Kirby Smart dropped to 0-4 against Nick Saban, with three of those losses coming in huge games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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.
The Blue Hose finished 2-9 in his first season at the helm. Kelley said he was stepping away to pursue other football opportunities.
Gray Collegiate Academy claimed its first state championship in school history on Friday night with a 49-14 win over Silver Bluff at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.
Antonio TJ Madlock made an off-balance, turnaround 3-pointer from the corner with a man in his face with one-tenth of a second on the clock to lead South Carolina State to a 65-64 win over South Florida on Friday night.
Dawn Staley knows about point guards. And the Hall of Famer saw all she needed the past few seasons to tell her 6-foot-4 Laeticia Amihere had the makeup to direct top-ranked South Carolina on the court.
In a rematch of last year’s state championship, Daniel topped Camden again for the 3A Championship Friday at Benedict, beating the Bulldogs, 45-20.
Clemson is losing two members of its offense to transfer, according to a source inside the Tigers football program Friday.
Newberry College football coach Todd Knight signed a contract extension to remain at the helm of Wolves football through the 2025 season Friday.
The honor goes each season to the top football player in the county for achievements on and off the field.
