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Dabo Swinney has told us that WR Gordon Sellars will miss this weekend's game against Virginia Tech with a concussion.
Chad Morris noted that Sellars was a standout against Charleston Southern.
Chad Morris told us today the offense isn’t where he thought it would be at this point.
I asked him how can it meet that standard.
Morris boils it down to execution, explosive plays, and more:
“That’s what we need, you know a guy making a play over somebody.”
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More on what Morris can do about WR struggles:
"The greatest things that we can provide for all our players is competition. ... We're giving you these chances, but our sense of urgency, our heightened awareness of everything, better increase at all positions. How do you do that? The one thing that these guys love to do is play, right? So when you take playing time away from them and you put them on sideline, things change a little bit."
Asked Chad Morris on what his approach is when a receiver is struggling after T.J. Moore had some drops vs. Charleston Southern:
"It's kind of like basketball. When you when you're not when you're not making it. Just keep shooting. Well, we kept throwing it to him, and at some point we got to say, 'Hey, look, we got to figure this out another way.'"
"It blows my mind that when you get down there, we get so sped up."
Chad Morris talks about the penalties in the red zone and that this Clemson offense has to play more in control, and this staff has to continue to hone in on that:
"That part has been an extreme challenge."
Chad Morris calls Tait Reynolds a "phenomenal" player and continues to stress that the Clemson freshman has the goods to make it happen over time.
Chad Morris thinks freshman WR Gordon Sellars was a standout against Charleston Southern for Clemson on Saturday.
Chad Morris also believes Clemson QB Tait Reynolds played his best game against Charleston Southern.
He adds that you continue to see weekly progress from him.
Chad Morris, when asked about the passing attack down the field:
He says they haven't had much success, and getting all the right pieces together on any given play has been a work in progress.
"I think we've shown at times we can do it, but we aren't consistent enough."
Clemson OC Chad Morris is here.
"This is what you live for now. This is the stretch run."
Morris adds that he feels he continues to see growth from this offense.
What is wrong with Clemson's offense?
Well, a lot.
We'll dive into what's caused so much turmoil for this unit and see whether it is truly fixable this year. ⤵️⤵️
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London Merritt: "We believe our defense is one of the top in the country."
The Clemson DE says the shutout over Charleston Southern helps boost the confidence of a unit that already has plenty of it.
Clemson DE London Merritt was asked to describe his game, and to him, it's simple: nobody can block him:
"Nobody can block me. That's kinda the main thing."
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“Lou Gehrig’s freaking old.”
Dabo Swinney had fun with Tait Reynolds, telling his freshman QB the “Wally Pipp” story.
We got Reynolds side of the story today.
“I was just like, that’s great man, but put me back in, like right now.”
Tait Reynolds says he's been kicked out by security a few times due to staying in the building late watching film.
Lots of hours in the building for the Clemson QB.
Dabo Swinney says DL Caden Story was Clemson's player of the game against Charleston Southern, adding he's one of those fifth-year players who have blossomed for the Tigers.
Story had four tackles and 1.5 sacks on Saturday.
DT Hevin Brown-Shuler has his last chemotherapy session on Thursday, where he will ring the bell. Swinney plans to be there to support him.
He's raved about Brown-Shuler's toughness through the most unlikely battles and what a great story it's been for this team.
Swinney goes deeper on this:
"We gotta develop these guys. That's the main thing."
He adds that as long as Clemson can attract top high school talent, that will be the main thing, with the portal serving to fill needs where they are presented:
