A few minutes before the Daniel High School boys basketball team tipped it off in a key region matchup against rival Wren last Friday night, four Clemson football players walked through the door. It says a lot about Clay Swinney and his Daniel teammates that those four would spend their Friday night cheering on the win over Wren.
Quarterback Cade Klubnik, punter Jack Smith, wide receiver Will Taylor, and safety Andrew Mukuba sat down on the Daniel side and cheered on the Lions’ thrilling overtime win. They cheered on fellow commits Jahiem Lawson and Trent Pearman, but it’s the youngest Swinney, a 2022 Tigers walk-on, who has been a champion of the recruiting class, who has spent time texting the targets and commits, and who first made 2022 signee and wide receiver Adam Randall feel at home when both were in 8th grade.