DALLAS — Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins talks about how the Tigers are handling the possible absence of Dexter Lawrence in Saturday’s Cotton Bowl against Notre Dame.
ARLINGTON, Texas– They came back for a reason and now they’re here. The Clemson defensive line, that is. Defensive ends Austin Bryant and Clelin Ferrell along with defensive tackle Christian Wilkins all had the opportunity to take their talents to the NFL this past year. However, the trio joined by their one-year younger partner-in-crime, defensive […]
Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins spoke to the media during media day in Clemson earlier this week as the Tigers get set to play Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff at the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29 in Arlington, Texas. The Tigers are four quarters away from playing in the national championship game for the […]
Christian Wilkins says Notre Dame will be the best team No. 2 Clemson has faced this season. The Tigers will play No. 3 Notre Dame on Dec. 29 in the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas. Like Clemson, the Irish is undefeated, going 12-0 to reach the CFP for the […]
Christian Wilkins admits it. There are parts of playing in a fourth straight College Football Playoff that make things easy. Then there are other parts that are hard. Those hard parts? The expectations. Because No. 2 Clemson, which will play Notre Dame in the 83rd Cotton Bowl Classic on Dec. 29, have done this three-times […]
Last January, Christian Wilkins decided to return to school one more year and join his defensive line teammates Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant. At the time, he envisioned returning to Clemson and helping the Tigers win a second national championship in three years. Now the senior finds himself four quarters away from such an opportunity […]
Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins became just the fifth Unanimous All-American in Clemson history after he was named a First-Team All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association on Wednesday. With the announcement of the 2018 AFCA All-America Team, all five All-America teams recognized by the NCAA toward consensus status have been formally recognized for […]
Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins has another First-Team All-American selection to his list of achievements this year. On Tuesday, the Sporting News, one of the five All-American teams the NCAA recognizes for All-American status, named Wilkins, along with defensive end Clelin Ferrell and running back Travis Etienne as first-team selections. Wilkins has now been named […]
Despite posting a 95-15 record over the last eight football seasons. Despite winning two national championships and playing for a third in its history. Despite winning 24 conference championships and playing in 42 bowl games, including 31 since 1985, Clemson has never had more than two First-Team Associated Press All-Americans in a season, until Monday. […]
The awards and honors keep piling up for the Clemson Football Program. Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins and offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt have now officially earned the status of Consensus All-Americans after the release of the Football Writers Association of America’s All-American Team Monday evening. The two Tigers, who helped Clemson earn a fourth straight ACC […]