Tajh Boyd threw for a school-record 428 yards with five touchdown passes, Sammy Watkins added a school-record 202 yards receiving and No. 14 Clemson routed Wake Forest 42-13 on Thursday night.
A 1985 graduate of the University of South Carolina, Bloom served as an undergraduate and graduate assistant in the Gamecock SID office. He also worked as a student assistant in the SID office as an undergraduate at UNLV.
The 14th-ranked Tigers — who had season lows in every meaningful offensive stat last week except the score — visit Wake Forest on Thursday night looking to get back to their norms of big yards and big points.
The Gamecocks' Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier spoke to the media yesterday at his weekly press conference; announcing the five new team appointed captains Shaq Wilson, D.J. Swearinger, T.J. Johnson, Justice Cunningham and Marcus Lattimore. Here are some of the things he had to say.
At Tuesday's weekly press conference, Steve Spurrier said, barring injury, junior QB Connor Shaw will play the entire game against Tennessee. Click to watch Spurrier's comments.
Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said Monday if Vols quarterback Tyler Bray continues to turn the ball over he will get benched. Click to watch Dooley's comments. --Video courtesy WATE--
Chad Morris hasn't had to go through too many games like last weekend, watching his Clemson offense struggle to move the ball. The Tigers second-year coordinator said Monday he plans to make sure it doesn't happen again.
For the first time ever, Clemson football will play at Duke in prime time. Monday, the ACC set the November 3rd game at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, NC for 7:00 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN2.
Clemson senior Jonathan Meeks earned ACC weekly honors Monday. The Rock Hill native was tabbed as the conference defensive back of the week. Meeks had two interceptions, including one he returned 74 yards for a score in Clemson’s 38-17 win over Virginia Tech. He also had four tackles and a pass broken up for three total passes defended.
After Saturday's 44-11 loss at Florida, the Gamecocks tumbled in today's new polls. USC dropped eight spots to #16 in the coaches' poll. Carolina also slipped eight spots in the AP poll to #17. Clemson held steady at #13 in the coaches' poll and #14 according to the AP. The Tigers beat Virginia Tech 38-17.
Three interceptions on defense and two rushing touchdowns from Tajh Boyd helped #17 Clemson roll over Virginia Tech 38-17. The Tigers improve to 6-1 overall, 3-1 in the ACC.
The winner Saturday doesn't clinch a spot in the conference title game, but will have a stranglehold on the top with only a couple of games left to play.
Spurrier said Wednesday the discipline would probably involve missing game time. A video on YouTube shows Quarles punching LSU center P.J. Lonergan in the facemask after a first-quarter play in the Tigers' 23-21 victory.
The former Clemson star led the nation in sacks two years ago. The Bucs selected him and Adrian Clayborn in the first two rounds of the 2011 NFL draft in hopes of bolstering one of the league's weakest pass rushes.
After a week off, the Clemson Tigers return to game action Saturday against Virginia Tech. Head coach Dabo Swinney and players say the open week couldn't have come at a better time.
Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris is ready to get sophomore wide receiver Sammy Watkins back to All-American form. Click to watch his comments from Monday.
A day after Steve Spurrier questioned whether or not there was just one "Death Valley," Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is taking a jab at the Head Ball Coach.
As part of its multi-year deal with Gamecock IMG College, Fox Sports has announced four University of South Carolina women’s basketball non-conference games will air on its networks this season. The addition of the non-conference games expands the Gamecocks’ television appearances to nine for the 2012-13 season, including three SEC games also on various Fox Sports networks.
Former Clemson standout Dwayne Allen's second career touchdown catch helped Indianapolis honor coach Chuck Pagano with a come-from-behind upset win over Green Bay. The Colts learned Pagano had been diagnosed with leukemia earlier this week.