Demarkcus Bowman told The Clemson Insider Thursday the recent death of his grandfather is why he has decided to leave the Clemson football program.
The freshman running back put his name into the transfer portal Thursday, meaning he can have schools contact him about transferring to their program.
“The closest family I had up here was my grandfather,” Bowman told TCI. “He was the only reason I came to Clemson. I came so my grandfather could come and watch me play, but he passed away as the season started.”
Soon after his grandfather died, Bowman began to feel uncomfortable at Clemson and it became obvious to him he wanted to be closer to home.