Former Tiger gets head coaching gig

A former Clemson standout has a head coaching gig. Ryan Norton has been named the head football coach at Palmetto High School. The Anderson County school officially announced the hire Tuesday afternoon. “I am very grateful and excited for the opportunity that Mr. Binnicker (Anderson School District One Superintendent Robbie Binnicker), Mr. Roach (Palmetto High […]

Mac Lain has nice surprise for former Clemson teammate

Since 2016, the ACC in conjunction with the College Football Playoff Foundation has funded more than 1,100 classroom projects through the “Extra Yard for Teachers” program, impacting over 116,000 students at nearly 450 schools. During Saturday’s edition of “The Huddle” show on ACC Network, host Jordan Cornette and analysts Eric Mac Lain, E.J. Manuel and […]

Norton gave it all he had

Underneath a ripped orange jersey filled out with pads and a whole lot of muscle, it may not come as a surprise to find an “S” pressed right against the chest of former Clemson center, Ryan Norton. The Tiger appeared to have possessed superman-like powers after benching a whopping 640 pounds right before the 2015 […]

Carter likely to play big role in Miami game

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney says defensive back Ryan Carter is ready to go for Saturday’s noon kickoff against Miami at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Carter missed last week’s game against Boston College due to an injury to his hamstring. “He has had a good week and he has worked his way […]

Guillermo getting accolades, giving encouragement

Who says offensive linemen never get the glory? To be fair, in the Atlantic Coast Conference, only one lineman gets it every week. For the past two weeks, that lineman has been Clemson center Jay Guillermo, who has gotten to bask in the glow of accomplishment for a longer span of time than most of […]

Guillermo will start, Falcinelli will be the backup

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney announced in Tuesday’s press conference that center Ryan Norton sprained his MCL in his right knee during inside drills at Monday’s practice. Clemson did an MRI on Norton on Tuesday morning and Swinney said the senior will not play in Thursday’s game against Louisville. “As you know, he has kind […]

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’ […]

What we heard – Friday’s practice

Now that Clemson has wrapped up fall camp, the team is preparing for their first opponent of the season. Although the Tigers had a successful scrimmage, they still have a long way to go before kickoff in the Valley. Here is what we heard from Friday’s practice: “It was a little bit sluggish that first […]

Norton still looks to improve

Clemson center Ryan Norton talked with The Clemson Insider after Wednesday’s practice earlier week. The senior says he still has a lot he can improve on before the Tigers open the season on Sept. 5 against Wofford in Death Valley. Norton will more than likely miss today’s practice after suffering a head injury during inside […]

Blanks beginning to make presence known, again

Quietly, Travis Blanks has made his way back onto the football field without anyone really noticing, at least until Thursday. Blanks was all over the field in Clemson’s third practice of training camp, including one play in which he jumped in front of a Deshaun Watson pass to Ray Ray McCloud and nearly took it […]