A Clemson offensive lineman, who was on the injury report all week, was available for the Tigers’ game against No. 4 Miami on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.

Elyjah Thurmon, Clemson’s usual starting left guard, was questionable on Wednesday and Thursday but was listed as probable on Friday and then moved off the injury report on Saturday. However, Thurmon did not start against Miami.

Following the 41-13 loss to the Hurricanes, Swinney was asked about the decision to start sophomore Gavin Blanchard at left guard over Thurmon.

“He just wasn’t able to practice all week, [due to] injury,” Swinney said of Thurmon. “So, hopefully he’ll be back 100% for the next one.”

Clemson (3-2, 2-1 ACC) has an open date next weekend before returning to action on Saturday, Oct. 17, when the Tigers host Charleston Southern at Memorial Stadium.

Thurmon hurt his left knee in the second quarter in the win over Cal last week.

Prior to being limited to 17 snaps in the injury-shortened appearance at Cal, Thurmon, a junior, played all 49 snaps in the season opener at LSU before playing 55 snaps in Week 2 vs. Georgia Southern and then 73 snaps in the come-from-behind victory vs. North Carolina in Week 3.

The 6-foot-4, 325-pounder was limited by injury to 129 offensive snaps over three games (one start) in 2025, qualifying him for a redshirt.

A Mississippi native who finished his prep career in Georgia before signing with the Tigers in 2024, Thurmon played 146 snaps from scrimmage over eight games (one start) in his debut 2024 campaign. The former four-star prospect entered the 2026 season having played 275 career snaps from scrimmage over 11 games (two starts).