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The Clemson football program suffered a brutal 28-7 blowout loss to Duke in their first game of the season, but Clemson coach Dabo Swinney still has optimism for his team overall despite the loss, saying that they should not be judged by the score of the game. “People are going to see the score and […]

The Clemson Tigers football team hasn’t reached the College Football Playoff since 2020, when they were defeated by Ohio State 49-28. The Tigers haven’t won a bowl game since the following season when they defeated Iowa State 20-13. Last year, they were dominated by a resurgent Tennessee Volunteers team in the Orange Bowl, losing 31-14. […]

Will four-star offensive lineman Max Buchanan eventually commit to Clemson football? Buchanan is a standout junior lineman for Seminole High School in Sanford, FL. He has been getting feelers from several big-name college football programs recently, per The ClemsonInsider.com’s Gavin Oliver. “I’m definitely feeling a lot of love from Clemson, Penn State, Miami, LSU, and […]

Before you know it, the weather will be turning colder, everything will be turning into something pumpkin spice flavored, and college football will be back on our television screens every Saturday. There’s not a better time of the year. But before sweater weather arrives and we hear the marching bands and student cheering sections combine […]

Clemson football experienced an uncharacteristic down year in 2022. After entering the season with national title expectations, the Tigers finished 11-3, going undefeated against ACC foes but losing each of its major non-conference matchups—including an ugly 31-14 defeat to Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Coach Dabo Swinney was no doubt disappointed as anyone by his […]

The Clemson Tigers football program is entering an interesting season this year. For the last several seasons, the Tigers have been one of the perennial favorites to win the College Football Playoff Championship. This year, not only are they not one of the top-3 favorites to win the College Football Playoff, they’re not even the […]

College football commitments are an opportunity for high school athletes to showcase their goofy side. Ricardo Jones is one of these players as he hilariously juked Tennessee football before committing to play for Dabo Swinney. The four-star safety is headed to South Carolina and Clemson football. Ricardo Jones announced his commitment to Clemson football but […]

Within 24 hours of Sammy Brown’s commitment, Clemson football continues their recruitment heist as they got four-star wide receiver Bryant Wesco to commit. Much like what Dabo Swinney did to Brown, the Tigers’ coach took him right under the noses of LSU football and TCU football. Bryant Wesco is the 23rd overall-ranked recruit in the […]

Clemson football has been on a mission with seven total blue-chip commitments for their Class of 2024. Coach Dabo Swinney was not content with that, however, as he grabbed a five-star player under Georgia football’s nose. The Tigers now have their most prized commit as Sammy Brown ditched Coach George Kirby for South Carolina’s elite […]

Barring a major surprise in the coming months, the Clemson Tigers will hand the keys to the offense to Cade Klubnik for their 2023 regular season opener against Duke. Klubnik logged a mere 22 pass attempts in the regular season last year. Klubnik’s time to shine came in the 2022 ACC Championship Game, as he […]

Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney seems to be running out of words to describe defensive tackle Peter Woods. He can’t even say one weakness about the Clemson football freshman. “Nope. He ain’t got none,” Swinney said about Woods when asked if the five-star recruit has any shortcomings, per Larry Williams. “None,” the Clemson football […]

Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney believes change is needed. Swinney, who is entering his 29th year coaching in the college ranks, has seen a lot over nearly three decades of pacing the sidelines, but even he is blown away by just how much the sport has changed in recent years. College football players can […]

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney seems to think that fans of the team have become numb to the Tigers’ success, and he’s not too thrilled about it. During a press conference introducing offensive coordinator Garrett Riley earlier this week, Dabo Swinney called out fans of the Clemson football team for a decrease in their support.  […]

Head coach Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers saw their season end in defeat when they lost to Tennessee in the Orange Bowl, 31-14. Swinney has decided to make some changes to his coaching staff, starting with offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter. Streeter was fired from Clemson on Thursday, via Larry Williams of Tiger Illustrated. Streeter […]

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers football program were defeated handily by the Tennessee Volunteers in the Orange Bowl by a score of 31-14 on Friday night. The Orange Bowl result was a major step forward for the Volunteers, as well as a big step back for the Tigers. In fact, some critics wondered if […]

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has plenty of confidence in Cade Klubnik ahead of the 2022 Orange Bowl against Tennessee. With D.J. Uiagalelei off to Oregon State, Klubnik will make his first career start for the Tigers on Friday in the Orange Bowl. Klubnik threw a mere 22 total passes over the regular season, as […]

The 2022 College Football Orange Bowl will feature a matchup between the Clemson Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers. Both teams have had successful seasons and will be looking to finish strong with a win in this highly anticipated bowl game. The Tigers, led by head coach Dabo Swinney, have done pretty well this season, going […]

Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney demanded the league make changes to a long-standing arch nemesis in the NCAA transfer portal, said Sports Illustrated’s Brad Senkiw in a Friday report. “What’s wrong with a little bit of development?,” Swinney asked. “What’s wrong with a little bit of time?” Just one day after he said he […]

For years, Alabama was running college football. That is until Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers finally stood up and showed that teams can play with the Crimson Tide. Swinney has done a remarkable job rebuilding the Clemson football program that was once dormant. However, the college football landscape is changing drastically, thanks in large […]

Though not in total agreement in Clemson junior defensive end Myles Murphy’s decision to declare for the NFL Draft, Tigers head football coach Dabo Swinney was not bitter towards one of his best pass rusher’s choice to skip the team’s Orange Bowl matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers. “You certainly you wish you had all your […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to take on Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night at home. Heading into the matchup, Freeman has led Notre Dame to a 5-3 record. They have managed to turn things around since starting the season off 0-2. On the other side, Swinney […]

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 […]

Clemson football is off to a perfect 4-0 start this season and grabbed their first ACC victory last weekend in an OT thriller vs. Wake Forest. Heading into Saturday’s matchup with North Carolina State, head coach Dabo Swinney sent a stern message to all the DJ Uiagalelei haters, with the quarterback having lots of doubters […]

Clemson football has had its share of dramatic wins over the last decade, but Saturday’s double-overtime win at Wake Forest may have taken the cake. The Tigers and Demon Deacons traded blows back and forth throughout the afternoon, with both offenses dazzling. In the end, Dabo Swinney’s Tigers escaped Winston-Salem with a 51-45 win in […]

Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei guided the Tigers to a thrilling 51-45 double overtime win over Wake Forest on Saturday. Uiagalelei had arguably the most efficient performance of his overall run with the ACC powerhouse. He anchored nine total scoring drives on the day, and he finished with 371 passing yards to go along with five […]

Another college football Saturday has arrived, and this is a special one. It’s now week 4, which means conference play is really starting to ramp up. This slate features some heavyweight matchups, including a must-watch game in the ACC. All of this brings us to a Clemson football clash against Wake Forest. To kick off […]