Clemson

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney met with the media Tuesday morning for the third straight practice. Saturday he reviewed their first major scrimmage of camp. Monday was more about the scrimmage after film review. And Tuesday focused on the situational scrimmage held in the morning. The Tigers will have another major scrimmage Thursday morning. One of […]

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has had plenty of positive things to say about his Tigers through fall camp, but is also making it known there is room for improvement. During a media session following Monday‘s practice, Swinney said Clemson, “is nowhere near game ready. Effort was fine but way too many mistakes. Sloppy football …

Clemson staged its first major scrimmage of fall camp Saturday inside Death Valley. Isaiah Simmons had the highlight play of the day, a 100 yard interception return for a touchdown. Freshman receiver Frank Ladson had a knee scoped Friday and will miss a couple of weeks. Cornerback Derion Kendrick also missed the scrimmage with an

Offensive coordinator Tony Elliott and key offensive players running back Travis Etienne, center Sean Pollard and guard Gage Cervenka met with the media following practice, Friday. Coach Elliott, in laying out his expectations for the Saturday scrimmage, zeroed in on the mental aspects of the game and wants to see his charges “focus, intensity and

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney engaged with the media after his Tigers’ first practice in full pads, Thursday. Coach Swinney said he’s pleased by the team’s “very positive energy and guys about their business,” and the competition along the defensive line was “awesome.” Derion Kendrick, a player that is being tracked by fans and media

Clemson has a handful of major contributors to replace off last year’s defense but coordinator Brent Venables doesn’t sound too worried at this point of camp. The Tigers routinely replace talent with more talent and Venables will field another strong unit this season. He met with the media for the first time in camp Tuesday

Clemson took that next step toward full pad practices Monday night with their first workout in shells. One of more of those on Tuesday and the Tigers will be ready for full contact Wednesday. Pads or no pads, head coach Dabo Swinney doesn’t have to pad his excitement for this team. He talked with the

There’s not much missing from Clemson’s 2018 offense that averaged over 44 points per game. Mitch Hyatt and Justin Falcinelli are missing from the line, backup quarterback Kelly Bryant and reserve running back Tavien Feaster also have departed and tight end Braden Galloway is suspended. Virtually every other important offensive player is back for 2019,

He helped lead Clemson to the national championship as a freshman, and he’s viewed as one of the frontrunners for the Heisman Trophy for this season. Clemson sophomore quarterback Trevor Lawrence has come a long way in a short time at Clemson. But thru it all, he’s maintained a level head and team first approach.

Defending national champion Clemson opened its fall camp Friday evening. And for the first time in program history, the Tigers will spend the month of August carrying the pre-season #1 label assigned to them by the coaches. Of course, Dabo Swinney has been thru this defending national championship thing before, so he knows how to

The back and forth this summer between Clemson and Alabama fans (and Alabama media fanboys) over last season’s national championship game, and if Clemson was truly the better team, can be squashed if you believe the opinions of the coaches who voted in their pre-season poll. By an overwhelming margin, they believe that win was