Clutch trouble

[V8MUSCLE]

Ive driven my Trans Am for around 15k miles, and up until now I have had about 1 inch of travel on my clutch before it starts to engage, until today. Now it is all free-play untill the last inch and then it starts to disengage, but not fully. I found this out when i started it, clutch in, turn key, WOAH!! big lurch foward. i shut it off and debated driving it home or not and said to hell with it i have insurance. i was able to get home as my way home has no stops or lights, all right turns so i was able to match rpms to the gear so here was no grinding of gears. im assuming/hoping its a link or something that can be tightened.
any ideas?

[Benner]

Sounds to me like your slave cylinder may be crapping out on you. May want to go ahead and change your master cylinder at the same time.