Due to COVID restrictions, approximately 19,000 fans will be in the seats this weekend to watch the Tigers' week two matchup with The Citadel, something that no player or coach on this team has ever experienced in a home game.
Lawrence’s selection represents his first ACC weekly honor of the season and the eighth of his career. With eight career selections including Rookie of the Week honors earned as a freshman in 2018, Lawrence now ties Travis Etienne for the most by any active Clemson players.
The win marked Clemson’s sixth consecutive 1-0 start to a season and improved Head Coach Dabo Swinney’s week one record to 11-1.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is not sure he has ever been this eager to start a season for the top-ranked Tigers after months of uncertainty due to the global pandemic.
The defending ACC champs will head to Winston-Salem on Saturday, facing the Demon Deacons to kick off what will likely be the most unique season in program history.
Deshaun Watson is having quite a week.
The Arizona Cardinals and star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins have agreed to a two-year, $54.5 million extension that includes $42.5 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN.
The total value of the deal, to be signed later Saturday, is $177.54 million with nearly $111 million in guarantees, trailing only quarterback Patrick Mahomes' 12-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs as the largest in NFL history.
Atlantic Coast Conference media members selected Clemson as the clear favorite in the league’s preseason football poll released Friday.
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl today released the preseason watch list for the 2020 Dodd Trophy.
A most overused coaching cliche has never been so relevant as college football embarks on a season of COVID-19: Take it one day at a time.
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence smiled when asked about expectations for this season. It’s something Lawrence has dealt with throughout his football career.
The Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners have announced the game times and networks for the first two weeks of the 2020 football season.
The ACC will begin coronavirus testing three times a week during the season, including one test the day before kickoff, according to Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich.
Clemson Athletics received approval from the South Carolina Department of Commerce on Thursday to welcome spectators at fall sport home facilities, including Memorial Stadium, Historic Riggs Field and Jervey Gym.
The Giants announced they signed former Carolina and Clemson running back Tavien Feaster on Thursday.
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander was jailed Wednesday on a charge of misdemeanor battery after deputies say he beat up a man shortly after returning to Florida to help search for his missing father.
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.
The contest will be the 39th all-time between the two programs, dating to Clemson's 17-0 win against The Citadel in the teams' first meeting in 1909.
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.
