Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Clemson will face another Lone Star State team in the postseason. After a dramatic win in the ACC Championship, the Clemson Tigers have earned a spot in the 12 team College Football Playoff. On Sunday, the CFP committee announced the field, and Clemson was designated as the 12 seed, and will play in a first round game at the 5 seed, Texas. This is the first time the Tigers and the Longhorns have ever faced off in football. The game will be Saturday December 21st at 4:00 PM and televised by TNT. Texas fell just short in the SEC Championship Saturday against Georgia, losi ..read more

SMU’s defense came on late in the game but the Tigers held on for the win. | Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Clemson started fast and forced turners but had to hold on to keep the Mustangs from coming back, winning 34-31. With the gift of a Syracuse win over Miami last week, Clemson backed their way into the ACC Championship game this week against Southern Methodist University. The #8 Mustangs came in favored against the #17 Tigers. Clemson’s only real hope of getting into the College Football Playoff would be a victory tonight. The Tigers started fast with tough defense forcing turnover ..read more

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s be honest, if you ask Tiger fans back in August how they would feel knowing Clemson was in the ACC Championship they would be excited. It would mean an improvement on what has been a difficult 3 seasons since Trevor Lawrence left, even with an ACC title in 2022. But let’s just say the journey has been difficult. A loss to South Carolina, a loss to UGA, and a loss to Louisville. All three coming against maybe 3 of the 4 best teams the Tigers have played to date. All due to offensive struggles and a defense that is just plain bad. Now th ..read more

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images After an exciting win over Kentucky, it’s back to business as usual as Clemson travels to Miami to open ACC play on Saturday. Clemson (7-1) vs. Miami (3-5) Where: Watsco Center, Miami, FL When: Saturday, December 7 – 12:00pm TV Channel: ESPN2 News and Notes Clemson and Miami will meet for the 36th time in program history in an evenly matched series which currently has the Tigers with a 18-17 advantage. Last year the teams split the season series 1-1 with each team picking up a victory on their home court. In Tuesday’s win over Kentucky, Ian Schieffelin recorded 10+ po ..read more

Ken Ruinard-Imagn Images Fire Up “Redemption Song” Greetings everyone! I’ll be the first to admit I did not have any inclination I’d be doing a game preview this week after the Tigers let the Gamecocks rip victory away last weekend. I was predictably in a terrible mood and found myself hoping Miami would just put us out of our misery by clinching their spot in Charlotte. However, as time wore on and Syracuse came all the way back from 3 scores down to upset Miami, I got more excited for the prospect of another conference title. Championships are always worth celebrating and always worth the ef ..read more

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images Welcome to 2024 early signing day! For most of you it is likely that Clemson has already completed its early class of 2025. Traditionally most future Tigers end up sending in their commitments in the wee hours of the morning, before most of us are awake. But there may be a few stragglers out there. As a reminder for the newbies, a lit bit about early signing day and its move to earlier in December can be found here. And if you missed it, a bit of a state of Clemson recruiting and the class of 2025 can be found here. For the rest of you, the big thing is jus ..read more

Ken Ruinard-Imagn Images Clemson sends Kentucky back to the SEC with a loss. Clemson, on the strength of the most spastic double/double in the history of college basketball from Ian Schieffelin, knocked off the Kentucky Wildcats in Littlejohn Coliseum on Tuesday night. Kentucky faced their first road challenge of the season and the crowd in Littlejohn was electric all night. The normally hot shooting Wildcats couldn’t get their fast-paced offense going against a steadfast Clemson defense. They directed 27 3-point attempts towards the basket, but only 7 found their intended destination. The Tig ..read more

Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Drew takes a look at the Wildcats as they head into Littlejohn for their first true road game of the season. Kentucky Wildcats (7-0) - AP #4 - KenPom #12 vs Clemson Tigers (7-1) - KenPom #25 Game Information When: Tuesday, Dec, 3, 2024 - 9:30 EST Where: Littlejohn Coliseum What Channel: ESPN Basic Information Location: Lexington, Kentucky Conference: SEC Mascot(s): Blue (a live bobcat), The Wildcat (the mascot), Scratch (mascot sidekick) Head Coach - Mark Pope Seasons at Kentucky: 1 Career Record: 10 Seasons - 194-108 Regular Season Conference Championships: 0 Confe ..read more

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images The 2024 early signing period starts tomorrow and for maybe the first time under Dabo Swinney there is some actual angst about a recruiting class. The Tigers have seen a number of decommitments this year, frankly more than we’ve ever seen in Clemson history. And these aren’t a function of grades, legal troubles, or other similar issues we’ve seen in the past. These are guys choosing for a variety of reasons (i.e. NIL) to attend other institutions of higher learning. Or Chapel Hill Community College in some cases. But before we decide the sky is falling, we ..read more

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images So if you’re like us, you may have forgotten that the 2024 Early Signing Period is a bit different this year. But thankfully my friends reminded me of it by asking if Clemson is really screwed this year (Spoiler alert, it isn’t great). But before we get to our “State of Clemson Recruiting” later this afternoon, we’re going to run through the new early signing period and what it means. If you’re brand new, the early signing period was an attempt by the powers that be to curb the massive amount of recruiting coaches were forced to do in January. The theory wa ..read more