Recruiting board watch: Safety

Clemson’s 2018 recruiting class is currently comprised of five commitments, two on offense and three on defense. Cartersville (Ga.) five-star quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 2018 prospect, headlines a Clemson group that is ranked seventh in the country by 247Sports in the early going with all of the pledges rated among the recruiting service’s top […]

Clemson interested in Peach State prospect set to visit

One of the top prospects from the Peach State who has seen an increase in interest from major programs of late, including Clemson, will visit Tigertown for the first time next month. After adding offers from Georgia, Louisville, South Carolina and West Virginia since the end of January, Covington (Ga.) Newton 2018 four-star defensive tackle Darnell […]

Gruden very high on Watson

Former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson will be one of seven quarterbacks in Jon Gruden’s QB Camp. Gruden’s QB Camp series, a signature element of ESPN’s annual pre-NFL Draft coverage, returns for its eighth year. In all, 50 quarterbacks – including 15 current NFL starters – have participated in the series. Notable players include Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson, […]

Three former Tigers will inducted into SC Hall of Fame

Former Clemson athletes Donnell Woolford, Kris Benson, and Bobby Johnson will be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in May. The Clemson contingent represents three of the seven who will be inducted in the 2017 class. The others are Andre Goodman of South Carolina, Coastal Carolina basketball standout Tony Dunkin, Benedict College basketball […]

Trending on TCI

What’s trending on The Clemson Insider’s message board today? A number of topics, including Clemson transfer Scott Pagano setting five official visits, a report on Deshaun Watson that he isn’t happy about and an NFL legacy recruit that is excited to visit “the best school in the nation.” Also, Greg Huegel isn’t just the Grocery […]

Can Clemson be this year’s Alabama?

Let me throw something at you. Though Alabama was losing its starting quarterback and its Heisman Trophy running back, plus a few other key pieces from its 2015 National Championship Team, it returned for 2016 as the preseason No. 1-ranked team. Why was that the case? I can tell you why, the Crimson Tide returned […]

ACC Spring Preview: Georgia Tech

After a very solid 9-4 season, Georgia Tech is looking to keep improving and build upon what it was able to accomplish this past season. The Yellow Jackets have set themselves up with a decent recruiting class, but coaching will be the key. Who they lost: Tech is only losing seniors, but it really isn’t […]

NFL legacy recruit excited to visit ‘best school in the nation’

Quinn Carroll has already caught the attention of college programs across the country as a sophomore, as evidenced by his list of nearly 20 scholarship offers. The 2019 offensive tackle from Minneapolis (Minn.) Edina Senior is on pace to be one of the nation’s most touted offensive line recruits before too long, and next month, he […]

Spring Preview: He’s just not the Grocery Store Kicker

The Grocery Store Kicker is now one of the more experienced kickers in the ACC. Former walk-on Greg Huegel returns for his third season at Clemson. Last year, the rising junior made 14 of his 19 field goal attempts, including a long of 46 yards which came against Florida State and Syracuse. The 46-yard attempt […]

Crooked numbers finally come for Clemson

Good baseball teams don’t stop scoring runs. They keep stringing together good at-bat after good at-bat. They stack three singles together, advance extra bases when the pitcher and/or catcher provide opportunities, and don’t miss mistake pitches in critical moments. Clemson’s biggest weakness during its opening series against Wright State wasn’t a lack of offense. After […]