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Region ready to report to Clemson and challenge for playing time
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Region ready to report to Clemson and challenge for playing time


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CLEMSON – Spencer RegionSpencer Region
Offensive Line
# 6-6, 330
Cullman, AL

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is doing everything he can to be ready for the fall.

And he says that once he gets here, he wants to challenge for playing time.

The 2011 signee out of Cullman, Alabama, told TigerNet on Wednesday that he is set to report to Clemson on July 4th and that he is already excited about the possibilities for this season.

“We feel like there is an excitement about what is happening,” Region said. “We have Coach [Chad] Morris coming in, and his offense is really easy to learn. It is a good offense to run, especially for the linemen. I have talked to some of the other linemen, and we are already confident in Tajh and just excited to get started. I am ready to get this thing rolling and bring a championship home.”

Region said that time has seemed to slow down since he committed back in February, but he has dedicated himself to dropping some weight before fall camps. Right now, he sits at 6-6, 350-pounds and said he wants to try and get into the 330-pound range.

“I am a competitor of course, so the past few months have been hard,” he said. “I am ready to get at it. I have a trainer that I am working with, and he has never failed me yet. I am working hard down here in Alabama, and getting in shape so that when early July gets here I can go in and compete for a job.”

Most collegiate coaching staffs like for their offensive linemen to redshirt a year, but Region says he truly feels like he can come in and compete for playing time right away, especially at one of the guard positions.

“Like I said, I am competitive and I don’t want to go five hours from home and sit for four years,” he said. “I don’t even want to sit for a day. I have a job to do when I get there, and I realize that. I want to play. The coaches are telling me I will either play the left guard or right position because they like my ability to move the line of scrimmage. But, if I had to come in and play anywhere else – like center or tackle – I would do that, too. I have experience all along the line.”

He said also realizes that he has a lot to work on.

“My biggest thing I have to work on is the speed of the game,” he said. “Of course the speed of the game in college is faster than it is in high school because everybody is faster. Another thing I have to remember is how hard-nosed all those guys are. But I want to come in and work hard because that is what has made me successful. I don’t want to be out-worked.”

As he sits in Alabama and counts down the days until he packs to begin his new life, he watches as the Clemson coaches seem to find a new commitment every other day. And, he says, he understands why so many of the region’s top players want to make their way to Clemson.

“Everybody preaches family, and everybody says they are family,” he said. “But a lot of places, they aren’t family. At Clemson, it is a family. When you come up for an official visit, you go to Coach Swinney’s house, and the assistant coaches are there with their families. They are all sitting there having a good time, and you can play with Coach Swinney’s kids.

“You can play pool with them, and you can play basketball. For a kid like me, especially, who is coming from five hours away and leaving all of your loved ones behind, this family is all you’ve got. That is the biggest thing that sold me, because I know I will be okay. My family is Coach Swinney’s family, and my family is Coach Harbison’s family.”

Plus, he has the added bonus of having additional help from his future mates on the offensive line.

“Me and Dalton FreemanDalton Freeman
Offensive Line
#55 6-5, 285
Pelion, SC

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have been good buddies since I came up there for my visit,” he said. “He is a great guy, and I can learn a lot from him. Antoine McClainAntoine McClain
Offensive Line
#74 6-5, 330
Anniston, AL

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is an Alabama guy, too, and he is in the same position I was in of having to choose between coming up here or going to Alabama or Auburn. I think the world of those guys, and I feel like I can learn a lot from those guys.”

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spacer Region ready to report to Clemson and challenge for playing time
Crump®
spacer 6-6' 350, my god. Hope he is in shape.***
atlcu1234
spacer you cant expect a 350 pounder to jump right up and run
Yzracer48
spacer I think this big fella is the real deal.***
Orangetiger70®
spacer Diehl and the 'real deal' blowing open the 3rd and 1 hole.***
Orangetiger70®
spacer Re: Diehl and the 'real deal' blowing open the 3rd and 1 hole.***
allorangeallthetime52®
spacer Mr. Incredible coming to Clemson?!
coachmac
spacer He lives in bama...can't tell the boy anything new
MackDaddy®
spacer Don't worry; August in Alabama is just as hot as it is here***
suthrner
spacer Re HE had better eat his butter now because he wont bee
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jerseytiger1980
spacer it would suck to be a high school commit these days
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truetiger1998
spacer Re: Son, you have a lot of upside and honestly if you were
Litefoot
spacer Him busting his tail to start won't hurt anyone. Let him try***
Completely Solid Orange
spacer Batman has really let himself go.
dgwilli911
spacer He's a bulldozer on the run plays
OldGreenTom
spacer Lol, listen 2 crickets in the video when he signs w Clemson***
ArmyRanger28®
spacer Awesome ! Great way he did that !***
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spacer Coots are desperate!***
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Clemaaron
spacer "bring a championship home". That's what I want to hear!******
metiger
spacer Love Spencer's Spirit & Fire for playing & winning for Clem
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