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The reality of Clemson being a ‘Wide Receiver University’

Russell Madray, Contributor January 20, 2017

Over the course of the past five or six seasons, the Clemson Football program has had a growing reputation of producing NFL caliber wide receivers. This is measured by the high potency of new wide receivers...

In a stadium of over 70,000 people, Deshaun looks upon the roaring crowd during Clemson's shutout of Ohio State Dec. 31. The Tigers went on to face the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning 35-31.

Clemson Tigers pull out upset in National Championship, beating Alabama Crimson Tide 35-31

Colin Halm, Asst. Sports Editor January 10, 2017

Thriller. Revenge. Love. Those three words often describe the premise to a blockbuster movie. Instead, it describes the best game of the 2016-17 NCAA football season; a 35-31 Clemson Tiger victory over...

Clemson Twitter responds to the National Championship

Saavon Smalls, Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2017

Check out these tweets from Clemson students, alum, faculty and other accounts as you cheer on the Tigers during the National Championship. Updated (10:01 PM EST) Updated (10:28 PM EST) Updated (11:16...

Clemson should have the momentum against Alabama going into the 2017 National Championship

Clemson should have the momentum against Alabama going into the 2017 National Championship

Cole Little, Senior Staff Writer January 6, 2017

Coming off of what was arguably their most complete performance of the season, the Clemson Tigers should be boasting plenty of momentum in Tampa Bay for Monday night’s National Championship game....

No. 2 Clemson Tigers defeat Buckeyes in Fiesta Bowl, look to rematch Alabama in National Championship

Colin Halm, Asst. Sports Editor December 31, 2016

When the going gets tough, the Tigers get going. In a stunning turn of events, the No. 2 Tigers pulled off a 31-0 shutout of Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes in Glendale, Arizona. The win gives the Tigers...

Mackensie Alexander (2) is in his first year with the Vikings. 

Tigers in the NFL: Solid Orange Sundays

Thomas Marshall, Contributor December 5, 2016

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the playoff push. The National Football League’s (NFL) playoffs start on January 7, 2017. With a little over a month away from the playoffs, teams...

Young stars making plays for Tiger Defense

Cole Little, Senior Staff Writer November 21, 2016

The fourth-ranked Clemson Tigers are officially ACC Atlantic Division champions and will play for the ACC crown in Orlando two weeks from now. Thanks to Saturday’s victory over the Wake Forest...

“All In” — More Than Just A Slogan: Clemson Looks for Second Consecutive Playoff Berth

Thomas Marshall, Columnist November 21, 2016

We are about three weeks away from the last College Football Playoff rankings coming out. The playoffs are upon us and there is the chaos of college football has just gotten underway. Last week three out...

Clemson Rebounds Against Wake Forest: Tigers defeat Demon Deacons 35-13 to Clinch ACC Atlantic

Allison Daniel, Sports Editor November 20, 2016

After their first regular season loss in more than a year last week against Pitt, the Clemson Tigers travelled to Winston-Salem to take on Wake Forest. The game was a must-win for the Tigers in a multitude...

Pitt stuns Clemson, hands them first loss of season: Tigers' unbeaten streak ends and dampens playoff hopes

Pitt stuns Clemson, hands them first loss of season: Tigers’ unbeaten streak ends and dampens playoff hopes

Colin Halm, Asst. Sports Editor November 14, 2016

The main difference between the best teams and the very good teams is a simple one: endurance. The best teams have the endurance to win no matter what. They use their very last reserves of energy to make...

Shaking up the playoff picture: Three top four losses leave playoff rankings jumbled

Allison Daniel, Sports Editor November 14, 2016

It was a wild weekend for college football, and one the College Football Playoff committee will have to contend with come Tuesday evening. Going into the weekend, the playoff picture looked pretty stable...

ACC Power Rankings Week 9

Cole Little, Senior Staff Writer October 28, 2016

There were only four games on the ACC slate last week, but they all were rife with divisional race implications. The home stretch of the regular season is nearly here, and the ACC is still highly competitive,...

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