Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney Named Bobby Dodd COY

   The announcement was made tonight at halftime on ESPN at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl game between Auburn and Virginia.  Swinney is the first Clemson football coach to win a National Coach of the Year honor since 1981 when Danny Ford was named National Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association.
 Per The AP

Clemson Hammers Va Tech.

Clemson is headed back to the Orange Bowl for the
first time since the 1981 National Championship

Final

(5) Virginia Tech 10

(11-2, 7-1 ACC)

(20) Clemson 38

(10-3, 6-2 ACC)

Clemson dominated VT in the ACC Championship. Per the AP.

Great Post on Clemson S&C

Clemson S&C Coach Joey Batson

Scott Gunter explains about Clemson's Strength & Conditioning program.  Very informative.

The Hangover... Part 2

  The morning after a loss of this particular sort is always disheartening.  All the old familiar feelings from the Tommy Bowden era ,and of course last year's terrible season, come rushing back like bad nightmares.

NC State Stuns Clemson (AP)

Final

(7) Clemson 13

(9-2, 6-2 ACC)

N Carolina St 37

(6-5, 3-4 ACC)

Per the AP

North Carolina State surprises mistake prone Clemson

EyeOnThePrize

Can Dabo Swinney's Tigers keep their sights focused on the right goals?

Clemson -NC State Preview

Tajh Boyd and The Tigers head to Carter-Finley
Stadium trying to attain that elusive 10th win

Per the (AP)

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Clemson coach Dabo Swinney can't think of a better example for his football players than basketball great Michael Jordan.

Clemson vs Wake Forest Review

Tajh Boyd celebrates Clemson's last second
victory over Wake Forest.

 
  After watching the film from yesterday's game, I have listed some positives and negatives going forward into next week's game at NC State.

Tigers Rally on Senior Day and Clinch Atlantic Division Championship!

Final

Wake Forest 28

(5-5, 4-3 ACC)

(9) Clemson 31

(9-1, 6-1 ACC)

  Tajh Boyd struggled for 2 and a half quarters, but found a way to rally the team (minus "The Deuce") in the late stages of the game.  Catanzaro was able to redeem an earlier missed field goal when he nailed a last second 43 yard field goal to put the game away!

Sammy Watkins Injury Update

ACC leading receiver Sammy Watkins left todays game midway through the third quarter and did not return.

Tigers Roll In The Valley

  
  Clemson took care of business and got big days out of QB Tajh Boyd, WR Sammy Watkins, and K Catanzaro.  The win came at a high cost though, with Tajh Boyd leaving early in the third quarter with a hip injury.

What Is Not To Believe?

Clemson DE Andre Branch sacks VT QB Logan Thomas
late in Saturday night's game in Lane Stadium.

  If anyone out there is not a believer heading into the game this weekend with Boston College, you probably won't be hearing them say so.

Clemson Stuns Va. Tech With Dominating Defense!

Final

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13Clemson

(5-0, 2-0 ACC)

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• 7
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• 23

11Virginia Tech

(4-1, 0-1 ACC)

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Clemson rode a dominating defensive performance to a win in Blacksburg over the 11th ranked Hokies

Newest Tiger

Marty Williams

 

  Rivals.com is reporting that Fox Creek ATH Marty Williams is commit #18 for the Clemson Tiger's 2012 recruiting class.

ACC Adds Syracuse & Pitt

 
  The ACC Council of Presidents have unanimously voted to accept letters of application from the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University.  This extends the ACC's total member to a conference high 14 teams.

Road Kill in Clemson!

TE Dwayne Allen makes an athletic catch for a TD

  A tough first few minutes had Clemson fans wondering just how long this season would turn out to be.  Two hours later, everyone is reeling as Clemson responded to a 14-0 deficit with 624 yards of total offense and 5 touchdowns!  QB Tajh Boyd went off for 386 yards on 30/42 attempts with 4 touchdowns.  His targets included WR's Sammy Watkins (10 catches for 155 yards and 2 TDs) and Nuke Hopkins (7 catches for 83 yards and a TD).  TE Dwayne Allen also turned in a stellar game with 7 catches for 80 yards including an athletic 6 yard TD.

Tajh Boyd Named ACC Player of the Week

Clemson QB Tajh Boyd 

 
  Clemson QB Tajh Boyd has been named ACC Player of the Week by rivals.com for games of Sept. 3.

The Spark Returns!

  Sammy Watkins eludes a tackler on his first

catch of his Clemson career!

  I wrote an article earlier during the offseason that sparks would fly in Death Valley again this year.  Enter Sammy Watkins, Mike Bellamy, Martavis Bryant, and Stephone Anthony!  Check out videos of their big plays that sparked the Tigers to a blowout victory!

The Future Is Now

Troy 19

(0-1, 0-1 away)

Clemson 43

(1-0, 1-0 home)

 
  The Tigers opened the season against the Troy Trojans with a bang winning 43-19.  Sammy Watkins set a freshman record for the earliest score by a true freshman in Clemson history.