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Tigers in the NFL: Solid Orange Sundays

Thomas Marshall, Contributor • September 12, 2016

Call your mother. Call your father. Call your priest, and tell him or her to end the service early. It’s back. NFL football is officially back. Actually, NFL football officially started on Thursday...

Veteran Leadership Key for Clemson’s Championship Hopes

Torez Corry, Columnist • September 5, 2016

One thing that Vegas takes into account when making odds on National Championships is the quality and quantity of the returning starters. With a good offensive line and returning starters, you are almost...

ACC Power Rankings- Week 1

Cole Little, Senior Staff Writer • September 5, 2016

Atlantic Division 1.Clemson Tigers – 11-1 overall (7-1 ACC)Aside from a Thursday night road loss at the hands of the Yellow Jackets, you can expect the Tigers to play flawlessly on their way...

The Most Exciting 25 Seconds in College Football: An Open Letter to the Hill

Thomas Marshall, Columnist • September 5, 2016

It's love or hate. It's the best and the worst. It's an experience, some say. It’s the hill that commences the best entrance in college football history. We all know why it’s “the...

Clemson Defeats Auburn to Open Season

Colin Halm, Asst. Sports Editor • September 5, 2016

The Clemson Tigers probably couldn’t have made that game any closer if they had tried. Clemson won 19-13, but it could have easily been counted as a loss.On a 4th-and-4 with 40 seconds left deep...

Behind Enemy Bylines

Cole Little, Senior Staff Writer • August 29, 2016

In anticipation of this weekend’s matchup with Auburn, The Tiger went behind enemy bylines to talk to Sam Butler, the assistant sports editor of Auburn's student newspaper, Auburn Plainsman, to get...

Clash of the Tigers: Clemson faces Auburn in Week One of College Football

Allison Daniel, Sports Editor • August 29, 2016

Week one of college football in 2016 is looking like one for the history books, featuring high caliber matchups which fans wouldn’t normally see until much later in the season. One of those...

Rebuilding the Defense … Again

Colin Halm, Asst. Sports Editor • August 29, 2016

For the second year in a row, Clemson has lost a significant portion of its starting defense. Brent Venables had quite the challenge to rework the front seven for the 2015 season, but now the secondary...

Making an Impact

Cole Little, Senior Staff Writer • August 29, 2016

The Clemson Tigers football team is teeming with talent this season, with All-American candidates on both sides of the ball. However, there are also several players on the depth chart who are still flying...

Coaching Spotlight: Walter Riggs

Colin Halm, Asst. Sports Editor • August 22, 2016

Clemson’s football program is a long and storied one. It does not necessarily command the prestige of programs like Oklahoma, Notre Dame, or Michigan, but in that time the Tigers have won a national...

Tiger Trap: Potential Trap Games for the Tiger Football Team

Austin Hays, Contributor • August 22, 2016

We all know that the hype for this football season can’t get any bigger. The players, coaches and fan base are all ready to pursue the national title they just barely missed out on in January. Once...

Watson, Clemson receive honors: Clemson is named best college football town

Matthew Bridges, Asst. Sports Editor • February 18, 2016

“We wanted to be legendary … we wanted to set a new standard.” These words, coming from Deshaun Watson following Clemson’s 45-40 loss to Alabama in the National Championship...