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Emotional stuff: During Tiger Walk just now, Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney stops, kneels and blows a kiss to Diondre Overton’s captain plaque. Overton, a former Tigers wide receiver, died at age 26, the team announced this morning
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NBA star Zion Williamson says he and organizer
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Every player on LA Tech’s team wrote a letter for Bryan Bresee, who lost his younger sister to brain cancer this week. Dabo Swinney has them at the podium postgame, describing it as a “beautiful thing.” Says he’ll always be a fan of Sonny Cumbie after the class his team showed
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Clemson’s stadium lights made this Q4 rendition of “Don’t Stop Believin’” even more picturesque (feat a very happy kid on his dad’s shoulders)
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Dabo Swinney was one of dozens of Clemson football players and coaches who attended former Tigers wide receiver Diondre Overton’s funeral yesterday in Greensboro. Here’s an opening snippet of the passionate, 12-min eulogy he gave on Overton: “He had a beautiful spirit”
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Clemson AD Graham Neff speechless in the stands in Los Angeles after tonight’s win
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Clemson defensive end T.J. Parker on beating NC State today: “They came in talking trash, expecting to win, getting chippy. To beat them and hear that trash talk slowly fade away and turn into compliments by the end of the game … It was awesome”
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Former Clemson baseball player Billy Amick on transferring to Tennessee, which won the 2024 College World Series: "I knew we could do it. I wish I could have spent all three years here"
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Clemson true freshman WR Bryant Wesco Jr. on his 76-yd TD: “I look back at Cade, look in the air, see the ball and I’m like ‘All right, it’s go time’”
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Dabo Swinney ripping into a fan who asks him why Clemson's paying him a huge salary just to go 4-4. "You're part of the problem." Also says to the fan, Tyler, "if you wanna apply for the job, go for it. And good luck to you" This is a lengthy, fiery answer here by Dabo
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Clemson baseball coach Erik Bakich: “Would I incite the crowd again? Hell yes.” Says he’ll never apologize for doing that and if “inciting the crowd is grounds for ejection, I’m gonna get ejected a whole lot”
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Clemson MBB coach Brad Brownell’s voice breaking and he has to compose himself as he talks about senior center PJ Hall and what he’s meant to the program. Says Hall should have his jerseys in the rafters and “it’s been a pleasure to coach him” (Q from
@FaxOnSports
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BREAKING for
@FO_Sports
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"To answer your question, I started as the lowest-paid coach in this business ... I worked my ass off. I'm not gonna let this smart-ass kid get on the phone" and tell me how to do my job. "I work for the board of trustees." This the hottest he's been all season 100%
Dabo Swinney ripping into a fan who asks him why Clemson's paying him a huge salary just to go 4-4. "You're part of the problem." Also says to the fan, Tyler, "if you wanna apply for the job, go for it. And good luck to you" This is a lengthy, fiery answer here by Dabo
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Dabo Swinney with a message to the Clemson football team after its walkthru of Mercedes-Benz Stadium earlier today pre-UGA game: “There’s just one thing left to do. Let’s finish it … (looks at watch) Should be right around this time tomorrow”
🎥 via Aflac Kickoff Game
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Breaking: True freshman WR Bryant Wesco Jr. is starting for Clemson football tonight against App State. He got the biggest cheer of any WR as their starting three were announced just now
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Dabo Swinney says late Tigers WR Diondre Overton's father texted him after the game and said they appreciated Clemson sending down its two No. 14 players down the hill first in honor of Overton's jersey number w/ the Tigers
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Clemson football light show in conjunction with “We Will Rock You” before the hill run here at Memorial Stadium. Flashing to the beat
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Classy gesture by Clemson baseball during rivalry weekend … South Carolina radio crew arrived to find a bouquet of roses and a tribute to the late Tommy Moody, the baseball team’s legendary radio color man who died in October at age 72. Placard reads: “Father, Son, Gamecock”
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Clemson WR Adam Randall: “I’ve been here for 2 years. Why not stick it out here and be the guy here when they’ve put a lot of work into me, helped me to get way better? … I owe it to my teammates and coaches”
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Clemson freshman All-American pitcher Aidan Knaak on the transfer portal opening up, other teams possibly contacting him w offers: “This is the best coaching staff in the country … I’m not going anywhere”
