CLEMSON — In 2016, the only thing Georgia eighth-graders feared more than pre-algebra tests was lining up against the undefeated Grayson Middle School football team. The championship-winning squad featured the backfield talents of quarterback Ian Schieffelin, who was hovering several inches above other players on the field, and running back Phil Mafah, who juked defenders […]
CLEMSON — It does not appear a new format for the College Football Playoff will be passed before the 2025 season starts, and maybe not for the 2026 season either. ESPN’s Heather Dinich reported Friday that multiple sources doubt any decision on the playoff format will be made for 2026 and beyond. CFP leaders are […]
This NFL team has parted ways with a former Clemson player. Cornerback Derion Kendrick was waived by the Los Angeles Rams on Friday, they announced. Kendrick was selected by the Rams in the sixth round (No. 212 overall pick) of the 2022 NFL Draft. The Rock Hill native spent three seasons (2018-20) at Clemson before […]
Entering his fifth NFL season in 2025, Trevor Lawrence has a lot to prove, says one national outlet. Pro Football Focus (PFF) named 10 NFL players with the most to prove in 2025, and Lawrence is on the list. Lawrence signed a five-year, $275 million contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars prior to the 2024 […]
CLEMSON — You have to love college football, right? We are still two-and-a-half months from the start of the 2025 season, and LSU’s Brian Kelly is already talking a little smack. Personally, I love it. I think more coaches should be as open as Kelly was during his appearance on the College GameDay Podcast. What […]
LSU head coach Brian Kelly says he has never “circled” a season opener before. However, things are different for Kelly this year, as his Bayou Bengals prepare for a marquee primetime matchup against Dabo Swinney’s Tigers at Clemson’s Death Valley. Kelly recently joined the College GameDay Podcast and spoke about the season-opening showdown on Aug. […]
The Baltimore Ravens are expecting big things from Nate Wiggins this season, and so is this national outlet. Coming off Wiggins’ strong rookie campaign in 2024, the former Clemson star cornerback was named to the Pro Football Focus (PFF) 2025 NFL All-Breakout Team, a list of the projected breakout stars at each position. After being […]
Clemson’s 14-1 season in 2016 was capped off, of course, by Deshaun Watson’s touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second left that sealed one of the greatest national championship games of all time – the Tigers’ 35-31 defeat of Alabama. This week, the epic Watson-to-Renfrow connection was ranked by ESPN among college football’s top […]
Hunter Renfrow is the only former Clemson player on the Carolina Panthers’ roster, but there’s a handful of ex-South Carolina Gamecocks on the team. One of those is fifth-year cornerback Jaycee Horn, a 2021 first-round draft pick, who was a true freshman at South Carolina back in 2018 when Renfrow was in his final year […]
ESPN analyst Greg McElroy looks forward to watching Clemson face off against a couple of non-conference foes during the upcoming college football campaign. On his Always College Football show, McElroy ranked the top 10 non-conference games of the 2025 season. Two Clemson games made McElroy’s list, including the showdown against South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium […]