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Published Jun 11, 2025
The greatest Clemson offensive line class debate
Paul Strelow
Tigerillustrated.com

Kiersten Wilmes was unaware her phone on the kitchen counter was ringing as she made birthday dinner for their youngest son in the fall.

He told her it was someone named "Coach Matt Luke."

It wasn't the prospect, a coach or trainer who first learned Clemson was offering Lawrence (Kan.) Free State tackle Braden Wilmes.

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Luke made certain it was his mother, a 1997 Clemson alum.

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