There was deservedly much hype surrounding Ohio State’s Chase Young heading into the Fiesta Bowl, but Clemson managed to shut the star defensive end down during its 29-23 victory Saturday in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl. Young, a Heisman Trophy finalist and the 2019 Bednarik Award winner for the nation’s best […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Ohio State’s Chase Young finished the season as a Heisman Finalist for a reason. Despite missing a pair of games due to NCAA suspension the defensive end led the nation in tackles for loss per game with 1.91, quarterback sacks with 16.5, sack yards lost with 117, tackle for loss yards with […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Clemson Insider caught up with Clemson defensive end Xavier Thomas for an exclusive interview at the Fiesta Bowl media day. Thomas said he is ready to ‘show the world what I can do’ and said the world hasn’t yet seen what he can really do. While Chase Young has all of […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl may feature the top two defensive players in college football in Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons and Ohio State defensive end Chase Young. While Young won’t admit any player is better than him, he still has a great amount of respect for Simmons. “Isaiah […]
PHOENIX — When describing the level of excitement Clemson left tackle Jackson Carman has for playing in Saturday’s Fiesta Bowl against No. 2 Ohio State, Dabo Swinney said the Fairfield, Ohio native is “super excited.” “It’s kind of neat experience when you go against your school … hometown school,” Swinney said after the Tigers’ arrived […]
Clemson starting left tackle Jackson Carman feels “it’s fate” that he will have the chance to compete against his home team in a big-time game. The Fairfield, Ohio native spurned Ohio State when he chose to sign with Clemson on Dec. 20, 2017. Two years later, Carman will have a chance to stick it to […]
Last week, ESPN analyst David Pollack said he is picking No.2 Ohio State to beat Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl for one reason. The Buckeyes have defensive end Chase Young and the third-ranked Tigers don’t. Young, who won just about very award for a defensive player this year, including the Chuck Bednarik Award as the […]