Category: Sports Update

Twenty-three Clemson student-athletes, including eight members of the 2012 football team, graduated from the school on Thursday.  All 11 Clemson scholarship football players on this year’s team have now earned their undergraduate degrees, for a 100% graduation rate from this football recruiting class.

Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney announced after practice that defensive back Bashaud Breeland would not play in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against LSU due to injury. Breeland had been limited by a groin injury that bothered him over the second half of the season. He is scheduled to have surgery today. Breeland played in 10 games and had five starts this season.

Former Clemson running back C.J. Spiller went over the 1000-yard mark for the season for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Spiller is the first former Clemson running back to gain at least 1000 yards in a season at the NFL level since Terry Allen did it for the Washington Redskins in 1996. Spiller, who was the ACC Player of the […]

Injured South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore has rushed for the last time in a Gamecock uniform.  The junior announced Wednesday that he is turning pro and will enter the 2013 NFL Draft. Lattimore forgoes his final season after suffering knee injuries the past two years.  He was considered a first-round talent after winning the SEC Freshman of the Year […]

Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly. The publication selects an All-America team each year based on NFL potential. It is the second consecutive year he has been named first-team All-American by the publication.  Watkins teammate, DeAndre Hopkins, was named an honorable mention selection.

Clemson center Dalton Freeman and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins have been named All-Americans by the Associated Press.  Freeman was named the second-team center, while Hopkins was named third-team wide receiver. Freeman has started 48 consecutive games at center for the Tigers and has played more plays than any other player in Clemson history. Hopkins has been named a second or third-team All-American by […]

University of South Carolina sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney continues to garner postseason accolades. He was named first team All-American by both the Associated Press and ESPN.com on Tuesday. Clowney set new South Carolina standards for sacks in a season with 13, tackles for loss in a season with 21.5 and sacks in a single game with 4.5 versus Clemson. He has […]

The Ted Hendricks Foundation proudly announces the winner of the 2012 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award is University of South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney. This is the first-time a sophomore has won the award for the nation’s top defensive end.  Clowney claimed nearly two-thirds of the final-round votes, which is a new record as well.  Clowney is a […]

University of South Carolina sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and junior return specialist Ace Sanders were named to the first-team All-SEC squad as selected by the league’s coaches. Clowney is second in the nation in sacks with 13 and tackles for loss with 21.5, both single-season school records. Sanders set the South Carolina single-season record for punt return yards with […]

The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees has approved a two-year contract extension for head football coach Steve Spurrier. The contract extension keeps the Head Ball Coach in charge of the Gamecock football program through the 2017 season. Coach Spurrier led the Gamecocks to a 10-2 regular season record in 2012, reaching double-digits in wins in back-to-back seasons for […]