Four fourth-quarter touchdowns led the No. 2 Clemson Tigers to a 34-7 win over the Boston College Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Death Valley. With the win, Clemson remained undefeated at 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the ACC, while Boston College dropped to 1-3 on the year and 0-2 in conference play.
Dabo Swinney saw his Tigers come together in all three phases of the game in the fourth quarter, working past a worn down Boston College team, and using a 27-0 run in the final 12 minutes to power their 34-7 win over the Eagles.
Clemson starting placekicker Greg Huegel suffered a torn ACL on a field goal attempt on the last play of practice Wednesday evening and will be lost for the season.
Freshman defensive end Logan Rudolph suffered a shoulder injury in practice on Tuesday and will undergo season ending surgery on a date to be determined Head Coach Dabo Swinney made the announcement after practice on Wednesday evening.
All around Clemson's football facility hangs banners and signs displaying the Tigers' motto: "The best is standard". Dabo Swinney's team is practicing what they preach entering their week four ACC home opener against Boston College, coming fresh off their 47-21 win in their conference opener over Louisville.
Following their second top 15 win in a row, three Clemson Tigers earned weekly All-Conference honors via the ACC Sports Media Association. Quarterback Kelly Bryant, offensive lineman Taylor Hearn, and punter Will Spiers were all celebrated for their play in Kentucky Saturday night in their 47-21 victory over Louisville.
Tanner Dieterich’s first goal of the season broke a scoreless tie in the 60th minute and was all the No. 10 Clemson Tigers needed to defeat the Boston College Eagles 1-0 at Historic Riggs Field on Friday night. With the win, the Tigers move to 5-1-0 overall with a 1-1-0 record in conference play, while the Eagles fall to 2-4-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the ACC.
The 2018 Tigers begin fall practice on Friday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Third-year head coach Monte Lee, who led the Tigers to 42 wins and their second straight regional host in 2017, has 19 returning lettermen.
When #3 Clemson faces off with #14 Louisville Saturday on ABC Columbia at 8 p.m., the Tigers will be riding a three-game win streak over the Cardinals.
Clemson defensive end Austin Bryant has been named the national defensive player of the week by three different organizations over the last three days.
Austin Bryant and Dorian O'Daniel each earned earned ACC weekly honors Monday following the impressive defensive effort that led to 11 sacks in Clemson's 14-6 win over Auburn.
Despite winning the job out of Texans training camp, Tom Savage was benched after a scoreless Houston first half and first-round pick Deshaun Watson made his NFL debut in their 29-7 loss to Jacksonville.
While Clemson's offense only scored 14 points Saturday night in Death Valley, their defense only allowed Auburn to gain 15 total yards in the entire second half.