Clemson starting placekicker Greg Huegel suffered a torn ACL on a field goal attempt on the last play of practice Wednesday evening and will be lost for the season.
Freshman defensive end Logan Rudolph suffered a shoulder injury in practice on Tuesday and will undergo season ending surgery on a date to be determined Head Coach Dabo Swinney made the announcement after practice on Wednesday evening.
Diego Campos’ penalty kick goal in the third minute handed the No. 8 Clemson Tigers a lead that they never gave up Tuesday night.
All around Clemson’s football facility hangs banners and signs displaying the Tigers’ motto: “The best is standard”. Dabo Swinney’s team is practicing what they preach entering their week four ACC home opener against Boston College, coming fresh off their 47-21 win in their conference opener over Louisville.
Following their second top 15 win in a row, three Clemson Tigers earned weekly All-Conference honors via the ACC Sports Media Association. Quarterback Kelly Bryant, offensive lineman Taylor Hearn, and punter Will Spiers were all celebrated for their play in Kentucky Saturday night in their 47-21 victory over Louisville.
Clemson is still the king of the ACC. At least, it looked that way Saturday night.
Tanner Dieterich’s first goal of the season broke a scoreless tie in the 60th minute and was all the No. 10 Clemson Tigers needed to defeat the Boston College Eagles 1-0 at Historic Riggs Field on Friday night. With the win, the Tigers move to 5-1-0 overall with a 1-1-0 record in conference play, while the Eagles fall to 2-4-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the ACC.
The 2018 Tigers begin fall practice on Friday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Third-year head coach Monte Lee, who led the Tigers to 42 wins and their second straight regional host in 2017, has 19 returning lettermen.
Former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson walked into his first NFL start calm and collected, then walked out a winner.
When #3 Clemson faces off with #14 Louisville Saturday on ABC Columbia at 8 p.m., the Tigers will be riding a three-game win streak over the Cardinals.
