This past December, ahead of the College Football Playoff, three Clemson players – Dexter Lawrence, Braden Galloway and Zach Giella – tested positive for Ostarine, a substance banned by the NCAA. Friday, the NCAA ruled on whether Galloway and Giella will be eligible for the 2019 season. The NCAA’s Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical […]
Read MoreDabo Swinney Addresses His Contract’s ‘Alabama Clause’
When Dabo Swinney received his contract extension from Clemson earlier this year, many people quickly noticed an “Alabama clause” in the contract. Apparently, in an effort to keep Swinney from jumping ship to the top college football program in the country, the school made it more expensive for him to specifically take the Alabama job. […]
Read MoreFormer Clemson Star Jordan Leggett Signs With New NFL Team
Adam Gase’s purge of players drafted by former New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan led to the release of tight end Jordan Leggett. But the former Clemson star did not have to wait long to find another team. On Wednesday, Field Yates reported that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had signed Leggett off of waivers. […]
Read MoreDabo Swinney On If Clemson Has Passed Alabama
With a split in four College Football Playoff games in as many years, including three national title showdowns, Clemson and Alabama are clearly on a similar tier right now. The Crimson Tide have more history and long term success, but Dabo Swinney’s program is at least in the same conversation. It is impossible to deny […]
Read MoreAthlon Sports Releases Preseason College Football Top 25
We still have the entire summer to go before the 2019 college football season kicks off. The preseason rankings continue to roll in from various outlets. This week, famed preseason magazine Athlon Sports unveiled its rankings. They put together a detailed Top 25, along with predictions for the major conference winners. The top two programs, […]
Read MoreOnly 10 CFB Programs Have Won A Title While Current Recruits Were Alive
If anyone was looking for the main reason that top recruits in college football mainly consider powerhouse programs, it appears past championships play a major role. The top recruiting class for 2020 is Clemson by a wide margin, which makes sense because it has won two titles over the past three seasons. Shockingly enough, only […]
Read MoreDabo Swinney Suggests He’d Leave Clemson If Players Get Paid
Earlier this week, ESPN’s college football writer David Hale published a piece profiling Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. The crux of his piece focused on a new clause in Swinney’s contract that increases his buyout if he leaves for a certain team: Alabama. Speculation of Swinney-to-Alabama has run wild after he turned the Tigers into […]
Read MoreMyles Murphy, No. 8 Recruit In 2020 Class, Announces His Commitment
The No. 1 overall recruiting class for college football’s 2020 cycle continues to get better and better. At this point, it’s almost unfair. Myles Murphy, the No. 8 overall recruit in the 2020 class, announced this evening his commitment to the Clemson Tigers. The five-star defensive lineman is ranked the No. 2 strong-side defensive end […]
Read MoreDabo Swinney Responds To Potential Future At Alabama
Few coaches or players in all of football have as strong a connection to Alabama as Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. Having played for the Crimson Tide as a wide receiver in the early 1990s and served as an assistant there as well, his ties to the school run deep. Meanwhile, Nick Saban is 67 […]
Read MoreClemson Could Get Big News On 5-Star DE Myles Murphy Tomorrow
Could the Clemson Tigers be on the verge of adding a fifth five-star prospect to their Class of 2020? If they hear what they want to hear from defensive end Myles Murphy they certainly will. Murphy is set to make his college announcement on Friday, and by most accounts it will be the Clemson Tigers. […]
Read MoreESPN Names The 10 Heisman Trophy Favorites For 2019
With the college football season officially 100 days away from beginning, ESPN has released a series of predictions and previews. This even includes the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy in 2019. Last season, Kyler Murray won the most prestigious award in college football. He finished with 4,361 passing yards, 42 touchdowns and seven interceptions. […]
Read MoreDabo Swinney Reacts To Possibility Clemson RB Tavien Feaster Transfers To Rival South Carolina
Clemson has incredible depth at running back, as it does at many important positions. Unfortunately for the Tigers, it appears that they may lose Tavien Feaster as a result. The productive transfer has a number of big programs interested in his services. The most intriguing, given its relationship with his alma mater: South Carolina. The […]
