Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell was named the ACC’s Defensive lineman of the Week, despite the No. 8 Tigers’ loss at Syracuse last Friday, the conference announced on Monday. Ferrell had 3.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for lost yardage in last Friday night’s 27-24 road loss at Syracuse. His 5.5 tackles for loss tied for the […]
Clelin Ferrell knows the next week is going to be tough on Clemson, who dropped to No. 7 in the Associated Press top 25 football poll on Sunday following Friday’s loss at unranked Syracuse. The Orange outplayed, outhustled and outcoached the Tigers in the Carrier Dome. To make matters worse, Ferrell and the Clemson defense […]
As he watched Syracuse run out the final six minutes and 10 seconds Friday night, Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables was not surprised his defense, one of the best units in the country the first six weeks of the season, could not stop the Orange. “That’s how we played all night,” Venables said. The three […]
Though he played one of his best games of the season, Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell was not happy, as you can imagine, about the Tigers’ 27-24 loss at Syracuse on Friday night at the Carrier Dome. Ferrell had 5.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and 3.5 of the Tigers’ six sacks. However, Syracuse […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dabo Swinney did not try and sugarcoat it all. The Clemson head coach pointed to several reasons why his football team lost to an unranked Syracuse team, 27-24, at the Carrier Dome on Friday. “Even when we win, there are always a lot of mistakes to correct. There were a lot tonight, […]
As of Tuesday morning, no one really knows what No. 2 Clemson will do at quarterback when it travels to Syracuse, N.Y., Friday to take on the Orange in the Carrier Dome. Kelly Bryant, who suffered an ankle injury in last Saturday’s win over Wake Forest, was unable to attend his weekly media interview session […]
This week presents a unique challenge for second-ranked Clemson as it hits the road to play Syracuse Friday night at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y., while doing so with their starting quarterback Kelly Bryant questionable. On Monday the media spoke with linebacker Kendall Joseph, co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott, defensive end Austin Bryant, cornerback Mark […]
Being from Richmond, Va., and being one of the top defensive players in the state coming out of high school, most people just assumed Clelin Ferrell was headed to Virginia Tech. If you play defense in the state of Virginia and you are one of the best, that’s what you do. But as we all […]
Ranked as a top-10 defensive end nationally in high school, Clemson’s Clelin Ferrell was a wanted man during the recruiting process. Ferrell was regarded as one of the best prospects from the state of Virginia in the class of 2015, and the Virginia Tech Hokies had their sights set on keeping him at home. So […]
The defense of second-ranked Clemson played up to its standard in its 34-7 victory over Boston College Saturday at Memorial Stadium, holding the Eagles to just 238 yards of total offense. After the Tigers’ victory at Louisville last Saturday night, defensive end Clelin Ferrell had hopes of seeing the defense come out stronger this week, […]