Heading into his final few months of his college career, Joe Gore is one of a handful of seniors on the Clemson roster.
A pair of his classmates left school earlier this year when Kellen Jones transferred to Wisconsin and Isaiah Battle entered the NFL’s supplemental draft. An already small senior class shrunk to 10 before the summer was over.
Attrition happens in college football. It’s not just limited to Clemson. But, over the years, the program suffered several early exits from the 2011 and 2012 signing classes — the groups that make up this season’s seniors.