Clemson freshman Michel Dukes rushed for 46 yards and scored on a 24-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of the top-ranked Tigers’ 52-10 victory on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. It was Dukes’ first career touchdown. The Tigers (4-0, 2-0 ACC) rushed for 235 yards in the victory. Watch Dukes interview with the media after the […]
Top-ranked Clemson had no problem handling Charlotte Saturday night with a 52-10 win at Memorial Stadium in Clemson. The Tigers were dominant from the start, scoring 24 points in the first quarter and not stopping there. Following sophomore quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s 94 yards and 2 touchdowns, the Clemson victory was never in doubt. Trevor Lawrence […]
Tony Elliott has been pleased with what he’s seen from freshmen running backs Chez Mellusi and Michel Dukes through the first week of fall camp heading into the team’s first scrimmage Saturday. Mellusi and Dukes, both of whom enrolled this summer, are doing a good job of competing and picking up the offense according to […]
The Clemson football program welcomed a number of true freshmen to the fold this summer, and several of those newcomers have made some noise early on in fall camp. Dabo Swinney said after Thursday’s practice that he is happy with what he’s seen from guys like running backs Chez Mellusi and Michel Dukes, both of […]
After losing rising senior Tavien Feaster to the NCAA transfer portal, Clemson returns just two scholarship running backs from the 2018 season: Travis Etienne and Lyn-J Dixon. So, Tony Elliott has a simple message for the pair of true freshmen running backs that enrolled at Clemson this summer: Chez Mellusi and Michel Dukes. “Get themselves […]
Clemson running backs coach Tony Elliott has a simple message for incoming freshman running back Michel Dukes as he prepares to start his career: Be ready to play right away. Dukes, a Charleston native, moves into Clemson today with the other summer enrollees in the 2019 signing class including fellow freshman running back Chez Mellusi […]
A couple of weeks after receiving an offer from Clemson — and just four days after announcing his commitment to the Tigers last Saturday — Charleston (S.C.) First Baptist School running back Mikey Dukes made things official when he signed with Dabo Swinney’s program during Wednesday’s National Signing Day. The in-state standout turned down offers […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is high on the newest addition to the Tigers’ running back corps, Michel Dukes. The talented two-sport standout from First Baptist School in Charleston, S.C., signed with Clemson during National Signing Day on Wednesday. “He’s got a ton of upside,” Swinney said of Dukes. “His best football is in front […]
Before announcing his commitment to Clemson on Saturday, Charleston (S.C.) First Baptist Church School running back Michel Dukes gave a speech in which he let his parents know how much he appreciates them, thanking them for always supporting and loving him unconditionally. Sitting beside his son during the commitment ceremony at First Baptist Gym, Michel […]
After an impressive career at First Baptist Church School (Charleston, S.C.), class of 2019 running back Mikey Dukes is taking his talents to Clemson University this coming summer. It’s been a great journey for Dukes, and the commitment party in his high school gym on Saturday was an ode to all of the people that […]