Upstate lineman thought he was walking on at Clemson. Now he’ll be on scholarship

Dorman High School offensive lineman Mason Trotter received a pleasant surprise when his phone rang Tuesday morning.

The senior was planning to join Clemson’s national championship program the next day as a preferred walk-on. Instead, Tigers offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell called Trotter and offered him a scholarship.

Trotter put pen to paper Wednesday morning, making the move official. He chose the Tigers over Louisville, another ACC program that offered him a scholarship.

“(Clemson) offered me yesterday. It meant a lot to me. I really wanted to go there, but I was just going to walk on and do what I had to do to get a scholarship (later). But when they called me and told me it was a lot…