Kalon Davis and Antoine McClain

Former Clemson offensive lineman Kalon Davis recounts the awful story of losing his father in a fire that destroyed the family's home in Chester this past spring, and his mother suffering severe burns that put her in the burn unit in Augusta. South Florida coach Jeff Scott started a GoFundMe account that raised more than $56,000 from 801 donors to help the Davis family with expenses. Davis is currently a graduate assistant under Scott at USF in Tampa.

 

Antoine McClain, also a former Clemson offensive lineman, reflects on the depression that followed the realization that his football career was probably over. He worked different jobs during the transition, including loading freight onto cargo planes for UPS in Arizona, before finding that his calling was player development. He worked for the NFL and is now at the University of Tennessee, where he is an assistant in student-athlete development.