Clemson’s starting right guard position remains a two-man race between true freshman Harris Sewell and senior Mitchell Mayes, head coach Dabo Swinney confirmed on Tuesday.
Speaking to the media, Dabo Swinney said that Sewell and Mayes are still competing to run out with the first-team offense.
“They’ll both play. I don’t see a situation where they don’t both play,” Swinney said of Sewell and Mayes. “We’ll see who runs out there first. They’ve got a long week ahead from a practice standpoint, but
excited about what Mitchell’s done. He didn’t play his best game a couple games ago, but Harris got a lot opportunity and, in the last game, took advantage of it. He did a great job, and we’re really excited about him and our OL in general and what we have the opportunity to produce there over these next couple of years.”
The Tigers have rotated Sewell and Mayes at the starting right guard spot over the last several games. Sewell, a true freshman, played 62 snaps in the Tigers’ last game against Wake Forest. Mayes, on the other hand, played eight snaps versus the Demon Deacons. While Sewell played far more snaps in Week 6, Mayes is still listed as the starter on the unofficial depth chart for Saturday’s game against Miami.
An opening was created at the right guard spot when Swinney declared Walker Parks out for the season with a lower-body injury, calling Parks’ injury “a huge loss” for his team. Parks started in all of the 13 games he appeared in during the 2022 season and was one of the most experienced linemen on Clemson’s roster.
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