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In the early years of the four-team College Football Playoff era, the Clemson football team was one of the most dominant programs in the country. It was the Tigers and Alabama consistently making deep runs and winning national championships. Dabo Swinney led Clemson to two national titles, but then the program took a step back. […]

Much has been made in recent months about the format of the College Football Playoff, which expanded to twelve teams in 2024-25 and eventually saw Ohio State win its first national championship in a decade. Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program also made the cut this past season, but ultimately bowed out against the […]

The 2025 college football season will be here before you know it, and one of the Power Four conferences — the ACC — will look to show its prowess once again. In the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, the ACC had two representatives: Clemson and SMU, with the former reclaiming the conference […]

In the latest Clemson football news, head coach Dabo Swinney has finally broken his silence on the surprising dismissal of 4-star freshman Jadyn Henderson, citing the Tigers’ non-negotiable culture standards. The news comes just weeks after the young receiver was cut from the team following a locker room incident that drew internal concern and external […]

Clemson football entered the party late for one four-star safety. But Dabo Swinney and company’s late charge pulled off the huge victory in the end. Leapfrogging Miami and Michigan to secure the college football recruiting win of Blake Stewart. The Woodward Academy star Stewart picked the Clemson hat in announcing his verbal commitment Sunday via […]

Clemson football has been on a roll in recruiting in the 2026 recruiting class. They have been dominant to the point of being ranked 11th in the country. They jumped into the top 15 for 2026 after being ranked 23rd in 2025. Once again, they pulled off a big recruiting win by grabbing one of […]

Clemson football is engaging itself in a epic battle with rival Miami for June. The Tigers are building their own top 10 college football recruiting class. All while the Hurricanes are delivering their own impressive results. Now Clemson just boosted its defense with a huge four-star victory over the ‘Canes. The Tigers landed Keshawn Stancil […]

The NBA and NHL are both done as champions were crowned in the past week, and you know what that means: Football is on deck. Baseball is in the spotlight for the next two months, but in late August, college football will take over the lives of sports fans everywhere. The season will get started […]

Clemson football took an early College Football Playoffs loss to Texas back in December 2024. The Tigers claimed a huge college football recruiting win over the Longhorns six months later. The Atlantic Coast Conference champs reeled in four-star edge rusher Dre Quinn Thursday. Hayes Fawcett of On3 revealed Texas was indeed in the final running […]

The Clemson Tigers continued to reload and dominate along the recruiting trail with the recent commitment of a four-star linebacker recruit out of Georgia. Clemson has always recruited well under Dabo Swinney, but recently, it has not been as good as usual. The recent commitment says they might be back on track to domination with […]

One of the most prominent critics of the Transfer Portal has been Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney. Swinney recently appeared on The College GameDay Podcast and took verbal jabs at the transfer rules and the system’s operation. “There are no rules right now. We want some rules,” He said. Now, as Swinney said, there […]

Bill Belichick might be new to college football, but he is no stranger to the sport. As a longtime fan and NFL head coach, Belichick has scouted hundreds of players in college, particularly those from his new rivals in the ACC. Ahead of his first season with North Carolina, the 73-year-old revealed to Dabo Swinney […]

In today’s era of college football, the transfer portal is something that teams have to utilize if they want to be successful. The current era requires adaptation, and one head coach that has been accused of the opposite is Dabo Swinney. The Clemson football team hasn’t utilized the transfer portal as much as other programs, […]

The Clemson football team picked up a big commitment from the 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday as four-star safety Kaden Gebhardt announced that he is going to play for the Tigers. It’s still early in the 2026 cycle, but Clemson is off to an incredibly hot start, and they still have a lot of targets […]

Clemson football proved Sunday they can win over four-star talents still. Even if it means pulling past Southeastern Conference powers like Florida and Georgia. And this four-star prospect is expected to bolster the Tigers’ offensive line under Dabo Swinney. Clemson won over interior offensive lineman Chance Barclay, verbally committing to the Tigers via Hayes Fawcett […]

Clemson football rebuilt itself as a College Football Playoff qualifier in 2024. The Tigers’ Atlantic Coast Conference title run has won back high-profile recruits. That now includes a four-star who has visiting Clemson on deck first for his spring/summer visits. The reigning ACC champions will host Naeem Burroughs before three other programs including Texas, per […]

The 2024 college football season ended with Ohio State winning the first iteration of the 12-team College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes head coach, Ryan Day, was rewarded with a contract extension that makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the nation because of the victory. Coaching college football has never been more complex than […]

The Clemson football team has found their guy to lead the defense as Tom Allen is coming over from Penn State to be the next defensive coordinator for the Tigers. Allen was the head coach at Indiana before joining the Nittany Lions, and he is on the move again as Clemson will be his third […]

The Clemson football team made a somewhat surprising run to the College Football Playoff in 2024. After flying under the radar for most of the season, Clemson snuck up on just about everyone and won the ACC Championship to earn the final spot in the CFP field. There’s an argument to be made that Clemson […]

The Clemson football team is moving on from defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin as the Tigers announced the staff change on Monday morning. Goodwin will not be returning to Clemson in 2025. The Tigers were known for their bruising defense during their dynasty days, but they have not been able to replicate it since Dabo Swinney […]

