Sapp Details Heartfelt Moment After First Career Catch

CLEMSON — The first season in Clemson was a quiet one for sophomore tight end Josh Sapp, but he had his coming-out party in storybook fashion against Charleston Southern. As a freshman, Sapp only played in five snaps over two games and redshirted the season. Against the Buccaneers this past Saturday, he made his first […]

Williams Shines Early in Death Valley

CLEMSON — Sophomore wide receiver Antonio Williams was a playmaker for the 25th-ranked Clemson Tigers during their 66-17 win over Charleston Southern in Saturday’s home opener at Death Valley. Still recovering from their 28-7 loss to Duke on Monday, the Tigers had to pick up the slack against the Buccaneers. While there were some definite […]

Woodaz brothers share moment in Death Valley

CLEMSON — The Woodaz name is building in Tiger Town. Since his true freshman season last year, linebacker Wade Woodaz has been on a great trajectory for success. Woodaz had 20 tackles in his first year at Clemson, and made his case to be the starter he is in 2023. In the home opener against […]

Woodaz Calls Clemson DL a ‘Brick Wall’

CLEMSON — Four first downs. That’s all Charleston Southern’s offense could muster against the Clemson defense in Death Valley, which lived up to its name Saturday in the home opener. The 66-17 final score may not show it as much, but defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin put on a clinic against the Buccaneers. Both of Charleston Southern’s […]

The 411 on Clemson’s night-and-day home opener

CLEMSON — The Clemson Tigers’ goal for Week 2 was to get that awful taste from Labor Day out of their mouth. It took a while to get the ball rolling, but Clemson caught fire in the second half and rode it out to a 66-17 victory over the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. A struggling offense […]

Clemson without two starters vs. Charleston Southern

CLEMSON — The Clemson Tigers will be shorthanded on both sides of the ball in the home opener. The Tigers will be without starting defensive back Andrew Mukuba and starting wide receiver Cole Turner. Clemson officially said both are day-to-day, so it’s not expected to be a long-term concern. For now, the Tigers have to […]

Clemson defensive starter not dressed for today’s game

CLEMSON — The defensive back room for Clemson may be short-handed against Charleston Southern Saturday. During warmups, starting nickel back Andrew Mukuba was not in warm-up gear and holding a football on the field. Mukuba is the Swiss Army knife of Wes Goodwin’s secondary, and he’s wearing his jersey without pads on the sideline. Mukuba […]

Four Tigers who need to prove something in home opener

The Clemson offense needs a reset in Desth Valley. Point blank, period. After laying an egg in Durham against the Duke Blue Devils, it’s time to put some numbers on the scoreboard. As head coach Dabo Swinney said repeatedly this week, the stats don’t look bad for the offense. That is until they reached the […]

Ruke has Message for Clemson Fans

CLEMSON — After a crushing loss to Duke on Monday night, Clemson defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro addressed the loss and also had a message for Clemson fans during his media availability Wednesday.  Orhorhoro was asked if he had anything he wanted to share with Clemson fans. “We just want to thank you guys for just […]

Swinney not worried about veteran linebacker’s shape

CLEMSON — The Clemson defense delivered a promising outing in the first game, but one player in particular was very critical of himself. Tigers linebacker Barrett Carter had six tackles, one for loss in the game but didn’t feel very optimistic about his performance. As a player with first-round aspirations, his talent is undoubted but […]