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From rugby, to walk-on, to defensive end, it's been a wild journey for Upshaw

Regan Upshaw saw all of the hard work he has put in over the last five years at Clemson finally start to pay off in the top-ranked Tigers’ win at Wake Forest last Saturday.

Playing mostly special teams the last three seasons, Upshaw entered the contest against the Demon Deacons with 12 career tackles in 26 career games.

But on Saturday night, after logging only 41 defensive snaps all of last season, the fifth-year senior was on the field for 36 snaps against Wake Forest and took advantage of the playing time, recording four tackles including 1.