SUNSET, SC – Dabo Swinney has long stated that he does not care for preseason polls. So it comes at no surprise Tuesday that after the defending national champions were picked to finish second in the ACC Atlantic Division, one spot behind Florida State, that Clemson’s head coach wasn’t sweating the news. The Tigers leader talked at their annual media…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Junior wide receiver Deon Cain was named to the 2017 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, announcedTuesday. The award is presented each year to the top wide receiver in college football. He had 38 receptions for 724 yards and nine touchdowns last year for Clemson’s national championship team. His 19.1 yards per reception led the team and was…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins has been named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List for 2017. The junior from Springfield, Mass. is one of just 10 defensive players on the Watch List and one of just three players listed who saw time on offense and defense last year. The Hornung Award is presented each year…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson linemen Tyrone Crowder, Mitch Hyatt, Dexter Lawrence and Christian Wilkins have all been named to the Preseason 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List. The award is presented each year by the Football Writers Association of America to the top interior lineman in college football. Clemson and Washington lead the nation with four selections to the list,…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dabo Swinney isn’t concerned about losing more than 77 percent of his team’s offensive production from last season’s national championship team. Rather, Clemson’s 10th-year coach is brimming with confidence that the Tigers can replace quarterback DeShaun Watson and a host of other top-level players and maintain the program’s success, which includes a 34-5 record over the…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson became the first athlete in school history to win an ESPY Award on Wednesday evening. Watson was named the Best Male College Athlete at the ESPY Awards program in Los Angeles. Other finalists for the award were Ian Harkes, Wake Forest soccer; Frank Mason, Kansas basketball; Matt Rambo, Maryland lacrosse; Zain…
Greensboro, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference had 18 players selected to the 2017 Preseason Bednarik Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. That is the highest total of any conference. The Bednarik Award is given annually to the nation’s top defensive player. The ACC also had 11 players chosen for the Maxwell Award, including the 2016…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Head coach Monte Lee announced the signing of 13 players to the program on Monday. Assistant coaches Bradley LeCroy and Andrew See along with Lee all contributed to the signing class, which is rated No. 12 in the nation by Perfect Game. All 13 signees are slated to wear a Tiger uniform starting in the 2018 season. …
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays made a statement to the American League heading into the All-Star break: Don’t count us out of the playoff race. Brad Miller hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Rays took three of the four from AL East-leading Boston, beating the Red Sox 5-3 Sunday. “That felt…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Former Clemson All-American Carson Young will make his professional debut this week at the Web.com Tour’s Lecom Health Challenge in Findley Lake, New York. The tournament will run July 6-9. Young qualified for the tournament on Tuesday by shooting a 65 at Shorewood Country Club in Dunkirk, NY. He finished tied for sixth in the competitive field….
