Elyjah Thurmon injury update: Dabo Swinney shares disappointing news on Clemson OL

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney shared disappointing news on true freshman offensive lineman Elyjah Thurmon during halftime of Saturday’s game against Pitt.

Thurmon is out for the rest of the game against the Panthers and likely out for the season, Swinney revealed to ESPN.

“He’s out. Unfortunately he’s probably going to be done for the year. Unbelievable,” Swinney said.

Elyjah Thurmon made the first start of his career against the Panthers after filling in at left tackle and playing great last week when Tristan Leigh went down with an injury against Virginia Tech.

Elyjah Thurmon was hurt on the first play of the game against Pitt when he got rolled up on from behind on a running play.

In addition to Thurmon, left tackle Tristan Leigh and left guard Marcus Tate are also out for the Tigers against Pitt. Swinney was asked at halftime how his offensive line is holding up with all of the injuries.

“About as good as we could hope for. I mean we got beat one time around the edge, but you know, pretty good,” Swinney said. “They bring a ton of pressure. I mean we got what we got. And we’ve just got to give what we’ve got. And that’s the main thing.

“So hey, we’ve got a 10-point lead. Honestly we missed a couple of big plays. Had a shot with Brinni and then we missed Antonio one time, but hey, great drive right there. And how about our field goal team coming through and getting some points right there.”

As Swinney said, Clemson held a 17-7 lead at halftime against the Panthers. He liked the way the Tigers played overall in the first half but did identify a few areas to clean up.

“Defense had the one big drive. They got loose on the stretch zone,” Swinney said. “But you know, we’ve got to settle in. There’s a long ways to go, but I’m proud of them at this point.”