Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been named the ACC Rookie of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Watkins had 43 of the 45 votes in becoming Clemson's first ACC Rookie of the Year since James Davis in 2005.
CLEMSON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Clemson will try to win its first ACC championship since 1991 on Saturday when the Tigers face 5th ranked Virginia Tech. Clemson defeated the Hokies 23-3 on October 1 in Blacksburg.
Five Clemson players were named first-team All-ACC, including four on the offensive side of the ball according to the all-conference team released by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday. Clemson had five first-team players, more than any other school, and nine selections over the two teams, also more than any other school.
Milton Jennings had career highs with 22 points and 14 rebounds as Clemson broke a two-game losing streak with a 59-49 victory over Furman on Friday night.
Jadeveon Clowney practiced on Thursday with his Gamecock football team, but it's uncertain if the freshman defensive end will play vs. Clemson on Saturday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Bragging rights for South Carolina fans and Clemson fans are on the line Saturday night as the Gamecock look to defeat the Tigers for the third time in a row.
Chris Gradnigo tipped in his own miss as the buzzer sounded to push unbeaten Coastal Carolina past Clemson 60-59 on Tuesday night.
CLEMSON, S.C. (WOLO) -- In his Tuesday press conference, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had no problem reminding the media of South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier's age.
Penn State escaped Colonial Life Arena with a 55-50 victory in women’s basketball action Sunday afternoon. The Gamecocks led much of the game, including an eight-point margin in the final six minutes, before the Lady Lions’ frontcourt wore them down. Nine of junior Ashley Bruner’s career-high 18 rebounds came on the offensive end, and junior Ieasia Walker added 15 points and five steals to the Gamecocks’ solid team effort.
South Carolina took advantage of ball movement on offense and aggressive defense to earn a 65-48 win over Clemson in women’s basketball action at Littlejohn Coliseum Thursday night.
Clemson sophomore quarterback Tajh Boyd has eight interceptions during the 2011 season. In the first eight games he three just three. In the last two games against Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, Boyd has thrown five.
Clemson freshman receiver Adam Humphries will most likely see some additional time this weekend at N.C. State if the Tigers are without star wideout and ACC receiving leader Sammy Watkins
Dabo Swinney spoke to his players about NBA star Michael Jordan and how he lived up to expectations in packed stadiums whether it was the season opener or a meaningless late-season game. Swinney wants the Tigers (9-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) to carry the same mentality into North Carolina State (5-5, 2-4) on Saturday.
With the annual state championship rivalry less than two weeks away, both Carolina and Clemson football are in the top 12 in the new BCS standings. Clemson moves up two spots to #7 after clinching the ACC Atlantic Division title with a win over Wake Forest. USC moves up one spot to #12 after beating Florida in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd had another slow start on Saturday in the 31-28 victory over Wake Forest. Hear what Boyd and Dabo Swinney have to say about the Tigers offensive woes and how they overcame them against Wake Forest.
Clemson is 9-1 for the first time since 1987. Hear what Dabo Swinney thinks about the Tigers making history.
CLEMSON, S.C. (WOLO) -- It was a fourth quarter of redemption as Clemson sophomore kicker Chandler Catanzaro hit a game winning 43-yard field goal as time expired to give Clemson a 31-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.
Andre Young scored 19 points, Tanner Smith had a career-high 14 rebounds and Clemson won its 27th straight season opener with a 65-44 victory over Gardner-Webb on Friday night. The game was tied at 29 at halftime, but the Tigers pulled away from the Bulldogs (0-1) in the second half behind the play of their senior backcourt duo of Young and Smith.
Irmo stand-out, Jordan Roper will play basketball next season with Clemson. Roper is a 6-foot guard with 1,219 career points. Roper, who was the Midland's 4A player of the year in 2011, led his Irmo team last season to a 27-3 record and a 4A state championship.
CLEMSON, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Clemson Tigers are ranked 9th in the latest BCS Standings, but after suffering its first loss of the season a week and a half ago at Georgia Tech, national title hopes are getting a bit more fuzzy. However hopes are still alive for an ACC Atlantic Division Title.
Georgia Tech's Tevin Washington rushed for 176 yards -- the most ever by a Yellow Jackets quarterback -- and broke the two longest runs of his career, leading a 31-17 upset of No. 6 Clemson that likely snuffed out the Tigers' national title hopes Saturday night.
South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier and Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney have been named to the Watch List for the 2011 Bryant Coach of the Year award.
After Clemson's 59-38 victory over North Carolina on Saturday, Tiger head coach Dabo Swinney celebrated the victory with his players by dancing in the locker room. Clemson officials have told ABC Columbia its not the first time Swinney has done this, and probably not the last.
Clemson sophomore quarterback Tajh Boyd, senior offensive tackle Landon Walker, and senior defensive end Kourtnei Brown headline a list of eight players named as the ACC Football Players of the Week.
Clemson's ACC match-up at Georgia Tech this Saturday will air on ABC Columbia at 8 p.m. Saturday. Sunday, the Tigers (8-0) moved up to #5 in the new BCS standings and senior Kourtnei Brown was named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week after scoring two touchdowns against North Carolina.
