Clemson football run defense No. 2 in nation. Can Tigers stay there?

The 7-5 Kentucky Wildcats are moderately happy to be playing in the Gator Bowl. They covered their 6.5-game preseason win total, and explosive running back Ray Davis is playing in the bowl game despite declaring for the NFL Draft. Surprisingly, 21 of Kentucky's 22 starters are playing, which is rare in the transfer portal era. Conversely, Clemson…

CLEMSON - Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships. That is the old adage, right? Though there is no championship on the line when Georgia Tech visits Clemson Saturday at Memorial Stadium, there is a bowl berth at stake for both teams. So, will it be the Yellow Jackets explosive offense that will steal the show on Saturday, or will the…

From 1940-1969, Frank Howard roamed the sidelines at Clemson. During his 30 seasons as the Tigers' head coach, "The Bashful Baron of Barlow Bend" posted a 165-118-12 record, while guiding the Clemson Football program to national acclaim. Howard's teams won eight conference championships and played in and won some of the biggest bowl games of his…

Dabo Swinney and the Tigers have a home matchup against Dave Clawson and Wake Forest on Saturday as Clemson looks to pick up their second ACC win of the season. Clemson (3-2, 1-2 ACC) heads into this game coming off a statement road win against Syracuse, where the Tigers proved to everyone that this team still has a lot of fight left in them. The…

1) Syracuse has jumped out to a 4-0 start but doesn't seem to be getting as much attention as some of the other surprising stories in the ACC. What should fans who haven't watched Syracuse play know about this team through their first four games? This team has its in-game adjustments down pat on both sides of the ball. It was the big thing coach…

Florida State will try to survive "Death Valley" when they visit Clemson on Saturday, but Tigers tailback Will Shipley should be a nightmare for the Seminoles to stop, per our college football betting picks. It's a fistfight between the two blue-blood football programs of the ACC with Florida State walking into Memorial Stadium ranked No. 4 in the…

The No. 9 Clemson Tigers ( -13) head to Durham, NC, to face the upstart Duke Blue Devils in the final game of the Week 1 slate on Labor Day (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN). Following consecutive three-loss campaigns, Dabo Swinney's crew is eager to return to the College Football Playoff, entering the season as the odds-on favorites to win the ACC with a title…

The Clemson Tigers have spent the last eight years as the darling of the ACC when it comes to rankings and preseason honors. However, that could be changing next season--if two sites' predictions come to fruition. Both 247 and Athlon have released their early looks at what the rankings could look like for 2023 and both have a common…

Bowl season continues on Friday with the Orange Bowl. The #6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) take on the #7 Clemson Tigers (11-2). The action kicks off at 8 pm ET. Below we continue our College Football odds series with a Tennessee-Clemson prediction and pick. Tennessee is 10-2 and finished second in the SEC East. The Volunteers are 9-3 against the…

The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) face the ACC champion No. 10 Clemson Tigers (11-2) Friday for the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff. Despite another conference title, Clemson had a down-year by its sky-high standards. Tennessee won 10 games for the first time since 2007 under second-year head coach Josh Heupel. But,…

Welcome to Miami, Tennessee football. The Vols (10-2) will face Clemson (11-2) in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on Dec. 30 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). It is Tennessee's fifth Orange Bowl appearance. It has a 1-3 record with the lone win being a 17-0 victory against Oklahoma in 1939. Here is what to know about the matchup: Clemson dominated North…

Oh, how things changed in a span of two weeks. When the College Football Playoff Rankings were released on Nov. 15, Clemson was sitting at No. 9 and North Carolina was slotted in at 13. The two were a combined 18-2 and a juicy ACC Football Championship Game seemed to be in the cards. The next week North Carolina suffered an inexplicable loss to…

South Carolina Gamecocks (7-4) vs. Clemson Tigers (10-1) November 26, 2022 12:00 pm EDT The Line: Clemson Tigers -14.5 / South Carolina Gamecocks+14,5; Over/Under: +50.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The South Carolina Gamecocks and the Clemson Tigers meet in college football action from Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The South…

Clemson vs. Louisville is shaping up to be a major ACC battle on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers desperately need to pick up a win this weekend in order to keep their slim College Football Playoff hopes alive. Louisville, meanwhile, has won 4 straight games and is continuing to make progress under coach Scott Satterfield. Here's a preview of…

No. 14 Syracuse takes on No. 5 Clemson in a battle of undefeated ACC teams at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. on Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET, and it will be televised on ABC. Syracuse (6-0) is arguably the most-surprising unbeaten team of the nine remaining in the FBS. The Orange are doing it with defense for a change with…

No. 4 Clemson continues its ACC Atlantic Division tour this week when it visits Florida State for a Saturday night college football showdown in Tallahassee. Here's an early look at the primetime contest. Who: No. 4 Clemson (6-0, 4-0 ACC) at Florida State (4-2, 2-2 ACC) When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. TV: ABC Clemson is a consensus four-point favorite…

Clemson isn't the super trustworthy big-spread favorite it once was, but are the No. 5 Tigers winning some of that trust back with their fast start to the 2022 season? This week's game could really test that. Boston College, which hosts the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Stadium on Saturday, hasn't had much success this season. Clemson is coming off…

On Oct. 30, 2010, Clemson lost at 2-5 Boston College and fell to 4-4. At that point, Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney had a 17-12 career record, and there were rumblings that he may not be retained in 2011. Boston College - and many other programs - have not beaten the Tigers since, and the fortunes of both Clemson and Swinney have changed…

Moneyline: NCST+200 CLEM -300 FPI pick: Clemson 83.5% 1. Clemson on the back end. There's no papering over the fact that Clemson played a dismal game of football in the secondary last weekend. Granted, it was Sam Hartman doing it, but the Wake quarterback was able to throw his receivers open all day and passed for a school record 6 TD passes.…

Clemson's football program dates back to 1902. They are a powerhouse team in the ACC with many records and accolades. Any college football fan knows this. But many didn't notice that last year's 10-win team was a big disappointment. The Tigers six consecutive ACC titles and six consecutive College Football Playoff berths came to an end last year.…

Clemson enters the 2021 college football season aiming for a seventh straight ACC title. And there still might not be any program that is ready to dethrone Dabo Swinney's team. Although the league has an impressive group of returning quarterbacks, Clemson is the undisputed class of the 14-team ACC. In a preseason poll of 147 voters, Clemson landed…

For the Clemson Tigers, winning the College Football Playoff National Championship isn't just about adding a piece of hardware to the trophy case. This is about revenge. The No. 2 Tigers are taking on the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in a rematch of last year's title game where the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 45-40. It was a shootout between two…

Clemson football is trying to avoid a third straight loss in Week 10 when it hosts No. 12 Notre Dame at Memorial Stadium. The Tigers (4-4) haven't lost three consecutive games since 2010. Meanwhile, the Fighting Irish (6-2) are looking to make it three straight wins after beating Southern Cal and Pittsburgh in the previous two weeks. Here's what to…