The Bobby Bowden Trophy Selection Committee announced today that Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been named the winner of the 2020 Bobby Bowden Trophy, an honor given annually to the college football player who epitomizes a student-athlete of faith and conducts himself as an exemplary model in the classroom, on the field, on the campus and in the community.
The National Football Foundation announced today that Clemson legend C.J. Spiller has been selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021. Spiller earned the distinction in only his second year of eligibility.
The Tigers are 9-1 to start the season and were prepared to travel to Chapel Hill as a ranked team facing an unranked Tar Heels squad for the first time in history.
Aamir Simms hit a go-ahead basket for a second straight game as No. 19 Clemson rallied from nine-points down in the second half to beat North Carolina State 74-70 in overtime on Tuesday night.
Two Alabama teammates, quarterback Mac Jones and wide receiver DeVonta Smith, join Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask as the finalists for the 86th annual Heisman Trophy. The winner will be announced Tuesday.
Trevor Lawrence was 33 for 48 for 400 yards and three total touchdowns in what is expected to be the junior’s final college game. His final pass was intercepted, but Clemson (10-2) went 34-2 in his starts and won a national title when he was a freshman.
For Trevor Lawrence and the Tigers, this College Football Playoff semifinal brings them back to the site of last season’s national championship game loss to LSU.
The Tigers currently rank third in the nation with 44.9 points scored per game, 10th in the nation with 507 total yards of offense per game, and seventh in the nation with 343.8 passing yards per game.
With the hot hand out of halftime, Clemson outscored No. 18 Florida State 48-33 in the second half and picked up a 77-67 win in its home opener of conference play on Tuesday.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney knows folks in Ohio aren't thrilled about where he ranked Ohio State on his ballot in the Amway Coaches Poll from USA Today (No. 11), but he's not backing down from the choice.
Heisman Trophy finalists Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith have been selected to The Associated Press All-America team, leading a contingent of five Alabama players on the first-team offense.
Lawrence joins two-time finalist Deshaun Watson (third in balloting in 2015, second in 2016) as the only Clemson players ever to be named a finalist since the Heisman Trust began officially recognizing finalists in 1982.
Clemson’s Bryan Bresee earned first-team All-ACC honors after helping the Tigers (10-1) to their sixth consecutive ACC Football Championship and a No. 2 CFP seed.