Clemson linebacker Stephone Anthony is one of 15 semifinalists for the 2014 Dick Butkus Award. The honor goes to the top linebacker in college football each year. Anthony and Denzel Perryman of Miami are the only ACC players among the final 15.

Clemson kicker Ammon Lakip has been named a Groza Award Star of the Week by the Lou Groza Award Committee of Palm Beach, Fla. Each week the committee recognizes the top three kickers in the country. In addition to Lakip, Jaden Oberkrom of TCU and Matthew McCrane of Kansas State were also named.

Former Clemson standout Sammy Watkins caught a touchdown and former Gamecock Stephon Gilmore had an interception to help the Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets 43-23 Sunday.

Cole Stoudt threw for 209 yards and a touchdown, Ammon Lakip had three field goals and No. 21 Clemson won its fifth straight with a 16-6 victory over Syracuse on Saturday night.

The two schools will meet in 2018 and 2019.

The Clemson Tigers are riding a four-game winning streak into Saturday's matchup with Syracuse, and the team's confidence is higher than ever this season.

Clemson will play Notre Dame four times between the 2015 and 2023 seasons, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Tuesday. The league announced games Notre Dame will play against all ACC opponents until 2025.

Former Clemson standout Martavis Bryant made his NFL debut in a big way on Monday Night Football. The Steelers rookie wide receiver made his first career NFL catch a 35-yard touchdown that sparked Pittsburgh to a 30-23 win over Houston. Texans rookie linebacker Jadeveon Clowney did not play in the game. The former Gamecock came into Monday Night questionable. Clowney is still recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery after tearing his meniscus six weeks ago. Another former Clemson receiver, Houston's Deandre Hopkins led all players with 108 receiving yards but had a critical fumble for the Texans late in the game.

Clemson's defense is grabbing the headlines for the 21st-ranked Tigers, and not for the points it allows in the team's biggest games. The group has given up just 30 points in the past three games for Clemson (5-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) and made game-saving stops the last two weeks to beat Louisville and Boston College.

Former Clemson All-American Ben Martin sank a 46-foot eagle putt on the par five 16th hole on Sunday and went on to win the Shriner’s Hospital For Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dabo Swinney said Sunday leading rusher Adam Choice will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL on a first quarter run against Boston College Saturday. The freshman from Thomasville, GA had 50 carries for 218 rushing yards and one touchdown on the season.

Former Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins caught a 2-yard touchdown with 1 second left to help Buffalo beat Minnesota Sunday 17-16. The rookie first round draft pick had 9 catches, 122 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns on the game. Former Clemson running back C.J. Spiller was carted off the field in tears after injuring his left shoulder. He reportedly broke his collarbone and will miss the rest of the season.

Former Clemson standout defensive end Andre Branch injured his groin Sunday in the fourth quarter of Jacksonville's first win of the season, 24-6 over Cleveland. Branch left the game and did not return. After the game he left the locker room on crutches. No more details on the injury were available Sunday night.

Cody Proveaux shot a three-under-par 69, his eighth under-par round of the fall, and finished third individually to lead Clemson to a 10th place team finish at the U.S. Collegiate at the Golf Club of Georgia on Sunday. The Tigers improved from 14th to 10th with a 284 team score on Sunday, as three Tigers posted under par rounds.

C.J. Davidson ran for a 32-yard touchdown with 9:35 to play and No. 24 Clemson stopped a Boston College drive in the final minutes to beat the Eagles 17-13 on Saturday.

Click the video to hear some of Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney's comments before Clemson faces Boston College Saturday.

Clemson senior punter returner Adam Humphries is the ACC specialist of the week. Humphries had eight punt returns for 107 yards, including a 72-yard return for a touchdown in the Tigers’ 23-17 win over visiting Louisville.

Monday the ACC set game time for Clemson's October 25th home football game against Syracuse for 7 p.m. on ESPNU.

Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris said the 24th-ranked Tigers won't dial things back with stellar freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson out for the next month. Morris expects backup Cole Stoudt to lead the same fast-paced attack fans have always seen when Clemson (4-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) travels to Boston College (4-2, 1-1) this weekend.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday that freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson will have four screws put in his finger to heal a small broken bone and will need a month of recovery before returning for the 24th-ranked Tigers. Swinney said Watson would have the procedure Monday. The first-year starter hurt the finger on his right, throwing hand in the second quarter of a 23-17 victory over Louisville on Saturday. The win returned Clemson (4-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) to the national rankings.

Clemson's win in thrilling fashion Saturday against Louisville was bittersweet. As ABC Columbia's Mike Gillespie explains, the win did not come without a high cost.

Ammon Lakip bounced through the go-ahead, 40-yard field goal and Clemson stopped Louisville on fourth-and-goal from its 2 with 21 seconds remaining for a 23-17 victory Saturday.

Clemson freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson broke a finger on his throwing hand in the first quarter and will not return in the Louisville game.