CLEMSON – If you came into the Clemson spring game expecting to see a breakthrough in the kicking battle, you got a glimpse but not enough to jump off the rails. Robert Gunn III and mid-year Nolan Hauser have battled all spring and the Orange-White game showed a slight edge. The competition has raged on […]
CLEMSON – The spring game is three days away, and Clemson is still early in the process of finding its starting kicker. Last season, the Tigers turned to Jonathan Weitz in what became a great story but Clemson is far more prepared at the position in 2024. Robert Gunn III started last season as Clemson’s […]
CLEMSON – The chaos that occurred at the kicker for Clemson in 2023 was something Dabo Swinney couldn’t have predicted, but it’s something he doesn’t plan to see happen again. It all started with Robert Gunn III. He had a strong camp leading into the season, but the wheels came off in the field of […]
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 […]
During his radio call-in show Tuesday night, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney addressed the kicking situation after field-goal kicking proved to be problematic in Monday night’s 28-7 loss at Duke. Swinney said the Tigers gave backup placekicker Quinn Castner “a try” Tuesday night at practice. Starting kicker Robert Gunn III, a redshirt freshman, went 0-for-2 […]
It took some time for him to feel like his old self again, but Robert Gunn III feels like he’s ready to take over at a position that’s seen plenty of production at Clemson in recent years. While Gunn hasn’t officially been named the Tigers’ starting placekicker for next season, the redshirt freshman is widely […]
Robert Gunn III has yet to feel real pressure in a game during his time at Clemson, but that’s bound to change sooner rather than later. In order to prepare the Tigers’ next placekicker for those moments, head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff have put Gunn in a pressure cooker at the end of […]
Spring is almost here for Clemson football. The Tigers will return to the practice fields this afternoon. Clemson will hold 15 spring practices culminating with the annual Orange & White Game on April 15 at Memorial Stadium. Here are three questions that Clemson’s special teams will start trying to answer this spring. Who is Clemson’s […]
Clemson got plenty of contributions from some of its true freshmen this past season, but others saved a season of eligibility. Of the Tigers’ 20 scholarship signees in their 2022 recruiting class, 12 played four games or fewer, which allowed them to redshirt, according to NCAA rules. The Clemson Insider is taking a closer look […]
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 […]