Lawrence’s availability for Cotton Bowl up in the air

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dexter Lawrence’s availability for the 83rd Cotton Bowl is up in the air. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney told the media prior to the Tigers’ practice that the All-American defensive tackle could miss the Cotton Bowl against No. 3 Notre Dame on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Lawrence, along with […]

Swinney Cotton Bowl Press Conference

ARLINGTON, Texas — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney held court at AT&T Stadium along with Hunter Renfrow and Kendall Joseph. The players exited quickly to begin practice while coach Swinney went into detail about the failed drug tests of Dexter Lawrence, Braden Galloway and Zach Giella. Watch coach Swinney’s press conference on TCITV: Opening Statement […]

Monday Cotton Bowl Classic Insider Notes

The media was given access to the first 20 minutes of Clemson’s first practice on-site at AT&T Stadium ahead of its Cotton Bowl Classic Matchup with Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Semifinal. The day brought plenty of new regarding the Tigers, particularly that Braeden Galloway, Zack Giella, and Dexter Lawrence failed a mandatory […]

Swinney sets the record straight on failed drug tests

DALLAS — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was very transparent Monday about the failed drug tests for three Tigers. Coach Swinney opened up about the failed drug tests during his Cotton Bowl press conference as the Tigers arrived at AT&T Stadium.  

Difficult changes at quarterback proved fruitful for Tigers, Irish

ARLINGTON, Texas—Second-ranked Clemson arrived at AT&T Stadium Monday in advance of its Cotton Bowl Classic matchup with No. 3 Notre Dame. It is the fourth straight year the Tigers are participating in the College Football Playoff and the first appearance for the Irish. Both teams enter the game undefeated but the similarities in Clemson and […]

Kelly, Swinney are more than just adversaries

ARLINGTON, Texas — One might think Cotton Bowl coaches Dabo Swinney and Brian Kelly do not mingle much outside of football. Notre Dame after all is located in the Midwest in the state of Indiana, while Clemson is located in the South in the northwest part of the state of South Carolina. But Notre Dame’s […]

Belief is the difference between the Gator Bowl and Cotton Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas—Second-ranked Clemson is in Dallas for its fourth consecutive trip to the College Football Playoff. Saturday it faces No. 3 Notre Dame in a showdown of undefeated teams in the Cotton Bowl. Eleven seasons ago, the Tigers were preparing for a Gator Bowl matchup with Nebraska, head coach Dabo Swinney’s first game without the […]

Boateng: Signing with Clemson ‘feels like a movie’

Kaleb Boateng’s story has a cinema-like feel to it. That’s because the Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) offensive lineman signed with one of the nation’s top programs in Clemson – just a matter of days after receiving a dream offer from the Tigers. “It feels like a movie signing with Clemson,” Boateng said. Head coach Dabo Swinney […]

Tigers ‘pumped’ to be in Dallas

DALLAS — Like most of his football players, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is getting to do something this week he has never done before – experience the Dallas area. The second-ranked Tigers arrived at their team hotel Sunday evening as they get set to play No. 3 Notre Dame in the 83rd Cotton Bowl […]

Swinney sees bright future for Phommachanh at Clemson

One of the headlining members of the 27-player, 2019 recruiting class that Clemson signed this week is Taisun Phommachanh. The consensus four-star prospect from Avon, Conn., is ranked among the top quarterbacks in the nation by all of the major recruiting services. 247Sports ranked him as the third-best quarterback in the 2019 class. For his […]