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It appears the Clemson Tigers may have to play in the Week 8 matchup against the SMU Mustangs without quarterback Cade Klubnik. After suffering an ankle injury in the 41-10 Week 7 victory over the Boston College Eagles, the Tigers revealed Klubnik’s official status for the upcoming contest. Reports indicate that the 22-year-old quarterback is […]

Clemson’s late-season hopes may once again hinge on the health of Cade Klubnik. After a sluggish 1-3 start to the year, the Tigers have clawed their way back to .500 behind back-to-back explosive performances from their starting quarterback. Klubnik threw for 534 yards and six touchdowns in wins over North Carolina and Boston College, rekindling […]

Huge showdowns loom in the Atlantic Coast Conference this week — bound to drastically change the ACC standings. Although the Week 8 version of ClutchPoints’ power rankings saw movement from others; particularly Clemson and SMU suddenly gaining retraction. Meanwhile, Miami remains the leader but a huge Friday night matchup is on deck. 1. Miami (-) […]

The Clemson Tigers football team responded in Week 6 with a commanding 38-10 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. The win snapped a two-game losing streak and showed signs of renewed confidence on both sides of the ball. Yet, the night’s most notable moment came from head coach Dabo Swinney, who showed respect and […]

Miami (FL) football reigns supreme in the state of Florida — beating four different in-state foes. Yet the Hurricanes’ victory over Florida State brings forth new concerns moving forward. At the same time, Miami’s Atlantic Coast Conference power rankings spot remains intact — but there are a few other changes including one involving Duke. 1. […]

The 2025 Clemson football team has already been one of the biggest disappointments in college football. They opened the season looking lifeless, going 1-3 and not looking great in their lone win against Troy. They finally woke up against North Carolina, but it might be too little too late, especially considering how evil the Tar […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars got a banner win against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night. Trevor Lawrence’s late-game heroics were the x-factor in the contest, adding a feather to the young quarterback’s cap. He has led Jacksonville to a 4-1 record, tied for the top spot in the AFC South. Even Lawrence’s college coach, Clemson […]

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers just lost a player to the transfer portal in the middle of the of 2025 season. That player was cornerback Shelton Lewis. Lewis announced his intentions to take a redshirt this year and enter the portal on Thursday, per On3 insider Pete Nakos. This comes after a source told […]

Virginia football shook up the college football world last Friday, topping Florida State 46-38. Where do the No. 24 ranked Cavaliers rank here? They rearrange the week 6 Atlantic Coast Conference power rankings while we find out how far the Seminoles tumble. 1. Miami (-) The Hurricanes will need their rising potential first rounder Rueben […]

Thus far, Clemson football has almost unquestionably been the most disappointing team in college football over the first month of the season, and it currently sits at 1-3 heading into October. As it stands, Clemson’s College Football Playoff and national championship hopes are most likely over, with a pair of ACC losses already on the […]

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers’ poor start to the 2025 season just resulted in one of their recruits decommitting from the program, specifically Dre Quinn. Quinn announced his decision to cancel his pledge to Clemson on Thursday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Buford, GA, he had been committed to the Tigers since […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference comes with friction out of Clemson this week. Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney has his coaching seat heating up after a 1-3 start. We’ll see if the Syracuse win over Clemson catapults the Orange into the top 10 of the power rankings this week, plus if Miami and Florida State stay […]

The Clemson Tigers started the college football season as one of the nation’s powerhouse teams. Head coach Dabo Swinney saw his team start the year as the No. 4 team in the country according to the AP Poll. Four weeks later, Kade Klubnik and Co. sit at 1-3. Clemson dropped a home game to the […]

No team in college football has had a more disappointing start to the 2025 college football season than the Clemson football program, who currently sit at 1-3 after Saturday afternoon’s home loss to the Syracuse Orange. The Tigers entered this year with legitimate championship expectations after last season’s trip to the playoffs, but the team […]

Clemson football looks like a team needing swift changes amid a 1-3 start. What direction will head coach Dabo Swinney go in? Swinney addressed his coaching staff during his teleconference Monday. Including if he’s changing things up there. “I don’t anticipate that. We’ll just try to have a great open date and reset our goals,” Swinney […]

Dabo Swinney’s struggles continue to get worse, especially after the Clemson Tigers’ 34-21 loss at home to the Syracuse Orange. Clemson entered the game with a 1-2 record, suffering losses to ranked squads in LSU and Georgia Tech. They lone victory was against Troy, a team they were also losing to before completing a rally […]

Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney entered Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium pointing upward, hoping his Tigers would finally turn the corner. Instead, fans spent the afternoon pointing downward as Clemson reached a new low under his leadership. A 34-21 defeat to Syracuse marked the first time Swinney has ever started a season 1-3, […]

The Clemson Tigers fall to 1-3 on the season after suffering a tough 34-21 Week 4 loss to the Syracuse Orange. It’s the first time the Tigers have begun a season 1-3 in the Dabo Swinney era, and the program’s postseason hopes are dwindling fast. After Saturday’s loss, Swinney shared a statement, vowing that he […]

Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney entered Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium pointing upward. He walked in convinced his Tigers can rebound, especially after Swinney’s epic rant before facing Syracuse. Now many fans have become the opposite of Swinney’s pregame entrance: Pointing the index finger down. Because that’s the direction Clemson is going in […]

