CLEMSON — This time last year, Dabo Swinney said Gideon Davidson was different than the other running backs they had on the roster.
“He’s unique,” Clemson’s head coach said at the time. “He’s not a guy that sits around and waits to be led. He leads. He’s a leader.”
Though Davidson showed flashes here and there, the Lynchburg, Va., native did not have the type of freshman season he was hoping for when he came to Clemson. He carried the ball just 60 times for 260 yards, while averaging an okay 4.3 yards per carry.
Davidson also caught 11 passes for 93 yards.