[autotag]Chandler Reeves[/autotag] had a pretty good feeling that he would receive the news a day after he was in Clemson for the [autotag]Dabo Swinney Football Camp[/autotag].
The 2016 offensive tackle from Eagle’s Landing Christian School (McDonough, Ga.) just wasn’t sure about the verdict.
“I talked to coach (Marion) Hobby yesterday after camp and he said that we’ll go back and evaluate you with coach (Dabo) Swinney and we’ll (let) you (know) the news,” Reeves said, during an interview with TheClemsonInsider, after he was offered by the Tigers.
The offer from Clemson joined several others, including Georgia Tech, USF, Cal and Syracuse.
“It’s definitely a great feeling. I like the fact that it’s close to home. It’s one of my bigger offers that’s close to home, besides Georgia Tech, which is kind of encouraging,” Reeves said. “I have a lot of offers from schools that are really far away and I would like to stay close to home.
“It’s kind of a relief to have them offer me close to home. And, obviously, it’s a great, great, successful program that I could help out.”
Tuesday’s camp stop wasn’t his first trip to Tigertown. Reeves watched Clemson host Virginia Tech in 2012 when his brother, Christian, was a redshirt freshman wide receiver for the Hokies.
So now that he’s been to a game in Death Valley and worked out with the Clemson staff at the practice facility, Reeves is ready to bring his parents back up for a visit this weekend.
“I think the biggest thing for me about coach Dabo Swinney and his coaching staff is just the fact that they’re one of the more faith-based coaching staffs in collegiate football,” Reeves said. “That’s a big deal for me and my family. The positive vibe you get when you walk in the door at Clemson, you feel like you’re apart of something bigger. And everyone is a family there.
“I believe Clemson has some of the best fans with the world. Everyone is just so on board with what coach Swinney’s doing. Definitely, the faith part of it is a big deal to me.”
In addition to his return to Clemson, Reeves will visit Georgia Tech on Monday. He’s also been invited to Clemson’s annual All-In Cookout, which is set for July 25.
“(Hobby) definitely wanted me to come up to that, to get a chance to hang out with some of the coaches and some team members now and things like that,” Reeves said.
A decision will be made within the next couple of months.
“I’ll probably, definitely have a decision by the end of the summer, if not sooner,” Reeves said. “I’m definitely not trying to stretch that all out. I just want to make sure I feel comfortable with the decision that I’m making and then it will be made.”