Swinney Has Message for Tiger Fans Ahead of Trip to Wake Forest

At the conclusion of his weekly radio show Monday night, Dabo Swinney had a message for Clemson fans ahead of the 10th-ranked Tigers’ road matchup at Wake Forest on Saturday. “I hope our fans will show up,” Clemson’s head coach said. “Usually when we go up there, we usually have a big crowd, and I […]

Swinney Has Message for Clemson Fans Ahead of Spring Game

Meeting with the media Wednesday, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had a message for Tiger fans ahead of the annual Orange & White Spring Game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. “I will say this to our fans — man, I really hope they’ll show up and we’ll have a great crowd,” Swinney said. “It’s free, […]

Swinney says Negative Fans ‘are Part of the Problem, not Part of the Solution’

CLEMSON — Dabo Swinney feels if Clemson fans do not trust him after what he has done the last 15 years as the head coach, then there is nothing else he can do. “This is my twenty-first year here. I spent thirteen years at Alabama. I have heard criticism,” he said. “As long as I […]

Swinney says Clemson fans ‘Were Freaking Amazing!’

While he was having dinner with Dabo Swinney Sunday evening, Clemson offensive Garrett Riley told his head coach how amazed he was by the Clemson atmosphere on Saturday. In the past, Riley has seen some good college football atmospheres while coaching and playing at schools such as Texas Tech, East Carolina, Kansas, App. State, SMU […]

Wake Forest fan ‘blown away’ by Clemson fans during visit

A Wake Forest fan took to social media on Sunday about his experience around Clemson fans in Death Valley on Saturday during the Tigers’ 48-27 win over the Demon Deacons. Reid Mansell, who is from Charlotte, according to his Twitter profile page, raved about his experience in The Valley and had nothing but positive things […]

Swinney can’t wait to see fans, stadiums full again

Is there any coach in college football more excited about fans returning to the game than Dabo Swinney? There answer is probably no. On Monday, Swinney was handing out Coke Floats and taking selfies with students on campus, as temperatures hit around 90 degrees in Clemson. Swinney was grinning from ear to ear in the […]

Expanded playoff makes for more difficult decisions for Clemson fans

There are just a handful of fan bases that understand the significance of an expanded College Football Playoff. Those schools are Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma. The Tigers have been to each of the last six CFPs. Alabama has played in six of the seven CFPs, while Ohio State and Oklahoma have been to […]

No surprise, Clemson fans come out to support Tigers in final game

Of the 3,915 fans that showed up for Clemson’s season-finale Wednesday at Truist Field in Charlotte, the majority were wearing orange and purple. Usually, it is not a surprise to see Tiger fans fill up a stadium. They do it all the time. But in a game that means nothing, a glorified exhibition, if you […]

Clemson fans swarm fan fest in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Clemson fans turned out in high numbers to College Football Playoff Gameday Central in the New Orleans Convention Center Saturday afternoon. The Clemson faithful enjoyed family activities, photo opportunities with the New Year’s Six and CFP Semifinal trophies as well as interactive displays presented by the national championship sponsors. The Clemson Insider’s […]

Clemson fans in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — The Clemson Insider’s Olivia Garrison and Katie Florio went around Riverwalk in New Orleans to talk to Clemson fans about their experience in the city and their excitement about the Sugar Bowl where top-ranked Clemson will be facing fourth-ranked Alabama on New Years Day. Here is what they had to say: