Clemson Legend Fred Cone Passes Away at 95
Prior to his death Friday, Cone was the oldest living Clemson football letterman and was believed to be the oldest living former Green Bay Packer.
Prior to his death Friday, Cone was the oldest living Clemson football letterman and was believed to be the oldest living former Green Bay Packer.
The 38-year-old has been in senior leadership positions within Clemson Athletics since 2013, including as chief financial officer and director of capital projects prior to his most recent role as deputy director of athletics.
Clemson snapped an 11-game losing skid to the Cavaliers, and won in Charlottesville for the first time since 2008.
The Tigers led by as many as 17 points late in the half to cruise to the 13-point victory. Clemson’s bench scored 29 points and the Tigers turned nine RedHawks turnovers into 16 points.
Quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter will take over as the offensive coordinator, and Wes Goodwin is promoted to defensive coordinator with Mickey Conn as the co-defensive coordinator.
The contest will be the first all-time meeting between the Tigers and Cyclones.
Clemson led for nearly 36 minutes of the contest, but a late 19-5 run by the Hurricanes (6-3, 1-0 ACC) sealed the Tigers’ fate.
Up next, the Tigers await the result of the matchup between No. 1 Oregon St. and No. 16 New Hampshire.
Clemson has now earned a total of 552 weekly honors since 1968, including 11 honors this season.
Clemson University men’s basketball led by as many as 10 points in the second half but would eventually fall to West Virginia 66-59 in the third-place game of the 2021 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic.