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Legacy recruit had ‘lots of fun’ at Sunday’s Cookout

Among those in attendance at Clemson’s All In Cookout was a legacy recruit. Greenville (S.C.) 2022 tight end Josh Sapp, the son of former Clemson and NFL linebacker Patrick Sapp, was invited to The Cookout a mere couple of weeks ago by Tigers’ …

Among those in attendance at Clemson’s All In Cookout was a legacy recruit. 

Greenville (S.C.) 2022 tight end Josh Sapp, the son of former Clemson and NFL linebacker Patrick Sapp, was invited to The Cookout a mere couple of weeks ago by Tigers’ offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Tony Elliott.

The younger Sapp thoroughly enjoyed his time back at Clemson and detailed his experience in a conversation with The Clemson Insider.

“Man, it was great,” Sapp told TCI. “I really had lots of fun, I really enjoyed all of the games we played like the trivia and dodgeball and baseball, those were just fun competing against the coaches and other recruits.”

The highlight of it all for Sapp was the photoshoot.

“That was the best photoshoot I’ve had yet,” he said.

While Sapp has consistently been in contact with Elliott as of late, there was little mention of his recruitment during his time at Clemson this past weekend.

“Nothing much really, we weren’t really talking about recruiting stuff there,” Sapp said when asked what he heard from Elliott and Dabo Swinney. “It was more of just enjoying the time with each other.”

Sapp’s already familiar with one of the verbal commits in four-star OL Collin Sadler, who is his teammate at Greenville. Still, Sapp had the opportunity to hang out with the remainder of the recruits in his class and didn’t miss a beat.

“It was cool meeting those guys and fun hanging out with them, we had a really good time for sure,” he said.

“Overall, it was just a really good time,” Sapp added. “It was fun being there and we had lots of fun, felt like a family reunion.”

If Clemson offers him, Sapp could have the opportunity of a lifetime to follow in the footsteps of his father.

That’s not something he takes lightly.

“It definitely would be a great thing to do,” Sapp said. “I know my dad would feel really good and that’s something I would definitely love to do and it would even add more of a push to me to be even better at the school and try to accomplish more things than he did.”

Sapp has talked with Elliott about getting back up to Tiger Town for a game this season, but they still have to work out the details.

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Sunday evening All In Cookout update

We wanted to pass along some of what we’ve gathered regarding Clemson’s All In Cookout, which took place this morning and afternoon. Today marked the start of the NCAA quiet period that permits coaches to have in-person contact with recruits on …

We wanted to pass along some of what we’ve gathered regarding Clemson’s All In Cookout, which took place this morning and afternoon. Today marked the start of the NCAA quiet period that permits coaches to have in-person contact with recruits on college campuses.

Most of Clemson’s commitments, with the exception of the IMG Academy trio, were on hand for the cookout as well as several priority targets. TCI confirmed that one of the headliners that ended up making the trip back to Tiger Town was Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley five-star defensive tackle Travis Shaw, who also attended the Tigers’ Elite Retreat in June.

Shaw was joined on campus by Mauldin (S.C.) five-star cornerback Jeadyn Lukus, Cumming (Ga.) West Forsyth four-star tight end Oscar Delp and Richmond (Va.) St. Christopher’s School four-star wide receiver Andre Greene Jr., as well as Greenville (S.C.) tight end Josh Sapp, the son of former Clemson and NFL linebacker Patrick Sapp.

Aside from a great meal, the cookout itinerary included trivia games about music and games at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, including dodgeball and a wiffleball home run derby. After that, the recruits went to Death Valley and did a photoshoot there.

Based on the returns we’ve gathered, the cookout went very well. It allowed the commits, targets, coaching staff and families to build stronger bonds, and from what we’ve heard, everyone enjoyed their experience and had a great time as you would expect. And once again, the Tigers were able to roll out ace recruiter Kathleen Swinney, who is always a hit with the recruits and families. One prospect told us the cookout felt like a “family reunion.”

