Taking inventory: Safety

Clemson still has a bowl game left to play this season, but it’s never too early to look ahead. With most of the 2022 season in the books, The Clemson Insider is analyzing how the Tigers performed at each position this fall and where the Tigers stand with the offseason looming. Quarterback, running back, tight […]

Mukuba discusses health following return from injury

Andrew Mukuba is starting to get back into a groove after missing the first games of his Clemson career earlier this season. Mukuba entered his second year with the program fresh off freshman All-America honors after playing all 13 games with 10 starts at strong safety a season ago. Early into this season, though, the […]

Tigers talk getting some R&R during the bye week

After eight long weeks of practice, preparation and a series of physical wins, Clemson is looking forward to some rest and relaxation this weekend. With eight straight wins under the Tigers’ belt, they have received a well-deserved bye week. Defensive end K.J. Henry shared with the media on Monday what this week will look like […]

Mukuba makes vow following missed opportunity

Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff was flagged for a late hit on a scrambling Cade Klubnik along Syracuse’s sideline late in the third quarter Saturday, bailing Clemson out of a third-and-long that was going nowhere. The Tigers turned the new life into a touchdown and used that momentum to finish its comeback win with 17 unanswered points.  It […]

Swinney discusses use of Clemson’s ‘best player’ now and later

Andrew Mukuba’s move to cornerback last week wasn’t a stopgap as much as it was a situational maneuver for Clemson’s secondary. To hear Clemson coach Dabo Swinney tell it, that will continue for what Swinney called the best player on the Tigers’ roster. “It’s just as simple as that,” Swinney said. “Mukuba is our best […]

Swinney explains this defensive change to starting lineup

Clemson’s defense made another change to its starting lineup against NC State that had nothing to do with the health of the team. A week after Justin Mascoll got the starting nod over Myles Murphy at defensive end, the secondary experienced a shakeup following the defense’s subpar performance against Wake Forest. Andrew Mukuba returned from […]

Swinney gives the latest on injured DBs

During his radio call-in show Monday night, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was asked about the Tigers’ defensive back situation heading into this weekend’s game against NC State. Safety Andrew Mukuba and cornerbacks Sheridan Jones and Malcolm Greene all did not play in last Saturday’s game at Wake Forest, but Swinney hopes to have them […]

Swinney asked about three DBs who didn’t make trip to Winston-Salem

Following fifth-ranked Clemson’s 51-45 double-overtime win at No. 21 Wake Forest on Saturday in Winston-Salem, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was asked about Sheridan Jones, Andrew Mukuba and Malcolm Greene, all of whom were not on the Tigers’ travel roster for Saturday’s game. Swinney was asked if any of the three defensive backs were close […]

Multiple Clemson starters out against Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Clemson will be without multiple starters for its ACC showdown with Wake Forest at Truist Field. The team has released its travel roster for today’s game, and defensive backs Sheridan Jones and Andrew Mukuba are not on it. Mukuba, a freshman All-American safety last season, is set to miss his second straight […]

Swinney gives update on Mukuba’s injury

During his postgame press conference following Clemson’s 48-20 over Louisiana Tech on Saturday night at Death Valley, head coach Dabo Swinney gave an update on the Tigers’ starting safety who missed the game. Swinney said sophomore Andrew Mukuba fell at practice and dislocated his elbow. “It went right back in. Nothing’s broken or anything like […]