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Tennessee Volunteers junior wide receiver Jalin Hyatt chose to declare for the NFL Draft and skip the opportunity to play the Clemson Tigers football program in the Orange Bowl, he announced in a Wednesday tweet. “The past three years have been filled with so many ups and downs and have helped me become the man […]

Clemson football junior defensive end Myles Murphy will skip the opportunity to face the Tennessee Volunteers in the Orange Bowl and declare for the 2023 NFL Draft, ESPN college football senior writer Pete Thamel said in a Tuesday report. The time between his commitment to the Tigers in early 2019 and the opportunity to declare […]

Dabo Swinney, head coach of Clemson football, may have to use the college football transfer portal to increase the Tigers’ depth and quality. That’s hardly unexpected, given his expectations that adding numerous new players via the portal will help the squad improve on their respectable showing in 2022. Here we will discuss the four players whom […]

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney paid a rare compliment to Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and the Tennessee football team ahead of their Orange Bowl matchup in late December, said a Friday report from Fan Nation. “I got to see them several times this year. I mean, they’re unbelievable,” Swinney said. “I mean, I haven’t […]

Following the conclusion of conference championship weekend, the next few days will have different headlines in the college football world. The transfer portal opened on Monday, leading to more than 1,000 players entering their names in just one day. One of them is DJ Uiagalelei. The quarterback played his first three collegiate seasons with the […]

The Clemson Tigers football team secured an ACC Championship game win over the North Carolina Tar Heels, though the game did not come without a Cade Klubnik–DJ Uiagalelei controversy. Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney benched Uiagalelei after his first two series of the game, opting to go with Klubnik, who excelled in the big-game […]

It is well expected that USC quarterback Caleb Williams and third-year Ohio State passer C.J. Stroud will be among the finalists for the 2022 Heisman Trophy award. From there, it is up in the air as to who else will be invited to next week’s Heisman Trophy ceremony. North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye has made […]

Welcome to championship weekend! We have some great games this weekend and multiple games with playoff implications. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with the best picks for Championship weekend! TCU and USC can both earn a spot in the fight for the national championship with a victory, while Ohio State is […]

The Clemson Tigers take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Check out our ACC Championship odds series for our Clemson North Carolina prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels led 17-0 at home against Georgia Tech nearly two weeks ago. They blew that lead and did not score a point in the second half […]

The latest College Football Playoff rankings dropped and fans took to Twitter with their social media pitchforks and torches to skewer the committee, specifically for the placements of Alabama, Tennessee and Clemson. Here are some of the best reactions. Does anyone outside the people in that room or Clemson's football headquarters think Clemson is the […]

Dabo Swinney ruffled some feathers when he made comments saying that Tennessee was “flipping burgers”, or getting ahead of themselves before their loss to South Carolina, only for his own Clemson team to lose to the same Gamecocks team this past week. Clemson was eliminated from College Football Playoff contention for the second straight year, […]

The Clemson Tigers are coming off a 31-30 home loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks last Saturday, which did not just deflate their chances of making the College Football Playoff but also put Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney under increased scrutiny. When asked recently about whether it’s time for changes in the coaching staff […]

There was never a doubt in Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney’s mind when asked if freshman quarterback DJ Uiagalelei would start against the North Carolina Tar Heels in this Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game after a loss to South Carolina. “(DJ Uiagalelei) is still the starter,” Sweeney said in a Sunday conference. “He’s […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks are on a high after scoring an upset 31-30 victory over the Clemson Tigers on the road Saturday. South Carolina football head coach Shane Beamer relished that victory that was made sweeter by the takes he heard before the contest, especially one from ESPN college football analyst Jesse Palmer (h/t Awful […]

After a hot start, Clemson football looked to be on its way to an easy victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday. With that, it certainly came as a huge surprise when South Carolina came out dominating the rest of the game en route to the victory. The Tigers jumped to a 14-0 lead […]

The dreams of Clemson football for a College Football Playoff appearance this season were crushed on Saturday when they  lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks, 31-30. It was an especially gut-wrenching loss for Clemson not only because of its implications on its chances to make the CFP but also due to the fact that the […]

Clemson Football was handed a shocking 31-30 loss on Saturday to South Carolina, dropping them to 10-2-0 before the ACC title game against North Carolina next week. It was a very poor game from quarterback DJ Uiagalelei, who completed just 8 of 29 passes for a mere 99 yards in one of his worst performances […]

Will Shipley played a heck of a game for the Clemson Tigers’ football team in their shocking 31-30 loss to the University of South Carolina on Saturday. Despite torching the Gamecocks defense to the tune of 132 rushing yards, it felt like the star running back could have had an even bigger day. Perhaps he […]

South Carolina football quarterback Spencer Rattler went full Joe Burrow following the team’s upset win over Clemson on Saturday, per PFF. Life is good if you’re Spencer Rattler rn😎 pic.twitter.com/7OOHUW5vul — PFF College (@PFF_College) November 26, 2022 The Gamecocks narrowly edged out the Tigers by a final score of 31-30 in what was a thrilling affair. […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks take on the Clemson Tigers. Check out our college football odds series for our South Carolina Clemson prediction and pick. The Clemson Tigers still have a path to the College Football Playoff. They need help, but the path is certainly there. The Tigers need TCU or USC to lose. If one […]

