Clemson Eyes Sharpshooter Brycen Blaine
The Clemson Tigers have already made contact with Charleston Southern’s rising senior guard Brycen Blaine as they rebuild their backcourt. At 6’5”, Blaine averaged 17.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 3.1 assists last season, hitting 34.6% of his threes to rank third in the Big South. Despite CSU’s subpar league finish, Blaine shone against power-conference foes, dropping 22 on Virginia Tech and a blistering 42 on The Citadel. Clemson hopes his scoring and size will fill gaps left by graduated guards and inject veteran firepower immediately.
In a move that surely has Clemson fans refreshing their ESPN notifications every two seconds, the Tigers are apparently hunting guards like Pokémon. “Gotta catch ’em all” now doubles as a recruiting slogan—just swap out Pikachu for a 6’5” sharpshooter. Expect Brad Brownell to host a full-blown celebrity red carpet for Blaine’s official visit, complete with paparazzi and a ceremonial three-point contest judged by local taco vendors. After all, why focus on team chemistry when you can chase individual box scores?
Portal Scoop: Notre Dame’s Cole Certa Joins the Tigers
Clemson’s first major portal haul of the 2026 offseason is Notre Dame shooting guard Cole Certa. The Le Moy, Illinois, native averaged 12.8 points on a 36.7% three-point clip and shot 89.2% from the line in his sophomore campaign. He twice single-handedly won ACC games, going for 37 points (seven threes) against Georgia Tech and 32 points (six threes) in OT versus NC State. With two years of eligibility left, Certa bypassed other visits and quickly pledged to fill a critical shooting need for Brad Brownell’s squad.
Nothing says “offseason excitement” like a “do not contact” porthole-to-portal sprint from Notre Dame to Clemson in under 48 hours. With Certa’s commitment, Tigers fans can finally celebrate something other than another “close loss.” It’s almost like recruiting has become a high-stakes auction—one wrong bid and you end up with a broken pocket watch named “Butta” instead of a sharpshooter named “Cole.” Here’s hoping the next portal visitor at Clemson isn’t just their team manager in disguise.
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