Tag: Antonio Williams

Williams’ mom loved in-home visit with Clemson

As The Clemson Insider previously reported, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and a couple of offensive assistants were in Irmo (S.C.) to make an in-home visit with a priority target on Thursday night. Swinney was accompanied by wide receivers coach …

As The Clemson Insider previously reported, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and a couple of offensive assistants were in Irmo (S.C.) to make an in-home visit with a priority target on Thursday night.

Swinney was accompanied by wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham and runnings back coach C.J. Spiller during Thursday’s visit to the home of Dutch Fork four-star wide receiver Antonio Williams.

They came for dinner and visited with Williams and his mother, Courtney, who is a Clemson and Ole Miss alumna.

She shared some photos of the visit on social media late Thursday evening.

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Swinney, Clemson defensive coaches to see commits in Florida Thursday

As The Clemson Insider previously reported, Clemson’s coaches are expected to be making their rounds on the recruiting trail in The Sunshine State on Thursday. TCI has confirmed that Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and defensive …

As The Clemson Insider previously reported, Clemson’s coaches are expected to be making their rounds on the recruiting trail in The Sunshine State on Thursday.

TCI has confirmed that Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Brent Venables will be at Jesuit High School (Tampa, Fla.) to visit with three-star linebacker commit Wade Woodaz.

Woodaz (6-2, 205) verbally committed to Clemson on Thanksgiving Day, becoming the 14th prospect to offer their pledge to the Tigers in the 2022 recruiting class.

While in the state of Florida, Swinney and Venables are also expected to head to IMG Academy in Bradenton to visit with three commits in the 2022 class — four-star athlete Keon Sabb, four-star defensive end Jihaad Campbell and four-star cornerback Daylen Everette.

In addition to his visit(s) with Clemson commits, Swinney will be traveling back to The Palmetto State to make an in-home visit with wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham. The two will head to Irmo (S.C.) to visit with Dutch Fork four-star wide receiver Antonio Williams, his mother, Courtney, confirmed to TCI.

Williams (6-0, 180) was offered by Clemson prior to the team’s 48-27 win over Wake Forest and announced the offer he’d been waiting on surely thereafter.

As Clemson looks to add another receiver to its 2022 recruiting class, Williams appears to be the team’s current top target.

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Swinney, Grisham set for in-home visit with priority in-state target later this week

The Clemson Insider can confirm that Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and staff are set to make an in-home visit to see a priority in-state target on Thursday. Swinney and Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham will make their way down to Irmo, …

The Clemson Insider can confirm that Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and staff are set to make an in-home visit to see a priority in-state target on Thursday.

Swinney and Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham will make their way down to Irmo, S.C. on Thursday to visit with Dutch Fork four-star wide receiver Antonio Williams, his mother, Courtney, confirmed to TCI.

Williams (6-0, 180) was offered by Clemson prior to the team’s 48-27 win over Wake Forest and announced the offer he’d been waiting on surely thereafter.

Clemson has kept close tabs on Williams ever since he participated in the Dabo Swinney Camp and made his first unofficial visit to Clemson this past summer.

While, Williams recently announced a top-6, which includes South Carolina, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Georgia, Auburn and Florida State, a Clemson offer certainly changes things.

A source familiar with his recruitment informed TCI that Notre Dame is no longer recruiting Williams. Now that he’s picked up offers from Clemson and the University of Texas, it’s currently unknown what his top schools are as of now.

Williams is expected to take his official visit to Clemson from Dec. 10-12, following the completion of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl (The North-South Game) in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

He currently ranks as the No. 22 wide receiver and No. 149 overall prospect in the nation for the 2022 class, per the 247Sports Composite.

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Five most important visitors for the Iron Bowl

Auburn needs to impress these players

The Iron Bowl is almost here. And as they do every year, several elite prospects will be in attendance for the game.

The Auburn football program has been waiting for some momentum to come on the recruiting front. While it has picked up some movement over the season, it still puts Auburn in the bottom part of the SEC in recruiting for the 2022 class.

While every visitor is important, here are the five most important visitors for the game.

It’s ‘not very often’ that Clemson, South Carolina compete against one another in recruiting

It’s not very often these days that Clemson and South Carolina directly compete against one another in recruiting. Just ask Dabo Swinney. Clemson’s head coach was asked during his weekly Tuesday press conference how often the two programs go …

It’s not very often these days that Clemson and South Carolina directly compete against one another in recruiting.

