Spring practice is typically a season of optimism and a “polishing the stone” feeling, but Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney didn’t want to hide that fact after the Tigers’ first scrimmage of the spring. The defense appeared to be a championship-caliber team, working under coordinator Tom Allen, but the special teams were missing a lot — specifically placekicker Nolan Hauser. If Swinney was seeking momentum in the kicking game, he discovered a brick wall instead.
Nolan Hauser’s “Beach Day” Disaster
The headline emerging from the scrimmage wasn’t a splashy catch or an all-consuming blow; it was the unconventional duress of Nolan Hauser.