By Hale McGranahan. Zerrick Cooper and Jordan Griffin arrived to their seats in Death Valley just in time for the start of Saturday’s win over S.C. State. The Jonesboro High School (Georgia) junior prospects — both of whom have been offered by Clemson — got there just as the Tigers were making the run down […]
CLEMSON – In the not too distant future Deshaun Watson will be Clemson’s starting quarterback. Perhaps before this season runs its course. Except that Cole Stoudt hasn’t given ground the first two weeks, and Dabo Swinney insisted after Saturday’s game with South Carolina State that he wasn’t about to buckle to external pressure to change. “I know […]
By Will Vandervort. Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris said the first half of the Georgia game was the best first half any of his offenses has played in a season-opener since he has been in Tigertown. Through the first 50 plays last week, his offense executed at a high level as the 23rd-ranked Tigers totaled […]
By Will Vandervort. South Carolina State head coach Buddy Pough now knows why the late Lonnie McMillan of Presbyterian College gave Clemson Memorial Stadium the moniker “Death Valley.” After his Blue Hose were beaten by 76 points by the Tigers in 1945, McMillan told his players and the media the following year that he was […]
By Ed McGranahan. As aggravating as the questions became for Chad Morris over the weeks and months between the Orange Bowl and The Opener they continue to be valid entering Clemson’s game today with South Carolina State. If not Sammy Watkins or Martavis Bryant or Tajh Boyd or even Rod McDowell, who are the offensive playmakers on this […]
By Will Vandervort. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney says he just laughs when he hears fans and the media alike take winning for granted, especially in a game like Saturday’s showdown with FCS foe South Carolina State. Pretty much everyone outside of the Clemson locker room has already chalked the 12:30 p.m. game in Death […]
By Will Vandervort. It’s simple where No. 23 Clemson lost the Georgia game last Saturday – it was on third down. The Tigers, who will host South Carolina State this Saturday in Death Valley, were 7 of 20 on third down and on 12 of their 15 drives, they were held to six plays or […]
By Hale McGranahan. The looming departures at defensive tackle leave the position as priority for the Clemson coaching staff over the next two recruiting cycles. Grady Jarrett, Josh Watson and DeShawn Williams have all occupied a spot in the Tigers’ five-man rotation since 2012. All three will have exhausted their eligibility by the time 2014 […]
By William Qualkinbush. By William Qualkinbush Brent Venables is a lot of things, but rarely is Clemson’s defensive coordinator somber. Such was the tone of his media session on Tuesday in the aftermath of a 45-21 loss to Georgia that featured finger pointing and second-guessing from top to bottom within the program. Venables stressed the […]
By Will Vandervort. It was the start of the fourth quarter and everybody on the Clemson sideline was up and on their feet with their four fingers up in the air. This was it. This was crunch time. This was the moment to be excited about. Trailing by just three points on the road in […]