In an episode of ESPN’s College Football Live this week, ESPN analyst Sam Acho weighed in on the huge ACC showdown at Death Valley this weekend. Acho was asked what his confidence level is in what he will see from Clemson (2-1, 0-1 ACC) when the Tigers take on No. 4 Florida State (3-0, 1-0) on Saturday. […]
Clemson and Duke are set to open their respective 2023 seasons tonight in Durham. The ninth-ranked Tigers (11-3, 9-0 ACC in 2022) are coming off their seventh ACC title in the last eight years, while the Blue Devils finished 9-4 (5-3 ACC) last season in its first year under head coach Mike Elko – the […]
Who are the ACC’s top three teams, in order, as it stands now entering the 2023 season? ESPN analyst Sam Acho was asked that question this week during a segment on the network’s College Football Live show. “It’s Clemson, then Florida State, then Miami,” said Acho, a former University of Texas and longtime NFL linebacker. […]
After the final College Football Playoff Top 25 and New Year’s Six bowl games were revealed Sunday afternoon on ESPN, a couple of the network’s analysts previewed the upcoming Orange Bowl featuring seventh-ranked Clemson (11-2) and No. 6 Tennessee (10-2). Sam Acho, asked what he likes about that game, quickly pointed to Cade Klubnik. The […]
The first iteration of the College Football Playoff rankings for the 2022 season will be unveiled tonight between 7-8 p.m. on ESPN. Ahead of the initial rankings release, a number of ESPN analysts have given their own individual rankings of how they think the best teams in college football stack up. Joey Galloway and Dan […]
Fifth-ranked Clemson staved off an upset bid from then-No. 14 Syracuse last Saturday at Death Valley, erasing a double-digit deficit to beat the Orange, 27-21, after trailing at halftime. On ESPN’s College Football Live this week, one of the network’s college football analysts, Greg McElroy, was asked if the win changes the way the Tigers […]
During ESPN’s College Football Live show Tuesday, one of the network’s college football analysts discussed Clemson’s quarterback outlook following Dabo Swinney’s decision to replace starter DJ Uiagalelei with freshman Cade Klubnik last Saturday in the second half of the Tigers’ eventual 27-21 comeback win over Syracuse at Death Valley. After the game, Swinney backed Uiagalelei […]
During the Championship Drive: College Football Rewind show that aired Sunday on ESPN, the network’s Sam Acho, Heather Dinich and Trevor Matich discussed Dabo Swinney’s decision to replace starting quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei with freshman Cade Klubnik in the second half of Clemson’s eventual 27-21 win over Syracuse on Saturday at Death Valley. “To me, that move, […]
With its 34-28 win at Florida State last Saturday, Clemson extended the nation’s longest active winning streak to 13 games, and the Tigers put up at least 30 points for the seventh time in as many games this season. Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei completed 15-of-23 passes for 203 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, […]
On ESPN’s College Football Final, show host Matt Barrie and analysts Joey Galloway and Sam Acho discussed DJ Uiagalelei and Clemson’s 34-28 victory over Florida State on Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee. On Clemson’s second possession, Uiagalelei avoided a sack, stepped up in the pocket and threw a 59-yard dime to Antonio Williams […]