Read MoreAnalyst Names The 6 CFB Programs In A Class By Themselves
In five years of the College Football Playoff, there have been only 10 different programs that have made the field. Clearly a special group of teams have established themselves as the elite among elite, and one analyst has an idea of which ones. Appearing on the Wednesday edition of The Paul Finebaum Show, Sports Illustrated […]
Read MoreReport: Former Clemson 4-Star LB Shaq Smith Enters Transfer Portal
The Clemson Tigers’ linebacker room took a significant hit on Wednesday afternoon. According to a report from 247Sports, former four-star linebacker recruit Shaq Smith entered the transfer portal. The former top recruit was in line for a starting role for the Tigers this season, but it seems he’s ready to move on. Smith, a rising […]
Read MoreHere’s Where ESPN Ranks Clemson’s ‘Future Offense’
Over the past few years, the Clemson Tigers have produced a plethora of great prospects on the defensive side of the football. While that trend isn’t slowing down at all, it’s time to divert some of that attention toward the offense. Last season, the Tigers won the College Football Playoff behind the marvelous play of […]
Read MoreClemson QB Commit DJ Uiagalelei Got Big News This Weekend
Five-star quarterback DJ Uiagalelei already has a lot to be proud of when it comes to his football career. After all, 247Sports ranks him as the best 2020 recruit at his position. Well, it appears more good news is heading in Uiagalelei’s direction. Uiagalelei has officially received his invite to the Elite 11 Finals, which […]
Read MoreSportsbook Gives Top Programs’ Odds To Make College Football Playoff
Through five seasons of the College Football Playoff, only 10 different programs have made an appearance in the four team field. It has proven to be an extremely exclusive, difficult to crack event, even if it doubles the number of participants from the BCS. Four teams—Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, and Ohio State—have made multiple appearances in […]
Read MoreSouth Carolina Offers Clemson RB Transfer Tavien Feaster
Clemson’s offense is as stacked as its ever been. As a result, veteran running back Tavien Feaster is transferring. The former four-star back leaves after three seasons. He’s coming off of a 440 yard, eight touchdown year that culminated in a national championship. Thanks to the presence of Travis Etienne, among others, Feaster has never […]
Read MoreFive-Star WR Julian Fleming Sets Date For Commitment
The top wideout in the 2020 recruiting class is nearing his final decision. Five-star recruit Julian Fleming will pick his college choice at the end of this month. 247Sports lists Fleming as the No. 1 wide receiver in his class and the No. 6 recruit overall. Any team that is fortunate enough to add him […]
Read MoreFive-Star DE Myles Murphy Will Decide Between Clemson and Auburn Next Week
Clemson is already putting together one of the best recruiting classes of all-time, yet somehow it might get even stronger. Next week we’ll learn the fate of five-star recruit Myles Murphy. Dabo Swinney and the Tigers have 14 commits for their 2020 class, which places them in the No. 1 spot in 247Sports’ rankings. The […]
Read MoreVegas Expert Sets Betting Line For Alabama-Clemson Game
Having faced off in the College Football Playoff in each of the last four seasons, there’s every reason to believe Alabama and Clemson will be facing off again this year. Should that happen, one Vegas expert has an idea as to what the betting line will look like. Appearing on The Paul Finebaum Show this […]
Read More6 Schools Mentioned For Clemson RB Transfer Tavien Feaster
Six schools have been mentioned as potential landing spots for Clemson running back Tavien Feaster, who put his name into the NCAA’s transfer portal earlier this offseason. Feaster, the No. 1 all-purpose back in the 2016 class, has reportedly heard from several major programs. Rivals.com’s Woody Wommack reports that the following six schools have emerged […]
Read MoreFans Are Worried Clemson May Be Cursed After Dabo Swinney Hung Out With Drake
Dabo Swinney has led Clemson to four straight College Football Playoff appearances and two national title wins, and is on the verge of putting together one of the best recruiting classes ever. But one photo has many Tigers fans worried that the team could now be cursed moving forward. At last night’s Toronto Raptors game […]
Read More4-Star DB Jordan Morant Reveals Decision Date
Class of 2020 defensive back Jordan Morant has a loaded top 10. Last month, he revealed the programs that he is moving forward with. Michigan and Penn State seem to be the favorites. The Wolverines have 44-percent of the 247Sports crystal ball predictions, while the Nittany Lions trail with 33-percent. Another Big Ten power, Ohio […]
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