The Clemson offensive line will have to replace two starters from a unit that helped the Tigers average 223.0 yards per game in 2015, and allowed an ACC-low 18 sacks. In this series we will look at the players that have departed and how they will be replaced this season. In this edition of The […]
In the week leading up to the College Football Playoff Championship Game, no one gave Clemson’s offensive line a chance at handling Alabama’s massive defensive front. After the Crimson Tide physically dominated Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl the week before, the so-called experts thought there was no possible way Clemson could block Alabama. One […]
Clemson’s offensive line was truly special this season, so special that the Tigers racked up 3,345 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns on 679 carries. The unit led Clemson to average 223.0 yards per game, but what makes that so remarkable is the fact right tackle Joe Gore, with three career starts, was the most experienced […]
Clemson right tackle Joe Gore will not start Saturday’s home finale against Wake Forest. Head coach Dabo Swinney announced after Wednesday’s practice that the senior has been going through a personal crisis the last couple of days. Gore missed practice on Tuesday and Wednesday as he takes care of his personal issues. Swinney said they […]
Staff Reports Sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson and senior offensive tackle Joe Gore were both honored by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday. Watson was named the ACC Back of the Week for the second time this year and the fourth time in his career, while Gore was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week for […]
Following Clemson’s impressive victory over Miami this past Saturday, offensive coordinator Tony Elliot and various players had a lot to say about the performance, the overall success of the team, and the upcoming challenge at North Carolina State when they spoke to the media on Monday. Here is what we heard: Quarterback Deshaun Watson is […]
No ones care’s about an offensive line until they don’t have one, at least that’s what Clemson offensive lineman Joe Gore thinks. “We take all the blame when everything is going bad and take none of the success when it’s going good. It’s part of it. It’s a thankless job. Nobody thanks us but the […]
Heading into his final few months of his college career, [autotag]Joe Gore[/autotag] is one of a handful of seniors on the Clemson roster. A pair of his classmates left school earlier this year when Kellen Jones transferred to Wisconsin and Isaiah Battle entered the NFL’s supplemental draft. An already small senior class shrunk to 10 […]
ACC media days have come and gone and the dog days of summer are upon us. Now, we’re just a couple of weeks from the start of preseason camp. TheClemsonInsider continues its look back at the recruitment of several of [autotag]Clemson[/autotag]’s returning players. Included in this Back When feature are more of the offensive and […]
Mitch Hyatt is Clemson’s new starting left tackle. Thanks to Isaiah Battle’s sudden entry into the NFL Supplemental Draft, by way of simple marijuana possession, the true freshman will be the Tigers’ first choice to be the starter at left tackle when they open up fall camp on Aug. 4 “This will create a great […]