By Will Vandervort. Dan Radakovich said it was time to inject some new momentum into Clemson’s baseball program so the Tigers’ athletic director decided on Thursday he was not going to retain Jack Leggett as head coach. Leggett, who still had one more year remaining on his contract beginning in July, leaves Clemson as a […]
By Hale McGranahan. Zerrick Cooper will head to Los Angeles this weekend to compete in the Elite 11 Semifinals. Along with 29 of the nation’s best quarterback prospects, he’s gunning for a spot in the Elite 11 Finals, which are held in conjunction with The Opening in July. Cooper picked up his semifinals invitation last […]
By Staff Reports. The dog days of summer are upon us. To help pass the time, the staff at The Clemson Insider is picking sides. Along with publisher Robert MacRae, staff writers Will Vandervort, William Qualkinbush and Hale McGranahan are drafting players from the Clemson roster to fill out their own teams. Here’s how the […]
By Will Vandervort. Today we begin our series on the best players Clemson will face this fall. With matchups against Louisville, Miami, Notre Dame, Florida State, South Carolina and Georgia Tech on the schedule the Tigers face one of the toughest slates in the country. So who are some of the best players the Tigers […]
By Hale McGranahan. Clelin Ferrell is more than ready to get back on the football field. First, he’s got to graduate from Benedictine College Preparatory in Richmond, Virginia on Friday. Then, in three weeks, he’ll start class at Clemson. “Health-wise, I’m doing very well,” Ferrell said, during a recent interview with TheClemsonInsider. The four-star defensive […]
By Will Vandervort. With all that has gone down with Clemson baseball coach Jack Leggett in the last two seasons, I have wondered to myself at times, would Frank Howard have lasted 30 years at Clemson in today’s sports culture? Howard was a good ole boy from Alabama that did things his way. He never […]
FULLERTON, Calif. — When Pepperdine put three more runs on the scoreboard to go up 7-0 in the top of the sixth inning in Saturday’s elimination game of the Fullerton Regional, no one was giving Clemson a chance to come back and win. No one except their head coach that is. Clemson head coach Jack […]
FULLERTON, Calif. — Jack Leggett did not comment on his future at Clemson following the Tigers’ 10-8 loss to Pepperdine on Saturday, which ended their season in the Fullerton Regional. Instead, he said he and athletic director Dan Radakovich will address that and any other issues when he gets back to Clemson. At that point, […]
FULLERTON, Calif. — They have been here before. In fact, they were here just a few weeks ago. Trailing by 10 runs against Furman, Clemson’s backs were as pressed as far against the wall as you can imagine for a team that was 27-25 and was playing for its season. How did the Tigers respond? […]
FULLERTON, Calif. — When a California reporter asked did the hot weather get to him late in Game 1 of the Fullerton Regional, Clemson pitcher Matthew Crownover just smiled a little bit. The weather in Southern California was in the mid-80s on Friday and there was no humidity in the air. The weather was the […]