Vic Beasley broke the Clemson career sack record in the 2nd quarter against Louisville. His 29th career sack came after he brought down Louisville QB Reggie Bonnafon 3 yards behind the line of scrimmage on a 1st down run/pass option play.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney wanted the Tigers freshman quarterback to be tested. Louisville and its No. 1-ranked defense should give Deshaun Watson the challenge his coach wanted. The Tigers (3-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) and Swinney have seen their season revived with Watson's ascension to starting quarterback. The true freshman has run and passed for 1,088 yards and 11 touchdowns the past three games.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney still believes he made the correct decision coming out of fall camp: Deshaun Watson was the team's backup quarterback. That hasn't stop people asking if the freshman might've prevented the team's rough start had he opened behind center from game one. "I don't sit around and play hypotheticals or 'What ifs' or whatever," Swinney said Tuesday. "I'm just worried about that windshield and what's in front." Click to watch Swinney's comments from his weekly Tuesday press conference previewing Clemson's 3:30 home game Saturday against Louisville.

Clemson freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson again heads the list of Atlantic Coast Conference football accolades, as he was voted ACC Offensive Back of the Week for the second week in a row and received his third straight ACC Rookie of the Week honor. Watson was recognized after leading the Tigers to a 41-0 win over visiting NC State. Sophomore Mike Williams, Watson’s favorite target in Saturday’s victory, earned ACC Receiver of the Week honors. Florida State and Virginia Tech also had two players apiece recognized.

Monday the ACC set game time for Clemson's October 18th game at Boston College for 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

Clemson recorded its first shutout in the Dabo Swinney era, as the defense responded to the challenge set by the coaches in practice all week to limit big plays from opposing offenses, blanking NC State 41-0.

Men’s basketball officially gets underway Sunday with a two-hour practice, Clemson’s first in preparation for the 2014-15 season. The Tigers have been preparing for practice with individual and team workouts over the last month. The team’s annual preseason tipoff event, Rock the ‘John, is set for Friday, Oct. 10. The Tigers hold their only public exhibition against Anderson on Saturday, Nov. 8 before opening the regular season against Florida A&M on Friday, Nov. 14.

Click to watch comments from Clemson's weekly press conference ahead of the Tigers' matchup with NC State Saturday.

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the National Quarterback of the Week by the Davey O’Brien Award. Watson completed 27-36 passes for 435 yards and six touchdowns in Clemson’s win over North Carolina. It was Watson’s first career start at quarterback for the Tigers.

Quarterback Deshaun Watson and punter Bradley Pinion were both honored with player-of-the-week selections by the ACC on Monday. Watson was named co-offensive back-of-the-week along with NC State quarterback Jacoby Brissett, while Watson also earned rookie-of-the-week honors. Pinion was named co-special teams player-of-the-week with Justin Vogel of Miami (Fla.).

Monday the ACC set the game time for Clemson's October 11th home game against Louisville for 3:30 p.m. It will air on either ABC, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The network will be determined after this Saturday's games.

Freshman Deshaun Watson threw for 435 yards and set a school record with six touchdown passes in his first ever start to lead Clemson to a 50-35 win over North Carolina on Saturday night.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has his head held high and believes his Tigers should, too, despite their 1-2 start. Swinney said Tuesday Clemson played well and with purpose in a 23-17 overtime loss at No. 1 Florida State last Saturday. Swinney was as frustrated as anyone with the Tigers' mistakes _ two missed field goals, a high snap over the quarterback's head on the FSU 1, a late fumble with Clemson driving for the go-ahead score _ but believes there's a bigger picture to see about where the team is headed this season.

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the ACC Rookie of the Week. This past Saturday evening Watson came off the bench and completed 19-28 passes for 266 yards in a 23-17 overtime loss at number-one ranked Florida State.

Clemson battled the defending national champions and threatened to end Florida State's 18-game winning streak to the end, but the Seminoles prevailed in overtime when Karlos Williams scored on a 12-yard run. The loss dropped the Tigers to 1-2 overall, 0-1 in the ACC. Florida State improved to 3-0, 1-0 in league play.

Florida State has suspended Jameis Winston for the entire game against Clemson on Saturday, interim President Garnett S. Stokes and athletic director Stan Wilcox announced late Friday night.

Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney spoke to the media today about the Tigers' upcoming match with the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles. Swinney and company will have their hands full with arguably the best team in America and its quarterback Jameis Winston.

Buffalo's dynamic Clemson connection provided the electricity to an already charged-up Bills crowd. In capping a home opener celebrating the franchise's proud past and suddenly promising future, C.J. Spiller returned a kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown in a 29-10 win over AFC East rival Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon. Rookie Sammy Watkins scored on a 12-yard catch.

The ACC released game times and networks for the weekend of Sept. 20, and the Clemson-Florida State game will be an ABC national broadcast scheduled for an 8 p.m. kickoff.

Clemson freshman receiver Artavis Scott has been named ACC Receiver of the Week. Scott joins Charlie Whitehurst (2002 vs. Duke), James Davis (2005 vs. South Carolina) and Sammy Watkins (2011 vs. Auburn, Florida State and Maryland) as Tiger freshmen who were honored for ACC weekly awards other than Rookie of the Week in the last 15 years.

Cole Stoudt completed 22 of his 31 passes for 302 yards and No. 23 Clemson scored its highest point total in 33 years in a 73-7 win over South Carolina State on Saturday.

No. 9 South Carolina (4-1-0) dropped a 1-0 decision to rival Clemson (5-0-0) on Friday night at Stone Stadium in front of a program-record 5,855 fans.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Three players suspended from No. 23 Clemson's opening week at loss at Georgia are returning to face South Carolina State on Saturday.