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A classy move by whoever placed this bouquet of flowers and a Clemson balloon next to Diondre Overton’s 2019 team captain plaque in the Tiger Walk area today … The team announced this morning that Overton, a former Tigers WR and 2x national champion, had died at 26
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Final: UNC 66, No. 9 NC State 60
For the second season in a row, Tar Heels topple a previously unbeaten Wolfpack team. Came back from 14 down to win tonight in Carmichael. Shayla Bennett with a team-high 20
@DTHSports
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As third-string QB Trent Pearman started showing out in Clemson’s spring game, coach Dabo Swinney told the ACCNX broadcast: “And he can run. He’s got a little savviness to him.” Literally one play later …
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Clemson has former star quarterback Woody Dantzler in the house today for the NC State game … probably not a total coincidence, considering his best game ever came against the Wolfpack in 2001: 517 total yards and 6 TDs in a road win
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Clemson LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. just ran to midfield and planted the Clemson flag at the 50-yard line of Williams-Brice Stadium. Clemson players now taking picture on the logo after a 16-7 win over South Carolina
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Dabo Swinney asked on ACC PM about Clemson being the only non-service academy to take zero transfers for 2024. Says it wasn’t intentional, they looked at a few guys. Also: “Every player is technically a transfer. We just signed a whole class of guys transferring from high school”
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Vanderbilt baseball coach and former Tigers assistant Tim Corbin on returning to Clemson for NCAA regionals: “My wife and I and our family love Clemson … If it wasn’t for Jack Leggett, I wouldn’t be at Vanderbilt.” Adds it’s “great” to see Leggett back in the dugout here
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Clemson true freshman WR Bryant Wesco Jr. on his recruitment: "At Clemson, it was more than football. It was about academics, faith, what you're gonna do if you don't make it to the NFL ... They're more focused on you as a person than just a football player"
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Officially official: Clemson's Phil Mafah is returning for his senior season. I've confirmed that Mafah didn't submit any paperwork for early entry into the NFL Draft (deadline for underclassmen was Mon). He'll enter 2024 as Tigers' undisputed No. 1 back
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney starting off his postgame presser with a tribute to former Tigers WR Diondre Overton, who died at age 26. Calls it a “senseless” death that “took the wind out of me” but he raves about Overton as a player and teammate
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Clemson went for a number of 4th downs with its backups in the second half of a 66-20 win. Did App State HC Shawn Clark feel like Tigers were running up the score at all?
Clark: “That’s his program. I have a lot of respect for Coach Swinney … He’s gonna do what’s best” for them
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Look closely in the middle top left of Clemson’s video board and you can see the arm of someone trying to fix a faulty pixel spot in it DURING the pregame hype video right before kickoff vs NC State lol (Update: They just finished, it looks good)
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Team spokesperson: “We are profoundly disappointed that political messaging would be made using video without permission that shows our players, coach and uniforms from inside our team’s locker room celebration.”
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Dabo Swinney answering a Q about how Clemson tracks analytics on the sidelines and would avoid a kneel-down fiasco like Miami and Mario Cristobal had two weeks ago: "Hopefully in that situation someone would just punch me." Says Clemson works clock management in practice weekly
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Great stuff from Clemson OL Walker Parks, who got emotional today reflecting on how he thought he might never play football again after a 2023 injury. A year later, he’s back, healthy and says of Clemson: “If there was no eligibility, I’d stay here forever” (Q from
@gray_mann21
)
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Panthers DE and former Gamecock Jadeveon Clowney: “It’s easy to come back” to Clemson since he won here so much at USC. But adds Clemson has a great recruiting setup and he’s got “big love” for Dabo Swinney
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Clemson C PJ Hall was asked about UNC C Armando Bacot's viral "The ACC runs through me" comment post-Duke and if it was still true
Hall: "Great player. They're at the top of the ACC right now. Came in here and got a great win, that's all I can say. And he was a load to battle"
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Clemson true freshman WR Bryant Wesco Jr. says scoring a 76-yard touchdown on his very first catch in Memorial Stadium was “probably one of the best moments of my life”
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Dabo Swinney says he thinks Clemson could be "as close to full strength as we’ve been all year" injury-wise for the Florida State game
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Clemson sophomore All-American outfielder Cam Cannarella on seeing social media rumors of him possibly transferring and shutting that talk down: “I love the coaches, love the facilities … I’m not going anywhere”
