Swinney Defends His Portal Stance and More

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney continues to get questions about the Tigers lack of use of the transfer portal.  That wasn’t any different at Thursday’s appearance at the ACC Football Kickoff. Swinney talks about Clemson’s view on the transfer portal, how they fix the turnover issues and more.  Watch some of Dabo’s time in the […]

From the Podium: Mafah Talks Tigers at ACC Kickoff

This season Phil Mafah will no longer be splitting carries with Will Shipley.  Mafah will be the workhorse of the Clemson offense.  He spent the offseason doing everything he could to get his body ready to carry the load for the Tigers. Thursday Mafah took tot he podium at the ACC Football Kickoff. Watch Mafah’s […]

From the Podium: Carter at ACC Kickoff

Clemson was fortunate to have one of the top linebackers in the nation, Barrett Carter, return for one more season. Carter represented the Tigers at this year’s ACC Football Kickoff and was impressive off the field as he is on the field. Watch his press conference on TCITV:

Klubnik Believes Receivers will be Great in 2024

CHARLOTTE — Clemson’s wide receiver corps is young, healthy, and hungry ahead of the 2024 season. Injuries plagued the Tigers last year, limiting or eliminating six wide receivers throughout the season, including veteran Antonio Williams and former five-star recruit Adam Randall. However, quarterback Cade Klubnik believes “the sky’s the limit” for the wide receivers this […]

Swinney Updates Plans to Replace 2 Post-Spring Transfers

CHARLOTTE — Following Spiring Practice, Clemson lost two players to the transfer portal. Freshman defensive end Adam Kissayi and sophomore offensive lineman Zach Owens. How does Dabo Swinney plan to replace the two scholarships? On Thursday from the ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, Swinney confirmed one of the scholarships was already in use by long […]

Klubnik Discusses Improving TD-to-INT Ratio in 2024

CHARLOTTE — In 2023, his first full season as Clemson’s starting quarterback, Cade Klubnik threw for 19 touchdowns with nine interceptions across 13 games. Now that he is going into his second season in offensive coordinator Garrett Riley’s system in 2024, Klubnik feels that will help him be able to improve on that touchdown-to-interception ratio. […]

NC State Players ‘Circling Clemson Game on Calendar’

CHARLOTTE — Clemson opens its 2024 ACC schedule with the 92nd installment of the Textile Bowl, a matchup between the NC State Wolfpack and the Tigers. After winning the latest meeting last October, NC State athletes at the ACC Media Kickoff on Thursday shared their feelings with the media about opening their away schedule at […]

Swinney Comments on Story’s Discipline

CHARLOTTE — Last Sunday, Clemson defensive end Caden Story was cited for possession of Marijuana, according to Pickens County Court of Public Records. During Thursday’s ACC Football Kickoff, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney addressed Story’s incident and what kind of discipline might be handed down to the redshirt sophomore. “The way it was written is […]

NC State Uses Portal while not Sacrificing its Culture

CHARLOTTE — Once again, the transfer portal and how it is used was a topic when NC State kicked off the fourth and final day at the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff. Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren explained his portal plan and how he is able to evaluate and eventually chose a player from the portal. […]

Did BC Head Coach Compare His QB to Deshaun Watson?

CHARLOTTE — From 2017 to 2020, Bill O’Brien coached former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson when he was the head coach of the Houston Texans. During Wednesday’s ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, the new Boston College head coach was asked how he plans to use BC quarterback Thomas Castellanos and will be similar to how he […]