Clemson star running back Will Shipley met with the media Thursday night, and the young running back clearly still has a big decision to make.
There is no chance or consideration from Shipley to transfer, but the star running back does have a real option of entering the 2024 NFL draft and ending his career with the Tigers after the Gator Bowl. He knew he wanted to play with his teammates in this bowl game because it could be the last, but decisions haven’t been made just yet.
As for his future after this season and whether he will be back playing for Clemson in 2024, Shipley addressed that topic again when asked about it Thursday.
“For my family and I, it’s something that I think we wish we could have an answer by now, but it just hasn’t come to me,” Shipley said regarding his decision-making process for next year. “I knew that I wanted to play in the bowl game, there was no doubt, and I wanted to get out there with my boys at least one more time and just go out there, finish the season on the right note with five wins in a row.
“But ultimately, just haven’t come to a decision yet with my family and I, and me personally, nothing’s too clear for me right now.”
Right now, it is a back-and-forth thing for Shipley. Some days, he’s ready to move on. Other days, he wants to return for another season. These decisions are tough and it is clear that it has weighed on Shipley.
“If I’m being as transparent as I can be, it’s just that I’ve really just been back and forth,” he said. “Some mornings I wake up and I think there’s no other option than to move on and go try my luck at the NFL, and then some days I wake up, and I think I would be stupid to not come back and come win a national championship with the guys that I came in with.
“So, it’s a difficult decision and I wish I could sit here and say that I do have a decision that I’ve made. But I’m still just so back and forth with it, going to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, just hoping that he’ll give me an answer. But also in no rush. Like I said, I’m soaking it all in, enjoying every moment with my best friends, teammates, coaches, everybody that has shaped me into who I am today through this program, and just enjoying it. But honestly, a stalemate with myself right now, just trying to make that decision and see it clear.”
We should get more clarity on his decision as the year comes to an end.