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Clemson football, Dabo Swinney dismiss 2025 signee Marquise Henderson from program
CLEMSON — Clemson football has dismissed 2025 signee Marquise Henderson from the program.
In a statement on June 19, a team spokesperson said "Clemson has made the decision to dismiss Marquise Henderson from its program. We wish him the best as he moves forward."
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Henderson is expected to enter the transfer portal.
Henderson committed to Clemson on Dec. 11, 2023, over Arizona, Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, NC State, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Virginia Tech. He was a four-star athlete and the No. 4 player in South Carolina, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
In his senior season at Belton-Honea Path, he rushed for 2,122 yards with 26 touchdowns to make first-team All-Upstate.
Henderson was a mid-year enrollee, showing up on campus during Clemson's College Football Playoff preparations. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney planned for him to start on offense as he was expected to wear No. 3, and defensive end T.J. Parker wears No. 3 on defense.
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Henderson missed most of spring practice with a hamstring injury.
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@ and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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