The 2017 football season was supposed to be Richard Yeargin’s year.
The redshirt junior had turned the corner in 2016 as he played in 12 games during Clemson’s national championship run and became a key reserve at defensive end. At 6-foot-5, 265 pounds, he was ready to take the next step and compete for even more playing time.
However, life will throw a curveball every once in a while and Yeargin’s came last summer when he was involved in a one-vehicle accident in nearby Greenville, S.C. The accident left Yeargin with a fracture bone in his neck, forcing him to miss the entire 2017 football season before it even began.