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A.J. Terrell set the tone of the game with pick-six on the Crimson Tide's first offensive drive. From there, Clemson players made highlight play after highlight play en route to their second championship in three years.

Top 5 plays of the 2019 national championship

Colin Halm, Contributor • January 14, 2019

Top 5 Plays of the 2019 National Championship (in no particular order)5. Justyn Ross makes one-handed snagDespite the fact that Ross is only a freshman, he makes plays like a senior. Two consecutive catches...

Austin Bryant (7) and Christian Wilkins (42) were dominant forces in Clemson's explosive win over Alabama. The defensive linemen were members of one of the best defensive fronts in the history of college football, and now have the hardware to prove it. 

Championship Retrospective

Clayton Crowley, Sports Editor • January 14, 2019

I was fortunate enough to be in Clemson last weekend, with my friends at a bar downtown as we watched Clemson play in the 2018 National Championship. Right around the middle of the third quarter, when...

Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney celebrates after winning his second National Championship.

Best in the business

Megan Kinner, Senior Sports Reporter • January 14, 2019

Dabo Swinney is responsible for creating Clemson football’s unique “All In” culture. When he first got the head coaching job, Swinney said that he wanted to “build a model program”...

Trayvon Mullen declared for the NFL draft after being named defensive MVP of the National Championship game. 

Tigers declare for the draft

Dawson Green, Senior Sports Reporter • January 14, 2019

Clemson coaches and fans already know they will never see the best senior class in our school’s history suit up again, but they are not the only players leaving us as some underclassmen will declare...

Justyn Ross (8) makes an outstanding catch against Alabama cornerback Josh Jobe (28) in the 2019 National Championship. The catch put the Tigers in scoring position and was one of the highlight plays of the game. 

Impact players: breakout stars of 2018

Cole Little, Senior Sports Reporter • January 13, 2019

Typical of a national championship team, the 2018 Clemson Tigers were stacked with talent at every position on the depth chart. While the five-star recruits manning the tops of statistical leaderboards...

Christian Wilkins (42) kisses the National Championship trophy. Wilkins is a member of one of the winningest classes in the history of college football, and with the win against Alabama, Clemson became the first team to go 15-0 since Penn in 1897.

Clemson routs Alabama in National Championship

Clayton Crowley, Sports Editor • January 8, 2019

For the second time in three years, the College Football National Championship resides in Clemson, South Carolina.The Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday 44-16.From the beginning,...

Clemson running back Travis Etienne (9) will be a major factor in the Tigers' matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide in the National Championship. He will have to contend with an exceptional Alabama defensive line, but certainly has the talent to swing the momentum of the game. 

National Championship preview: for the fourth time in four years

Dawson Green, Senior Sports Reporter • January 6, 2019

Clemson and Alabama will face off for the fourth time in as many years with three of those meetings being National Championship games.These matchups have been far from similar to each other. There have...

Trevor Lawrence (16) will start for the Clemson Tigers at quarterback against Alabama in the National Championship. Lawrence has had the most spectacular season of any freshman quarterback in Clemson history and one of the most historic freshman quarterback seasons ever.

Opinion: Just a game

Marilyn Hazlett, Columnist. • January 6, 2019

“It’s just a game.”“Football is just a game.”With the Clemson Tigers headed to the College Football National Championship for the third time in four years, I’ve been...

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence will be a key player in the 2019 National Championship game.

National Championship storylines to follow

Ryan Donahue, Asst. Sports Editor • January 4, 2019

After nearly five months of football played between 130 Division 1 football programs, 39 bowl games and thousands of points scored, the College Football season will come to an end on Jan. 7 in Santa Clara,...

Freshman Justyn Ross reaches for a touchdown against Notre Dame during the 2018 Cotton Bowl. Ross set the record for first half receiving yards in the Cotton Bowl with 137. 

Tigers take care of Irish in Dallas

Clayton Crowley, Sports Editor • December 29, 2018

The Clemson Tigers defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Semifinal on Saturday 30-3.   After winning the toss, Clemson decided to defer and give Notre Dame the first offensive...

Trevor Lawrence (16) will be playing in likely the biggest game of his life against Notre Dame and will look to connect with receivers like Hunter Renfrow (13), Justyn Ross and Tee Higgins. 

Three Keys for the Tigers against the Fighting Irish

Clayton Crowley, Sports Editor • December 29, 2018

In advance of Clemson’s matchup with Notre Dame in the College Football Semifinal, here are three keys that should give the Tigers an advantage in the Cotton Bowl. 1. Contain the edgeNotre Dame...

Cotton Bowl Gameday preview: what to expect from Notre Dame

Colin Halm, Sports Reporter • December 29, 2018

Some surprising news came down the pipeline early Friday morning: star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence would not play in the Cotton Bowl due to a failed drug test. This weakens what is thought to be the...

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