52 nationally by Rivals.com, is quick in and out of his breaks and efficient in his movement.

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Does he have the wiggle with the ball in his hands to be a difference-maker at that size? Are his hands at the level that makes him an early offer? Those are decisions the staff will have to make.

Swinney, as always, was very hands-on with the wideouts through drills and evaluation.

Shelby (N.C.) Crest senior receiver Javarius Green was solid.

Clemson has logically kept an eye on options should the need arise later this summer.

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We'd reported a number of other prospects with power conference offers who were to be on hand Wednesday.

A couple of additions:

Hinesville (Ga.) Bradwell Institute junior lineman Elyjah Thurmon (6-3, 270) holds offers from Wake Forest, Duke, USF, UCF after Florida offered last summer. St. Matthews (S.C.)
Calhoun County junior receiver Christian Zachary has an official visit set up with Virginia and also cites an offer from Duke.

Dacula (Ga.) senior defensive end Simeon Boulware, who has an official visit with Vanderbilt this weekend, also worked out. Boulware (6-5, 240) attended Clemson's spring game.

The Swinney Camp features another two workout sessions Thursday.

Stay tuned for further coverage leading into Clemson's official visit weekend.

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Amick & Grice Earn First-Team All-America Honors

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Amick & Grice Earn First-Team All-America Honors

CLEMSON, S.C. - Sophomore infielder Billy Amick (Batesburg, S.C.) and junior lefthander and first baseman Caden Grice (Greer, S.C.) were named first-team All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball on Thursday. They are Clemson’s 65th and 66th All-Americans in history and 30th and 31st first-team All-Americans.

It marked the first time since 2018 (Seth Beer, Logan Davidson, Ryley Gilliam) that Clemson had multiple All-Americans in one season and the first time since 2016 (Beer, Pat Krall, Chris Okey) that the Tigers had multiple first-team All-Americans in one year.

Amick is hitting .418 with 12 homers, two triples, 17 doubles, 58 RBIs, 36 runs, a .778 slugging percentage, .464 on-base percentage and two steals in 43 games (39 starts). He was also a First-Team All-ACC selection.

Grice has been a two-way standout for the Tigers in 2023. He is 8-1 with a 3.25 ERA, .195 opponents’ batting average and 91 strikeouts against 32 walks in 69.1 innings pitched over 13 starts on the mound. At the plate, he is hitting .302 with 16 homers, a triple, 13 doubles, 63 RBIs, 56 runs, a .409 on-base percentage and three steals in 56 games (55 starts). He was also named ACC Tournament MVP on Sunday, leading Clemson to its 16th ACC title.

**** Kirby Smart on recent arrests, gambling

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Kirby Smart talks about recent arrests, gambling issues

By: Anthony Dasher - UGASports.com

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – In response to this month’s arrests of De’Nylon Morrissette and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint on vehicular-related charges, Kirby Smart said that education will remain the key to keeping future instances from occurring in the future.

“Education is the first thing because everybody wants to know what the punishment is. Players know what the punishment is and that’s important for our players to acknowledge and understand,” Georgia’s head coach told reporters Tuesday at the Sandestin Hilton on the first day of the SEC spring meetings.

“No one is more embarrassed than Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint and his parents. They’re crushed,” Smart said. “But Marcus has to learn from this, and so does De’Nylon. Part of being an 18- 19-year-old young man, a 20-year-old young man is learning from mistakes. I was that age once, too.

"We don’t condone anything. They’ve got to do a good job of making good decisions off the field and we’ve got a lot more educational things lined up about that. But it’s not just about that, it’s about everything that they can get into as far as gambling, drugs and alcohol, and treatment of the opposite sex.”

Morrissette – who was arrested on multiple driving-related charges including DUI – and Rosemy-Jacksaint – who was charged with speeding and reckless driving – were the fourth and fifth arrests of Bulldog players since January.

Others include Jalen Carter who was charged with racing and reckless driving (in relation to the accident that killed Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy), Juman Dumas-Johnson (racing and reckless driving), and RaRa Thomas, who was charged with felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery/family violence. The felony false imprisonment charge was ultimately dismissed with Thomas entering a pretrial diversion program.

“Just like you would as a parent, you want to look at every level you can pull,” athletic director Josh Brooks said during last week’s UGA athletic department spring meeting. “There are obviously disciplinary measures, there are educational measures. We’re going to look to intensify all of those efforts. I don’t think it’s just one thing you do. There’s discipline, there’s education and I think there’s no shortage of things we’re going to keep doing to rectify this problem.”

Issues with gambling are another subject that’s expected to be addressed during the week-long session of the SEC spring meetings.

With more and more gambling apps available on social media, there’s more opportunity than ever for student-athletes to get themselves in trouble.

“We’ve had issues with that in the past, too. It’s more prevalent. I can’t turn the TV on now without seeing something. There’s a lot of debate out there about what’s right and what’s wrong, but the NCAA rule is pretty harsh for gambling relative to some other things. It’s pretty obvious why,” Smart said. "We just try our best to educate the players and, sometimes, it takes somebody having a pitfall for somebody to learn from their mistake."

It's not just gambling on sports like football, baseball, and basketball that are available for betting.

“I didn't even understand the app. I didn't even know because I don't gamble. I don't bet. I don't have those apps. Well, when you go start researching it, there are things like Chinese baseball games and stuff that people are gambling on,” Smart said. “I’m like, what? They're betting on horse racing in another country. It's literally crazy how easy it is and the access they have to it, and then the punishment you have to ask yourself, 'Oh my gosh, this guy could lose his entire eligibility forever for betting on a horse race, you know, in another country.'”
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