Clemson sophomore cornerback Mackensie Alexander has been named to the Jim Thorpe Award Watch list for 2015. The award, which dates to 1986, is presented each year to the top defensive back in the nation.

The NCAA wasted no time Thursday reacting to the news that South Carolina will remove the Confederate flag from the state house grounds. Minutes after Gov. Nikki Haley signed the bill, the NCAA announced it would lift its ban that prevented sites in South Carolina to host pre-determined postseason championships.

The St. Louis Rams selected offensive lineman Isaiah Battle in the fifth round of the NFL supplemental draft. The Rams announced Thursday that they've selected the former Clemson player. Battle played in 27 games and started 15 during three seasons with the Tigers.

Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett is one of seven tight ends on the John Mackey Award Watch List announced on Wednesday. The award goes to the top tight end in college football. Clemson’s Dwayne Allen won the honor at the conclusion of the 2011 season. He is now in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts.

Clemson center Ryan Norton was named to the Rimington Award Watch List on Wednesday. The Clemson graduate from Simpsonville, S.C. and Mauldin High School is one of seven ACC players on the list.

Three Clemson players were named to Watch Lists for national college football awards on Tuesday.

Head coach Monte Lee added four assistants to his staff, announced Tuesday. Lee, who was named head coach on June 18, retained Bradley LeCroy as recruiting coordinator. Lee also named Andrew See as pitching coach, Greg Starbuck as volunteer assistant and retained Brad Owens as director of baseball operations.

Hugh Hernesman released the Clemson volleyball team’s 2015 schedule on Wednesday morning.

Clemson rising junior Austin Langdale continued his outstanding summer with a second-place finish at the 2015 Rice Planters Amateur at Snee Farm Golf Club in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Earlier this summer Langdale finished fifth at the Palmetto Amateur.

Natoya Goule and Cordell Lamb won major postseason events Saturday for Clemson track & field. Goule took home her third straight Jamaican national championship in the women’s 800, while Lamb earned a gold medal in the men’s 400 at the USA Junior Championships.

Senior offensive tackle Isaiah Battle will enter the NFL Supplemental Draft. Head Coach Dabo Swinney made the announcement on Thursday.

Wednesday, Clemson suspended placekicker Ammon Lakip from the team. The indefinite suspension is the result of an arrest earlier this month.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Monte Lee, who coached College of Charleston for seven seasons, has been hired as the new baseball coach at Clemson.