Veteran kicker leading ‘intense’ battle into Saturday scrimmage

Veteran kicker leading ‘intense’ battle into Saturday scrimmage

Greg Huegel has emerged on top of a still close kicker battle this camp.There’s a leader in the clubhouse at a top position battle this Clemson fall camp going into Saturday’s closed, in-stadium scrimmage.

Longtime Clemson assistant Danny Pearman provided his insight Friday into one of the areas he coordinates, special teams, where there’s strong competition across the board.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to be here for 10 years," Pearman said. "And as far as specialists go, this is probably the most competitive group that we’ve had. There’s three good punters vying for a job. There’s competition at kicker. Hopefully that will shake…