Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the winner of the 2016 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. The award is presented each year by the Golden Arm Foundation to the top senior quarterback in college football. It is named in honor of former NFL All-Pro Johnny Unitas, who led the Baltimore Colts to the 1958 NFL Championship…
Clemson, S.C.—Clemson Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables has won the 21st annual Frank Broyles Award. It is presented each year to the top assistant coach in college football and is given in honor of former Arkansas coach Frank Broyles. The announcement and award presentation was made Tuesday afternoon in Little Rock, Arkansas. Venables was joined on the list of finalists by…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC)— Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy for the second consecutive year. He is the first player from any school named a Heisman finalist in consecutive years since Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M in 2012 and 2013. Watson is the first ACC player to be a two-time Heisman Finalist as well….
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —Tennessee rookie linebacker Kevin Dodd is being placed on injured reserve and will have his right foot re-evaluated after being scratched the past two games. Coach Mike Mularkey announced the move Monday after practice. The 33rd pick overall out of Clemson had not been on the injury report. Mularkey said last week he wanted to see a…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC)—Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the winner of the 2016 Chic Harley Award by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio. The award has been presented each year since 1955 to the National Player of the Year through the conference championship weekend. Watson won the Archie Griffin Award last year from the same organization. It is presented…
After winning a second-straight ACC Title Saturday, Clemson is going back to the College Football Playoff for a second consecutive season. Click the video above to hear Dabo Swinney’s comments on Sunday. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports Tags: CFBPlayoff, Clemson
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — ACC Champion Clemson will face Ohio State in the College Football Playoff in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on December 31 in Glendale, Arizona. The contest will kickoff at 7:00 p.m. eastern time on the New Year’s Eve date and will be televised by ESPN. Clemson was ranked second in the final College Football Playoff Poll released…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — A record-scoring first half pace led Clemson to a lopsided 85-43 victory over Coppin State on Sunday. The win moved the Tigers to 5-2 on the season, while dropping the Eagles to 0-10 overall. Four players reached double figures in the scoring column, led by Jaron Blossomgame with 15 points. He had a double-double, with a…
Facing adversity all game long and needing to stop the driving opposition late in the 4th quarter, Tigers players and coaches said the ACC Championship had a similar feel to many of Clemson’s games in the 2016 season. It also shared a similar outcome to most, as Dabo Swinney’s squad has officially gone back-to-back in the Atlantic Coast Conference, holding…
MATCHUP CLEMSON (4-2) vs. COPPIN STATE (0-9) Date: Sunday, Dec. 4 Tipoff: 2 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Philip Sikes-color) Web: ACC Network Extra (Pete Yanity-pbp; Bob Mihalic-color) • Clemson collected its first win since 2011 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge last time out, a 60-58 triumph over Nebraska. The Tigers overcame a nine-point first half…
