CLEMSON – Clemson completed its second day of camp on Friday at the Jordan Family Practice Fields, behind the Allen Reeves Football Complex. For the second consecutive day, media members were allowed to watch the first six and a half periods, or roughly one hour, of practice.

Below are some key takeaways from watching the Tigers’ offense practice Friday.

– As mentioned above, the purple tower that divides the offense and defense’s designated areas is now labeled “Jordan Family Practice Fields,” a new addition from last season. 

– Quarterback Cade Klubnik was seen Thursday racing and laughing with wide receiver Antonio Williams through a warm-up drill. During the same drill Friday, however, Williams was moved to an exterior line and was replaced with sophomore offensive lineman Elyjah Thurmon. Klubnik continued Thursday’s energy with Thurmon and Tristan Leigh, trash-talking and racing them outside, each with smiles.

– In warmups and drills, Klubnik led each line, chant, and break-down. He could also be seen directing younger wide receiver T.J. Moore to the other side of the field ahead of a drill in which each quarterback throws to a different receiver simultaneously.

– Wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham focused on “toe-tapping” after every catch, emphasizing the importance of getting both feet in-bounds after every pass. Senior Cole Turner looked very natural and experienced tapping both feet and making catches ahead of and behind his body.

– Senior wide receiver Tristan Smith, who stands at six-foot-five, continues to impress with his length. The Southeast Missouri State transfer was listed on the roster as No. 80, but is now wearing No. 3. The number was formerly worn by Marquise Henderson, who is no longer with the program.

– Several different position groups utilized unorthodox equipment, such as special teams using trashcans to simulate defenders and tight end coaches hitting players with exercise balls to practice fighting through contact.

– With the absence of Olsen Patt-Henry, who had his tonsils out recently, the tight ends were lined up with senior Josh Sapp leading the bunch, followed by redshirt freshman Christian Bentancur, senior Banks Pope, redshirt sophomore Charlie Johnson, freshman Logan Brooking, and senior Ian Scheffelin.

– Bentancur, who stands at 6-foot-4, looks significantly taller due to his length. His footwork looked smooth and he did not strain or struggle to catch any passes that were thrown his way.

– Running back Jay Haynes, who suffered a torn ACL in the ACC Championship game last December, was moving through non-contact drills with ease. He also looked comfortable walking around in his knee brace on the sideline.

– Offensive line coach Matt Luke does not let a rep go by without imparting wisdom or motivation. Whether he was yelling, “Yeah E, Go E!” to freshman Easton Ware, or “We are running out of days to get better!”, his presence can not be ignored and it radiates onto the players, who were the most noticeably vocal of any group.

– Ian Reed, a redshirt junior who was limited to 11 snaps in his first two seasons with the Tigers due to injury and illness, was fully healthy and practicing, getting extra coaching from Luke.

– Wide receivers Anotonio Williams, Tyler Brown, Bryant Wesco, and T.J. Moore, all practiced returning punts. The longest punt of the day came from former walk-on Will McCune. McCune’s punt sat at about 50 yards. Robert Gunn, a former place kicker, looked the most consistent.

– Former Clemson quarterback and current quarterbacks coach Tajh Boyd started off the practice by finding offensive coordinator Garrett Riley on a nine route in the indoor facility. Riley, in celebration, spiked the ball on the “O” in Clemson’s end zone.