Daniel Rodriguez is about to fulfill a dream, and more importantly to him, keep a promise to a brother-in-arms. Rodriguez found out this week he had been cleared by the NCAA and the Atlantic Coast Conference to join Clemson's football team as a walk-on receiver. Once Rodriguez trots onto the practice field on Friday in his orange No. 83 for Clemson's first practice, he'll complete a transformation from a struggling teenager to a young man who's achieved his goal after witnessing some of the most horrific fighting in Afghanistan. "It's been kind of long journey," he said Wednesday. Rodriguez played football at Brooke Point High in Stafford, Va., but acknowledged he let his parents' divorce and problems at school get the better of him. When his father, Ray, died four days after graduation, Rodriguez was devastated and seeking a way out. He chose the Army. "I went to the recruiter and said, 'Get me away from here,' " he said. Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-football...-daniel-rodriguez-cleared-join-clemson-tigers