Just ask Dabo Swinney.

Clemson’s head coach was asked during his weekly Tuesday press conference how often the two programs go toe-to-toe on the recruiting trail.

“That’s one of those things that earlier when I first got here, I felt like we had a little more competitions, but really very few,” Swinney said. “And, we’re very different. It’s different places…If you love Columbia, you’re probably not going to like Clemson. If you love Clemson, you’re probably not gonna like Columbia. They’re just very different. They offer different things. Both great, but both offer different things.”

While Swinney’s comments are interesting, there are some recruiting battles that Clemson and South Carolina and currently involved in. And, two of those targets — Jefferson (Ga.) 2024 four-star linebacker and Life Christian Academy (Colonial Heights, Va.) 2023 three-star offensive lineman Joshua Miller — will both be in attendance for Saturday’s game at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Some other names include, but are not limited to Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C) 2022 four-star wide receiver Antonio Williams and 2023 running back Jarvis Green, Life Christian Academy (Colonial Heights, Va.) 2023 four-star cornerback Antonio Cotman, Jr., Woodland (Dorchester, S.C.) 2024 four-star offensive tackle Kam Pringle and last, but certainly not least, Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill, S.C.) 2024 five-star quarterback Jadyn Davis.

As Swinney hints, the in-state recruiting pool that Clemson and South Carolina have available to them is rather limited in size. Being that, it’s rare that the two programs target the same prospect, whether it be in or out of state. Granted, there are still occasions on the recruiting trail where that happens, as mentioned above, but it’s become few and far between.

“Then, we both have the same issues when it comes to our recruiting base,” he said. “This is a small population when it comes to football players. I mean, Atlanta’s got more people than the whole state of South Carolina. So, then you throw in that, you got to be able to win in the SEC and the ACC, you got to be a good enough player for that level of competition. And then, you throw in position need, academics, fit…and that pool gets even smaller.”

“I experienced this at Alabama,” Swinney added. “When you’re in a state like this with no pro sports…and it’s arrived to really great colleges with a really big rivalry — Alabama-Auburn, Clemson-South Carolina — a lot of kids grow up one way or the other. I mean, if a kid grew up and he’s Clemson and we offer him, it’s an uphill battle and vice versa…every now and then you have a situation where that could go either way, but usually not.”

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Clemson hands out big new in-state offer

After losing out on St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, Va.) four-star wide receiver Andre Greene, Jr., Clemson turned its attention to an in-state priority target. It was unknown whether or not, he would be in attendance for Saturday’s game, but …

After losing out on St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, Va.) four-star wide receiver Andre Greene, Jr., Clemson turned its attention to an in-state priority target.

It was unknown whether or not, he would be in attendance for Saturday’s game, but Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) four-star wide receiver Antonio Williams indeed made the trip to Death Valley.

Upon his return visit to Clemson, Williams announced via social media that he’d officially received the offer he’d be waiting on.

This comes just a couple of weeks after wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham was on the sidelines at Dutch Fork, along with alumni of the high school and Clemson freshman receiver Will Taylor.

Williams recently announced a top-6, which includes South Carolina, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Georgia, Auburn and Florida State.

A source familiar with his recruitment informed The Clemson Insider that Notre Dame is no longer recruiting Williams. Now that he’s picked up offers from Clemson and the University of Texas, it’s currently unknown what his top schools are as of now.

Williams (6-0, 180) ranks as the No. 22 wide receiver and No. 149 overall prospect in the nation for the 2022 class, per the 247Sports Composite.

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The latest on Four-star Greene on decision day

It’s decision day for a priority recruit in the 2022 class. St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, Va.) four-star wide receiver Andre Greene, Jr. is set to announce his college decision at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Greene, coming off a Clemson official …

It’s decision day for a priority recruit in the 2022 class.

St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, Va.) four-star wide receiver Andre Greene, Jr. is set to announce his college decision at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Greene, coming off a Clemson official visit this past weekend, will be deciding between the Tigers, North Carolina and Georgia.

Clemson appeared to have made up some ground this weekend, spending a significant amount of time with the talented receiver. We’ve spoken to multiple sources, who have detailed Greene’s experience, believing that he thoroughly enjoyed himself and felt like he was made a priority throughout the weekend.

