On Sunday, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney announced that sophomore wide receiver E.J. Williams would undergo surgery for a thumb injury sustained in last Saturday’s game vs. Georgia and would miss at least four weeks.
However, on Tuesday, Swinney passed along some potential good news regarding Williams’ injury status, telling the media that Williams wanted to try to play through the injury and wait until the end of the season to have the surgery.
“We will see where he is today and see if he can do it,” Swinney said. “He is going to have to have the surgery but he wants to play.