Clemson suffers rare decommitment as nation's No. 1 overall prospect Korey Foreman backs off his pledge to the Tigers
Clemson’s program suffers so few decommitments, it’s news when it actually happens. As if losing a commitment wasn’t bad enough for the Tigers, the latest pledge lost by Dabo Swinney’s program comes from the nation’s top overall prospect in the 2021 recruiting cycle, Korey Foreman.
The California native made the decision recently after being committed to Clemson since Jan. 26.
Grace Raynor of The Athletic was the first to report the news of Foreman’s decision to back off his pledge to the Tigers.
The 6-foot-4, 265-pound Foreman is a five-star prospect, the No. 1 overall recruit, No. 1 overall strongside defensive end and California’s top recruit according to 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Foreman visited Alabama before committing to Clemson and holds scholarship offers from Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee and Texas A&M, among many others.
While recruits decommitting is nothing new in college football, Foreman’s decision to decommit from Clemson marks the first decommitment for Dabo Swinney’s program Cordarrian Richardson decommitted from the Tigers back in the 2017 recruiting cycle.
Distance plus coaches/recruits not being able to travel is surely a big factor right now.
Too bad for Climpsin! And I’m tired of seeing fat boy stuff his face with hot dogs, real tired of it.
Me too so SDS please remove it! It makes me want to throw up
SDS how about a shapely lady working-out at the gym…sure beats the hotdog face-stuffer. Come on guys you’ve got the time now.
Agree.
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Obviously Foreman made this decision on the heels of Antar Thompson being suspended indefinitely at Mizzou over the weekend.
Oof Clemson
Bleacher Report reported that he wanted to stay close to home in Cali.
Maybe idea of SC government opening up little too early a big deal. Virus is killing African Americans in massive #s. These kids are smarter than we thought
Those African Americans dying from the virus are older people with pre-existing issues like diabetes, respiratory problems from smoking, and obesity, categories that none of these athletes fall into.
Seriously? As if Foreman is a 70 year old with heart disease and diabetes. Get real
The kid wanted to take more visits and Clemson doesn’t allow committed players to go on visits. They agreed that he would decommit, take visits, but Clemson was still going to recruit him.
Sorta silly policy from Swinney. May cost him.
I hear their other Cali commit could de-commit too, gotta love it
Absolutely.
Climpsin reminds me of some trashy person that just won the lottery and surrounds himself with gaudy trinkets. They have no idea how to handle riches.
USARNYRet…How True ! Just look at their Head Coach…’Nuff Said.
What nonsense. They are handling it just fine. Jealousy is just funny.
That’s stupid. Clemson has handled their success and athletes as good as anyone has…
Clempson’s policy on “Committed Players” goes along with datboi’s philosophy of “All In”(which is what he calls that summer BBQ for commits). It does seem strange, as these talented athletes want to take their visits and sort of get a feel for the campus, coaches, etc. prior to making that final decision. I am surprised that Ohio State is not currently not in the mix. This young man is obviously a stud footballer and hopefully ends up where he can shine.
Not surprised by this. More surprised we haven’t seen more and would bet the xfer porter fills up soon around the country for players who are far from home. No FB, country basically on lock down and kids just want to be closer to family. Looking less likely there’s a full 2020 season.
“portal”
I am mildly surprised he gets away with having that policy, but Dabo seems to be doing just fine with everything he does at Clemson, so its hard to be critical.
Poor lil’ Clemson.