CLEMSON – After six years as a Clemson Tiger, Aidan Swanson has exhausted all eligibility and will be recognized for Senior Day against The Citadel before the 17th-ranked Tigers come down the hill Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Before the 2024 season, the punter appeared in 35 games with a career long punt of 67 yards […]
A slew of Clemson standouts have been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 watch list ahead of the upcoming college football season. The longest-running college all-star football game in the nation, the East-West Shrine Bowl gives top college players the opportunity to showcase their talents to NFL scouts and a national television audience. The […]
CLEMSON – Football is often a game of muscle memory, and special teams is the greatest example of it. Clemson punter Aidan Swanson is entering his fifth year as a Tiger and his second season as the starter. He took a big jump, pinning offenses inside the 20-yard line on 28 of his 61 punts. […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney gave some great news during his press conference Tuesday. Swinney revealed that redshirt senior (graduate) punter Aidan Swanson will return to Clemson next season. He will be using his COVID year and it will be his sixth year as a Tiger. “He’s coming back,” Swinney said. “I think he’s fallen […]
CLEMSON — Back in 1970’s and 1980’s the Dallas Cowboys had a player by the name of Danny White who mastered the art of playing quarterback and punting. White led the Cowboys to three straight NFC Championship Games from 1980-’82, after replacing the great Roger Staubach at quarterback, but what most people do not remember […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that Clemson running back Phil Mafah (Running Back of the Week), center Will Putnam (Offensive Lineman of the Week), punter Aidan Swanson (Specialist of the Week) and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (Linebacker of the Week) have all earned ACC Player of the Week honors in their […]
CLEMSON — There was no way to predict the situation Clemson kicker Jonathan Weitz would be in a month ago. From preparing to move to New York for a job to returning as the Tigers’ kicker, it’s been a rollercoaster for Weitz. This ride hit its first big drop with his debut coming against the […]
CLEMSON – Clemson punter Aidan Swanson had himself a game last Saturday despite Clemson falling to No. 5 Florida State in overtime. Swanson, a 6-foot-3 redshirt senior, averaged 53.2 yards on four punts in the game against the Seminoles and had a 62-yard punt in the fourth quarter. Head coach Dabo Swinney spoke on his […]
CLEMSON — Robert Gunn is still Clemson’s placekicker. However, that could change real quick if Gunn does not start showing signs of improving. In Saturday’s win over Florida Atlantic, Gunn missed an extra point and a 31-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter. During his media call Sunday night, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney […]
During his radio call-in show Tuesday night, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney addressed the kicking situation after field-goal kicking proved to be problematic in Monday night’s 28-7 loss at Duke. Swinney said the Tigers gave backup placekicker Quinn Castner “a try” Tuesday night at practice. Starting kicker Robert Gunn III, a redshirt freshman, went 0-for-2 […]