Finebaum: FSU Has ‘Pulled Ahead’ of Clemson as More Attractive School

Paul Finebaum had plenty to say this week about Dabo Swinney and Clemson. The ESPN personality appeared on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning, and in addition to talking about Swinney’s future – with Finebaum saying he thinks Clemson’s head coach is “way behind” the current times in college football and that Swinney’s “time is […]

Neff Talks Conference Realignment, Future of Clemson Athletics

Clemson athletic director Graham Neff met with the media on Tuesday and talked about a variety of topics, including the Tigers’ place in the changing landscape of college athletics with everything that’s happening. “I couldn’t be more confident and more proud of how Clemson is viewed nationally, and again, so much work goes into that […]

ACC commish shares thoughts on conference realignment

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips addressed a number of topics when he took the podium Wednesday morning at the 2022 ACC Tipoff at the Westin in Charlotte. One of the big things Phillips discussed is the college sports landscape and conference realignment. He was asked about conference realignment moves calming down since he […]

Why Swinney believes college football’s chaos is good for Clemson

The shifting landscape of college athletics has been well-documented over the last year. From the introduction of name, image and likeness opportunities for student-athletes to the transfer portal to the latest round of conference realignment, there’s plenty of change and uncertainty for universities and their athletic departments. Yet Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney said his […]

Is Swinney concerned about Clemson’s future in the ACC?

The short is answer no. Dabo Swinney is not concerned about the future of the ACC and how it pertains to Clemson. While rumors have swirled about megaconferences, realignment and everything in between, Swinney didn’t seem too worried about the prospect of what conference Clemson may or may not be in. In fact, he’s worried […]

Bakich weighs in on NIL, conference realignment

Erik Bakich switched schools just as the shifting landscape within college athletics began heating up. Clemson hired Bakich away from Michigan as its head baseball coach last month. A couple of weeks prior to his introductory press conference, Dear Old Clemson, another collective aimed at financially supporting Tiger student-athletes’ name, image and likeness opportunities, was […]

A hypothetical look at Clemson’s travel in the Big Ten

For now, Clemson is still part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. With the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences triggering the latest conference realignments with their recent moves, that could change in the future, which would also alter future travel plans. While Clemson and the rest of the ACC stand pat for now – the league’s […]

A hypothetical look at Clemson’s travel in the SEC

For now, Clemson is still part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. With the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences triggering the latest round of conference realignments with their recent moves, that could change in the future, which would also alter future travel plans. While Clemson and the rest of the ACC stand pat for now – […]

What would life be like for Clemson, its fans, in the Big Ten?

Shockwaves went through the college sports landscape last week, when news broke that Southern Cal and UCLA are leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten starting in 2024. With Oklahoma and Texas already moving to the SEC by 2025 at the latest, the aforementioned Pac-12 rivals bolting to the Big Ten only further fueled […]

What college football’s latest realignment could mean for Clemson, ACC

Texas and Oklahoma hinted last summer at the road down which college football is likely headed. That’s when news broke that the longtime Big 12 rivals are bolting for the SEC by 2025 at the latest. Southern Cal and UCLA are now following them down that path. The Pac-12 rivals tonight announced their moves to […]