During Clemson’s 59-35 win over NC State last Saturday at Death Valley, Wolfpack offensive lineman Anthony Belton was ejected for spitting on Clemson defensive lineman Tre Williams. Belton was thrown out late in the second quarter, and on Monday, NC State head coach Dave Doeren announced in his weekly press conference that Belton will not […]
Clemson has been the standard bearer in the ACC for the large part of the last decade, winning seven conference championships in the past nine seasons, including six straight from 2015-20 – a span in which the Tigers also made six straight College Football Playoff appearances and captured two national titles. Given Clemson’s recent history […]
During his weekly press conference Monday ahead of Saturday’s matchup against Clemson, NC State head coach Dave Doeren provided an injury update on starting quarterback Grayson McCall. Doeren said McCall is “day-to-day” but won’t be ready to play against Clemson, and that true freshman CJ Bailey will start at quarterback for the Wolfpack. McCall suffered […]
CHARLOTTE — Once again, the transfer portal and how it is used was a topic when NC State kicked off the fourth and final day at the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff. Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren explained his portal plan and how he is able to evaluate and eventually chose a player from the portal. […]
With eight shared or outright division titles in the last 11 years, Clemson has long been the cream of the ACC’s Atlantic crop. But NC State will try to take a step toward crashing the party when the teams renew their series Saturday. And there could be more than just conference implications at stake. The […]
Ahead of Clemson’s top-10 tussle with N.C. State this week – one that figures to go a long way toward deciding the Atlantic Division race – Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said he’s always considered the annual meeting between the ACC foes a tough out for his team. The scoreboard hasn’t necessarily indicated that, though N.C. […]
Following an abrupt end to their 2021-22 season with the Holiday Bowl being canceled due to UCLA’s COVID outbreak, NC State finished the season with a final record of 9-3. Throughout last season, the Wolfpack had some nice wins against Atlantic Division opponents Clemson and Florida State, as well as suffered three big losses against […]
ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit was recently a guest on the Gramlich and Mac Lain podcast with Kelly Gramlich and Eric Mac Lain. Asked which team he thinks will ultimately have the best defense in the ACC this season, Herbstreit said he believes it will be Clemson despite the fact that its former longtime […]
This ESPN writer/analyst is down on Clemson heading into the 2022 season. On The ESPN College Football Podcast this week, while discussing NC State head coach Dave Doeren’s new contract extension through the 2026 season, ESPN’s Heather Dinich wondered if the Wolfpack is the team to beat in the ACC in 2022. Dinich also expressed […]
Clemson Ring of Honor Member Levon Kirkland and myself go over some of the top games for this coming weekend in college football. We also discuss which Power 5 Conference has been the best in non-conference game and which is the worst thus far in 2021. There is plenty of bad blood between Clemson head […]