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Clemson adds 2nd transfer portal player this week in Purdue defensive end Will Heldt
It's portal palooza for Clemson and coach Dabo Swinney, who after being the lone Power Four program not to add a transfer from the portal last offseason has brought on its second this week in ex-Purdue defensive end Will Heldt. Swinney announced Heldt's signing Thursday. ...
Texas and Clemson meet for the first time in the College Football Playoff
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No. 13 Clemson got into the College Football Playoff on a thunderous kick in the final seconds of the ACC championship. No. 4 Texas limped in after a great regular season was deflated by a frustrating overtime loss to Georgia in the SEC title game. Now these...
Clemson's Dabo Swinney once again dismisses critics and leads Tigers to the College Football Playoff
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn't see this season much differently than others in his long, successful career: Criticism over his philosophy, his team counted out early before celebrating another season on top. “The way I've been taking shots since I got the...
Former Lone Star high school rivals, Klubnik and Ewers meet again in Clemson-Texas playoff matchup
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' Quinn Ewers and Clemson's Cade Klubnik already have a championship history between them. Both quarterbacks hail from Texas, and in January 2021 they were two of the highest-rated junior recruits in the nation when they met on the biggest stage of high...
Clemson's Swinney can't wait for Belichick's positive impact on the Atlantic Coast Conference
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Practice plans. Film breakdowns. Travel bookings. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney had his focus split several ways getting ready to face No. 4 Texas in the College Football Playoff. Still, Swinney had enough time to follow how Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick...
Rust vs. rest: Extra time off or potentially losing edge brings another worry for CFP coaches
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The expanded College Football Playoff brings something new for coaches who are used to planning for one game, maybe two: Rust vs. rest. The 12-team bracket released Sunday features four teams in Oregon, Georgia,Boise State and Arizona State with first-round...
Texas gets home game vs. Clemson in CFP first round, winner faces Arizona State in Peach Bowl
ATLANTA (AP) — No. 4 Texas will be competing for a return trip to Atlanta when it plays at home against No. 13 Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The winner of the Clemson-Texas first-round game on Dec. 21 will play No. 10 Arizona State in the Jan. 1 Peach...
No. 18 Clemson beats No. 8 SMU 34-31 on last-second field goal for ACC title, berth in the CFP
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik sat in his car for more than hour last Saturday crying following Clemson's loss to rival South Carolina, figuring his team's chances of reaching the College Football Playoff were over. My how things can change. A few hours later...
No. 8 SMU falls short in comeback bid in the ACC title game. Now the Mustangs await CFP fate
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — SMU's magical first run through the Atlantic Coast Conference included an unbeaten regular-season record and a spot Saturday night in the league championship game. It ended with a painful final-play loss after a terrific comeback. And now the eighth-ranked...
No. 18 Clemson needs to slow down SMU QB Kevin Jennings to win 9th ACC title game, secure CFP spot
No. 18 Clemson (9-3, 7-1 ACC, No. 17 CFP) vs. No. 8 Southern Methodist (11-1, 8-0, No. 11) at Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, 8 p.m. EST (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: SMU by 2 1/2. Series record: First meeting. What’s at stake? SMU faces...
