More Teams. More Games. Phil Mafah scores the short touchdown to put Clemson on top in the Gator Bowl. (0:27) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Clemson finished the Gator Bowl on Friday just like it did the season: with a flourish. Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and the […]
Continue readingCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said all-ACC running back Will Shipley was “trending” toward a return to action against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Shipley was placed in concussion protocol after taking a hit at North Carolina State two games ago when his head snapped forward. Doctors found no neck damage, but he sat […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Phil Mafah goes right through the Notre Dame defense for a 41-yard Clemson touchdown. (0:42) Tyler from Spartanburg and the fiery response from Clemson coach Dabo Swinney dominated the headlines going into the Tigers’ game against No. 15 Notre Dame on Saturday. So after Clemson upset the Irish 31-23 for its […]
Continue readingWith media days wrapping up this week, it’s time to turn our attention to the ACC. The ACC media days will begin Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, with much to discuss. Florida State has a level of preseason hype it hasn’t seen in nearly a decade, while Clemson is breaking in a new — but […]
Continue readingDavidson, No. 51 in the 2025 ESPN 300, is the cycle’s fifth-ranked running back and would be the first ESPN 300 running back to sign with the program since Will Shipley (No. 22 overall, No. 2 RB) in 2021. “Coach [Dabo] Swinney and [running backs] coach [C.J.] Spiller, they’re just great guys,” Davidson told ESPN. […]
Continue readingWith our 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25 established, we asked our reporters what each team’s biggest strength will be in the coming season — in other words, what makes the best teams so good. Looking into a crystal ball more than six months before the start of the season can be a bit murky, […]
Continue readingChaos has been the common theme throughout the 2021 college football season. Two more undefeated teams lost (sorry, Michigan State and Wake Forest). A few other College Football Playoff contenders survived after being taken to the brink. And no one has run away with the Heisman yet. Our reporters put Week 10 into perspective. Six […]
Continue readingIt was well past midnight on Oct. 3, but Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei was still out on the field at Memorial Stadium, throwing footballs with one of the team’s equipment managers. A few minutes before, his coach, Dabo Swinney, praised the team’s effort in a 19-13 win over Boston College. It was another spotty offensive […]
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