Clemson Rumors & News

The Athletic "It’s late May, midafternoon in the middle of the week, only a few days before Manny Diaz and his coaching staff at Miami are set to become absurdly busy hosting recruits on campus for the first time in 15 months like every other team in college football. One might imagine Diaz..." June 08

Total Pro Sports "Arch Manning is ready for the big time. During Saturday’s afternoon session at Clemson’s indoor practice facility, Arch Manning, the top-rated quarterback and number three overall player in the 247Sports 2023 Composite rankings, commanded the spotlight. If you’re not..." June 06

247 Sports "New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman five-star junior quarterback Arch Manning is ready for his first college visit of the summer. His father Cooper tells 247Sports the family will be at Clemson this weekend, arriving on Saturday. The Tigers have been one of the programs..." June 05

The Score "ESPN has filled the first three prime time slots on ABC's Saturday Night Football in 2021 with non-conference blockbusters. The network will open its Saturday Night Football slate Sept. 4 in Charlotte when Clemson and Georgia, a pair of national contenders, square..." May 18

The Spun "Amid rumors that Clemson star wide receiver Justyn Ross is entering the transfer portal, the two most relevant parties – Ross and Clemson themselves – have responded. Taking to Twitter on Monday, the Clemson Football Twitter account answered the..." May 11

Bleacher Report "While star players are the headliners of winning teams, the core of a roster provides the foundation for a successful year. In most cases, a quarterback, running back or wide receiver draws the most attention. Once in a while, an edge-rusher or other defensive star might be in the..." May 06

USA Today "Clemson football got a breath of new energy.  Defensive end Justin Foster, who previously said he decided to step away because of lingering health issues from COVID-19, has changed his mind. It was announced Wednesday that Foster, with the support of..." May 06

The Athletic "Dabo Swinney acted like his same ol’ self at Clemson’s spring game earlier this month, running all over with a microphone in hand and goofing around with the broadcast crew while his team scrimmaged. The 2020 season proved a difficult one for the Tigers head coach,..." April 26

The Athletic "J.P. Losman is trying to hold back. He doesn’t want you to think his enthusiasm is over the top. Even still, in a 30-minute conversation, the passion keeps spilling through the phone. His energy is real. His love for football, coaching, life and people is the furthest thing from..." April 23

Total Pro Sports "Over the past month or so, we have seen Deshaun Watson’s name go for being enthralled into multiple trade scenarios to seeing him plastered on the news over sexual misconduct and assault civil lawsuits. Watson’s team of lawyers have denied the allegations and have since..." April 22

CBS Sports "D.J. Uiagalelei committed to Clemson about four months after Trevor Lawrence had picked apart both Notre Dame and Alabama as a freshman en route to winning the Tigers' second College Football Playoff National Championship in a three-year..." April 21

The Athletic "About a year go, Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross said he feared he’d never put on pads again. Now, he is looking toward a milestone medical checkup in June that will determine if he can return to safely playing football. He does not know what Dr. David Okonkwo, a leading..." April 01

Greenville Online "Cornerback Derion Kendrick is no longer a member of the Clemson football team, a Clemson spokesperson confirmed Sunday morning. A senior out of Rock Hill’s South Pointe High, the former five-star recruit is expected to enter the transfer portal. Kendrick missed..." February 28

ESPN "Quarterback Ty Simpson, the No. 27 ranked recruit overall in the 2022 class, committed to Alabama on Friday. The No. 2 dual-threat signal-caller chose the Crimson Tide over Clemson, Tennessee and UT Martin, and is now the highest-ranked commit in Alabama's 2022 class. Simpson is a..." February 26

People "Clemson Tigers defensive end Justin Foster is retiring from football due to complications with asthma after contracting COVID-19. The football player announced his departure from the sport on Twitter on Wednesday. "With sadness but no regret, I have..." February 25

Larry Brown Sports "Trevor Lawrence did nothing to hurt his status as the presumptive No. 1 pick in April’s NFL Draft at his Pro Day on Friday, and he earned a rave review from his college coach in the process. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was full of praise for his quarterback after Lawrence’s..." February 12

The Spun "Linebacker Mike Jones Jr. won’t be playing for Clemson anymore after entering the transfer portal last month. But he’ll still be a Tiger – just for a different team. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Jones announced that he is joining LSU for the 2021 college..." February 10

Bleacher Report "Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 college football season would not count against anyone's eligibility clock. This means that seniors who normally would have been forced to move on to the next chapter of their lives were given the option to return for one more..." February 06

CBS Sports "One of Clemson's legends has moved to an on-field coaching role with the Tigers and another long-time assistant is getting a big salary bump. The school announced Thursday that former running back C.J. Spiller will move to an assistant coaching role as the running backs coach for..." February 04

The State "Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott joined the $2 million club on Thursday after a raise in pay was approved by the Clemson board of trustees. Elliott received a salary bump from $1.7 million to $2 million annually. His new deal begins July 1 and runs through Jan. 31,..." February 04

The Score "While most of the heavy lifting was done during the early signing period, National Signing Day has almost entirely ended the 2021 recruiting cycle. The nation's No. 4 prospect, J.T. Tuimoloau, remains unsigned, but virtually every other top recruit has decided where to play..." February 03

Bleacher Report "The ACC revealed its full 2021 college football schedule Thursday featuring a return to the normal format of eight conference games and four nonconference games: Notre Dame will return to being an independent after competing as an ACC school in 2020, per Andrea Adelson of..." January 28

