ARLINGTON, Texas — After news broke of All-American Dexter Lawrence’s suspension, pending appeal, due to testing positive for a banned substance people questioned how second-ranked Clemson would replace his impact on the defensive line. The Tigers didn’t have any drop off in their 30-3 beat down of No. 3 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl […]
ARLINGTON, Texas – Everybody in the media targeted Clemson’s secondary in the weeks leading up to the Cotton Bowl Classic after it surrendered 510 yards in Clemson’s late November win over South Carolina. A month worth of talking about the game led to talk about the weakness of the Tigers’ secondary and the fact Notre […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Clemson jumped ahead of Notre Dame 23-3 in the first half of Saturday’s Cotton Bowl Classic in AT&T Stadium. The second-ranked Tigers started slow with ending the first quarter with a 3-3 tie. But, Trevor Lawrence opened up in the second quarter with three touchdown passes of 52, 42, and 19 yards. […]
DALLAS — When Clemson beat Notre Dame in a torrential downpour in the 2015 game back at Death Valley, Dabo Swinney coined his most popular phrase in his 10 years as the Tigers’ head coach. He told ESPN’s Samantha Ponder it was a B.Y.O.G (Bring Your Own Guts) kind of game as Clemson held off […]
ARLINGTON, Texas. — We are just hours from the Cotton Bowl matchup between Clemson and Notre Dame and The Clemson Insider is live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Katie Florio previews the playoff game and gives her prediction.
DALLAS – Second ranked Clemson is gearing up for the Cotton Bowl Classic with No. 3 Notre Dame on Saturday in AT&T Stadium. The game is part of the College Football Playoff Semifinals with the winner advancing to the CFP National Championship Game in Santa Clara, Calif., to face the winner of No. 1 Alabama […]
DALLAS — For the first time in 79 years, Clemson will play in the Cotton Bowl as it takes on No. 3 Notre Dame in the 83rd Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The second-ranked Tigers last played in the Cotton Bowl Classic in 1940, the fourth game of the annual New […]
ARLINGTON, Texas – Clemson’s defense has received notability throughout the season as one of the stingiest groups in the country, ranking in the top-10 in scoring defense, total defense, rushing defense and passing-efficiency defense. The unit’s tenacity has the second-ranked Tigers in the College Football Playoff for the fourth straight year. They face off with […]
DALLAS—Clemson did not finish the 2018 season the way it wanted to. However, this season it is back with a new mindset and increased focus. A few members from that squad admitted during media day in Clemson that the team was not as focused on the game and got distracted by the Sugar Bowl experience. […]
DALLAS — A year ago, Clemson prepped for a Sugar Bowl matchup with Alabama that it eventually lost in a lackluster performance. But, the Tigers learned a lot about themselves after that game. This season the Clemson coaches and players feel better prepared for the semifinal game because their preparation has been ongoing since Week […]