'You just kind of want to see how it plays out. So that’s why we held Mafah,' Swinney said. The Tigers have been holding him back, saving his four-game maximum to retain a redshirt season and an extra year of eligibility. Dixon recorded 20 receptions, 190 receiving yards and one touchdown at Clemson. He became Lyn-J courtesy of his grandfather. The 5-foot-10, 194-pound Dixon appeared in 41 games with the Tigers, totaling 1,420 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 218 attempts. Lyn-J Dixon’s given name is Andrerius Lyn-D’Kwuan Dixon. With the emergence of the sophomore Pace and the freshman Shipley, Dixon now seems to have a clouded future with the Tigers.Ĭlemson also has freshman Phil Mafah, who is highly regarded but has not played. Running back Lyn-J Dixon played at Clemson from 2018-21. You see the same thing with Kobe.”ĭixon ran for 1,182 yards and 11 touchdowns in his first two seasons behind Etienne but had only 42 carries for 190 yards last season. That guy (Shipley), when he runs, is so violent.

I was super-impressed with Kobe and Shipley. It was really hard to evaluate what happened last week. “We definitely needed to get those guys going. More: Clemson freshman running back Will Shipley scores first career touchdowns Clemson averaged 6.7 yards per carry, a marked improvement from 10-3 defeat against Georgia, a game in which the Tigers’ running backs averaged 3.0 per carry but totaled 2 yards on the ground (including quarterback sacks). Pace had 68 yards and one touchdown on seven carries. Shipley had 80 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. They are a little different type of runner. Clemsons Tyler Davis needs surgery to repair a torn bicep and is expected to miss seven to eight weeks, while Lyn-J Dixon has entered the transfer portal. You watch Kobe (Pace) run and you watch (Will) Shipley run. He and Lyn-J are trying to create that chemistry and cohesion that they need to have. On Wednesday, Dixon announced on Instagram that he will transfer to UT. He bases everything though the course of the week. Tennessee has a new running back in Lyn-J Dixon to fill a thin position group. “I give (Spiller) the autonomy to run the room. “(Dixon) and Coach Spiller are working to get on the same page,” said Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott, who was running backs coach until this season. Spiller for making College Football Hall of Fame

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