Clemson needed a new kicker this week, so coach Dabo Swinney called a familiar name who wasn’t even playing football anymore. Jonathan Weitz, Clemson’s former backup kicker, returned to the team this week despite preparing for a job in the real world.
Weitz was a walk-on at Clemson from 2019 to ’22, but he spent the entirety of his career behind B.T. Potter, the Tigers’ all-time leader in field goals. Both Potter and Weitz moved on from the team after last year, with Potter in the NFL and Weitz headed to the next phase of his life.
However, Clemson’s new kicker, redshirt freshman Robert Gunn III, has struggled to start the season, making just one field goal in four attempts this year. So, Swinney called Weitz, who had an extra COVID year of eligibility left, to see if he’d come out of retirement.
