Is Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney on the hot seat in 2026? In an episode of College Football Enquirer, a podcast from Yahoo! Sports, Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey went down the list of some notable coaches on the hot seat entering the upcoming season. That list, Staples says, includes Swinney. “I think […]
Clemson was ranked No. 4 in last year’s preseason AP Poll and came into the 2025 season with national championship expectations, only to go 7-6 and finish the year with a 22-10 loss to Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl. Considering how things turned out for the Tigers, Dabo Swinney’s team was obviously a major […]
CLEMSON — According to head coach Dabo Swinney, Clemson’s defense stole the show at Memorial Stadium on Wednesday. Specifically, several transfer defenders turned heads in the Tigers’ first scrimmage of the spring. “All those new guys have have really flashed for us,” Swinney said. “We’re a more cohesive group across the board. We’re just not making […]
CLEMSON – Just 15 months ago, a 17-year-old Chris Denson moved from Plant City, Fla., to Clemson, joining head coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers ahead of the 2025 season. At the time, the quarterback was mere weeks from finishing his high school football career, in which he led his team to a 9-3 record […]
CLEMSON – With several veteran offensive linemen leaving Clemson’s program after last season, multiple younger tackles, guards, and centers will have opportunities to break into larger roles in 2026. One of these players, redshirt freshman Easton Ware, has impressed head coach Dabo Swinney through five spring practices. “He’s smart, he’s big, strong, he’s athletic, he […]
It seems as if it weren’t for new Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris, the Tigers might not have landed speedy running back Chris Johnson Jr. from the transfer portal this offseason. Johnson’s conversations with Morris evidently played a significant part in his decision to transfer to Clemson, as Johnson says he initially “really didn’t have […]
Clemson’s true freshmen receivers have a lot to learn after enrolling early in January, but head coach Dabo Swinney says the Tigers “hit” on the “elite” trio of wideouts they signed in the 2026 recruiting class — Naeem Burroughs, Gordon Sellars III and Connor Salmin. Following Wednesday’s spring practice, Swinney gave his early evaluation of […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is really pleased with what he’s seen early in spring practice from the Tigers’ cornerback room. “So far, so good with that group,” Swinney said following Wednesday’s practice. “Very encouraged with them.” Among the new additions to Clemson’s corner room is Elliot Washington II, and Swinney had plenty of praise […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney met with the media Wednesday evening following the Tigers’ spring practice. Swinney began his post-practice media availability by paying tribute to legendary college football coach Lou Holtz, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 89. Holtz won 249 games as a college head coach, including 100 victories at Notre […]
In an episode of his Always College Football show, ESPN analyst Greg McElroy touched on various spring questions pertaining to Clemson and weighed in on everything from the Chad Morris hire to the quarterback situation to the Tigers’ deeper dive into the transfer portal. McElroy termed Clemson’s spring outlook as the “Dabo-lution” and says Dabo […]