Five-star quarterback Cade Klubnik and the rest of Clemson’s commits feel like they put a strong foot forward with Greene this weekend. Klubnik has been recruiting his close friend hard for a while now. He was parked right next to Greene in the stands for the entirety of Clemson’s season-opener vs. Georgia in Charlotte.

“I feel really good,” Klubnik told The Clemson Insider regarding Clemson’s chances of landing Greene.  “I think he had a great time. I love Andre. He’s a fun, energetic guy, but man, he’s a really, really good football player. He’ll be able to help out a ton. I’m feeling good about him, so we’re really hoping he makes the decision.”

Greene has been careful with his recruitment. He’s kept tonight’s decision very closed vest. Clemson’s coaches and commits have kept close contact ever since he departed back to Virginia and have continued their full-court press pursuit of Greene.

“Andre told us he really enjoyed his time, but I’m hoping that means he is coming home,” Greenville (S.C.) three-star tight end commit Josh Sapp told TCI.

Clemson did all it could this past weekend and certainly gave Greene something to think about. We are not sure if this past weekend’s events were enough for Clemson to inch past UNC, who entered Greene’s official visit weekend as the favorite.  We wouldn’t be surprised to see this one go either way, but we aren’t in a position to put a sunny forecast on this one at this time.

If Greene does commit to Chapel Hill, it would open up the door for Clemson to offer Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) four-star wide receiver, Antonio Williams.

Over the past month Clemson has turned up their attention for Williams. Prior to Clemson’s 30-24 win over Louisville, wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham spent that Friday night on the recruiting trail, watching Williams from Dutch Fork’s sidelines, alongside freshman receiver Will Taylor.

Of course, that’s contingent on what Greene decides tonight. In any event, Clemson pulled out all the stops. It just might not have been enough to unseat Mack Brown and Co. as the favorites for Greene’s recruitment.

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Which prospect did Tyler Grisham check out Friday night?

Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham hit the recruiting trail Friday night. Ahead of Clemson’s Saturday night matchup against Louisville, Grisham stayed in the Palmetto State and was in attendance for Dutch Fork’s (Irmo, S.C.) game against …

Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham hit the recruiting trail Friday night.

Ahead of Clemson’s Saturday night matchup against Louisville, Grisham stayed in the Palmetto State and was in attendance for Dutch Fork’s (Irmo, S.C.) game against Socastee (Myrtle Beach, S.C.).

Grisham is there to see 2022 four-star receiver, Antonio Williams, his mother confirmed to The Clemson Insider. Additionally, Clemson freshman receiver/quarterback Will Taylor was also back at his alma mater, alongside Grisham on the sidelines.

Taylor is out for the season after tearing his ACL during Clemson’s 19-13 win over Boston College on Saturday, Oct. 2.

As for Williams, 247Sports considers him the No. 19 wide receiver and No. 125 overall prospect regardless of opposition in the 2022 class.

While Clemson hasn’t offered just yet, Williams holds an impressive list of offers, which includes schools like Notre Dame, Florida State, Georgia, Auburn and Ole Miss, which make up his top-6.

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Texas extends an offer to 2022 four-star WR Antonio Williams

One of South Carolina’s top prospects for the 2022 cycle.

Texas is now in the mix for one of the top wide receiver prospects in the 2022 recruiting class. Continue reading “Texas extends an offer to 2022 four-star WR Antonio Williams”

Auburn makes top 6 for 4-star WR Antonio Williams

Auburn has made the final lost of schools for one of the top wide receivers in the country.

Auburn has made the final cut for four-star wide receiver Antonio Williams.

Williams is from Irmo, South Carolina, and announced a top six of Auburn, Notre Dame, Florida State, Ole Miss, and South Carolina Friday night on Twitter.

Williams is one of the top recruits in South Carolina, ranking fifth in the state and is the 23rd best wide receiver in the country and the 160th nationally in the 247Sports Composite ranking.

The 6-foot, 180-pound Williams plays for Dutch Fork and has caught seven passes for 143 yards and one touchdown in two games as a senior.

Auburn’s 2022 recruiting class currently has 11 members and ranks 41st nationally and 14th in the SEC.

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