The team was selected by 47 AP poll voters, who were asked to consider all Division I players — even those who had already opted out of the season or whose teams had postponed football.
The College Football Playoff unveiled a revised schedule Monday for its weekly rankings, with the first set pushed back two weeks to Nov. 17 and the final list now on tap for Dec. 20.
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams is considered week-to-week after suffering a sprained AC joint in his shoulder during Sunday's practice, according to ESPN and multiple reports.
The Clemson Tigers will enter the 2020 football season ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll, which was released on Monday. It marks Clemson's second straight season opening atop the poll and represents Clemson's second No. 1 selection among major polls this preseason, matching its No. 1 ranking in the 2020 preseason Coaches Poll.
Earlier Tuesday, the chairman of the ACC medical advisory group, Duke infectious disease doctor Cameron Wolfe, told Sports Business Daily he felt a season could be played safely.
Dr. Cameron Wolfe, a Duke infectious disease specialist, told Sports Business Daily that doctors have learned enough over the past six months to manage the risk.
Lawrence and Rencher saw the reports swirling around Sunday night over the potential suspension of the fall football season. Rather than sit and watch their fates be decided for them, they decided to act.
Clemson's Darien Rencher and Trevor Lawrence spearheaded this effort to unite college football players from the Power 5 conferences, which led to an overnight movement on social media.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its updated 2020 football schedule on Thursday, and Clemson will now kick off its 125th season on Saturday, Sept. 12, when the team opens the season on the road at Wake Forest.
The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee will release its final rankings of the 2020-21 season Sunday, December 20, executive director Bill Hancock announced.
Former Clemson golfers Lucas Glover and Doc Redman will begin play in the PGA Championship on Thursday at TPC at Harding Park in San Francisco, California.
The NCAA Board of Directors is allowing each division of the association to decide independently by Aug. 21 whether it will be able to conduct championship events safely in fall sports such as soccer, volleyball and lower levels of football during the coronavirus pandemic.
South Carolina U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham disagrees with the SEC's decision to play a conference-only season this year, canceling the Carolina-Clemson game.
If you live in the Palmetto State, you know how deep the Purple and Garnet rivalry runs. The fans wait every year to see the Tigers and Gamecocks square off on the field. Now, they'll have to wait another year for 2021.
Today, Gamecock Athletics Director Ray Tanner addressed the media to talk through the reasons behind the conference's decision, as well as how tough it was to eliminate the Clemson game in 2020.
The sideline area college football teams use to congregate will be extended by 20 yards this season and only one captain from each team will be permitted to participate in the pregame or overtime coin toss.
The ACC Board of Directors announced that if public health guidance allows, all seven ACC sponsored fall sports will begin competition during the week of Sept. 7-12.