CLEMSON, S.C. (WOLO) — Last season’s loss to Alabama is barely on the mind of Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. At least, that’s what he says. The memory of the Tigers’ 45-40 loss to the Crimson Tide is foggy at best to Dabo, seeking his first National Championship with Clemson. He doesn’t want to remember, since that’s no longer important. On…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson stood toe to toe with No. 14 North Carolina for 45 minutes, but in the end the Tar Heels’ superior size and lopsided rebound margin propelled the visitors to an 89-86 victory in front of a raucous Littlejohn Coliseum crowd on Tuesday. The win pushed UNC to 13-3 on the season, 1-1 in league play….
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — In a return trip to the desert, Clemson found redemption through utter domination. Part I of Dabo and Deshaun’s make-good tour is done. Now comes the really hard part: A rematch against Alabama in the College Football Playoff national championship game. Deshaun Watson ran for two touchdowns and threw another and No. 3 Clemson crushed No….
Glendale, Ariz. (ESPN) — When Clemson and Ohio State meet in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve, they will ring in the new and the old. The three-year-old FBS national championship playoff format is neither the Ohio State open nor the Clemson invitational, but it has skewed that way. No. 3 Ohio State (11-1) won the inaugural four-team…
Success in college football is normally viewed in blunt terms by a team’s win-loss record. Yet Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney feels differently. On Friday at the final press conference before their Fiesta Bowl matchup against No. 3 Ohio St., the No. 2 Tigers leader provided an inside look at his program’s mentality that goes past what happens between the…
CLEMSON, S.C. — The Tiger basketball team matched its longest winning streak since the 2010-11 season with its eighth consecutive victory on Wednesday, 87-73 over UNC Wilmington in front of a near capacity crowd in Littlejohn Coliseum. Clemson moved to 10-2 on the season, while the Seahawks fell to 11-2. Jaron Blossomgame scored 20 points to lead the way for…
As No. 2 Clemson gets ready to clash with No. 3 Ohio St. in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday, the Tigers hit the practice field on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Arizona the day before. Click the video above from ABC Columbia Sports to hear from both Ben Boulware and Christian Wilkins about how their defense plans…
After Carolina’s 56-7 loss to Clemson last month, the Gamecocks need and want to end the 2016 season with a win. When USC faces South Florida in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 29, Carolina will be seeking its first bowl win since 2014 (Steve Spurrier’s last postseason win in college football). Click the video to watch our story from ABC…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named first-team All-American quarterback and National Offensive Player of the Year by Scout.com. Watson has led the Tigers to the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive year. This is the fifth national honor for Watson. Earlier he won the Davey O’Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Award as the…
South Carolina guard PJ Dozier (15) drives to the hoop against Clemson guard Shelton Mitchell (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jaron Blossomgame had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Clemson to a 62-60 victory over No. 22 South Carolina…