Clemson football faced a major decision after taking the 38-24 loss to Texas. The Tigers mulled keeping Wes Goodwin at defensive coordinator or pivoting elsewhere after the College Football Playoff loss. The Atlantic Coast Conference champs swung toward the latter. Goodwin will not return to his defensive coordinator role, per ESPN college football insider Pete […]

On Saturday, Clemson football’s season came to an end with a tough road loss at the hands of the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the college football playoffs. Clemson hung tough for the majority of this game, playing Texas closer than any of the other road teams in the first round played theirs, […]

It became the end of the season for the Clemson football team as they lost to the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the College Football Playoff, 38-24. Though it was an impressive game from Clemson football quarterback Cade Klubnik, they still fell short as head coach Dabo Swinney looks to where the program […]

Clemson football quarterback Cade Klubnik revealed in a press conference a classy move he made to the seniors after the Tigers’ loss to Texas. If Saturday in Austin is the last time the star QB ever dons a Clemson uniform, he went out on his shield. Unfortunately, Klubnik’s heroics were not enough to carry Dabo […]

Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney made some history in the transfer portal on Thursday. The Tigers have had a stunning few weeks on and off the field. On December 8, they won an epic ACC Championship game over SMU, qualifying for the College Football Playoff. As Clemson has been preparing for Texas in the […]

After an up-and-down season that saw it operate in the shadows for most of the fall, Clemson football is back in the College Football Playoff. Dabo Swinney and company are back on top of the ACC and earned the final automatic berth into the 12-team bracket, marking the first time that they have played in […]

With just a couple of weeks remaining in the regular season, it looked bleak for the Clemson Tigers to make the College Football Playoff. Yet here they are, making their return—albeit in the new 12-team format—for the first time since 2020. That was thanks to a late-season push and an ACC Championship Game victory over […]

A few seasons ago, if someone had asked whether the Clemson Tigers would be part of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the answer would have been a resounding “absolutely.” However, recent seasons have painted a much less certain picture for Clemson football. Until this year, Clemson hadn’t made the College Football Playoff since 2020, […]

On Saturday evening, Clemson football punched its ticket to the college football playoff with a thrilling win over the SMU Mustangs in the ACC Championship Game, played in Charlotte, North Carolina. Clemson controlled this one from the opening moments and led by 17 points entering the fourth quarter, but ultimately needed a game-winning field goal […]

Despite having a lead for over 58 minutes of action on Saturday night, the Clemson Tigers’ hopes for an ACC Championship came down to the right leg of freshman kicker Nolan Hauser. Hauser drilled a 56-yarder as time expired, and Clemson, whose College Football Playoff hopes looked bleak at best just eight days ago, was […]

As the Clemson football team takes on SMU in the ACC Championship game, a win would not only secure the conference title but an automatic bid to the College Football Playoffs. Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney would have a positive outlook on their chances to be in and ultimately win the 12-team tourney when […]

Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney revealed a recent FaceTime conversation with Syracuse head coach Fran Brown. The No. 12 Tigers came into Saturday’s matchup against No. 15 South Carolina seemingly in control of their destiny. While the Gamecocks escaped Death Valley with a huge win, Clemson football still doesn’t need any more help to […]

As the regular season in college football winds down, all eyes are on the College Football Playoff rankings and who is going to make the final playoff bracket. Week 13 was a chaotic one full of upsets, with Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Colorado all going down. One of the biggest beneficiaries of that […]

Tuesday is Election Day in the United States, and like American citizens all over the country, Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney went to cast his vote. However, Swinney encountered a bit of a mixup when he went to the polls. Swinney’s real first name is William, and his son has the same name. Swinney’s […]

Everyone thought that this year’s Clemson Tigers football team had changed its stripes, and it was hard to argue otherwise given the statistics. Since their Week 1 blowout loss to Georgia, 34-3, in Atlanta, the Tigers had gone on a roll, winning six straight, all by wide margins. However, in Week 10, in a pivotal […]

The Clemson football team lost 33-21 Saturday vs. Louisville, and at two different points late in the game, Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney decided to kick an extra point instead of attempting a 2-point play, which bewildered ESPN play-by-play commentator Bob Wischusen. After a 3-yard Phil Mafah rushing touchdown cut Clemson’s deficit from 19 to […]

Clemson football’s hopes of making a run to the College Football Playoff took a huge hit on Saturday night. With a chance to pick up a good win over a solid Louisville team, Dabo Swinney and Clemson were dominated for nearly 60 minutes in a 33-21 blowout loss that was uglier than the final score […]

Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers find themselves in a familiar position as the calendar page has turned to November… near the top of the ACC standings and firmly in the mix for a berth in the College Football Playoff field. But there are still a handful of tests that the Tigers will need to pass before […]

The Clemson football program has had a strong start to the 2024 season. With a 4-1 overall record and 3-0 conference standing, the Tigers sit first in the ACC. Clemson has been on a four-game winning streak amid other top teams, such as Alabama and Georgia, suffering upsets in Weeks 5 and 6. Head coach […]