He said his sophomore team at Grayson High School fell short of a state title in Georgia, but the team bounced back the next year to win a championship.
Gallman’s Clemson team lost in the College Football Playoff championship game last year, but he thinks the Tigers can get right back to the top of the college football world this season.
The Tigers open their season Saturday night at Auburn.
“It’s kind of weird because my sophomore year in high school, we were on the way to the state championship,” Gallman said. “At that time, I wasn’t mad or anything, I just knew we were going to go back.