The 14th-ranked Tigers open the season tonight against Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta. Clemson won the Atlantic Coast Conference title a year ago, but the season ended with a humiliating 70-33 loss to West Virginia in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson will go with sophomore Charone Peake to start against Auburn in place of suspended star receiver Sammy Watkins.
Clemson and Auburn will open the season Saturday night at the Georgia Dome. It's the third straight season the teams have played and likely to be the third consecutive time the winner can count on even bigger things down the road.
The Carolina allotment of tickets for the games at Vanderbilt on August 30 and at Clemson on November 24 has been sold out.
Center Dalton Freeman and quarterback Connor Shaw discuss the expectations for the Tigers and the difference between experience and potential of the team.
South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier held his first game week press conference of the 2012 season. It was held on a Monday instead of the normal Tuesday schedule because the Gamecocks play Thursday.
Auburn coach Gene Chizik has suspended center Reese Dismukes following the sophomore's arrest on a public intoxication charge.
A week from tonight, the Clemson Tigers will kick off their season against Auburn. Last year, Clemson beat Auburn in Death Valley 38-24.
The Gamecocks returned to the practice field Saturday just five days away from their season opener.
With just eight days remaining until their season opener next week, Clemson held their annual "Beanie Bowl" Friday to begin preparations for Auburn.
One week from today, the #9 Gamecocks kick off the 2012 on ESPN at Vanderbilt. Last year, the Carolina defense dominated the Commodores, holding Vandy to just 77 total yards en route to a 21-3 win in Columbia.
Former Lexington High School All-American Shaq Roland knows Gamecock fans are expecting a lot out of him this season. Roland hopes he can live up to those expectations and then some when USC football kicks off the 2012 season at Vanderbilt August 30th.
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables likes what he sees in practice with 11 days until the season opener against Auburn. Venables still isn't set on a starting lineup.
The University of South Carolina football team worked out in full pads and weathered intermittent rain showers Tuesday morning. The practice at the Bluff Road practice fields lasted a little over two hours.
Thousands of Clemson TIgers fans showed up at Death Valley Sunday afternoon for Clemson's annual Fan Appreciation Day.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as the Tigers wrapped up their third and final stadium scrimmage of fall camp in Death Valley.
Ward says 12 days away from the Gamecocks season-opener at Vanderbilt, he is pleased with where the defense stands at this point.
The South Carolina Gamecocks have been ranked no. 9 in the Associated Press' preseason Top 25 poll.
This week saw the return to the practice field of USC senior cornerback Akeem Auguste. Auguste has been hampered throughout camp with a groin injury.
Clemson reported 10 NCAA secondary violations including two that involved female athletes who received prize money for outside competitions while enrolled in school.
Clemson will hold its annual Fan Appreciation Day on Sunday, August 19 at Clemson Memorial Stadium. All Clemson players and Coach Swinney will be available for autographs beginning at 3:00 p.m. The session will last for two hours.
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney says there is no separation right now at left guard or right tackle, but he is pleased with the progress David Beasley and Shaq Anthony have made on the offensive line.
The Tigers are coming off a season in which their defense ranked 71st in the country in total defense. Clemson's defense also allowed 30 points per game.
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney called his team together after the normal pre-practice walk-through and flex segments and addressed the team.
Jacoby Ford is glad he got a clunker of a game out of the way in the preseason. The former Clemson standout had a rather forgettable exhibition opener for the Oakland Raiders. He dropped two passes, was unable to break up an interception on a deep ball from Carson Palmer and muffed a punt for Oakland (tied for No. 23 in the AP Pro32) in a 3-0 loss to Dallas on Monday night.
