Grant, the 1987 ACC Player of the Year, the only in Clemson men’s basketball history, went on to win more championship rings as a professional athlete than any former Tiger.

While the college football spotlight is squarely on the Atlantic Coast Conference this week with Clemson visiting Florida State, most ACC teams are still seeking respectability.

The South Carolina men's soccer team (3-3-1) earned a thrilling 1-0 shutout victory over intrastate rival Clemson (1-5-2) in non-conference action at Stone Stadium on Tuesday night in front of a great crowd. Gamecock defender Eric Martinez scored his first goal of the season in the victory and goalkeeper Alex Long collected his fourth shutout of the 2012 campaign.

Clemson sophomore Sammy Watkins says he's looking forward to Saturday's top ten ACC showdown at Florida St. You can watch that game on ABC Columbia at 8 p.m. EST. Click to watch Watkins' pregame comments from Monday.

Clemson's offense sure looks ready for Florida State. The 10th-ranked Tigers' defense? That's anyone's guess after another so-so showing against Furman of the Football Championship Subdivision. Click to watch postgame comments from Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables.

Former Clemson standout C.J. Spiller scored twice and finished with 123 yards rushing in a 35-17 win in Buffalo's home opener. Spiller, who also had 47 yards receiving, picked up where he left off last week, when he took over for injured starter Fred Jackson and enjoyed a career-best 169 yards rushing in a 48-28 loss against the New York Jets.

For the first time ever, both USC and Clemson football are ranked in the top 10 at the same time. Today the Gamecocks and Tigers moved up one spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. USC is coming off a 49-6 win at home against UAB. Clemson beat Furman 41-7.

The no. 11 Tigers offense is complete with star receiver Sammy Watkins returning from his two-game suspension for his May arrest. In the 41-7 Clemson win over Furman, Watkins had the first rushing touchdown of his career and had 112 total yards.

The Tigers' offense, had to work a bit harder with Sammy Watkins back for their instate rival -- Furman's a 35-mile drive northeast of Clemson -- than when Watkins missed last week's 52-27 victory over Ball State.

Wednesday the ACC announced Notre Dame as the 15th member of the conference in all sports but football. The Irish football team will remain independent but play five ACC opponents per season.

Dabo Swinney said he was pleased with the offense's production after today's 52-27 Clemson victory over Ball State.

DeAndre Hopkins caught three touchdown passes, Andre Ellington rushed for two scores and Spencer Benton kicked a 61-yard field goal to set an Atlantic Coast Conference record in No. 12 Clemson's 52-27 victory over Ball State on Saturday.

Former Gamecock Rokevious Watkins and former Tiger Barry Richardson join forces on a new-look starting offensive line for the St. Louis Rams this season.

When the Tigers play Saturday in Death Valley, they'll be taking on a team that had almost 600 yards of total offense in week one.

This week, Clemson will host Ball State in Death Valley. It will be the Tigers first home game since they beat Wake Forest on November 12th of last year.

Clemson running back Andre Ellington and center Dalton Freeman headline a list of eight players named as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week.

The Clemson Tigers will play their first home game since November 12, 2011 when they beat Wake Forest 31-28. This weekend, Clemson plays host to Ball State in Death Valley in their 2012 home opener.

Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris liked just about everything he saw from the Tigers in their first game.