I didn't see any threads mentioning this so wanted to post it to let people know. People might remember Dabo discussing signing a kid named Tanner Tessman as a kicker in December. He had never kicked before, but they posted a video of him kicking 50 yard field goals with both feet. He's also an elite soccer player (top 10 in the country out of high school) and was expected to be a major contributor on Clemson's soccer team as well. Well, he a couple days ago, he signed a contract to play professional soccer, and won't be enrolling at Clemson. Just wanted to let people know. It's a shame, I could not care less about soccer, but he's apparently a special athlete and had a lot of potential as a kicker.
Tanner Tessmann has chosen world football over American football. Major League Soccer club FC Dallas announced Thursday that Tessmann, who had signed with the Clemson Tigers ...
Clemson kicker signee signed a professional soccer deal with MLS club FC Dallas this week, Tessmann confirmed to TigerNet Thursday. Tessmann had been in the FC