Clemson RB target sets announcement date

Tony Crumpton by Assoc. Editor -

Clemson target and 4-star 2017 running back Travis Etienne from Jennings, LA will announce his college choice on Thursday at 5 pm CT according to his Twitter account.

His reported top three choices are LSU, Tennessee, and Clemson. His decision will more than likely come down to the two Tiger programs as the Vols already have three running back commitments.

The top rated Louisiana running back visited Clemson last weekend and Dabo Swinney did an in-home visit to Etienne's home recently. However, LSU's staff has also been recruiting him heavily and his home is only an hour away from their campus.

The speedster has national offers from Arkansas, Alabama, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri, Northwestern State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, TCU, Texas-San Antonio, Tulane, Vanderbilt, and Virginia Tech. He is a former Texas A&M commitment.

In 2015, he had 244 rushing attempts for 2933 yards and 40 touchdowns. During his sophomore year, he had 99 rushes for 732 yards and 11 scores.

PSA: I will be committing Thursday @5... — Travis Etienne Jr??? (@swaggy_t1) January 24, 2017