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CLEMSON — Clemson football returned from spring break and began the latter part of spring practices Sunday.
The Tigers have used their 11 spring sessions to get freshmen acclimated, get position groups familiar with new coaches, make progress on various position battles and fine tune on offense, defense and special teams. This will culminate in Clemson’s spring game April 6 at Memorial Stadium.
With three more sessions before its spring game, here are the early standouts at spring practices:
QB Christopher Vizzina
The redshirt freshman played only nine snaps a season ago and took mostly mental reps while watching the Tigers. He has finally received physical ones and has impressed Clemson coach Dabo Swinney.
“Through 10 practices, he’s given all of us a little bit of a ‘take a deep breath,'” Swinney said. “Feel good about this kid, man. He looks like the guy that we thought he would be when we recruited him.”
Vizzina’s confidence and grasp of what he’s been tasked to do has Swinney optimistic that Clemson can win games with him when his time comes.
“Not that he’s Joe Montana, but he’s been impressive in his understanding,” Swinney said. “He made some mistakes … but again, he just gets better every day.”
WR Bryant Wesco Jr.
Nearly every player and coach has had positive feedback regarding the five-star freshman. His maturity along with his playmaking ability and speed has the Tigers’ buzzing about his potential. After a fumble in the team’s scrimmage March 13, Wesco responded to the adversity and made plays to make up for it.
“He’s poised and mature — rare for a young kid,” Swinney said. “When you see a lot of kids that are talented, but they don’t have the mindset or maturity to go with it. He does.”
DB R.J. Mickens
The graduate student returned for his fifth season to complete some unfinished business. His drive has…
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Publish date : 2024-03-25 09:10:14
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