Nobody knows the path of a walk-on better than Dabo Swinney.
Being a former walk-on himself, Swinney has always championed the roles those players serve at Clemson, and nobody was more displeased than the Tigers’ head coach when one of the results of the House Settlement was the new roster limits.
Originally, schools were going to be limited to 105 players, with all being on scholarship. All walk-ons were going to have to be cut before the start of the season.
However, the judge overseeing the case rejected that part of the settlement after realizing exactly how many players would be impacted, and a compromise was reached.