Register making the most of his opportunities

When he talked about the guys he coached this past season, Clemson defensive line coach Todd Bates was quick to point out reserve defensive end Chris Register. “I love Chris Register,” Bates said to The Clemson Insider prior to the Sugar Bowl. “He is at work every day. He is getting mental reps. He is […]

Scouting the Clemson roster: Chris Register

The Clemson Insider gives a scouting report on every player on Clemson’s summer depth chart. We will break down what the player does best, what he needs to work on, how he compares to other former players at his position and where he fits on the Clemson roster. Player name: Chris Register (6-3,255) Player position: Defensive end […]

Spring Preview: No concerns about defensive end

Remember how concerned everyone was about the defensive end position this time last year? Clemson had just lost juniors Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd to the NFL Draft, and the most experienced guy at the position coming back was Austin Bryant, who registered just 219 snaps in 2015, while playing in 13 games. Those concerns […]

Register has a new perspective

Clemson defensive end Chris Register summed up his in improvement with one word earlier this week — perspective. Register is now comfortable at defensive end after the transition from linebacker, and says his technique is much improved. Watch Register discuss how he has improved, the depth at defensive end and much more on TCITV: [protected-iframe […]

Up Downs

Practices are underway for the 2016 season as the second-ranked Clemson Tigers prepare for what they hope is a championship season. In this edition of our Up Downs feature we take a look at which players made a move in the first week of preseason camp. Which players are elevating their game and their position […]

Has Register taken next step?

Though second-ranked Clemson has been in preseason camp just five days, head coach Dabo Swinney has been pleased, for the most part, with what he has seen out of his defense. It’s no surprise the defensive tackles and the linebackers are playing well, but coming into preseason camp the coaching staff was anxious to see […]

Where They Stand: Strongside Defensive End

  Over the next few weeks, we will take a look at each position on the football team to examine where each player stands right now in his group on the depth chart. We will look back on the 2015 season for analysis and attempt to forecast what the 2016 depth chart might look like […]

Clemson was the right fit

We’re approaching the halfway point in the month of July and conference media days are within site. Unfortunately, real, live college football is still several weeks away. As the dog days of summer roll on, The Clemson Insider continues its look back at the recruitment of several of Clemson’s returning players. DE [autotag]Chris Register[/autotag], Greensboro, […]

Five keys: No. 3, Defensive ends

Clemson will open up fall camp on Aug. 4 with several questions that need to be addressed if it is going to win its first ACC Championship since 2011. To me there are five keys that will be vital to the Tigers’ success in 2015. In this series I will provide a general rundown of […]