The State · Oct 23, 2018
A look at the latest under-the-radar recruit to thrive for Clemson
Nolan Turner couldn’t help but be exposed to negative comments after he received a surprising scholarship offer from Clemson in January of 2016.
The safety was not on the radar of many schools when Dabo Swinney and then-defensive line coach Marion Hobby stopped by his high school in Alabama and delivered an offer late in the recruiting process after several Clemson defensive backs had either turned pro early or decided to transfer.
Turner, whose late father Kevin played with Swinney at Alabama, was considering walking on at either Clemson or for the Crimson Tide prior to receiving the scholarship offer from the Tigers.
“I was blown away,” Turner said Monday. “I didn’t see it coming.”