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Clemson DE Xavier Thomas says Dabo Swinney was challenging everybody in the program on Monday “down to the people who cut the grass” to step it up. Now he says Clemson’s in position for its next goal: “To go undefeated in November”
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Clemson true freshman cornerback Ashton Hampton is fired up about his first career interception against NC State — which was also a 53-yard pick six: “I made a play on the ball and the rest was history,” he says, grinning
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Campbells says in here that Clemson "became the frontrunner for me when they were 4-4. The team had a choice. The program showed they have a culture and are committed to that culture." Says he gave Dabo Swinney his silent commitment a few weeks ago
Breaking: 2025 4-star DL Isaiah Campbell commits to Clemson. 🐅
Campbell details his decision:
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Andrew Platek on N.C. State's fans: "It was awesome to shut them up." Said fans' pregame comments to UNC players were "personal" and crossed a line
@DTHSports
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That’s 3 touchdowns for Clemson commit Marquise Henderson in just over a quarter lol. This kid is electric
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The Carolina Panthers have two high second round picks (No. 33, No. 39) and need WRs. South Carolina WR Xavier Legette says he’s visited with Panthers “about four times” plus a 30 visit 2 weeks ago and Charlotte would be a great landing spot because his family could attend games
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Clemson starting center Ryan Linthicum says the Tigers' new offensive line coach, Matt Luke, is "the best coach I've ever had ... I'm so thankful for him. He's made me a better player, a better man."
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Dabo Swinney: "App State's not gonna sneak up on anybody. If App State's been sneaking up on you, you've been in a cave." He says the Mountaineers have Clemson's "full attention"
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Pregame moment of silence here at Clemson in honor of former WR Diondre Overton
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After Clemson men's soccer coach Mike Noonan won his second national championship last night, tying Dabo Swinney and I.M. Ibrahim for most at school, Dabo says he texted him and said: "Race you to three." Says it's a sign of the special spot Clemson is in athletics-wise right now
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“I just don’t think it reflects the values of UNC”
After last night’s Hornets/Mavs game, Harrison Barnes spoke on his decision to sign a petition against Silent Sam’s return to campus and commended the current UNC athletes who have signed.
@DTHSports
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Dabo Swinney says new Clemson football OL coach Matt Luke -- who stepped away from his job at Georgia two years ago to spend more time with family -- has told him a few times this (Clemson) is the only job he'd have taken to get back into the industry
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Clemson backup RB Jay Haynes said he had zero P4 offers and no 247Sports profile until Clemson offered him a scholarship midway through his senior year of HS in Alabama. From there, his recruitment picked up a ton: "So Coach Spiller and Coach Dabo changed my life"
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Clemson basketball players all getting hugs from super fan Paula Grooms (aka Ms. Grooms) upon arriving back at Littlejohn Coliseum post Elite Eight run. Also looks like PJ Hall brought back a March Madness sign for his room lol (via
@ClemsonMBB
)
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Heartwarming stuff from Clemson’s Brad Brownell in Los Angeles earlier today on being able to experience this NCAA run with his parents, Bob and Genny, who are in their 80s and have traveled for every game: “It’s great. I’m blessed” (Q from
@DerrianCarter00
)
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ABC's Molly McGrath asks Dabo Swinney at halftime when they'll consider sitting Clemson QB Cade Klubnik and the rest of the starters. Tigers up 45-7 on NCSU
Dabo: "We'll talk about it here ... but we don't wanna play to a scoreboard -- we wanna play to a standard"
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Clemson DT Bryan Bresee says dozens of schools -- including South Carolina -- checked in w/ his family after the passing of his younger sister, Ella. Minnesota sent a giant oar: "Football is more than a game. It just shows the the community that we have here" in CFB
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Clemson starting cornerback Avieon Terrell — the younger brother of Tigers star CB AJ Terrell — says there IS a third Terrell in the pipeline to recruit here: “My nephew. He’s 5. He doesn’t have any offers yet”
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Clemson backup QB Christopher Vizzina says coach Dabo Swinney and OC Garrett Riley both told him in the locker room at halftime it was "go time" against App State. He scored his first ever TD for Tigers in Q3 and had 109 total yards
"A dream come true," Vizzina says
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Nugget from the Dabo Swinney coach’s show post-App State: He tells
@bethhooleTV
this TD pass only happened because of QB Cade Klubnik: “This was a play he checked to. … He saw the coverage and tagged the post to 0 — me and Garrett both went, ‘Did he just give him a post??’”
