Surprising news broke late Wednesday that linebacker TJ Dudley was no longer with the Clemson Football team. Dudley would be a redshirt freshman this season and was expected to be a key backup.
Head coach Dabo Swinney expressed Tuesday that he felt 85 scholarships were accounted for, which is the limit teams must be at by fall camp. 84 players were on scholarship, and the final one would be awarded to the winner of the long-snapping competition.
With Dudley’s departure, that means the Tigers have 84 scholarships accounted for, with one available.
There has been quite a bit of debate this spring about whether Clemson was being too conservative with the roster.