Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney gives encouraging update on kicker
"He had a great day," Swinney told reporters on Thursday. "Y'all make sure you print that."
Swinney had said on Aug. 9 after the Tigers' first live game of fall camp that Hauser had had an average week, including one kick that was "just terrible."
He offered a more promising report on his sophomore kicker after Thursday's scrimmage.
"He actually had a really good day," Swinney said. "He's had a few good days. But Nolan, stuff just goes off his back. He's just kind of wired the right way, but I thought he was average last week."
Swinney had said last Saturday that Hauser needed to "pick it up" and that he hadn't been as consistent as the Tigers' coach would like.
Watch Swinney's full press conference below.
Clemson football schedule 2025
Clemson opens the season against the LSU Tigers at Memorial Stadium in prime time on Aug. 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ABC. LSU is ranked No. 9 in both the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll.
All times Eastern.
Aug. 30: vs. LSU (7:30 p.m., ABC)
Sept. 6: vs. Troy (3:30 p.m., ACC Network)
Sept. 13: at Georgia Tech (noon ET, ABC or ESPN)
Sept. 20: vs. Syracuse
Oct. 4: at North Carolina
Oct. 11: at Boston College
Oct. 18: vs. SMU
Nov. 1: vs. Duke
Nov. 8: vs. Florida State
Nov. 14: at Louisville (8 p.m., ESPN)
Nov. 22: vs. Furman
Nov. 29: at South Carolina (noon ET, ABC or ESPN)
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