Saturday 11/29/2014
By J.D. Elliott // Athletic Communications
#62 Brant BullisterOT • Greenville, S.C.
Q. What has been your proudest moment as a Tiger?A. Getting the chance to walk on. I received an email late and just making the team was one of the best times.
Q. What advice would you give to incoming freshmen?A. Get in shape before you come out here. Don’t just show up thinking you can hang with these guys, because it’s not easy…it’s not high school.
Q. What is your pregame ritual?A. I listen to music and get in my zone. I concentrate on whatever I’ll be doing.
Q. What is one memory you will never forget?A. The first time I met Jay Guillermo. He’s an interesting character. I’m not sure what all can go on record.
Q. Who/what is your biggest motivator?A. My parents. They’ve been a huge support system for me, allowing me to come out and do this financially, and being there for me.
Q. What is your favorite hobby outside of football?A. Hanging out with friends. You don’t get a lot of time to do that, so it’s nice to get to do that sometimes.
Q. What does the future hold for you?A. I’m looking to pursue my career in mechanical engineering.
Q. What are you going to miss most about Clemson?A. Everyone is a like family to each other. You wear orange and everybody knows you.
#38 Alex GoodeRB • Ninety Six, S.C.
Q. What has been your proudest moment as a Tiger?A. Our (2012) Chick-fil-A Bowl win.
Q. What advice would you give to incoming freshmen?A. Have a plan and set goals to accomplish. Follow that plan until you graduate or accomplish those goals.
Q. What is your pregame ritual?A. I listen to music, a lot of J. Cole and then run some laps to get loose.
Q. What is one memory you will never forget?A. The first time I ran down the Hill. It was something I’ll never forget.
Q. Who/what is your biggest motivator?A. My dad is my biggest motivator. Seeing how hard he works motivates me to try to make him proud.
Q. What is your favorite hobby outside of football?A. Lifting weights and working out.
Q. What does the future hold for you?A. Hopefully upon graduating from Clemson, I can get into graduate school at Emory and pursue a job in physical therapy.
Q. What are you going to miss most about Clemson?A. The family atmosphere, gamedays and walking around to class on campus every day.
#84 Andrew MaassWR • Ridgeway, S.C.
Q. What has been your proudest moment as a Tiger?A. Getting my first reps in a game. That was something special going out there and playing in Death Valley.
Q. What advice would you give to incoming freshmen?A. Trust the system and trust the coaches. You’ll learn quickly the whole key to this system is buying in and working hard.
Q. What is one memory you will never forget?A. Being a part of the (2012) Chick-fil-A Bowl win. That was something special. The whole week of preparation was great, and being a part of that last-second win was special.
Q. Who/what is your biggest motivator?A. My dad. He was the reason I decided to play college sports. He was a walk-on pole-vaulter at Western Michigan. Growing up listening to him talk about playing a college sport inspired me to try and play football here.
Q. What is your favorite hobby outside of football?A. I started mountain biking in the spring and earlier this summer and had fun with that.
Q. What does the future hold for you?A. Nothing is really set in stone right now. I’m definitely going to use my degree to get a job in mechanical engineering.
Q. What are you going to miss most about Clemson?A. I’m going to miss spending time with the guys on the team, my friends from class and friends I’ve made.
#38 Kevin WilliamsonCB • Chicago, Ill.
Q. What has been your proudest moment as a Tiger?A. My stepmom. She’s been a big supporter of me, and when she saw me on the screen, it was a proud moment for her and for me.
Q. What advice would you give to incoming freshmen?A. Take advantage of your opportunities.
Q. What is your pregame ritual?A. During pregame, I talk to my dad. He’s been really supportive of the process and I talk to him and he clears my head and says a prayer.
Q. What is one memory you will never forget?A. To be with a band of brothers. This is what I’ve been working for my whole life.
Q. Who/what is your biggest motivator?A. My granddad. To see where he came from and where he is right now and everything he has worked for is special.
Q. What is your favorite hobby outside of football?A. I like to work with people as a trainer and help them reach their goals. I like to see people become more confident.
Q. What does the future hold for you?A. Hopefully I can make an impact on some young man’s life like I’ve been influenced by Jeff Davis.
Q. What are you going to miss most about Clemson?A. The process of being a student and the hard work it took to get where I want to be.
December 8, 2024