As a finance major who plans to focus on wealth management, Keith Maguire already has a pretty good idea of what life after football will look like for him. “Kind of have a few things lined up already for whenever this route does end, I can start on that journey of my life,” said Maguire, […]
Clemson still has a bowl game left to play this season, but it’s never too early to look ahead. With most of the 2022 season in the books, The Clemson Insider is analyzing how the Tigers performed at each position this fall and where the Tigers stand with the offseason looming. Quarterback, running back, tight […]
Clemson linebacker Keith Maguire spoke to the media on Monday ahead of Saturday’s game versus Boston College. After coming off a double-overtime victory at Wake Forest, the Clemson defensive unit looked electric versus NC State. With two critical victories, the Tigers will have to reset as they head up for another night game at […]
Keith Maguire has been biding his time behind James Skalski for the last couple of seasons. Now the Clemson linebacker has a shot to vault to the top of the depth chart, though Skalski’s old job isn’t going to be handed to him. But Maguire knows there’s far more opportunity at the second level of […]
Keith Maguire recently had an interaction with a Major League Baseball player that the Clemson linebacker won’t soon forget. A native of Philadelphia, Maguire made a trip back home early this summer during a weekend off from workouts. While there, a friend invited Maguire to watch his favorite MLB team, the Philadelphia Phillies, take on […]
There’s an important position battle raging on within Clemson’s defense, and first-year defensive coordinator Wesley Goodwin is going to take his time in deciding who ultimately prevails atop the depth chart. How much time exactly? “That spot probably will go all the way up until kickoff,” Goodwin said, referencing the Tigers’ Labor Day opener against […]
The topic of simplicity within Clemson’s defense under first-year coordinator Wesley Goodwin is being rehashed early in preseason camp, though Keith Maguire doesn’t want anyone to get it twisted on exactly what that means. “He’s not a dummy, and he knows you need to have different defense with different groups that can run out there […]
If this upcoming season is anything for LaVonta Bentley, it’s personal. That’s a word that the redshirt junior linebacker made sure to not only emphasize but repeat, as he met with reporters following Tuesday’s practice. “It’s just a drive like it’s personal,” Bentley said regarding his strong start to fall camp. “This year’s personal, not […]
The competition at the second level of the defense, particularly at one position, rages on at Clemson. The Tigers have the unenviable task of replacing James Skalski and Baylon Spector, a couple of multi-year starters at linebacker and veterans who were part of the Tigers’ program for a combined 11 seasons before exhausting their eligibility […]
Last month, Clemson defensive coordinator Wesley Goodwin said he still had a handful of players listed as co-starters amid one of the unit’s most pressing position battles heading into preseason camp. “We’ll see how it all sorts out,” Goodwin said of the middle linebacker competition. Head coach Dabo Swinney echoed Goodwin’s sentiment Friday, adding he […]