Another former Clemson defensive lineman will get a chance to play in the National Football League. In January of 2021, Nyles Pinckney transferred away from Clemson after winning two national championships with the Tigers. He spent his final season at the University of Minnesota. Pinckney was invited to minicamp on a tryout basis with the […]
The Clemson Insider has learned graduate defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney has entered the transfer portal. Pinckney is the second defensive lineman to enter the transfer portal on Monday. Earlier in the day, Jordan Williams placed his name in the transfer portal. The 6-foot-1, 300-pound graduate has played in 55 games in his career at Clemson, […]
In August, the NCAA Division I Board of Governors approved recommendations made by the Division I Council to grant all fall sport student-athletes an extra year of eligibility and additional year to complete it through a blanket waiver. The move was made to help provide clarity on eligibility situations for college athletes whose fall seasons […]
Nyles Pinckney knew the stakes when third-ranked Clemson traveled to Blacksburg, Va. and defeated Virginia Tech 45-10 on a cold night at Lane Stadium. The Tigers clinched a sixth-consecutive bid to the ACC Championship Game and secured a rematch with No. 2 Notre Dame. Pinckney approached the game as a must win to make it […]
In the words of Clemson senior defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney, the Tigers’ 47-40, double-overtime loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 7 was a “15-round fight” between a couple of heavyweights. “Two really good teams that were going back and forth the whole game and you never could tell who was going to come out with […]
Clemson’s defense has shut down its last two opponents, Miami and Georgia Tech, with ease. The top-ranked Tigers shut down the Yellow Jackets on Saturday in a 73-7 beatdown in Atlanta. Clemson held its opponent to 210 yards of total offense and forced an interception in the second quarter that set up a touchdown. After […]
Top-ranked Clemson walloped Georgia Tech 73-7 on Saturday in another lopsided ACC victory. The 66-point margin of victory is the largest in an ACC game in conference history. The 73 points were also the most by Clemson in a road game since 1915 in Furman in 1915. Junior Trevor Lawrence had another outstanding game at […]
Clemson jumped in front 31-7 with 7:07 to play in the first half on a one-yard touchdown run by defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney. The drive covered 80 yards in nine plays in 4:27, Trevor Lawrence continued to look sharp on the drive with a 22-yard pass to Travis Etienne on third-and-three and a 35-yard pass […]
Two weeks ago, the NCAA Division I Council approved a proposal to grant all fall student-athletes an extra year of eligibility, even if they play this fall or in the spring. The NCAA’s ruling comes after it decided to postpone all fall sports championships until the spring due to its concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
When Nyles Pinckney was asked about Clemson’s freshmen defensive players, the Tigers’ veteran defensive tackle threw out a name that has not been mentioned much by the other players and coaches this summer. Most have mentioned the same list of suspects again and again. Defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, defensive end Myles Murphy and cornerbacks Malcolm […]