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney isn’t losing sleep over his viral postgame rant. After his fiery comments about his future with the Tigers made the rounds earlier this week, Swinney brushed off any suggestion that he’s dwelling on it in an interview uploaded by Clemson Sports Information on YouTube, via On3 writer Barkley Truax. “I […]

Colorado football sits at 1-2, a record that suggests doubt, but Deion Sanders defiantly insists the season’s real chapter has yet to be written. In fact, the head coach is leaning on the turnaround story from Clemson football under Dabo Swinney as motivation for his own program. Sanders pointed to Swinney’s early struggles as a […]

Clemson football is watching its season implode after three games into 2025. Cade Klubnik has struggled and Dabo Swinney lost his cool during his Tuesday Tigers press conference. The Tigers face a litany of problems outside of quarterback and head coach, though. All after Georgia Tech pulled the 24-21 stunner on Saturday — which left […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference witnessed its first major conference upset, with Georgia Tech after knocking off Clemson. The ACC also is watching Virginia Tech hunt for a new head coach with Brent Pry out. These elements shape up this week’s power rankings — except Miami remains atop once again to start the Week 4 version. […]

Clemson football did not play its best game against Georgia Tech, and it cost them a win, as they lost 24-21. There were a lot of factors that went into the loss, but one that stuck out to head coach Dabo Swinney was the play of defensive back Ashton Hampton. “I mean Ashton’s giving up […]

The Clemson football program has gotten off to a brutal start to the 2025 college football season, currently sitting at 1-2 following their recent road loss to Georgia Tech. While Clemson showed some resilience in overcoming a 13-0 deficit to at one point take the lead, the final result was still the same, and the […]

Dabo Swinney has done a lot of winning as the head coach of the Clemson Tigers football team. He has also been a quarterback whisperer of sorts, as some of the best collegiate signal callers of this generation have found success under Swinney. Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence, for example, won College Football Playoff national […]

Clemson’s trip to Atlanta ended with another heartbreak, and Dabo Swinney didn’t hide how he felt after. Georgia Tech pulled off the upset against the No. 12 Tigers in what was a very close game. Gavin Oliver of the Clemson Insider revealed what HC Swinney had to say after the tough loss. “Just incredibly disappointed, […]

Clemson football has taken two devastating losses already in 2025. But Saturday’s 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech forced a program legend to call the Tigers out. Shaq Lawson blasted his alma mater on the internet. He believes the new landscape of college sports has damaged his Tigers. “We don’t got no dawgs at Clemson. That […]

Georgia Tech football and Brent Key have now collected three Top 25 upsets together, all within the Atlantic Coast Conference but the latest against Clemson. The fans flooded and covered Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field following the 24-21 Saturday upset. The game came down to a 55-yard field goal from Aidan Birr. Those moments […]

The Clemson Tigers entered the 2025 college football season with high expectations. Dabo Swinney’s team was a College Football Playoff hopeful in a weak ACC. However, the season is off to a disappointing start for Cade Klubnik and Co.. Swinney watched as his team lost its second game of the year after a last-second field […]

Clemson football team entered its ACC opener against Georgia Tech already short-handed. Injuries to wide receiver Antonio Williams, safety Khalil Barnes, and left tackle Tristan Leigh left the Tigers scrambling to adjust before kickoff, as Pete Nakos reported on X. With a long list of absences across the roster, including multiple offensive weapons, Dabo Swinney’s […]

Once projected to be one of the top college football teams in the nation this season, Dabo Swinney’s Clemson squad has not looked good in the first two weeks of the season. They dropped their season opener against rivals LSU two weeks ago. Then, against Troy, the Tigers had to mount a comeback from 16-0 […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference brings eight unbeaten teams into Week 3 — second most among FBS conferences. One unbeaten is No. 5 Miami under Mario Cristobal, who has a huge showdown this Saturday against South Florida. The Hurricanes lead the new power rankings for the ACC, except the top five has become rearranged. 1. Miami […]

Everyone who had Clemson penciled in as their preseason favorite to not only make the College Football Playoff but win the national championship is now questioning their bets. The Tigers are 1-1, and while losing to now No. 3 LSU is excusable, nearly being beaten by Troy is not. Week 2 in college football is […]

The Clemson Tigers struggled against the Troy Trojans in the first half of Saturday’s contest. However, the program was able to pull away in the second half after scoring 24 unanswered points to earn a 27-16 win in Week 2. Despite the victory, it appears the team has taken a dive in the latest AP […]

Clemson football didn’t just survive Saturday night’s scare against Troy. The Tigers responded like a team built for championship moments. After falling behind early and coughing up a costly pick-6, Dabo Swinney’s group flipped the script to secure their first victory of the season. What followed was vintage Clemson. Five straight scoring drives. Twenty-seven points […]

Clemson football sounded off the upset alert alarm for the second straight week. But this time Troy has the Tigers facing an 0-2 start. All thanks to a brutal first half in Death Valley. Fresh off falling to an LSU team lower ranked than Clemson, the Tigers struggled against the Trojans. The latter taking a […]

The No. 8 Clemson Tigers are set to take on the Troy Trojans on Saturday with the hopes of getting back in the win column after experiencing a 17-10 Week 1 loss to the LSU Tigers. However, leading up to the contest, the program issued a lightning warning to fans in attendance. The team finally […]

Clemson sits at No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25, down four spots after a 17–10 home loss to LSU. LSU jumped six spots to No. 3, which tells you what voters thought of the matchup.  The problem isn’t that Clemson lost to a top-five caliber team. It’s how they lost — reprising issues […]