Bockhorst not shying away from criticism, 'very optimistic' in his unit

Clemson was well-represented by three great ambassadors of the university during Thursday’s ACC Kickoff.

Few players were as candid and displayed the level of humility that Matt Bockhorst did when he held court with reporters on Thursday.

Bockhorst gave a fair and honest assessment of the current state of Clemson’s offensive line. Nobody is better suited than the bona fide leader of the unit in Bockhorst, who enters his fifth season with the Tigers having played 1,352 career snaps in 40 games (13 starts).

Clemson’s offensive line has received its fair share of criticism and nobody is more aware of that than Bockhorst. With the way the unit has looked this summer — and according to Bockhorst…