Young safeties ‘look like different dudes’ entering 2020

Heading into the 2020 season, Clemson senior safety Nolan Turner believes the Tigers’ young but talented safeties are ready to make a name for themselves as they step into bigger roles and try to help fill the void left by departed safeties Tanner Muse, K’Von Wallace and Denzel Johnson. Turner said this week that sophomores […]

Jones more comfortable in Venables’ system than ever before

Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is known around the college football world as one of its brightest minds. His defenses ranked in the top 10 nationally in total defense each of the last six seasons, including a sixth-place finish in 2019. The Tigers’ success has a lot to do with Venables unique schemes to stress […]

Clemson offense not overconfident in how it uses Etienne

Travis Etienne gives Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott plenty of confidence as a play-caller, knowing that when he calls on No. 9, the Tigers’ star running back is as reliable as they come and more often than not, good things happen when he touches the ball. With that said, Elliott told reporters this week heading […]

Small town, former Clemson stars make it big in the NFL

Deshaun Watson might not be throwing touchdown passes to DeAndre Hopkins anymore at Houston, but the two former Clemson stars are still making headlines together. Just a few days after Watson signed a four-year, $177 million dollar contract that will keep him with the Texans, Hopkins inked a two-year $54.5 million deal with the Arizona […]

Carman embraces new role

Jackson Carman is taking on a whole new role for top-ranked Clemson this season. With the departure of fellow linemen like Gage Cervenka, John Simpson, Sean Pollard and Tremayne Anchrum, Carman returns as Clemson’s lone starter from last season’s offensive line. Despite this though, the left tackle says this year’s chemistry is becoming something special. […]

Clemson commit on 2021 class: ‘We’re gonna be sick’

Clemson four-star defensive end commit Cade Denhoff began his senior season with a bang last Friday night, setting the tone in Lakeland (Fla.) Christian School’s 50-0 blowout of St. John Paul II (Tallahassee, Fla.). Denhoff posted a pair of sacks in the victory and set up Lakeland Christian’s first score of the game when he […]

ACC got it right, SEC did not

There was a commercial that ran on the SEC Network, and occasionally on ESPN, which stated, “It just means more.” The indication was college football means more in the SEC than it does to any other conference in college football. And maybe it does. However, as much credit as the SEC has been given for […]

Swinney gives idea on when fans can expect to see Bowman on Saturday

When Travis Etienne is given a breather in Saturday’s game at Wake Forest, it’s likely Lyn-J Dixon will be the next guy to take the field at running back. Unless the junior still has not recovered from the injured knee he suffered during camp. Dixon has been limited in practice the last two weeks and […]

Top tight end prospect hears from the Tigers

The recruiting process has been a pleasant surprise for Pilot Mountain (N.C.) East Surry four-star tight end Benjamin Gosnell since Sept. 1, when, per NCAA rules, college football coaches could begin reaching out to prospects in the 2022 class. Gosnell, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound high school junior, told The Clemson Insider he didn’t expect to be […]

Ngata: ‘It takes us all to function’

The time is now for Joseph Ngata at the wide receiver position. After missing much of fall camp Ngata says he is feeling 100 percent and ready to make a big impact in Clemson’s offense this season. The sophomore, who will make his first career start this Saturday, spoke of his improvement this offseason in […]