A former Clemson defensive back is hitting the portal once again. Ray Thornton III is entering the NCAA transfer portal as a graduate, he announced via social media Friday. After playing at Clemson from 2019-21, Thornton transferred to South Florida for the 2022 season. “When I started my college career I never thought of myself […]
The mother of one of Clemson’s transfers took to Twitter to thank the Tigers for what they did for her son during his time at Clemson. Ray Thornton’s mom thanked the Tigers for helping her son become a ‘Clemson man’. 3yrs ago @ClemsonFB made me the proudest Mommy ever! I’m thankful for the Clemson Man […]
A former Clemson defensive back announced his transfer destination Sunday night via social media. Ray Thornton announced on Instagram that he has committed to Jeff Scott and South Florida. Thornton is the second Clemson transfer to join Scott and the USF football program, joining former Tiger running back Michel Dukes. Thornton entered the NCAA transfer […]
Another Clemson player has hit the NCAA transfer portal. Redshirt sophomore safety Ray Thornton has entered the portal, The Clemson Insider has confirmed. Thornton entered 2021 credited with 17 career tackles and a pass breakup in 161 snaps over 15 games (two starts). The Columbus, Ga., native and Central High School (Phenix City, Ala.) product […]
Clemson Football takes it to the field to see who is the home run king for the Tigers. Matt Bockhorst takes on Ray Thornton III to see who is the king. Check out this great video from Clemson Football. Who will be crowned Clemson Football's HOME RUN KING? 👑 Introducing @ClemsonFB's 𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙐𝙎 pic.twitter.com/snaN3fxRBY — Clemson […]
In the words of Clemson senior defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney, the Tigers’ 47-40, double-overtime loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 7 was a “15-round fight” between a couple of heavyweights. “Two really good teams that were going back and forth the whole game and you never could tell who was going to come out with […]
Heading into the 2020 season, Clemson senior safety Nolan Turner believes the Tigers’ young but talented safeties are ready to make a name for themselves as they step into bigger roles and try to help fill the void left by departed safeties Tanner Muse, K’Von Wallace and Denzel Johnson. Turner said this week that sophomores […]
Going into spring practice, Clemson’s safety position group was the biggest question mark in Dabo Swinney’s mind with the Tigers having to replace starters Tanner Muse and K’Von Wallace as well as backup Denzel Johnson. Clemson was also without senior safety Nolan Turner (shoulder) during the spring, but the Tigers’ youngsters at safety showed Swinney […]
One position Clemson is tasked with reloading at on defense for next season is safety. The Tigers are losing seniors K’Von Wallace, Tanner Muse and Denzel Johnson along with versatile redshirt junior linebacker/safety Isaiah Simmons, who is expected to forgo his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL Draft. Rising senior Nolan Turner figures 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 […]