KJ Henry said Clemson would not have red solo cups or cigars after the win. "There won’t be any smoking cigars or drinking out of red solo cups tonight. It’s just water bottles and getting ready for the next one. That is all we are worried about.”
The Clemson coaches leave the box behind us screaming and cheering, led by Chris Rumph and Kyle Richardson, with Rumph yelling, "SEC!!! SEC!!!" And then laughing
Let's see... Travis Etienne, Trevor Lawrence, Amari Rodgers, Braden Galloway, Justyn Ross and a bevy of other playmakers. Next year will be fun to watch.
On the Ngata personal foul, DJ Uiagalelei told me that a Syracuse player took his cleat and stomped Uiagalelei's hand (he has a long strip of skin missing) and Ngata saw it.
Clemson K
@jonn_weitz
tells me his NYC apt has been rented since September. He has to sell his truck to pay the rent but it was worth it to experience this. Moves to NYC next week
Lawrence tells me he was worried it was his collarbone. Said then he got pissed off because he knew Ohio St., was happy they knocked him out. "They thought they knocked me out and I had a different edge when I got up"
With inclement weather (rain, high winds) in the New Orleans area today, LSU will be practicing in the Saints indoor facility. Clemson was scheduled to practice outside at Yulman Stadium but now will practice in a ballroom at the hotel.
OU had a new head coach. I was at the airport when Brent Venables and family boarded the OU plane. Spoke to his sons.... Entire family headed to Norman tonight
Clemson has conducted 800 plus Covid tests on athletes and staff. There are currently zero active positives and no one in isolation. Next round scheduled for August 3rd
Clemson shut out South Carolina for the 22nd time in series history. That means that South Carolina has 42 overall wins, and Clemson has 22 SHUTOUTS. An interesting side note....all 22 of those shutouts have occurred in Columbia.
To recap... LSU loses the QB, will be hit hard by the draft, loses the bright mind of Joe Brady, a former star hands out wads of cash after the game, LSU tells a fib to cover it up, the same star now has an arrest warrant out for a butt touch, and now the DC is heading to Baylor
Four years ago tonight,
@Trevorlawrencee
led Clemson to a 44-16 victory over Bama to win the National Championship. Tonight he helps the
@Jaguars
win the division and go to playoffs.
A stadium full of fans, Herbie and Galloway and Marty in the house, and a ceremony that hands out National Championship rings. Think the recruits on hand take notice?
Dabo Swinney reaches into the transfer portal for a QB - just spoke with Hunter Johnson and he says, "I am headed home to Clemson." Will play a sixth and final year for the Tigers.
People keep asking me how CJ Fuller passed away, but none of that matters right now. A young life is gone, a family is grieving, and former teammates are lost. Just pray for everyone involved
I just saw and spoke (briefly) to Dabo Swinney. He was all smiles and said he's not sure when a statement will come out but he just got home and needs to meet with staff. He smiled and laughed, and said, "This is a lot of fun!!!"
I've spoken to someone who has talked to Hunter Renfrow. He is sore and doesn't remember the hit. Sounds like he will be reevaluated today. Otherwise he's doing ok, which is great news.
Statement from ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips
“It’s unfathomable that Florida State, an undefeated Power Five conference champion, was left out of the College Football Playoff. Their exclusion calls into question the selection process and whether the Committee’s own guidelines
They play the 4th quarter video here and the Clemson sideline went nuts - it's as animated as I've seen these players all season. Anyone here will tell you that.
Some clarification...Mathes slammed his bat down but did it towards the Clemson dugout. He was warned by the ump, which set Leggett off because everybody saw Caglianone do it and not get a warning.
Brandon Streeter will be handling the playcalling duties and will be in the booth, while CJ Spiller transitions into a bigger role and will handle the running backs on the sideline.
I asked Dabo about the best decade in Clemson history and if he had a prediction for the next decade... He looked at me and said, "The best is yet to come."
Chase Young of Ohio St gets all the love (and its deserved, he's dynamic) but
@isaiahsimmons25
is the best defensive player in the country. Young rushes the QB.... Simmons rushes, plays the run, drops into pass coverage. And he's dominant.
I understand the ACC is not strong top to bottom, but Clemson is just obliterating people at this point. Wake isn't a bad team - they are a good team - and they never had a chance.
I've got friends I trust at FSU and sources at Clemson who assure those claims by Swaim about the two schools are way off base. So much going on behind the scenes, and the Big 12 is not a part of those conversations
You ever watch a toddler try to put a puzzle together, and they try wrong pieces and drool and you wanna help but you can't? That is what watching this offense is like
And because college rivalries are fun....USofC folks are tweeting at the governor, Nikki Haley, Senate members, the NCAA, the FBI, the Pope, Trump, their own mothers, their second-grade teachers, the Marine Corps, X-Files, the CIA, and Illuminati to slow down Clemson recruiting
Clemson with two 4-star commitments today, and this class will only get better. 2020 has a chance to be best ever at Clemson. Shapes up as very special
Many thanks to
@Bowman_22
for taking the time to detail his reasons for transferring from Clemson. I get it completely and anyone who has lost someone close should understand. He will be a winner wherever he goes
I read where NC State has played the second-most freshmen of any team in the country with 31 (17 true and 14 RS frosh). Which team has played the most freshmen this season?
That would be Clemson with a whopping 48, including 35 true freshmen and 13 redshirts.
@ClemsonFB
A few Clemson fans have asked about this nonsense, and I ran a story four months ago about changes Clemson was making for all opponents this season. And "scared" would be canceling a game 4 hours before kickoff.
Here is a cool stat....For the second time in school history (‘79-‘80) in one academic year Clemson went to a bowl game, the Elite 8 in men’s basketball, and won an NCAA Baseball Regional.
No other school in the state of South Carolina has accomplished it once.
And nobody, I mean nobody, needs to overlook the return of LB
@KendallJoseph34
. Team leader, knows the defense, top tackler, QB of the defense. Huge. Can't overstate how big it is
Nick Eason is ripping everyone in sight in the defensive huddle as Wes Goodwin looks on. He is letting them all have it in explosive fashion. The message, of course, is that they have to play to a standard
Clemson fans have to be thrilled.... Not sure what happened to push Clemson into Gator contention, but not having to travel to the West Coast is huge. And the game is not two days after Christmas.
Clemson DT coach Nick Eason and a Kentucky staffer have to be separated by officials during warmups. A Clemson player also not happy, and it looks like maybe Kentucky was encroaching on Clemson's side
Miami's Mark Richt has a 5th year senior at QB that took them to the ACC Championship last season, but started a freshman just now. Hopefully the internet doesn't melt down
Yes, this Clemson defense is legit, but it's jumped another level now that the kids are playing, like Avieon Terrell, and Kylon Griffin, and Khalil Barnes, and a host of others. Griffin, Barnes, and Terrell all with INT today