Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) — Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the recipient of the Archie Griffin Award for the 2015 season. The honor is presented each year to the Most Valuable Player of College Football by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio. The award is named after the former Ohio State running back who is still the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prison officials say former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips has been found dead in his prison cell, and they suspect suicide. Officials say guards at Kern Valley State Prison found the 40-year-old Phillips unresponsive in his cell shortly after midnight Wednesday. He was pronounced dead about 1:30 a.m. He had been in segregation since April…
NFL Votes to Relocate St Louis Rams to Los Angeles Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images (ABC News) — The National Football League has voted to relocate the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles, and the San Diego Chargers have also been given an option to join them there, according to league Commissioner Roger Goodell. A stadium that will house the Rams, which left…
ESPN SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The College Football Playoff championship’s viewership is down nearly a quarter from last year. Alabama’s 45-40 victory over Clemson on Monday night averaged 25.7 million viewers on ESPN, down 23 percent from the 33.4 million for the inaugural CFP title game in 2015. The audience was smaller than that for both of last season’s semifinals,…
Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) — Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney was named the National Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association on Tuesday. He was presented the award at the organization’s annual convention in San Antonio, Texas. Swinney is the first Clemson coach to receive the award since Danny Ford in 1981. Swinney just concluded his seventh…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nationally-ranked South Carolina continues SEC action when it travels to Alabama for a mid-week matchup on Wednesday night. The contest marks Carolina’s second league road contest of the season. Carolina has risen to No. 19 in the AP Top 25 Poll and No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll this week after starting conference play with a…
GAME SETUP CLEMSON (10-6, 3-1 ACC) vs. No. 6 DUKE (14-2, 3-0 ACC) Date: Wednesday, January 13 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,987) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPN2 (Bob Wischusen-pbp; LaPhonso Ellis-color) • Clemson welcomes the defending NCAA Tournament champion Duke Blue Devils to Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Wednesday; it is the first time the Tiger program…
ESPN’s Megacast presentation of the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T on January 11, 2016 – an Alabama 45-40 victory over Clemson – delivered a 16.0 overnight rating, ESPN’s third-best overnight for any game, ever, across all sports. Among the six national championship games ESPN has televised, last night’s CFP National Championship scored a higher overnight than the…
Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina is ranked No. 17 in the nation in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 as announced on Tuesday morning. The Gamecocks begin the 2016 season on Friday, Feb. 19 hosting Albany at Founders Park. South Carolina is one of seven SEC schools to be ranked in the preseason poll. Also ranked is Florida (No….
GLENDALE, AZ (WOLO) — Click to watch ABC Columbia Sports Director Tim Hill recap Monday night’s 45-40 Clemson loss in the College Football National Championship Game in Glendale, AZ. See comments from Tigers coach Dabo Swinney, quarterback Deshaun Watson, running back Wayne Gallman and center Jay Guillermo. Categories: Clemson, Local News, Local Sports, News, Sports
