Brent Venables was introduced Friday as the Tigers new defensive coordinator. He takes over for Kevin Steele, who left last week after three years in charge of Clemson's defense. Tim Hill has the story on the Friday ABC Columbia News at Six.
Clemson has landed Oklahoma's Brent Venables to take over the Tigers defense. Venables will take over for Kevin Steele, who left Clemson last week with Swinney saying the two had philosophical differences.
Malcolm Grant scored 16 points and made the game-clinching interception with less than 5 seconds left Wednesday to help the Miami Hurricanes beat Clemson 76-73. Click to watch Tim Hill with the highlights on the Wednesday ABC Columbia News at 11.
Three members off the Atlantic division champion Clemson Tigers will team up together one final time in the 2012 Senior Bowl. Defensive tackle Brandon Thompson, defensive end Andre Branch and fullback Chad Diehl have all officially accepted invitations to the senior showcase event.
Duke junior Andre Dawkins came of the bench and scored a game-high 24 points as Clemson fell to the 6th ranked Blue Devils 73-66.
Dabo Swinney and ABC Columbia's Rob Brennan share a very interesting and candid discussion at Friday's Clemson's press conference.
Dennis Clifford hit a short tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 42 seconds left and finished with 15 points to lift Boston College to a 59-57 win over Clemson Thursday night. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Boston College (6-10, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Andre Young led the Tigers (9-7, 1-1) with 12 points and T.J. Sapp had 11.
Kevin Steele will not return to the Clemson football staff for the 2012 season. He had been Clemson’s defensive coordinator since 2009.
Clemson running back Andre Ellington announced Tuesday night that he will return for his senior year. Ellington was Clemson's leading rusher in 2011 with 1178 yards, the eighth best single season figure in school history. He was a major reason Clemson finished with a 10-4 record, a number-22 national ranking and the program's first ACC Championship in 20 years.
Clemson started Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 79-59 victory over Florida State on Saturday.
Geno Smith tied a record for any bowl game with six touchdown passes, including four to Tavon Austin, and No. 23 West Virginia set a bowl scoring record by beating No. 14 Clemson 70-33 on Wednesday in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson returns to the Orange Bowl for the first time since Danny Ford and the Tigers won their first national championship 22-15 against Nebraska in 1981. Ford's induction into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame corresponds with Clemson's first trip back to the Orange Bowl.
Dabo Swinney talk Orange Bowl and makes fun of his star defensive end Andre Branch.
Devin Booker scored a career-high 22 points and Clemson held East Tennessee State to 26 points in the second half in a 65-58 victory over the Buccaneers on Sunday at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney has been named the winner of the Bobby Dodd Award as the FBS National Coach of the Year.
DeAndre Hopkins, the second leading receiver on Clemson's ACC Championship football team, was injured in an auto accident Tuesday morning and did not accompany the Clemson team to Miami.
Tanner Smith scored a career-high 26 points as Clemson defeated Southern Illinois 83-75 in overtime on Friday.
Clemson tight end Dwayne Allen and South Carolina defensive end Melvin Ingram have been named consensus All-Americans by the NCAA.
Michael Perez scored a career-high 25 points to lead UTEP to a 61-48 victory over Clemson in an opening-round game of the Diamond Head Classic on Thursday.
Devin Booker had 13 points and seven rebounds as Clemson overwhelmed Alabama State with its size and halfcourt defense Monday night, strolling to a 70-45 win.
Thursday was the first day the Clemson Tiger players spoke to the media since its ACC Championship on December 3rd. Among the topics, the NFL future of junior tight end Dwayne Allen, and the holiday cheery atmosphere that was witnessed during football practice.
The sun continues to shine down on the Clemson football team. The Tigers opened practice for the Discover Orange Bowl Tuesday to a sunny and warm day without a cloud in the sky.
Two Gamecocks and five Tigers have made the 2011 Sports Illustrated All-American team. First team selections include Gamecock defensive end Melvin Ingram, Clemson tight end Dwayne Allen, and Clemson kick returner Sammy Wakins. Watkins was also named honorable mention as a wide receiver.
A flier has popped up in Florida as well as on the internet promoting an event with the name of Clemson Tiger wide receiever, Sammy Watkins on it.
Clemson tight end Dwayne Allen was named a first-team All-American ESPN. It is the third All-America team for Allen, who was also named the winner of the John Mackey Award as the top tight end in college football.
