During his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Dabo Swinney provided the latest update on running back Jay Haynes, as he looks to get back after tearing an ACL last December.

Haynes began fall camp wearing a green jersey, meaning he was able to do individual work, but not live contact. However, Swinney revealed on Tuesday that Haynes suffered a minor setback that will slightly delay his return.

“He is progressing. He had a little setback,” the head coach said on Tuesday from the Smart Family Media Center. “Had a little quad strain that set him back.”

The Tigers lost Haynes to a torn ACL in last year’s ACC Championship Game. Before the injury, he rushed 43 times for 295 yards and three touchdowns and caught seven passes for 32 yards in 150 offensive snaps over 13 games.

With some of the struggles Clemson experienced in the running game in the season-opening loss to LSU, when Haynes does return, it should provide an immediate boost to the running back room.

“He was doing great, just kind of stretched a quad a little bit doing some sprint work, and that kind of set him back a couple of weeks,” Swinney added. “We will get him back at some point.”

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