STARTING AT 430. COLLEGE ATHLETICS SOFT AND PAVED THE WAY FOR STUDENT ATHLETES TO PLAY IN THE PROS. BUT OUR JANE ROBELOT IS SHOWING US HOW CLEMSON FOOTBALL HAS HELPED INTRODUCE 22 YEAR OLD BLACKMON HUCKABY JUNIOR TO A CAREER ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FIELD OF PLAY. THIS STORY IS ALL NEW. AT SIX. THE UMMAH YOU WANT TO COME DOWN YEAH YEAH COME ON DOWN CLEMSON WIDE RECEIVER BLACKMON. HUCKABY. JUNIOR’S BIG PLAY ON FRANK HOWARD FIELD HAPPENED BEFORE KICKOFF. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM. OH SAY HEY YOU SEE ME BY THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT. WHAT’S ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2023, WITH HIS HELMET IN ONE HAND AND HIS MICROPHONE IN THE OTHER, BLACKMON WOWED THE 83,000 FANS IN MEMORIAL STADIUM. AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO, LIKE, SHOWCASE MY TALENT IN THAT WAY AND IN THAT FASHION WITH WITH THE UNIFORM ON MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY, WAS IT WAS SURREAL. HONESTLY, THE FIRST TIME BLACKMON SANG IN FRONT OF A BIG LIVE NATIONAL AUDIENCE, EVERYBODY KNEW ALL THE WORDS TO THE SONG. THE NEXT TIME HE HAS A NATIONAL AUDIENCE, NOBODY KNOWS THE WORDS. HOW ARE YOU SWITCHING IN WITH YOU? YOU DON’T WANT TO BE IN THE TIME. IF YOU LET ME PUT MY BLACKMON’S FIRST SINGLE, RUN WITH ME HAS JUST DROPPED. IT’S A GOOD SONG. IT’S GOT A GOOD FEEL TO IT. YOU’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE, YOU’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT. UM, DANCE TO IT. THIS IS THE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME. SCARS. WHEN SIDELINED BY TWO AWFUL LEG INJURIES, BLACKMON TURNED TO HIS MUSIC BUILDING A DEEP CATALOG OF ORIGINAL SONGS. COACH DABO SWINNEY GOT WIND OF BLACKMON’S TALENT AND HAS BEEN ALL IN. I’VE BEEN LOOKING UP TO COACH SWINNEY FOR A LONG TIME. YOU’VE GOT A COACH WHO’S SUPPORTING YOU, DOING SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL, AND SO IN ANY CHANCE THAT I GET, I ALWAYS TRY TO GIVE BACK TO CLEMSON. BLACKMON’S APPRECIATION FOR THE CLEMSON FAMILY IS A MOTIVATING FORCE FOR HIS CREATIVITY. Y’ALL CAN BE, YOU KNOW, REALLY PROUD OF ME AS AN ARTIST, BUT ALSO BE PROUD THAT, YOU KNOW, I’M A I’M A CLEMSON MAN. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHETHER THEY NO DOUBT THE CHEERING CROWDS OF NOVEMBER WILL BE ECHOED IN THE JUNE DROP OF HIS FIRST SINGLE AS THE WHOLE NATION MEETS THE MUSIC OF BLACKMON IN. IN CLEMSON, JA
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Clemson football crooner drops his first single
Blackmon Huckabee releases his original "Run With Me"
The 83,000 football fans packed into Clemson's Memorial Stadium on Nov. 11, 2023, were mesmerized by the beautiful acapella rendition of the national anthem sung by Clover, South Carolina, native Blackmon Huckabee before the Military Appreciation Day game. The wide receiver held his football helmet in one hand and his microphone in another as the crowd sang along, cheering those high, hard notes and his smooth, patriotic voice. And now, with the June 14 release of "Run With Me," fans all across the country will be able to cheer on the 22-year-old's first single, an original composition with an R&B sound. Blackmon's artist name is simply that, "Blackmon," because "when you have a first name like that, you don't need anything else," he said with a laugh.His journey from being a lifelong Clemson fan to making the football team as a walk-on, to suffering a sidelining injury, composing original music during rehab, to now releasing his first studio-recorded original song is a delightful journey!"I think this song I am releasing on Friday I wrote back in December, but I have written a ton of songs since then. I am sitting on a lot of really great stuff right now," so "Run With Me" is just the beginning of many more beautiful dance-along songs to come. Blackmon credits his close-knit family and his Clemson family with supporting him through this journey. He was 10 years old when he lost his dad, Blackmon Huckabee, Sr."I’ll get so excited about making something, and I’ll play it back, and I’m like, 'I wonder what my dad would’ve said about that. I think he would really love my ambition, he would love my