Spring Game an Indicator Young DTs Ready to Contribute

On the surface, not having DeMonte Capehart and Stephiylan Green for the entire spring might seem like bad news for the Clemson defense. Missing those two meant more reps for some of the younger players on the interior of the defensive line, which in turn helps to create more quality depth. Two of the players […]

Clemson Players React After Season-Ending Loss

Clemson’s 2024 season came to an end Saturday in the College Football Playoff, with the 12th-seeded Tigers’ 38-24 loss to the fifth-seeded Texas Longhorns at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. Clemson finished the season with a 10-4 record, including an 8-1 record in ACC play, and won the conference championship for the eighth time […]

Swinney on Vic Burley’s Lack of Playing Time

After appearing in each of the first six games, Vic Burley has now gone four straight without playing a down. Dabo Swinney was asked about the redshirt freshman’s lack of opportunities during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. “Got to get better,” Swinney said. “Got to compete. Got to beat somebody out.” In 74 snaps, […]

Swinney Asked if This DT Has Not Played Recently Due to Injury

Vic Burley hasn’t seen any game action for Clemson of late. Over the Tigers’ past three games against Virginia, Louisville and Virginia Tech, the redshirt freshman defensive tackle has played zero defensive snaps. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was asked about that on Wednesday evening – whether Burley has not played recently because of injury. […]

Availability Report: Clemson Gets Two Key Players Back

CLEMSON – The bye week looks to have helped the No. 11 Clemson Tigers in a big way from a health standpoint. Dabo Swinney’s team has several key players back, including WR Bryant Wesco and DT Vic Burley for its primetime matchup against Louisville. WR Tyler Brown and OL Collin Sadler are the only two […]

Wednesday Evening Injury Updates from Swinney

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney held his final media availability of the week on Wednesday evening ahead of Saturday’s game against Louisville. Swinney provided an injury update on true freshman receiver Bryant Wesco (ankle) when asked how much he has been able to practice over the last two days. “A pretty good bit. Not as […]

Swinney Provides Injury Update on Redshirt Freshman DT

Among the players who were not available for Clemson’s game against Virginia last Saturday was backup defensive tackle Vic Burley. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney held a Zoom conference call with the media Monday and gave an injury update on the redshirt freshman. Swinney anticipates Burley returning to action after Clemson’s upcoming open date this […]

Clemson Without Multiple Players for Virginia

CLEMSON – No. 10 Clemson (5-1, 4-0) looks to remain unbeaten in ACC play as the Tigers welcome Virginia (4-2, 2-1) to town. Kickoff is set for noon and the ACC Network will have the broadcast. Clemson has released its availability report ahead of today’s game and as The Clemson Insider previously reported, freshman wideout […]

‘He’s a Monster’: Goodwin says Sky’s the Limit for Promising DT

Vic Burley arrived at Clemson last year as a heralded former five-star prospect, a top-80 recruit nationally and the Georgia 5A Defensive Player of the Year. After enrolling early in January 2023, he was poised to make an impact on the Tigers’ defensive line as a true freshman. Unfortunately, 2023 ended up being a redshirt […]

Swinney Gives Injury Updates on Briningstool, Turner, Lukus, Others

Following Clemson’s first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday at Memorial Stadium, head coach Dabo Swinney gave an overall update on how his team came out of the scrimmage from a health standpoint. Swinney also addressed the injury statuses of multiple players on both sides of the ball. Swinney said senior tight end Jake Briningstool has been […]