Category: Sports Update

Clemson produced season-best offensive numbers in terms of shooting percentage and points in a 92-51 rout of The Citadel on Tuesday, the Tigers’ final non-conference game prior to the start of ACC play.  The win improved Clemson to 8-4 on the season. Adonis Filer scored a season-high 21 points, the most for a Tiger freshman since 2007-08.  The Tigers’ 92 points […]

University of South Carolina sophomore catcher Grayson Greiner, senior left-handed pitcher Tyler Webb, senior right-handed pitcher Colby Holmes and sophomore left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery have been named to the 2013 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America team as announced by Collegiate Baseball. Greiner was a second-team selection with Holmes, Montgomery and Webb named to the third team. Greiner returns after earning Freshman All-America […]

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 […]