Will Tyler Venables stay at Clemson or go to Oklahoma?

Following Brent Venables’ departure to be the head coach at Oklahoma some have wondered if Clemson safety Tyler Venables would be leaving the Tigers. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney answered that question during his Tuesday press conference. “Tyler has told me he is staying.  Brent told me he is staying.  Brent wants him to stay […]

Swinney shares that three more Tigers won’t return to the program next season

During his Zoom conference call with reporters Sunday evening, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was asked about some of the players who were honored on Senior Day and took part in solo runs down the hill prior to Saturday’s game against Wake Forest. Swinney was asked if he has clarity on where players who have […]

Which players does Swinney expect to get back this week?

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said during his Zoom conference calls with reporters Sunday evening that while the Tigers have 14 players who are out for the season, there are four players he expects to return to action this week. Swinney said they hope to get junior wide receiver Joseph Ngata, sophomore receiver E.J. Williams, […]

Several Tigers showed out in Orange and White Game

Clemson wrapped up spring practice on Saturday in the annual Orange and White Spring Game at Memorial Stadium. After the Orange team jumped out to a 13-0 lead through three quarters the White squad bounced back with two fourth quarter touchdowns to win the game 14-13 and avoid next Friday’s 5:30 a.m. workout with strength […]

With Skalski out, Tigers lacking depth at middle linebacker

James Skalski will miss a fourth straight game when No. 4 Clemson travels to Florida State this Saturday for a noon kick at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. The Tigers’ middle linebacker has not played since the Georgia Tech game on Oct. 17 due to a groin injury. Jake Venables will make his fifth […]

Venables prepared to take on Irish running game

Heading into its latest win, Clemson found itself without the likes of many key defensive starters. Middle linebacker James Skalski, defensive tackle Tyler Davis and strongside backer Mike Jones miss the Tigers’ win over Boston College due to injuries. While this would be a difficult task for most teams to get past, the Tigers have […]

With Skalski out, what is next for Clemson at middle linebacker?

Clemson’s defense suffered a huge loss Tuesday when head coach Dabo Swinney announced the Tigers will go a few more games without starting middle linebacker James Skalski. The fifth-year senior missed last week’s win over Syracuse due to a groin injury. On Monday night, an MRI revealed Skalski had a worse injury than they originally […]

Ladson emerges as big-play target

Top-ranked Clemson blasted The Citadel 49-0 on Saturday to record its first shutout since the 2016 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State. The Tigers finished the game with 405 yards of total offense while holding the Bulldogs to 162 yards. Clemson scored all of its points in the first half of the game and gave a […]

Tigers will start a new guy at middle linebacker this Saturday

Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables put aside being the tough coach for a moment to speak highly of his son, Jake, on Monday, as well as a lot of his players, as the top-ranked Tigers get set to open the season Saturday at Wake Forest. Jake Venables will get the start at middle linebacker, as […]

Things are starting to slow down for Venables

Jake Venables enjoyed the best game of his young career at Clemson on Saturday afternoon in the Tigers’ 59-14 win over Wofford. The redshirt freshman linebacker recorded a career-high eight tackles and tied a team season high with 3.5 tackles for loss, matching Isaiah Simmons’ output at Syracuse and Justin Foster’s total at Louisville. Venables’ […]