These Clemson players are inactive for Saturday’s game against The Citadel
Clemson will be without several players, including a few surprises, Saturday afternoon against The Citadel.
The Tigers announced before Saturday’s game that: DT Tyler Davis, DE Justin Foster, CB Mario Goodrich, WR Hamp Greene, S Jake Herbstreit, WR Tye Herbstreit, DT Ruke Orhorhoro, TE Luke Price, DE Klayton Randolph, WR Justyn Ross, WR Brannon Spector, QB James Talton, DE Xavier Thomas, OL Mason Trotter and CB LeAnthony Williams will not play.
Clemson did not reveal specifics on why each player is out, as the Tigers have changed the way they are reporting injuries in 2020 due to COVID-19. Clemson is only announcing players as “available” or “not available” this year.
Goodrich, Spector and Williams are surprise inactives as Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said earlier in the week that he expected to have Goodrich back after he did not play last week at Wake Forest. Spector and Williams did play last week, and Swinney did not mention them being banged up. Spector caught one pass for 16 yards, while Williams played 30 snaps and made three tackles.
While Clemson did not clarify why each player is out, some are likely due to issues related to COVID-19 — either a positive test or a quarantine because of close contact with an affected player.
Clemson revealed Friday afternoon that 16 members of its athletics department tested positive this week, including nine student-athletes.
Clemson football players are tested three times each week — Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
It was already expected that key contributors Davis, Foster, Orhorhoro, Price, Ross and Thomas would not play as they are either dealing with long-term injuries or were banged up last week.
Today’s Clemson football game
Who: Clemson (1-0) vs. The Citadel (0-1)
When: 4 p.m. today
Where: Memorial Stadium in Clemson
TV: ACC Network
This story was originally published September 19, 2020 at 2:17 PM.
