What they are saying

On Tuesday night Clemson wide receiver Deon Cain, kicker Ammon Lakip and tight end Jay Jay McCullough were suspended and sent home from the Orange Bowl after a failed drug test. Head coach Dabo Swinney attended the Orange Bowl head coaches’ press conference on Wednesday morning discussing the suspensions in a very unperturbed way. He […]

McCullough wanted to go to place he had never been

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just hours before getting sent hope from the Orange Bowl Jay Jay McCullough and D.J. Greenlee went on the record with Kaila.  Before practice later that in the day Jay Jay was sent home and is no longer with the Clemson football team.         [aolon sid=”1789″ width=”570″ height=”351″ […]

Who’s the next man up?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney addresses the media this morning as part of the Capital One Orange Bowl Coaches Press Conference, I am sure these words will come out of his mouth, “Next man up.” In case you have not heard, Swinney suspended three players from Thursday’s game against No. […]

TCI confirms Lakip, Cain, McCullough suspended for Orange Bowl

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On Tuesday night, The Clemson Insider confirmed with multiple sources that Deon Cain, Ammon Lakip and Jay Jay McCullough have been suspended for the Orange Bowl. All three were sent home for failed drug tests. All three players attended the Orange Bowl media day event at Sun Life Stadium on Tuesday morning. […]

Hopper needs to be every-down player

With wide receiver Mike Williams out for an indefinite about of time with a small fracture in his neck, No. 12 Clemson will be looking for someone to step up and fill in the gap left vacated by Williams. One of those players will be Germone Hopper. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound junior will be the Tigers’ […]

The year of the tight end

In 2011, Dwayne Allen caught a single-season record for passes, yards and touchdowns on his way to winning the John Mackey Award as the nation’s best tight end. The following season, his replacement Brandon Ford was as nearly productive, hauling in 40 passes for 480 yards, while tying Allen’s record for touchdowns in a season […]

Don’t forget these five names

Each season brings renewed optimism and a new set of faces and names that stimulate the imagination. Deon Cain, Ray Ray McCloud, Mitch Hyatt and Christian Wilkins represent the new wave, joining Watson, Scott, Dye, Lawson, Boulware and Alexander as the impact players on a team flirting with the preseason Top 10. However, there are […]