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Swinney on the defensive line: "You can't help but notice them"

CLEMSON – It’s been said before, but we will say it again. Clemson’s defensive line has a different look to it this season.

The addition of freshmen Demonte Capehart, Myles Murphy, and Bryan Bresee adds to a group of veterans that look older, more experienced, and a little bigger.

Head coach Dabo Swinney smiled when he was asked about the line, and praised Xavier Thomas before running through a list of the players that have already flashed through the first five practices of the spring.

“Xavier Thomas is a million times ahead of where Vic Beasley was.