'Lifelong dream' comes true for Clemson preferred walk-on commitment

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Michael Mankaka - Athlete
Height: 6-2   Weight: 180   Hometown: Laurens, SC (Laurens HS)   Class: 2022

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A local athlete committed to Clemson on a preferred walk-on offer Wednesday.

2022 Laurens (SC) athlete Michael Mankaka said the offer came from Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham.

"After a great call with @Coach_Grisham, I'm extremely humbled and grateful to announce a PWO from The Clemson University. Go Tigers," Manaka said shortly before the commitment Wednesday.

Mankaka played high school football in Rochester, Minnesota previously before this upcoming season.

"It has been a lifelong dream of mine to be a part of this incredible program, and family," Mankaka said of Clemson. "It is very surreal that I will have the opportunity to be a part of and play for the best program in the country."

#ALLIN @Coach_Grisham @ClemsonFB pic.twitter.com/5z3f5Os75M

— Michael Mankaka (@MankakaMichael) July 28, 2021

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