Top OL Target ‘Excited’ About Luke Hire, Eyeing Return Clemson Visit

Last week, Clemson paid a visit to check in on this priority class of 2025 offensive line target. Trinity Christian Academy (Addison, Texas) four-star tackle Jaylan Beckley drew a school stop from head coach Dabo Swinney, offensive coordinator Garrett Riley and receivers coach/recruiting coordinator Tyler Grisham last Friday. “To have Coach Swinney, Riley and Grisham […]

Three Days that Led to Letting Former Clemson Captain Go

CLEMSON — Letting Thomas Austin go was one of the more difficult decisions of Dabo Swinney’s head coaching career. Austin, who Swinney hired two years ago as his offensive line coach, played for Swinney and was a captain on his first Clemson team. Austin also served as a graduate assistant coach during the Tigers’ national […]

Swinney Making Tough Decisions to Get Clemson Back on Top

During Clemson’s team meeting the Monday afternoon prior to the Notre Dame game, head coach Dabo Swinney put everyone in the room on notice. According to some players, Swinney basically told everyone that from that moment they were all going to be evaluated and if he felt there was anyone who was not doing there […]

Thursday Night Insider: Coaching Changes, Teams Targeting Clemson Players, Transfer Portal

Don’t miss this special edition of The Insider Report.  Tonight we bring you the latest on the transfer portal, Clemson’s coaching changes, teams targeting Clemson players and much more. Get the latest Insider Report on TCI’s message board (Free) The Rock.

Clemson Announces Staff Changes

CLEMSON, S.C. — Head Coach Dabo Swinney announced today that Lemanski Hall and Thomas Austin will not return to Clemson’s coaching staff in 2024. Full statements on the personnel changes effective this week are included below. STATEMENT FROM DABO SWINNEY ON LEMANSKI HALL: “Lemanski Hall and I met and had a great conversation about his […]

Clemson Parting Ways with Assistant Coach

This Clemson assistant coach will not be back on Dabo Swinney’s staff next season. The Clemson Insider has confirmed that the Tigers are parting ways with offensive line coach Thomas Austin. Austin spent the past two seasons as Clemson’s offensive line coach after being formally named to the position on Feb. 2, 2022. The 2023 […]

N.C. OL: Death Valley Atmosphere ‘By Far the Best I’ve Experienced’

This offensive line prospect from the Tar Heel State traveled to Clemson for its final home game of the season, and he certainly wasn’t disappointed by the experience or atmosphere in Death Valley. Green Hope High School (Cary, N.C.) 2025 OL Ian Hemilright came away very impressed after his unofficial visit to Tiger Town for […]

5-Star OL ‘Extremely Interested’ in Clemson, Recaps ‘Fantastic’ Visit

One of the prominent prospects that Clemson played host to last Saturday was this elite offensive lineman. Avon Lake (Ohio) High School five-star tackle Maxwell Riley was an unofficial visitor for the Tigers’ 31-20 victory over North Carolina. “Overall the visit was just fantastic, I have nothing but positive things to say about it,” Riley […]

Clemson Football Shows Major Love to Swinney

Clemson Football showed a lot of love to its head man, Dabo Swinney, with a congratulatory video that was released on the program’s X (formerly Twitter) account this week. With Saturday’s 31-23 victory over Notre Dame at Death Valley, Swinney earned his 166th career win to pass Frank Howard for sole possession of the Clemson […]

Clemson Among Schools Standing Out to 5-Star Ohio OL

A big-time offensive line prospect from the Buckeye State intends to reschedule a trip to Clemson after originally planning to visit this weekend. Avon Lake (Ohio) five-star offensive tackle Maxwell Riley was planning to be in Death Valley for Saturday’s game vs. Notre Dame. However, Riley informed The Clemson Insider that due to the noon […]