‘It’s a Different Dabo Than It Was at the End of Last Year’

ESPN play-by-play commentator and former WCCP-FM personality Roy Philpott recently joined fellow Clemson alums Kelly Gramlich and Eric Mac Lain on the Gramlich & Mac Lain show’s Summer Guest Series. Philpott was asked a question about Dabo Swinney – specifically, does Philpott feel like the longtime Clemson head coach has been reinvigorated a little bit and is fine with where […]

Natty or Bust for Tigers? ESPN Commentator Weighs In

Is it national championship or bust for Clemson in 2025? ESPN play-by-play commentator and former WCCP-FM personality Roy Philpott weighed in on that question when he joined fellow Clemson alums Kelly Gramlich and Eric Mac Lain on the Gramlich & Mac Lain show’s Summer Guest Series. Philpott was asked, if he still happened to be […]

Swinney: Uiagalelei on the mat with a two-count

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney joined former Tigers Eric Mac Lain and Kelly Gramlich this week to preview the ACC Championship game.  On Wednesday’s edition of Gramlich and Mac Lain, Swinney was asked how he has handled things with D.J. Uiagalelei this week. “How do you deal with that from D.J.?” Mac Lain said. “I […]

Swinney thought Clemson had the better team ‘but the better team doesn’t always win’

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney joined former Tigers Eric Mac Lain and Kelly Gramlich this week to preview the ACC Championship game.  On Wednesday’s edition of Gramlich and Mac Lain Swinney was asked to share his thoughts on the 2022 regular season. “We didn’t finish well like we wanted to,” Swinney said on the podcast.  […]

ACC analyst talks Cheez-It Bowl, important streak at stake for Tigers

A significant streak is at stake for No. 19 Clemson (9-3) when it battles Iowa State (7-5) in the Cheez-It Bowl this evening. The Tigers are vying for their 11th consecutive 10-win season to join Florida State (14, 1987-2000) and Alabama (14, 2008-21) as the only schools to reach double-digit victories in at least 11 […]

Packer shares ‘crazy story’ about Clemson DC Wes Goodwin

Wes Goodwin has garnered the nickname “Wes-lichick” — likening Goodwin’s football acumen to that of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. During his recent media availability, Clemson’s new defensive coordinator/linebackers coach was asked if he likes the “Wes-lichick” moniker. “Hey, that started way back in the day at Mississippi State,” said Goodwin, who graduated from […]

Dabo on what makes D.J. Uiagalelei unique

The spotlight has found D.J. Uiagalelei and it’s certainly here to stay. But that doesn’t seem to bother him and that’s coming straight from his head coach. “You don’t just luck up and do what this kid did as a true freshman with bright lights,” Dabo Swinney said on the Gramlich & Mac Lain Talk ACC […]

ESPN analyst makes prediction for ACC Championship Game

Everyone expects Clemson to make its seventh straight appearance in the ACC Championship Game and represent the Atlantic Division once again this season. But the question is who will oppose the Tigers for the conference crown, with North Carolina and Miami the preseason favorites to come out of the Coastal Division. ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill […]

Leadership expert: Swinney is able to lead with love

Speaker and author Jon Gordon was a guest this week on Clemson women’s basketball alum Kelly Gramlich and former Clemson offensive lineman Eric Mac Lain’s podcast “Gramlich and Mac Lain”. Gordon, who knows a thing or two about positive leadership and has spoken to many of Dabo’s teams over the years, said the key to […]

Former Tiger ‘terrified’ what Supreme Court ruling could do to amateurism

Kelly Gramlich could not believe the headlines and articles she came across Tuesday morning while preparing for her afternoon radio show on WCCP-FM 105.5 The Roar in Clemson. One article after another depicted the end of the college model as we know it following Monday’s Supreme Court ruling  that the NCAA violated the antitrust law by […]