The Clemson Tigers (9-1) are on the outside looking in at the College Football Playoff. Unlike many of head coach Dabo Swinney’s previous teams, the Tigers found themselves beaten significantly in their only loss of the season when they fell to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. So, instead of a place in the Top 4 […]

An ACC showdown with major implications on the line will be in full effect as the Miami Hurricanes look for an upset chance on the road against the Clemson Tigers. It is time to check out our college football odds series where our Miami-Clemson prediction and pick will be made. While Hurricanes fans have certainly developed […]

The Louisville Cardinals take on the Clemson Tigers. Check out our college football odds series for our Louisville Clemson prediction and pick. The Clemson Tigers had their chance. They had a path to the College Football Playoff. They knew that the ACC was very weak this season, which meant that if they could simply beat […]

The Clemson Tigers’ spot in the initial College Football Playoff rankings shocked the world. Widely projected at No. 5, the team surprisingly made it into the top -our. However, that fairytale quickly became a nightmare. In the first game after the rankings were unveiled, the Tigers suffered a blowout 35-14 loss to the then-unranked Notre […]

It took until their ninth game, but the Clemson Tigers finally suffered their first defeat of the 2022 college football season at the hands of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The final score of 35-14 in no way tells you how lopsided the game actually was. Clemson was utterly embarrassed in this game. They dropped […]

Alabama and Clemson’s football programs each took shocking losses this past Saturday, ones that many predicted would have serious implications in the College Playoff rankings. Well, that forecast came to pass, as the Crimson Tide dropped three spots to number nine, while the Tigers fell from number four to 10. These rankings weren’t just the […]

Week 10 of the 2022 college football season turned the College Football Playoff race upside down. Some teams had their playoff hopes renewed in the chaos, while others had theirs dashed. Of all the losers on Saturday, none were bigger than the Clemson Tigers. After placing fourth in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, Clemson […]

Well, that’s something you don’t see everyday. Every football fan in attendance expected a complete beatdown when the fifth-ranked Clemson squad took on the unranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Indeed, it was a beatdown… except it was Dabo Swinney’s squad that got completely embarrassed. The Tigers struggled all game long en route to a humiliating […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes just continue to shatter records in the Ryan Day era. The Buckeyes picked up their ninth win of the season on Saturday thanks to a 21-7 road victory over Northwestern. It was not easy for Ohio State’s high-octane offense to get going considering the dismal weather conditions throughout the game, but […]

The Clemson Tigers take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Check out our college football odds series for our Clemson Notre Dame prediction and pick. Clemson is unbeaten, but the Tigers aren’t nearly as dominant as their best teams were under quarterbacks Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence. To be clear, Clemson has had a great […]

The initial 2022 College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday and brought many surprises. Tennessee took the No. 1 spot ahead of Ohio State and Georgia. One-loss Alabama is ranked one position ahead of the undefeated TCU Horned Frogs. But perhaps most importantly, the Clemson Tigers are No. 4 instead of the Michigan Wolverines. […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish entered the 2022 season with high hopes ranked inside the top 10. Those hopes crashed quickly after starting the season 0-2 with losses to Ohio State and Marshall. Yes, they lost to Marshall in South Bend. That essentially dashed any hopes for Notre Dame making any type of run at […]

With college football entering Week 9, the initial playoff rankings are set to be released tonight. But Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney isn’t interested in these initial rankings. Via USA Today’s Todd Shanesy: “Dabo Swinney on tonight’s initial rankings for College Football Playoff: “It doesn’t matter.” Dabo Swinney has led his Clemson Tigers to an […]

The Clemson Tigers are making a strong case for a spot in the College Football Playoff. They are currently perfect with an 8-0 record, including six wins in the ACC. While Syracuse, Wake Forest and NC State can provide some challenges, it is difficult to imagine the ACC Atlantic escaping from the Tigers’ grasp. While […]

Clemson football may have won yet again on Saturday, but it was far from the usual dominant performance. Facing off against undefeated Syracuse at home, the Tigers struggled mightily and trailed 21-10 heading into halftime. They came back to win 27-21, but it was easily their least impressive performance this season. A big part of […]

Syracuse had a chance to upset Clemson on the road Saturday, but head coach Dino Babers put his team in a brutal position with shaky clock management. After holding the Tigers to a field goal that gave Clemson a 27-21 lead with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter, the Orange got the ball back with […]

DJ Uiagalelei discussed Dabo Swinney’s decision to bench him during Clemson football’s 27-21 victory over Syracuse, per Grace Raynor. “For me, if I was put in (Swinney’s) spot, I probably would have done the same thing,” Uiagalelei said. The Tigers moved to 8-0 on the season despite the QB uncertainty. DJ Uiagalelei finished the game going […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry often goes viral for his incredible highlight plays and pre-game routines. On Saturday, however, he was the talk of the sports world because of Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney. The Clemson Tigers beat the Syracuse Orange in the contest, but it wasn’t easy as Swinney had to pull […]

After going down 21-10 with five minutes left to go in the third quarter, Dabo Swinney took a chance that, at least at the time, felt like it could re-shape the face of Clemson Football forever. After watching his quarterback, DJ Uiagalelei, throw two interceptions and lose a fumble in his 30th appearance for the […]