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.
@CoachEason1
on conference realignment: “People come to Clemson because it’s Clemson … whether we’re in the SEC or Big Ten or whatever, I don’t care. You’ve still got to put your hand in the dirt and play ball”
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Coastal Carolina baseball coach Gary Gilmore on his retirement: No emotions yet. But some day, Red Dirt Road by Brooks & Dunn will play “and I’ll probably break down.” Became the song of his legendary Chants tenure, which included 2016 national title
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Clemson baseball coach Erik Bakich closed his presser w/ a shoutout to fans: "It's truly a 10th man atmosphere. Keep coming, show up like that, swing those balloons, do everything you can do to produce energy because our guys feel it and it empowers. So, thank you. It's awesome"
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Joe Girard III asked by
@gray_mann21
what his message to other transfers would be re: coming to Clemson
"Do it"
Says Tigers have an "amazing" culture and he felt that all year. "Someone left cookies on my doorstep the first day. Still don't know who it was"
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Dabo Swinney asked to give a Thanksgiving message to Clemson fans: "Thanksgiving shouldn't be a holiday, it should be a lifestyle ... It's hard to be hateful when you're grateful ... We've got a lot to all be thankful for and I hope we'll all take some time to do that"
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BREAKING: 5-star 2023 Ridge View (S.C.) power forward
@_ggjackson
verbally commits to UNC basketball. No. 8 overall recruit in the class and a major pickup for Hubert Davis and company post-Final Four run
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Clemson true freshman WR T.J. Moore on his recruitment: "At the end, teams were throwing all sorts of money at me ... But I really respect Coach Swinney, and that's what drew me in." Says Dabo Swinney will say hey to every player around the building 3 or 4 times a day "at least"
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Biggest change on Clemson football depth chart heading into Stanford: True freshman WR Bryant Wesco Jr. is now a standalone starter at outside receiver. Had been listed as a co-starter the last two weeks. Also, interesting to see Olsen Patt-Henry jump from TE3 to TE2
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Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik: “I want my teammates to remember me as somebody who never quits.” He says he’s going to show up Monday with more energy than he’s ever had in his life after this Georgia loss. Speaking w some emotion in his voice
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During his speech yesterday at former WR Diondre Overton's funeral, Dabo Swinney also had this picture displayed for the crowd -- a double rainbow at Clemson football's Wednesday practice (the day before Overton's funeral). Said it was like "God winking" at them
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney: "I've never had a player I'm more proud of than Xavier Thomas." Says if Thomas had been a three and done as planned "he wouldn't be in the NFL right now -- and he'd tell you that ... Life bodyslammed that kid. And he got up. Epitome of resilience"
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Clemson QB Cade Klubnik is all business walking into the stadium for today’s game vs. No. 1 Georgia
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Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik: “I loved the gameplan Coach Riley put in for this one … I love playing with a lot of tempo, keeping the defenses on their heels whenever I can”
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Clemson is now 3-5 in its last 8 games v. P5 teams:
at Notre Dame L
vs. Miami W
vs. Louisville W
vs. South Carolina L
vs. UNC W (ACC title game)
vs. Tennessee L (Orange Bowl)
vs. Duke L
vs. Florida State L
Uncharted CFP-era waters for this program
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4-star Clemson commit Marquise Henderson (
@quisehenderson
) says he grew up a South Carolina fan but quickly figured out in his recruitment that “Clemson’s the place to be.” Dynamic athlete who had 4 TDs tonight for Belton-Honea Path
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For those interested in hopping on the Sammy Brown hype train, here’s the true freshman LB and former 5-star recruit running past Clemson’s starting left tackle for a “sack” on his very first defensive snap of the spring game earlier today (via ACCNX broadcast)
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Dabo Swinney on if the team will consider using sports psychologists amid struggles, same mistakes repeating themselves: "We've got one. He's probably on suicide watch right now"
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Thought these two looked familiar. Former Clemson FB starting kickers B.T. Potter and Jonathan Weitz are here for Clemson-UGA today and have a specialists tailgate going on
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Dabo Swinney: "A great November for us ... Just couldn't be prouder of our guys." Says Clemson "barely had anybody practice" this week, including RB Will Shipley. They had a big run of the flu go through the team -- 12 guys on IVs after breakfast this morning
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Sammy Watkins w/ an interesting update on his future ... Says he "might be done" with the NFL and adds of Clemson: "I’ve been trying to influence my wife to allow me to come back and finish school and do a little coaching" (h/t
@Mickeyplyler
,
@1055TheROAR
)
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Panthers QB Bryce Young takes his time, finds WR Diontae Johnson across the middle during intra-squad scrimmage at Clemson
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Clemson DE coach Chris Rumph on NIL in recruiting: “If you come for money, you’ll leave for money.”
