Recruiting expert logs prediction for Clemson to land 4-star IOL Andrew Dennis

On3 national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman has logged an expert prediction with a 60% confidence level that Clemson will land Mount Pleasant (Mich.) four-star interior offensive lineman Andrew Dennis

Dennis visited Penn State for its game against Michigan before taking a trip down south to Clemson for the first time on an official visit. For Rivalry Week, he will make his way to Champaign, Illinois to see the Illini host Northwestern.

“It was a great time,” Dennis told On3 about his visit to Clemson. “We had a full Friday, which was big for me because when I go places, I like to spend a lot of time with the coaches. On Friday, we sat in meetings and then watched practice. I spent a lot of time with Coach Swinney, which was awesome. You see him on TV growing up and watching football, you see the national championships and all the success, and after you spend time with him, you see why.”

Clemson left strong impression on Dennis

The 6-foot-4, 285-pound Dennis observed a Tigers practice and noted how Clemson prefers to develop its own recruits rather than search the transfer portal like other schools.

“It’s a very developmental-driven program,” he said. “Some schools hit the portal, but they don’t do that. They believe in getting their guys, turning them into high-level players — whether that’s earlier or later — and it’s interesting to hear about that and the plan they have to develop me on and off the field.”

“Position meetings are huge for me because that’s the person you spend a lot of time with every day,” Dennis continued. “I liked the stuff he teaches, how he magnifies it — the little things are a little bigger, and I think was good to talk ball because I love talking ball. We talked about the game, the different plays, why they ran them, and how they go about practice. It’s big to know how practices work, how game day is, they rotated 8 OL to keep guys fresh, and it was pretty eye-opening. I can relate a lot to what they do and was raised similarly to how the program’s culture is.”

Dennis decommitted from the in-state Michigan State Spartans in October after initially pledging to the Green and White back in April.

Dennis’ decommitment came on the heels of Michigan State firing former head coach Mel Tucker at the end of September for allegations of sexual misconduct.