Clemson reveals plan to redshirt Dallas Thomas ahead of 2024-2025 season

Clemson has opted to redshirt Dallas Thomas, it revealed in its availability report ahead of Monday night’s season opener against Charleston Southern. It’s a surprising move as Thomas, a wing out of Little Rock, Arkansas, was the highest rated player in the Tigers’ 2024 class.

He ranked as a four-star prospect coming out of Parkview Magnet High School. He was listed as the No. 81 overall player and No. 28 small forward in the 2024 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Dallas Thomas chose Clemson over offers from Missouri, Arkansas and several other teams from power conferences. It seems the team would like to give him more time to develop and he still has plenty of promise for what he can bring to the program in the future.

The Tigers have returning starter Ian Scheiffelin at small forward, who averaged 10.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game last season. They are coming off of an Elite Eight appearance and will look to put together another strong season.

Clemson is set to tip off against Charleston Southern at 7 p.m. ET Monday at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Clemson Board of Trustees unanimously approves per-semester athletics fee

The Clemson Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $150 per semester athletics fee per student at its quarterly meeting Friday. The fee is to be used “solely for athletic operations expenses directly associated with student-athlete services and student experiences” and is not related to NIL, athletics director Graham Neff said.

Clemson will implement the fee next fall as the school searches for additional revenue streams. The university expects to raise between $7 million and $8 million for the athletics department.

In his presentation, Neff noted the other FBS schools in South Carolina charge an athletics fee to its students. That includes South Carolina, which charges an “optional” $86 per semester per student, per the university website.

Clemson is the latest Power Four school to search for new revenue streams following preliminary approval of the House v. NCAA settlement, which would effectively usher in the revenue-sharing era in college athletics. As part of the settlement, schools would be able to directly pay athletes up to $22 million through an opt-in program.

On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this report.