Three-time defending champion Clemson is the preseason favorite to claim another Atlantic Coast Conference football championship, according to a poll of 148 media members who attended last week’s 2018 ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Tigers, who posted a 12-2 overall record en route to earning a College Football Playoff berth for the third […]
Though a lot of people think Clemson is going to roll through the Atlantic Coast Conference this year, Dabo Swinney doesn’t see it that way. The Tigers’ head coach feels the conference, and the Atlantic Division in particular, is going to be as tough as ever. “It’s a challenge every year,” Swinney said. “You’re talking […]
When Dabo Swinney became Clemson’s head coach 10 years ago, his program and the Atlantic Coast Conference as well, was in a flux. Clemson’s football program and had not won anything in almost two decades at the time and was still leaning on the glory days of when Danny Ford and Frank Howard brought Clemson […]
CHARLOTTE — Dabo Swinney was a little surprised Thursday when a reporter covering the 2018 ACC Football Kickoff at the Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C., asked him about is faith. It’s not a question Clemson’s national championship winning head coach gets too often and especially at a big event like ACC Media Days. “I appreciate […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C.– The media spoke with Miami head coach Mark Richt. He had some surprising news for us. Richt’s reaction to turnover chain “What’s been my reaction? It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. It’s really the greatest thing since the 10-bite sandwich, actually. People ask me about that — first of all, I didn’t […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall called them the best in the country. Miami head coach March Richt compared them to some of the great Miami and Florida State players of the 1990s, while Duke quarterback Daniel Jones says they jump out the screen when he watches them on television. Of course they […]
Is there any doubt Clemson should run away with the ACC for a fourth straight year? Athlon Magazine’s ACC preview definitely thinks so. Like everyone else, Athlon has the Tigers as the preseason favorite to win the conference. However, when you dive into why Clemson is the favorite, it’s easy to understand. On Athlon’s All-ACC […]
Can you remember the last time Clemson was such a sure thing to win the Atlantic Coast Conference in football? Some of you probably can. For others, it has never happened in your lifetime. The last time Clemson was a lock to win the ACC was in 1988. That year, the media who cover the […]
While the Atlantic Coast Conference prepares to launch its own television network in August of 2019, the league continues to fall behind the other Power 5 Conferences in terms of television revenue. The ACC now ranks fifth among all Power 5 Conferences in terms of what it pays its member institutions in television rights. According […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Friday the 28 football student-athletes selected by its 14 league schools to attend the 2018 ACC Football Kickoff, July 18-19, at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. The student-athletes attending the 2018 ACC Football Kickoff are: Boston College Tommy Sweeney, TE, Gr., Ramsey, N.J. Zach Allen, […]