ESPN "Clemson linebacker Mike Jones Jr. entered his name in the transfer portal on Monday. The redshirt sophomore was a starter for the Tigers this past season and is listed as a grad transfer in the portal. He was an ESPN 300 prospect in the 2018 class, originally from Lebanon,..." January 25

The Big Lead "It has been two years since the Clemson Tigers won the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, blowing out Alabama, 44-16. Dabo Swinney, freshman Trevor Lawrence and the rest of the Tigers quickly accepted a visit to the White House to commemorate their undefeated..." January 15

247 Sports "Justyn Ross made his decision on his football future. The Clemson receiver decided to hold off on the NFL this time around. On Thursday night, Ross announced his intentions to return to Clemson in 2021 to run it back. He missed all season with a spine condition discovered last..." January 14

TMZ "Ohio State legend Cardale Jones is keepin' it real ... telling TMZ Sports despite his Buckeye ties, if he had the #1 pick in the NFL draft, he'd take Trevor Lawrence over Justin Fields. "I'm going to try to be unbiased as..." January 11

SI "Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is headed to the NFL. The star signal-caller made the announcement on Wednesday morning.  Most expect Lawrence to be selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.    " January 06

Larry Brown Sports "James Skalski may have drilled Justin Fields with a massive hit during the second quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Friday night, but there were no hard feelings between the men. Skalski was ejected for targeting after nailing Fields with the crown of his helmet squarely..." January 02

USA Today "Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence's legacy was complete even before the Tigers' 49-28 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national semifinals. With one national championship, a second appearance in the championship game and three playoff appearances to go with..." January 02

Larry Brown Sports "A woman proved on Friday night why checking one’s mute button on a Zoom call is so important. Trevor Lawrence spoke with the media via a Zoom conference call after his Clemson Tigers lost to Ohio State 49-28 in the Sugar Bowl. As if the loss weren’t bad enough, someone..." January 02

Bleacher Report "Quarterback Justin Fields completed 22-of-28 passes for six touchdowns and 385 passing yards as No. 3 Ohio State advanced to the College Football Playoff National Championship after defeating No. 2 Clemson 49-28 on Friday at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. OSU running..." January 02

Total Pro Sports "Dabo Swinney probably wishes he could take his vote and comments back about Ohio State. The Clemson Tigers head coach made major headlines when he ranked Ohio State No. 11 in the country in his final Coaches’ Poll ballot. “Obviously, they’re a great team...." January 02

USA Today "The Dabo Swinney era at Clemson can be split into two parts: before Deshaun Watson and after. Watson took Clemson "to the promised land," said offensive coordinator Tony Elliott. The Tigers' starting quarterback from 2014-16 whose last college..." December 31

CBS Sports "When No. 2 Clemson takes on No. 3 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl on Friday in a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup, it will be without offensive coordinator and running backs coach Tony Elliott. The school announced on Wednesday afternoon that Elliott would..." December 30

USA Today "The night of Dec. 31, 2015 was probably the first time most people with a casual interest in college football had seen much of Dabo Swinney, and for the most part, America loved what it saw.  His program, the Clemson Tigers, was the new kid on the block and would soon play..." December 30

Larry Brown Sports "Ohio State will have its hands full on Friday night trying to stop Trevor Lawrence and Clemson, but Kirk Herbstreit believes Dabo Swinney has done the Buckeyes a massive favor with some of the things he has said about them leading up to the playoff game. Herbstreit said on the..." December 29

USA Today "Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney caused a bit of a stir last week when he ranked unbeaten Ohio State 11th on his Amway Coaches Poll ballot. As luck would have it, the Tigers and Buckeyes will face off Friday in a College Football Playoff semifinal game. So..." December 27

Sporting News "The 2020 Heisman Trophy race is one of the most-unique campaigns of all time given the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.   One candidate missed two games after testing positive for COVID-19. One team has three candidates that could finish in..." December 22

Clutch Points "Los Angeles Lakers star and Ohio native LeBron James is dumbfounded by Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s disrespect for his Ohio State Buckeyes. The Buckeyes will play Swinney’s Tigers in one of the College Football Playoff semifinal games after..." December 21

The Score "Dabo Swinney apparently doesn't think too highly of his College Football Playoff semifinal opponent. The Clemson boss ranked Ohio State 11th in his final coaches poll ballot behind several programs that didn't capture a conference title, including Florida,..." December 21

USA Today "Irish coach Brian Kelly took issue with the wording of a question about picking up the pieces Saturday after Clemson punctuated the end of Notre Dame’s four-month run in the ACC with a pungent parting gift. The rest of the college football world is more concerned at the..." December 20

Sporting News "No. 2 Clemson enters the College Football Playoff with a 10-1 record. The Tigers have made the four-team playoff each of the last six seasons and are looking to make a fifth appearance in the national championship game. It's an impressive run of success under coach Dabo..." December 20

Sporting News "The Sugar Bowl is back in New Orleans for its 87th annual iteration, although this one will be a bit different than all the rest. For the less obvious reason, the Sugar Bowl is one of the College Football Playoff's national semifinal sites on Jan. 1, 2021, along with the..." December 20

Sporting News "Clemson coach Dabo Swinney campaigned hard Saturday after the Tigers' 34-10 victory against Notre Dame in the ACC championship game. Not for the College Football Playoff — No. 4 Clemson clinched its sixth straight trip with a resounding 34-10 victory against the..." December 20

Larry Brown Sports "Clemson beating Notre Dame in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday was extraordinarily satisfying for James Skalski.  Skalski had five tackles and a sack in the Tigers’ 34-10 bulldozing of the Fighting Irish. The senior linebacker missed some games this season due to a..." December 20