Before the Week 1 matchup against Clemson, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith put No. 11 LSU on “upset alert.” Now, after the beatdown in Baton Rouge, Smith put the Clemson football program on blast. Smith is disgusted by Clemson after its 51-10 defeat and absolutely shredded Dabo Swinney’s team on Monday’s episode of ESPN’s First […]
LSU enters the Week 1 game against Clemson as a double-digit favorite, while Dabo Swinney’s team is playing the role of the underdog. Few, if any, are picking Swinney’s Tigers to go on the road to Baton Rouge and beat Lane Kiffin’s Tigers in what will be a very hostile environment Saturday night. However, ESPN […]
On ESPN’s First Take show, Stephen A. Smith reacted to Dabo Swinney’s comments on Clemson fans’ criticism after a 1-2 start to this season. Of course, Swinney said during his Tuesday press conference that “if Clemson is tired of winning, they can send me on my way” and he’ll go somewhere else to coach. Smith […]
Stephen A. Smith didn’t hold back on the Clemson basketball team’s performance in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The ESPN personality blasted the fifth-seeded Tigers after their historically bad showing in the first 20 minutes of an eventual 69-67 loss to No. 12 seed McNeese State in the Midwest Regional. Clemson […]
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith weighed in on Deshaun Watson tearing his Achilles again. Smith gave his reaction to the news this past week that Watson tore his Achilles tendon for the second time, less than three months after he initially tore it. The Cleveland Browns quarterback and former Clemson star underwent another surgery on […]
On First Take, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith weighed in on whether he’s concerned about Trevor Lawrence as a franchise quarterback. Smith said he’s concerned about the former Clemson star’s inability to close out games for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who got off to an 8-3 start this season before losing four straight games and five […]
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith made a special appearance on ACC Network’s ACC Huddle pregame show at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday prior to Miami’s game against Georgia Tech. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney also joined the show for a postgame interview from Death Valley following the Tigers’ 17-12 win over Wake Forest. Smith asked Swinney […]
Which quarterback makes the biggest leap in the NFL this season? That question was posed during ESPN’s First Take show, and Stephen A. Smith adamantly brought up former Clemson and current Jacksonville Jaguars star Trevor Lawrence. “The name that comes to my mind is Trevor Lawrence,” Smith said. “We’re not talking enough about him. We […]
During Tuesday’s edition of First Take on ESPN, following Clemson’s 41-10 win over Georgia Tech on Monday night, the First Take crew discussed whether the Tigers, who made six straight College Football Playoff appearances prior to last season, will make it back to the playoff this season. While Stephen A. Smith is a fan of Dabo […]
Tim Tebow and Stephen A. Smith couldn’t disagree more with Paul Finebaum’s take on Clemson. Finebaum said Wednesday on the ESPN’s Get Up show that he believes Dabo Swinney’s “dynasty is done.” Tebow and Smith responded to Finebaum’s comments Friday during ESPN’s First Take. You can check out what the two ESPN analysts had to say in response […]