Dabo Swinney: “We’re playing our best football right now”
This is Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’s favorite time of the year — his league champion Tigers primed for bowl practice and ready to chase a national title.
Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins has been named the recipient of the Bill Willis Award as the National Defensive Lineman of the Year by the Columbus (OH) Touchdown Club. Wilkins will be honored at the organization’s annual banquet on Feb. 17.
Junior first baseman/outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) and senior catcher/infielder Chris Williams (Garden Grove, Calif.) were both named preseason All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball on Monday.
Redshirt-junior guard Marcquise Reed was named ACC Player of the Week, as voted on by media members, for his performance in Clemson University men’s basketball’s win over Florida in the 2017 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic last Saturday.
Clemson University men’s basketball overcame a 12-point second-half deficit and utilized a 14-2 run late in the second half to come back and bite the No. 22 ranked Florida Gators, 71-69, at the 2017 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic on Saturday evening.
This is Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’s favorite time of the year — his league champion Tigers primed for bowl practice and ready to chase a national title.
This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a limited-edition Clemson Tigers Bobbleheadfeaturing The Tiger with Howard’s Rock.
Clemson had a national best and school record six players named to one of the three Associated Press All-America teams announced on Monday. The list included three of Clemson’s four defensive linemen and four defenders overall.
Two days after USC commit Dakereon Joyner was named “Mr. Football” in South Carolina, a future Clemson player earned another top honor in high school football.
Willie Simmons, who played at both Clemson and The Citadel, is set to take over the Rattlers program Monday. The hire was first reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.
A 19-2 run late in the second half and five double-digit scorers propelled Clemson University men’s basketball to a dominating 81-59 win over Samford and moving the Tigers to 8-1 overall on the season – its best start since 2008-09.