Looking back on Braden Galloway’s one-year suspension in 2019, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney believes it was a blessing in disguise for him.
Galloway, who is expected to start at tight end for the Tigers this season, had to sit out the entire 2019 regular season after being suspended due to a failed drug test administered by the NCAA prior to the 2019 Cotton Bowl. He, along with former defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and former offensive lineman Zach Giella, had traces of a performance-enhancing drug called Ostarine in their systems.
Swinney says Galloway’s year off from game action allowed him to grow as a player behind the scenes, and he benefited while working as a scout-team tight end in practice against Brent Venables’ stalwart defense.