Clemson's Isaiah Battle leaving school, entering NFL Supplemental Draft - Charleston Post Courier
Clemson offensive tackle Isaiah Battle will forgo his senior season and enter next month’s NFL Supplemental Draft, Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney announced Thursday. Battle has been in and out of trouble throughout his career at Clemson, twice serving suspensions for disciplinary reasons since 2013. “I have some family matters to address, with a child due this summer, and I feel it is in my best interest to... “I want to thank everyone at Clemson, especially Coach Swinney and the assistant coaches, for what they have done for me the last three years. Battle played in 27 games for the Tigers over the past three seasons, starting 16 times. He started four games in 2013 and played in five games as a freshman in 2012. Battle came off the bench to play 73 snaps when Gifford Timothy was injured early against LSU in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl, helping the Tigers to a 25-24 win. “We appreciate all that Isaiah has done for the program the last three years,” Swinney said. “He has made great progress in his development and has been a big contributor to our success the last three years, especially in each of the last three bowl games when he had outstanding games against very talented defensive lines from LSU, Ohio... Swinney said Battle’s departure will open an opportunity for true freshman Mitch Hyatt, a five-star recruit out of Suwanee, Ga. Clemson has not started a true freshman on the offensive line since 2004 when former Wando High School star Barry... Source: www.postandcourier.com
