​Les Hall was one of the state’s top high school football recruits at Spring Valley High School in the late 1980s before signing with Clemson and played for the Tigers from 1988-1992.Now his son, offensive lineman Brendan Hall (6-7, 310) of Charlotte, is following a similar path and is considered a high-level prospect for the 2028 class. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is not one to let a legacy recruit slip through his fingers, and in mid-June, he and offensive line coach Matt Luke made Hall one of their early offers for the ’28 class.“Clemson holds a special place in my heart,” Hall said. I’ve been going there ever since I was a little boy watching football games. As a young boy, you idolize your dad, so you always want to follow in his footsteps. I’ve been going to camps every year since they allowed it, even during COVID. But they have been treating me wonderfully. Meeting Coach Luke and Coach (Carson) Cramer, just awesome people. Not just coaches, but great people. Also, Coach (Lonnie) Galloway was the one who first called me about going to that Clemson spring retreat visit day, and that was kind of how I started talking to Clemson recruiting-wise.”Hall worked out for Luke at the Clemson camp, so he got a good dose of his coaching style.“Obviously, one thing, his saying, don’t be a but guy, be an and guy, so I’ve definitely taken that to heart,” Hall said. “Everyone writing articles, they always say, what does Coach Luke talk about the most? And I tell him, be an and guy, not a but guy. So, he definitely sees that in me, which I don’t have words for that. Obviously, knowing where I come from, Clemson, big, big deal for me.”Despite that close relationship with Clemson, Hall is not rubber-stamping his recruitment.“I always look at every school open-minded. I’m never biased,” Hall said. “I always love to see what a school has to offer. A lot of these schools, they have the same facilities. It’s just the people. It’s the relationships. It’s the brotherhood that you form. That’s really what makes a school special. And that’s why it’s not about the money. It’s not about how nice things are, because a lot of these schools have all the proper facilities. It’s the people and relationships. I’ve never been biased. No. 1, it’s always an honor to receive an offer, right? And I’m going to be taking that to the full extent. If I go to a game or a visit, I’m always going to go in open-minded. And even my dad said, I don’t want you going to Clemson just because I went there. I want you to go because you truly love it there.”One of those contending with the Tigers is South Carolina. Gamecocks offensive line coach Randy Clements offered Hall about a month ahead of the Tigers, and he’s gone full bore in on him.“South Carolina said I’m a priority. They are extremely interested in me, and they have shown it,” Hall said. “They have allowed me to tour their facilities, come to a game and hopefully