Like Shaw, Lukus was on campus for last month’s Elite Retreat, and his cookout attendance figures to only help Clemson’s case with him heading into his commitment announcement this Wednesday. Delp, Greene and Sapp all visited during the Dabo Swinney Camp in June, and getting them back on campus for the second time in two months certainly doesn’t hurt Clemson’s chances. They were able to feel Clemson’s family atmosphere in full force, and the cookout experience gave them a lot to think about.

We’ll have more on the cookout in The Insider Report on Monday.

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This legacy recruit will be at this weekend’s All In Cookout

This weekend will be an important one for Clemson’s 2022 recruiting class. The Tigers are hosting their All-In Cookout this coming weekend, with those who have verbally committed, a legacy recruit and highly-touted prospects all potentially being in …

This weekend will be an important one for Clemson’s 2022 recruiting class.

The Tigers are hosting their All-In Cookout this coming weekend, with those who have verbally committed, a legacy recruit and highly-touted prospects all potentially being in attendance.

About a couple of weeks back Greenville (S.C.) 2022 three-star tight end Josh Sapp was invited to The Cookout by Tony Elliott.

Clemson’s offensive coordinator/tight ends coach told Sapp to leave July 24-25 open on his calendar. Sapp recently informed TCI that he plans on attending Clemson’s famous late-July cookout. 

Does that mean an offer could be on the horizon?

“I believe it is,” Sapp said, “And he told me they are waiting on the No. 1 TE in my class to make a decision. If he doesn’t commit to Clemson, that would open a spot for me.”

Sapp, obviously, is speaking on Oscar Delp, who is considered to be a priority for Clemson in the 2022 class. Delp was originally supposed to attend this weekend’s cookout but decided against picking and choosing between schools for their respective cookouts. Instead, he’ll be waiting to attend some games this upcoming season.

Delp isn’t the only highly-touted prospect that won’t be there. TCI learned that Hays (KS.) four-star ATH Jaren Kanak will not be in attendance. 

In addition to Sapp, the confirmed visitor list for the cookout features multiple big names, such as Mauldin (S.C.) five-star cornerback Jeadyn Lukus, and Richmond (Va.) St Christopher’s School four-star wide receiver Andre Greene, Jr. 

Jennings (La.) four-star running back Trevor Etienne has said he will be in attendance, but we will have to wait and see if he indeed makes it in.

Additionally, most of Clemson’s Class of 2022 commits will be in attendance. The three that likely won’t be are Jihaad Campbell, Keon Sabb and Daylen Everette, as the IMG Academy trio recently just arrived back in Bradenton (Fla.) for summer workouts.

As for Sapp, he’s been hearing the same things from Elliot over the past couple of weeks.

“We have a pretty solid relationship, we will talk about every week, just to see how each other is doing,” he said.

Sapp’s status as a legacy recruit certainly helps his case, but Clemson appears to be genuinely interested in what he potentially brings to the table as a tight end at the next level.

They haven’t talked about the parameters of an official scholarship offer, or as Sapp put it, “not anything official just yet.”

What would it mean for Sapp to get that coveted Clemson offer?

“It would mean a lot to me,” he said. “Every offer I get is a huge blessing to me, so a Clemson offer would definitely be special to me.”

For now, Sapp is just being patient as far as his recruitment is concerned and looking through all his options.

The Cookout provides a nice weekend getaway, but he’ll return to Greenville soon after, as he prepares for an important senior season.

“Everything’s been going great,” Sapp said. “I feel our school can really get that state ring this year.”

As far as Sapp’s team-oriented goals are concerned, he wants to win the State Championship. When it comes to personal goals, he’s looking to get about three pancake blocks per game. Blocking is the biggest aspect of Sapp’s game that he’s been working on this summer, he added.

With that being said, what does Sapp feel his strengths currently are as a tight end?

“My strengths, I feel, are being able to run routes like a wide receiver and also being able to block in the box,” he said.

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