Parks reflects on his journey to becoming a Clemson commit

Almost one year ago to the day, Walker Parks made the decision to be a Clemson Tiger. On Oct. 20, 2018, the four-star offensive lineman from Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington, Kentucky, gave his verbal commitment to Dabo Swinney’s program and has been All In ever since. The Clemson Insider visited Frederick Douglass last […]

Clemson ‘checked all the boxes’ for Parks family

After seeing her son get emotional when he received an offer from Clemson at the Dabo Swinney Camp in June of 2018, Walker Parks’ mother knew that he would likely end up committing to the Tigers. “I think he fell in love with it there, and he had some tears when they offered him,” Beth […]

Commit Performance of the Week

Just as college football continues to play on Saturdays, high school football performs on Friday nights under the lights. Clemson commits play all across the country and The Clemson Insider brings to you the most notable performance of the week, giving them our Commit Performance of the Week honor. This week sees a repeat commit […]

Burton goes in-depth on Clemson, recruitment

Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass four-star offensive guard Jager Burton is one of Clemson’s top O-line targets in the 2021 class. The Clemson Insider visited Frederick Douglass High School last Friday and spoke with the 6-foot-4, 275-pound prospect there. Clemson hosted Burton earlier this season for the Texas A&M game on Sept. 7, when the Tigers […]

Friday Night Lights

Each week throughout the season, The Clemson Insider keeps you posted on the performances of Clemson’s commitments in their respective high school football games. In our Friday Night Lights feature, we look at how the future Tigers fared in Week 9: Clemson safety commit Tyler Venables put on a show while leading Daniel (Central, S.C.) […]

Tour of Champions Photo Gallery: Walker Parks, Jager Burton

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Clemson Insider traveled to Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington, Kentucky, on Friday night to see 2020 Clemson offensive line commit Walker Parks and 2021 Clemson offensive line target Jager Burton play as part of our Tour of Champions. Parks, Burton and Frederick Douglass defeated Great Crossing (Georgetown, Kentucky) by a […]

What They Are Saying: Clemson commits shine in Week 9

Another week of high school football, another week of outstanding performances from Clemson commits across the country. Check out what was said on Twitter about the future Tigers in Week 9: TCI is at “The Farm” at Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington, Ky., to see #Clemson OL commit Walker Parks ⁦@walkerparks64⁩ and #Clemson OL […]

Tour of Champions: Friday was a day Parks will never forget

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Friday was a special day for Clemson commitment Walker Parks, as the four-star offensive lineman from Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington, Kentucky, received his Under Armour All-America Game jersey during the school’s homecoming pep rally. The Clemson Insider traveled to Frederick Douglass as part of our Tour of Champions and spoke […]

Tour of Champions: In-depth interview with Clemson commit Walker Parks

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Clemson Insider traveled to Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington, Kentucky, on Friday as part of our Tour of Champions. At the school, The Clemson Insider caught up with Clemson offensive line commitment Walker Parks about a variety of topics, including his decision to choose the Tigers during the recruiting process, […]

Coach Speak: Tyler Venables has ‘meant so much’ to his team

Clemson commitment Tyler Venables does it all for Daniel High School (Central, S.C.), playing on offense as the team’s quarterback, on defense as a safety and even serving on special teams as the punter. The Clemson Insider attended Daniel’s game at Wren High School last Friday night to watch Venables play, and afterward, we spoke […]