Super Bowl Champion Tremayne Anchrum reflects on growth at Clemson, changes in the program
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In 2021, former Clemson offensive lineman Tremayne Anchrum accomplished a rare feat. Anchrum won Super Bowl LVI as a member of the Los Angeles Rams and his third championship in five seasons. Anchrum was a part of both Clemson teams that won the College Football Playoff (2017 and 2019) before the Rams selected him in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Now, he's an active member of the Rams roster heading into his fourth NFL season.
We caught up with Anchrum after he coached at a youth camp near his hometown in Georgia. The former Tiger reflects on his time at Clemson, the recent changes to the program's offense, and much more:
On his Clemson career: "Memories, memories, I look at the amount of people I met, the relationships I formed, those experiences and how they served me now, and how they're going to serve me going forward into the future. You know how invaluable they are. Those are some of the best years and how they set me up just to be great where I'm at."
How he grew at Clemson: "Holding me up to the standard of greatness in everything I do. Swinney's main phrase is 'How you do anything is how you do everything.' Just the amount of options as far as how to get involved with community and professional development and branding, and life skills, and all the things that make you the culmination of a man. Those things were really important at Clemson. So not only do we have a world-class program on the field, but off the field, it was second to none."
The Garrett Riley hire and changes to the Clemson offense: "I'm excited. I think change is good. I think things have always been at a point where we've been at the top, but we haven't busted it open just because of different things here and there. But I think change and getting new guys in there really re-upping and having time to really reflect back on ‘How did we get here as a program, what led to that success, and really reinstilling those fundamentals of a championship program’ because we're there on the cusp, but we just haven't pushed through, and it's those small details that we have to work through. Day in and day out. I think this offseason is really good."
Winning a Super Bowl and CFP National Championship: "I don't know, man, I think it's in the DNA. My mom and dad just raised an okay kid, and I've had the blessings of just being in really good situations and working my tail off to stay here and contribute and be a part of something special. And I think that was my greatest gift - to be a part of special people, special programs, having guys that trust and believe in me to come contribute and add to championship caliber programs."
On coaching at a youth camp near his hometown in Georgia: "Coming back to where it all really began. Georgia instilled those foundational beliefs and the principles of hard work, belief, and collaboration. Just all around the community, the sense of pulling together- you go farther with more. It's cool to run the race by yourself. When you're a part of something bigger than yourself, you have purpose. You have a mission to help and to bring others along with you."