Clemson’s College Football Playoff hopes were dealt a potentially catastrophic blow Saturday with its lopsided loss to Notre Dame. Now the Tigers will try to rebound when they jump back into ACC play this week against Louisville. Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly from the Tigers’ 35-14 setback: The good There isn’t much […]
There was no secret to what was coming. Wesley Goodwin said as much. In fact, Clemson’s defensive coordinator spent a good chunk of time earlier in the week talking to reporters about how his unit knew what it had to do against Notre Dame’s offense. It was almost as if Goodwin and head coach Dabo […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Another game, another quarterback switch for Clemson. This one wasn’t as extended, but Clemson coach Dabo Swinney once again made the move to Cade Klubnik on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. It begs the question: What’s the situation behind center now for the Tigers? “We’ll just evaluate everything,” Swinney said. Notre […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame sent No. 4 Clemson crashing from the ranks of the unbeaten Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Here are four sequences that went a long way in determining the outcome, a turning point and a telling stat from the Tigers’ 35-14 loss. Things started ominously for the Tigers when Clemson […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Clemson has released its travel roster for tonight’s game against Notre Dame. Other than Xavier Thomas, everybody listed on the Tigers’ two-deep at the start of the week made the trip. Kobe Pace also didn’t travel, though that was expected after Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said earlier in the week the […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Clemson will be without a significant contributor along the defensive line tonight against Notre Dame. Defensive end Xavier Thomas won’t be available. Clemson has not released its travel roster for the game as of 5:10 p.m., but a source confirmed to The Clemson Insider that Thomas will not play against the […]
Dabo Swinney still remembers the big plays. There were a lot of them from D.J. Uiagalelei, who burst onto the college football scene two years ago filling in for then-Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. All Uiagalelei did in the first road start of his career inside Notre Dame Stadium was throw for a career-high 439 yards […]
Clemson will look to stay unbeaten Saturday when the Tigers step out of ACC play with a trip to Notre Dame. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by NBC. Clemson’s defense vs. Notre Dame’s offense: If Notre Dame has its preference, this game would be played in a telephone booth […]
Clemson will start November with a trip to Notre Dame on Saturday. Fresh off the No. 4 spot in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released earlier this week, a win in their final non-conference tile of the season would keep the Tigers squarely in the playoff mix. What does Clemson need to do to […]
Wesley Goodwin will find out along with everyone else Saturday night how his defense fares against perhaps the most physical offense it’s seen this season. But there are two things Clemson’s first-year coordinator already knows his unit has to do if the Tigers’ defense is going to be more successful than not against Notre Dame. […]