Steve Spurrier says the back-and-forth comments with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney since the last time the rivals met on the football field are no big deal. Click to watch Spurrier's comments from Tuesday's weekly press conference.
Clemson's offense hasn't been shut down often in coordinator Chad Morris' two seasons. The Tigers' 34-13 loss last year to rival South Carolina was one of those times.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says his #11 Tigers are looking forward to the challenge when #12 USC comes to Death Valley this Saturday at 7 p.m. Click to watch Swinney's comments on the Palmetto State Showdown after Clemson's 62-48 win over NC State.
With a pair of Gamecocks in double figures, South Carolina stormed past Clemson 64-43 in women's basketball action at Colonial Life Arena on Sunday. The Gamecocks improve to 4-0 on the season for the first time in the Dawn Staley era behind early scoring runs in each half. The South Carolina defense did not allow a Clemson field goal for the first 11 minutes of the game and never looked back in holding the Lady Tigers to 23.9 percent shooting.
Six former Clemson golfers advanced to the final stage of PGA Tour Qualifying over the weekend at two different sites. All six will now go to the third and final stage at LaQuinta, CA November 28 through December 3.
After 11 games in the 2012 season, Clemson continues to lead Carolina football in the latest polls. The Tigers are #9 in the new coaches' poll, #12 in the new Associated Press poll. The Gamecocks are 12th in the coaches' poll, 13th in the AP.
For his record-setting performance against NC State, Sunday, Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd was named the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week.
USC junior wide receiver Ace Sanders and senior safey D.J. Swearinger preview this Saturday's big Palmetto State Showdown between Carolina and Clemson. Click to watch.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd is among the 15 “Players to Watch” for its 2012 Player of the Year award, the fourth-oldest college football award in the nation.
Milton Jennings produced a team-high 15 points to lead Clemson to a 77-44 victory over Presbyterian College at Littlejohn Coliseum in the season opener for both teams on Monday. The Tigers, who won their 28th consecutive season opener, played all 12 active players on their roster and received scoring contributions from 10 of them.
Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the Fred Biletnikoff Award. The honor is presented each year to the top receiver in college football.
The Nov. 24th USC at Clemson football game has been set for a 7 p.m. kickoff on ESPN or ESPN2.
Despite a convincing 38-20 home win against Arkansas over the weekend Carolina dropped one spot to #9 in the BCS. Clemson moved up two spots to 11th. The Tigers are coming off a 45-10 rout of Maryland.
At Duke last weekend, Hopkins became Clemson's career leader in touchdown catches and broke the season mark. Hopkins had three touchdowns in Clemson's 56-20 domination at Duke.
The Terrapins have lost four quarterbacks for the season, leaving converted linebacker Shawn Petty at the position heading into an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Saturday on the road against No. 10 Clemson.
Milton Jennings and Landry Nnoko scored 14 points apiece to lead the Clemson men's basketball team to a 72-42 victory over Lander in an exhibition Monday. The two post players were among four in double figures for Brad Brownell's team, which opens the regular season a week from Monday against Presbyterian College.
Clemson coordinator Chad Morris sees his team's offensive confidence growing with every milestone it reaches this season. The 10th-ranked Tigers had their biggest offensive explosion since their national championship season 1981, piling up 720 yards in a 56-20 victory over Duke last Saturday. It was the team's sixth game with 500 yards or more this season, a program record.
Clemson senior forward Devin Booker has been suspended for the team's preseason exhibition game for violating team rules. The school announced the suspension Monday. Tigers coach Brad Brownell also suspended freshman Josh Smith for the contest with Lander.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd and offensive lineman Brandon Thomas headline a list of nine players named as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced by the conference on Monday. Boyd tied the ACC record for touchdown responsibility with six, all in the first half, and Thomas helped the offense accumulate 718 yards for the 10th best offensive performance in conference history in the Tigers' 56-20 win over Duke.
USC and Clemson stayed steady in the new week 11 BCS standings. The Gamecocks are #8. The Tigers are 13th.
Clemson moved up one spot in this week's new coaches' poll to #8. The Tigers are #10 in the new AP top 25. USC is #11 in the latest coaches' poll. The Gamecocks are #12 in the new AP top 25.
Sunday, the ACC set the Nov. 10th Maryland at Clemson game for a 3:30 p.m. EST kickoff. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
For just the second time in 15 years, the Clemson Tigers have posted four road wins in a season.
Over the past two weeks, Boyd has thrown for a combined 772 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The win moved Clemson into a tie with No. 9 Florida State atop the ACC's Atlantic Division, though the Seminoles beat the Tigers in September for the head-to-head tiebreaker in the division race to reach the ACC championship game
