Why did Sammy Brown choose to wear the No. 47 at Clemson? The highly touted true freshman linebacker spoke about that during the latest episode of Clemson Football’s 2 Right Turns podcast, released Friday. Brown explained that he picked the number because of James Skalski, the former Clemson linebacker who sported those digits during his […]
The Clemson coaching tree is growing again but this time not for the Tigers. On Sunday, former Clemson linebacker James Skalski announced in an Instagram post that he would be joining the coaching staff at Oklahoma as a defensive graduate assistant. Skalski spent six seasons as a Tiger and started 38 games under current Sooner […]
Oh, what a difference a year can make. Just one year ago, then-freshman Jeremiah Trotter Jr. saw limited on-field action, flying under the radar for Clemson in his rookie campaign. Fast forward a year later and the second-year linebacker has been a significant difference maker for Wes Goodwin’s defense this season. Though Trotter’s breakout season […]
Clemson’s latest and lone loss of the season at Notre Dame has many wondering just what has transpired since the beginning of the season to now. With the Tigers coming into the season with one of the most highly touted defensive units in the country, Saturday’s performance came as a shock not just to outsiders, […]
Dabo Swinney is a big fan of the four-game redshirt rule, which allows players to redshirt and thus maintain a year of eligibility if they play in four games or less during a single season. That’s because the rule, which was introduced four years ago, gives Swinney and the Tigers the opportunity to be strategic […]
This former Clemson linebacker is among the former Tigers who were waived by NFL teams on Tuesday. James Skalski was waived by the Indianapolis Colts, per Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star. Skalski, who signed an undrafted free-agent deal with the Colts, was a two-year team captain at Clemson who completed his six-year career […]
If this upcoming season is anything for LaVonta Bentley, it’s personal. That’s a word that the redshirt junior linebacker made sure to not only emphasize but repeat, as he met with reporters following Tuesday’s practice. “It’s just a drive like it’s personal,” Bentley said regarding his strong start to fall camp. “This year’s personal, not […]
James Skalski will get his chance to make a National Football League roster. The former Clemson linebacker has signed a free-agent contract. The Clemson Insider has confirmed that James Skalski has signed a free-agent deal with the Indianapolis Colts. Skalski was a two-year team captain who completed his six-year career spanning 2016-21 credited with 310 […]
With the 2022 NFL Draft set to get underway with the first round on Thursday in Las Vegas, ESPN NFL Draft analysts have released their latest mock draft and final draft rankings. ESPN’s Matt Miller published a seven-round mock draft (subscription required) on Tuesday and has Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. going to the New […]
James Skalski will soon begin life after Clemson, but the Tigers’ former linebacker has some words of advice for the younger players at the position on his way out. “You don’t want to emulate me,” Skalski recently told The Clemson Insider. “I think you want to be yourself as much as possible. I live by […]