CLEMSON, S.C. — Every year before fall camp, Eric Mac Lain’s grandmother asks him how the team is looking. Every year, the Clemson left guard says he will let her know in three days.
This year’s camp, Mac Lain’s fifth with the Tigers, seemed unlike the previous four. He couldn’t quite explain it, but he felt confident in telling his grandmother — an Alabama fan, it should be noted — that things were clicking up front.
“Three days into camp, I just felt it,” Mac Lain said. “There was something different. We weren’t starting over, we were starting from where we left off in spring, and guys just dominated throughout camp and it was just exciting to see.