NFL Legacy Recruit Recaps ‘Amazing’ Clemson Visit

After returning to Clemson during the 2023 football season, an NFL legacy recruit from Maryland with multiple FBS offers made his way back to Tiger Town earlier this month. Loyola Blakefield (Towson, Md.) 2025 long snapper/tight end Hunter Solwold was back on campus for an unofficial visit March 13. “It was amazing!” Solwold told The […]

Clemson ‘childhood dream school’ for local standout specialist

A local standout specialist was back on campus at Clemson – his dream school – this summer. Greenville (S.C.) High School’s Thomas Guerrero, a talented punter/kicker prospect in the class of 2024, returned to Tiger Town for the Dabo Swinney Camp in June after visiting Death Valley for the spring game back in April. On […]

Nation’s top-ranked kicker details ‘awesome’ Swinney Camp experience, getting to kick in Death Valley

Among the standout prospects who participated in the Dabo Swinney Camp earlier this month was one of the nation’s top kickers in the class of 2024. Hough High School’s (Cornelius, N.C.) Nolan Hauser, who is considered to be the No. 1 kicker in the nation by Chris Sailer Kicking worked out at the Swinney Camp […]

Nation’s top-ranked kicker on Clemson: ‘They got something special’

Last month, Clemson quietly played host to one of the nation’s top kickers in the class of 2024. In fact, Hough High School’s (Cornelius, N.C.) Nolan Hauser is considered to be the No. 1 kicker in the nation by Chris Sailer Kicking. The Clemson Insider was able to catch up with Hauser, who made his […]

Gunn: Putting on that Tigers’ jersey is ‘something special’

After making the trip to Tiger Town for the Elite Retreat in June, Pinellas Park (Largo, Fla.) 2022 three-star kicker Robert Gunn III returned to Clemson’s campus for the All In Cookout. Gunn recently caught up with The Clemson Insider regarding his experience at The Cookout. “What I enjoyed about it most was probably the people,” […]

Clemson commit talks ’emotional’ recruitment, recent MVP performance

Clemson Class of 2022 commits have put on quite the show in July. While the Tigers’ 2022 class is still relatively small, they’ve still had a big impact at some national camps and showcases this summer. That includes Pinellas Park (Largo, Fla.) 2022 three-star kicker Robert Gunn III, who recently participated in the U.S. National Football […]

Unparalleled times for Swinney involving his staff

Never in his 13 full seasons as Clemson’s head coach has Dabo Swinney had as much change on his support staff as he has had this offseason. Former player development coach Chansi Stuckey was hired by Baylor to be its new receivers coach, while former graduate assistant coach Roderick McDowell was hired by UL Monroe […]

Clemson’s success isn’t measured by its championships

The last time Bill Spiers heard Clemson cheers directed towards him came in 1987 when he was playing for Bill Wilhelm’s Tigers on the baseball diamond. Donnell Woolford had not heard it since he and his Clemson teammates downed South Carolina in his final game at Death Valley in 1988. But next week, the two […]

Spiers Family hoping for better outing against Hokies this time

The last time Clemson had a Spiers punting the football against Virginia Tech was 31 years ago when former Major League Baseball player Bill Spiers handled the choir for the Tigers. The year was 1986, and the Tigers opened the season at home against the Hokies. A few months earlier, Spiers, who was the starting […]

Clemson’s secret weapon

Last Saturday night in Louisville, Clemson punter Will Spiers had a career night. The redshirt freshman punted four times averaging 51.8 yards per punt with a long of 64 yards. The 51.8 yards per punt is the first 50+ yard average for a Tiger since Spencer Benton’s three punt 50.0 average in three punts vs […]