A former Clemson Tiger is walking away from football. Wisconsin announced Thursday that Chez Mellusi has decided to step away from the team, at least for the time being, in order to focus on his health. Mellusi, a sixth-year running back, played two seasons at Clemson from 2019-20 before transferring to Wisconsin ahead of the […]
A former Clemson running back shined in his team’s season opener Saturday. Chez Mellusi rushed for a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries, helping lead No. 19 Wisconsin to a 38-17 victory over Buffalo at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. Mellusi scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter […]
Former Clemson and current Green Bay Packers wide receiver Amari Rodgers knows a thing or two about recovering quickly from an ACL injury. That’s why former Clemson running back Chez Mellusi reached out to Rodgers, Mellusi’s former teammate at Clemson, for advice on recovering from his own torn ACL. Mellusi, who transferred to Wisconsin last […]
Bad news for a former Clemson running back. Chez Mellusi, who transferred to Wisconsin this past spring after playing the last two years for the Tigers, suffered a season-ending left leg injury in Wisconsin’s win over Rutgers last Saturday and will miss the rest of the season. Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst announced the news […]
A former Clemson running back shined while leading his team to a win Saturday. Chez Mellusi helped lift Wisconsin to a 24-0 victory over Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, rushing for a career-high 145 yards on 21 carries and scoring on a 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Mellusi’s previous career high in […]
A former Clemson football player opened up to one of his former Tiger teammates about his decision to transfer this past spring. Running back Chez Mellusi, who is in his first season at Wisconsin after playing the last two years for the Tigers, talked to Clemson sixth-year senior running back Darien Rencher about his transfer […]
Looking for an opportunity to receive more carries and be a feature back elsewhere, Chez Mellusi transferred to the University of Wisconsin, back in June and ultimately won the starting job outright. The former Clemson Tiger made his debut with the Badgers in a 16-10 loss to Penn State. Mellusi had 31 carries with 121 […]
A former Clemson player announced his new destination via Twitter on Tuesday night. Chez Mellusi announced he was transferring out of the Tigers’ football program on Apr. 26. The running back declared his intent to play at Wisconsin. Last year, the rising junior ran the ball 24 times for 151 yards and three touchdowns. He also […]
It is understandable why Chez Mellusi decided to place his name in the transfer portal on Monday. There is only one football, and it was going to be really hard for new running backs coach C.J. Spiller to find a way to get the football in the hands of seven different running backs. Even with […]
With so many talented running backs at Clemson, it was going to happen at some point. The Clemson Insider confirmed Monday that reserve running back Chez Mellusi has entered his named into the transfer portal. The Naples, Fla., native played the last two years for the Tigers. Mellusi played in 21 games the last two […]