drive. I think he would be inspired by that motivation, and that inspires me every single day, too," he said. His mother and stepfather, Sheila and Jamie Quinn, are also huge driving forces in Blackmon's life."Not just for my dad, but for my mom, too, and my stepdad, my family. I have such a great family backing me, and I couldn’t really ask anyone better," he said. And there's the Clemson family, coach Dabo Swinney, the assistant coaches and his teammates. They are all there to encourage his music every step of the way.The smooth sounds and easy melody of "Run With Me" are recorded with a lot of star power behind them, too."The mastering engineer that worked on it just mastered Billy Eilish's last album, did SZA's last album, he's worked with The Weeknd and Harry Styles," Blackmon said. There's much more ahead for this red-headed South Carolina crooner. Having just graduated in May with a business degree, he will return to the football field this fall for his final year of eligibility as he earns his MBA. And, of course, continue to compose and record more amazing tunes.See the story above to meet Blackmon and hear about his journey from the national anthem to the recording studio. "Run With Me" by Blackmon is available on most streaming services.
CLEMSON, S.C. —
The 83,000 football fans packed into Clemson's Memorial Stadium on Nov. 11, 2023, were mesmerized by the beautiful acapella rendition of the national anthem sung by Clover, South Carolina, native Blackmon Huckabee before the Military Appreciation Day game.
The wide receiver held his football helmet in one hand and his microphone in another as the crowd sang along, cheering those high, hard notes and his smooth, patriotic voice.
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And now, with the June 14 release of "Run With Me," fans all across the country will be able to cheer on the 22-year-old's first single, an original composition with an R&B sound.
Blackmon's artist name is simply that, "Blackmon," because "when you have a first name like that, you don't need anything else," he said with a laugh.
His journey from being a lifelong Clemson fan to making the football team as a walk-on, to suffering a sidelining injury, composing original music during rehab, to now releasing his first studio-recorded original song is a delightful journey!
"I think this song I am releasing on Friday I wrote back in December, but I have written a ton of songs since then. I am sitting on a lot of really great stuff right now," so "Run With Me" is just the beginning of many more beautiful dance-along songs to come.
Blackmon credits his close-knit family and his Clemson family with supporting him through this journey.
He was 10 years old when he lost his dad, Blackmon Huckabee, Sr.
"I’ll get so excited about making something, and I’ll play it back, and I’m like, 'I wonder what my dad would’ve said about that. I think he would really love my ambition, he would love my drive. I think he would be inspired by that motivation, and that inspires me every single day, too," he said.
His mother and stepfather, Sheila and Jamie Quinn, are also huge driving forces in Blackmon's life.
"Not just for my dad, but for my mom, too, and my stepdad, my family. I have such a great family backing me, and I couldn’t really ask anyone better," he said.
And there's the Clemson family, coach Dabo Swinney, the assistant coaches and his teammates. They are all there to encourage his music every step of the way.
The smooth sounds and easy melody of "Run With Me" are recorded with a lot of star power behind them, too.
"The mastering engineer that worked on it just mastered Billy Eilish's last album, did SZA's last album, he's worked with The Weeknd and Harry Styles," Blackmon said.
There's much more ahead for this red-headed South Carolina crooner.
Having just graduated in May with a business degree, he will return to the football field this fall for his final year of eligibility as he earns his MBA. And, of course, continue to compose and record more amazing tunes.
See the story above to meet Blackmon and hear about his journey from the national anthem to the recording studio.
"Run With Me" by Blackmon is available on most streaming services.
