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.
Tajh Boyd tied a school record with five touchdown passes, defensive end Kourtnei Brown scored on interception and fumble returns and Clemson improved to 8-0 for the first time in 11 years with a 59-38 victory over North Carolina on Saturday.
The editors and writers at SI.com have announced its 2011 midseason All-American team. Four Clemson Tigers and one South Carolina Gamecock represented the first and second team.
With the way Watkins has been making plays this year for the Tigers, head coach Dabo Swinney feels his star wide-out pulls in the ball like Spiderman.
At Tuesday's weekly press conference, the Tigers addressed their new BCS ranking, but said it will not affect this week's preparation for North Carolina. Standout sophomore quarterback Tajh Boyd says last week's game at Maryland was a good reminder that the #7 Tigers can be beaten be any ACC team any given Saturday.
The time has been set for the Clemson at Georgia Tech football game to be played on Saturday, October 29 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA. The game is set to kick off at 8:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. The television network will be announced following the games of October 22.
Sunday night, the BCS released its first standings of the 2011 college football season. Clemson comes in 7th. USC is 14th. LSU edges out SEC West rival Alabama for the top spot.
Tajh Boyd threw four touchdown passes, freshman Sammy and No. 8 Clemson rallied from an 18-point deficit against Maryland to remain unbeaten with a 56-45 victory Saturday night.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd said Tuesday he has been cleared to practice with the strained hip he injured against Boston College that appeared more severe than it turned out.
Monday, the ACC honored Clemson's Sammy Watkins and Chandler Catanzaro. Watkins is the conference rookie of the week. Catanzaro is the ACC specialist of the week.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd has a slight hip strain that won't keep him out of the eighth-ranked Tigers game at Maryland next week.
Clemson holds steady at #8 and USC moves up three spots to #15 in the new Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Tigers are also 8th in the new Coaches' Poll. The Gamecocks are 13th.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd passed for a touchdown and ran for another as the Tigers continued their best start in 11 years with a 36-14 victory over Boston College on Saturday. But Boyd had to leave the field in the third quarter with his injury, the severity of which remains unknown -- along with Boyd's status for next week at Maryland.
