One of the bigger question marks surrounding Clemson heading into the spring centered on the running back position. With Phil Mafah having moved on and Jay Haynes having torn an ACL last December, the Tigers had very little production repping at the position this spring. Last December, Dabo Swinney moved receiver Adam Randall to running […]
Heading into the 2025 season, one big question about the Clemson football team that people presumably have – at least, those outside the program – is the running back position. Specifically, what will the running back room look like this season, with the departure of workhorse Phil Mafah and the ACL injury to top backup […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney met with the media after Wednesday’s scrimmage at Memorial Stadium. Swinney gave injury updates on Clemson’s starting left tackle, redshirt senior Tristan Leigh, as well as redshirt sophomore running back Jarvis Green and redshirt junior safety Kylon Griffin. Leigh was on a scooter at Monday’s practice and his left leg […]
The Clemson Insider wanted to pass along a couple of injury updates. We noticed prior to Monday’s practice that Clemson starting left tackle Tristan Leigh was on a scooter and his left leg was heavily wrapped. Prior to spring break, Leigh was in a yellow jersey, which means a player cannot participate in practice. But […]
2024 was supposed to be the year of Phil Mafah. For a while, that is exactly how it was playing out, as Mafah went over the century mark six times in the first nine games. However, a shoulder injury severely impacted his production over the final few games as the senior back rushed for more […]
Clemson’s workhorse running back, Phil Mafah, has been just that for the Tigers this season. Mafah has handled a heavy workload in 2024, and over the last two games against Virginia Tech and Louisville, the senior has logged a combined 176 snaps. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was asked about that snap count and whether […]
After missing fall camp and the first two games this season due to injury, a talented young backup running back is now healthy and ready to play for Clemson this weekend if his number is called upon, according to head coach Dabo Swinney. While discussing the running back room and rotation behind starter Phil Mafah, […]
Phil Mafah enters the upcoming season as Clemson’s unquestioned bell cow running back, but behind him, nothing is set in stone right now. The competition at the position behind Mafah is still ongoing and the depth chart has yet to fully be settled, though Keith Adams Jr. came out of the spring as the backup, […]
Following Clemson’s first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday at Memorial Stadium, head coach Dabo Swinney gave an overall update on how his team came out of the scrimmage from a health standpoint. Swinney also addressed the injury statuses of multiple players on both sides of the ball. Swinney said senior tight end Jake Briningstool has been […]
CLEMSON- Phil Mafah is without question Clemson’s starting running back, but how the depth chart shakes out behind him has yet to be fully determined. Keith Adams Jr. came out of the spring as the backup, but running backs coach CJ Spiller said the competition entering fall camp is expected to be fierce. Redshirt freshman […]