Says Clemson wants recruits who want an overall experience (development, culture, NIL potential) and he likes that the program won’t directly engage in “pay for play”
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Clemson RB Phil Mafah says he got recruited by UGA coming out of high school in the state of Georgia early but he was "always waiting on Clemson to offer" and committed on the spot once the Tigers did. "It's where I was meant to be. I love this place"
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Dabo Swinney just referred to Clemson wide receiver Troy Stellato as "the Italian stallion" lol
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Clemson redshirt jr DE Cade Denhoff got his first career start vs NC State w/ Peter Woods out. Says Clemson is “home” to him and he’s never considered playing anywhere else. “I’m not a transfer guy and never considered it … I wanted to honor my commitment to the place I chose”
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I asked Garrison Brooks postgame about recent social media criticism of UNC ... here's his full response. Apologies for any typos as this is a quick transcript
@DTHSports
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Clemson baseball coach Erik Bakich on the umps checking pitcher Austin Gordon for sticky stuff: “That was stupid. He uses dirt.” Disappointing to see Florida’s Kevin O’Sullivan, a former coworker, initiate that?
“A little bit. It’s whatever”
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Asked former Clemson and current Atlanta Falcons cornerback AJ Terrell for his score prediction for Clemson-Georgia on Saturday
"Clemson, 50 to zero"
He's Clemson's honorary captain for the game and will join Tigers for the coin flip
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Brad Brownell to CBS postgame: “This is a great moment for Clemson basketball”
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Dabo Swinney says DT DeMonte Capehart was running at 17.8 mph during the App State game while running down a guy and making a tackle. The team gives out in-house speed awards after games -- you have to be 270 pounds or heavier to qualify for the "big man" speed award
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The more you know … Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier and Clemson MBB coach Brad Brownell were Sigma Chi fraternity brothers at DePauw University in Indiana back in the ’90s. Baier, asked for an upset pick on his show last night: “I have Clemson going all the way”
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Life update: I’m joining
@thestate
as a sports reporter, where I’ll primarily cover Clemson football while chipping in on some other topics, too. Pumped to go from one capital city to another and get to work with
@dwayne_mclemore
’s excellent team later this month!
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I asked Clemson 2025 commit Marquise Henderson for his score prediction when the No. 14 Tigers play No. 1 UGA in Atlanta next week
“Clemson 40, Georgia 10. Easy.”
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Clemson 2025 athlete commit Marquise Henderson (4 TDs tonight) says his primary recruiter is WRs coach Tyler Grisham and he’s expecting to get a chance to play offense. But if he ends up on defense, so be it. “I love the game of football so much. Put me anywhere”
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Dabo says a number of recruits also texted him after the App State game raving about the Clemson crowd that night. A few were surprised to see such a loud, sellout atmosphere for a non-conference game. Dabo says he texted them back and simply said: "That's Clemson"
Dabo Swinney hyping up the crowd for Clemson's noon kickoff against NC State on Saturday as his radio show closes: "I have no doubt -- they'll be there. They'll be ready to go with some biscuits and some grits and some eggs, for sure"
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Panthers coach Dave Canales says he was tempted to run down The Hill at Clemson but held off lol. But seeing Howard’s Rock and Death Valley in person was a “bucket list” item as a college football fan, he says
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