Daniel Rodriguez, a senior wide receiver and special-teams player at Clemson, is the third recipient of the Armed Forces Merit Award, presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Coordinated by the staff at the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, the Armed Forces Merit Award presented by the FWAA was created in June 2012 “to honor an individual and/or a group with a military background and/or involvement that has an impact within the realm of college football.”

The South Carolina women’s soccer team earned its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last eight years when the 64-team field was announced Monday afternoon. The No. 3 seed Gamecocks will host the first round of the tournament, welcoming Clemson to Stone Stadium on Friday at 6 p.m.

Clemson freshman running back Wayne Gallman has been named ACC Rookie of the Week. Gallman gained 149 yards from scrimmage in Clemson’s 34-20 win at Wake Forest on November 6.

The men’s basketball team held Anderson to just eight field goals and a .157 shooting percentage in Clemson’s 62-36 exhibition victory in Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday. The Tigers held the Trojans without a field goal for a 16:37 stretch that spanned the break, and saw the defense force 19 straight misses.

The men’s basketball program will hold its only public exhibition Saturday at 5 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum. Clemson hosts Anderson University, with admission free of charge. The game follows the women’s exhibition against Georgia State College and University at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale for the regular season at ClemsonTigers.com or by calling 1-800-CLEMSON. The Tigers open the regular season at home on Friday, Nov. 14 against Florida A&M.

Injured quarterback Deshaun Watson is healthy enough to return for No. 19 Clemson, although Tigers coach Dabo Swinney says he might not use the freshman against Wake Forest on Thursday night.

Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley is one of 12 semifinalists for the 2014 Lombardi Award. The honor goes to the top lineman or linebacker in college football and will be presented December 10 in Houston, Texas.

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday the following game times and TV networks for its football games of Nov. 15. Saturday, Nov. 15 Clemson at Georgia Tech, Six Day Option Will be either Noon or 3:30p.m., and will be televised by ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.*

C.J. Spiller's spirits are high even though the Buffalo Bills running back says it's too early to determine whether his surgically repaired collarbone will be healed before the end of the season.

Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2014 Bednarik Award. The award is presented each year by the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia to the top defensive player in the nation. It is named in honor of former NFL Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik.

Former Clemson receiver Sammy Watkins has been named NFL Rookie of the Month for October. The NFL made the announcement on Friday. Watkins, the first member of the Buffalo Bills to earn NFL Rookie of the Month honors, led all rookies in receptions with 19 and reception yards with 366 in October. He tied for the lead in reception touchdowns among rookies with his former Clemson teammate Martavis Bryant of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney is one of 13 coaches included on the watch list for the 2014 Dodd Trophy, as announced by officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Friday.

Clemson punter Bradley Pinion has been named to the list of 2014 Ray Guy Award nominees. The announcement was made Friday by the Augusta Sports Council, which sponsors the award that is presented to the top punter in college football.

Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams has been added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The honor is presented each year to the top receiver in college football.

Three Clemson football earned ACC weekly honors Monday for their standout performances in a 16-6 win against Syracuse over the weekend. Stephone Anthony, Ammon Lakip and Wayne Gallman added their names to the conference honor roll. Click to find out details.

Clemson linebacker Stephone Anthony is one of 15 semifinalists for the 2014 Dick Butkus Award. The honor goes to the top linebacker in college football each year. Anthony and Denzel Perryman of Miami are the only ACC players among the final 15.

Clemson kicker Ammon Lakip has been named a Groza Award Star of the Week by the Lou Groza Award Committee of Palm Beach, Fla. Each week the committee recognizes the top three kickers in the country. In addition to Lakip, Jaden Oberkrom of TCU and Matthew McCrane of Kansas State were also named.

Former Clemson standout Sammy Watkins caught a touchdown and former Gamecock Stephon Gilmore had an interception to help the Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets 43-23 Sunday.

Cole Stoudt threw for 209 yards and a touchdown, Ammon Lakip had three field goals and No. 21 Clemson won its fifth straight with a 16-6 victory over Syracuse on Saturday night.

The two schools will meet in 2018 and 2019.

The Clemson Tigers are riding a four-game winning streak into Saturday's matchup with Syracuse, and the team's confidence is higher than ever this season.