Clemson Football will open its season on Labor Day Monday against the Duke Blue Devils, and I am excited to watch the first game of the new season. I am not excited that it is on Labor Day Monday. I used to love that. Monday Night Football isn’t what it used to be, but when […] Clemson Football: One Quick Thing – I’m over Labor Day games - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

Every season, dozens of college players who are moving on to the next level play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl, one of the best-known all-star games held before the NFL Draft. Several Clemson Football players have participated. This season the Senior Bowl has released a watchlist of players they feel could be part of the […] Clemson Football: Six Tigers named to Reese’s Senior Bowl preseason watchlist - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

According to a post by The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach, there is still a serious chance that Stanford, California, and SMU could end up in the Atlantic Coast Conference with Clemson Football. Per Auerbach, a group of conference presidents met to discuss the situation on Wednesday. There will be further meetings this coming week that will […] Clemson Football: ACC expansion is somehow still a thing - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

The Class of 2023 for Clemson Football was a large group of talented players. Some of them will play right away due to either talent or need at their position. Some will almost certainly redshirt. Others are a mystery. Here are the freshmen who seem most likely to avoid a redshirt as things stand right […] Clemson Football: Freshmen who will see the field in 2023 - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

We’ve asked three questions about every position group for Clemson Football, but the players aren’t the only people on the team. Coaches matter too, and there has been a good amount of turnover in the last few seasons. Only four of head coach Dabo Swinney’s current assistants were on his coaching staff during the 2020 […] Clemson Football: Three questions about the coaches - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

This golden age of Clemson Football has been spectacular, and Tiger Nation owes a huge part of that joy to head coach Dabo Swinney. Swinney has steered the ship over the years. One of his points of leadership has been that he has set up team goals focused on keeping the team’s sights set on […] Clemson Football: One Quick Thing – Dabo Swinney still full of surprises - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

The Class of 2023 for Clemson Football was a large group of talented players. Some of them will play right away due to either talent or need at their position. Some will almost certainly redshirt. Others are a mystery. Here are the freshmen who seem most likely to redshirt as things stand right now. Vic […] Clemson Football: Freshmen who will likely redshirt in 2023 - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

For a few years, Clemson Football featured DeAndre Hopkins, Sammy Watkins, Martavis Bryant, Mike Williams, Hunter Renfrow, and Tee Higgins. Some fans became fond of calling Clemson ‘Wide Receiver U’. The promise of a great 2018 freshman campaign by Justyn Ross and multiple highly ranked prospects from California, South Florida, and Nick Saban’s backyard in […] Clemson Football: Three questions about the wide receivers - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

Clemson Football always tries to schedule one big-time out-of-conference opponent every season. This year it is Notre Dame, and in other seasons it is often an SEC opponent. Next season it will be Georgia in Atlanta before starting a home-home series with LSU. Next season LSU will open against the USC Trojans in Las Vegas, […] Clemson Football: Will Power Two continue to schedule each other? - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more

Following the latest round of realignment, the Atlantic Coast Conference discussed the additions of Stanford, California and SMU. The initiative failed because enough members, including Clemson Football, had the votes to stop it. The initiative was thought dead by most, however some out there have not let go of the idea so easily. There are […] Clemson Football: Does ACC Expansion still have a chance? - Rubbing the Rock - Rubbing the Rock - A Clemson Tigers Site - News, Blogs, Rumors, Opinion and More ..read more