Elite-Level Edge Set to Visit for Elite Retreat

The visitor list for Clemson’s Elite Retreat on March 8 continues to grow. 4-star edge rusher Camron Brooks tells The Clemson Insider that he will attend the event. Brooks has well over 30 offers with most every high-level football program having pulled the trigger. Brooks picked up his offer from Clemson back in early September. […]

Priester’s Preview: No. 1 Georgia vs No. 14 Clemson

Not very often has Clemson found itself as a double-digit underdog in the Dabo Swinney era. Yet that is exactly the position the 14th ranked Tigers find themselves in this weekend as they open the season in Atlanta against No. 1 Georgia. In fact, this is only the third time a Swinney coached team has […]

Smart Details Impact Matt Luke Can Have on Clemson Offensive Line

Kirby Smart is extremely familiar with the kind of impact Matt Luke can have on an offensive line. Luke spent two seasons as Smart’s offensive line coach, as well as associate head coach, helping guide Georgia to a national title in 2021 before stepping away from the game to spend more time with his family. […]

Smart Says This Narrative Surrounding Swinney ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

Dabo Swinney has been heavily criticized by many in the media for his philosophy on recruiting the transfer portal. While Swinney and the Tigers made a run at a handful of offensive linemen in the portal after last season, they failed to land any of the targets, leaving Clemson as the only Power-4 school not […]

Smart Says Clemson-Georgia Matchup ‘Critical’ for Both Teams

After a long offseason, it’s finally game-week for Clemson and Georgia. The two programs are longtime rivals, with the campuses about 70 miles apart, and for many years they played one another annually. However, the season-opening matchup between the top-ranked Bulldogs and No. 14 Tigers will be just the sixth time the two schools have […]

Bad News for Georgia

Kirby Smart announced during his press conference on Monday that sophomore running back Roderick Robinson will miss the top-ranked Bulldogs season-opener against No. 14 Clemson with a toe injury. “Rod’s toe is still an issue for him,” the head coach said. “Probably will be week to week. Not sure how long it will take in […]

Smart on How Important Clemson vs. UGA Is for Each Team’s CFP Hopes

How important is the highly anticipated Aflac Kickoff Game matchup between No. 14 Clemson and No. 1 Georgia, for both teams, in terms of making the inaugural 12-team playoff field this season? Georgia head coach Kirby Smart touched on that topic while answering questions leading up to the Aflac Kickoff Game — the highest-ranked Week […]

Kirby Smart Discusses Why Georgia Scheduled Clemson

Clemson and Georgia will open the 2024 season in the national spotlight when the Tigers and Bulldogs square off in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Aflac Kickoff Game on Saturday, Aug. 31 (12 p.m., ABC). Georgia head coach Kirby Smart spoke about the marquee non-conference tilt in Atlanta, explaining why the Bulldogs scheduled Clemson. “Opportunity,” […]

Bad News for Georgia

There is news out of Georgia that will not please Kirby Smart and Georgia Sunday morning. Georgia running back Trevor Etienne, the brother of Clemson great Travis and a transfer from Florida, was arrested early Sunday morning. Georgia running back Trevor Etienne, a transfer from Florida, was arrested early Sunday for DUI, reckless driving and […]

College Football ‘Needs to be Fixed’

Finally, someone said it. Following Georgia’s 63-3 rout of what was left of Florida State’s football team in the Orange Bowl, head coach Kirby Smart said something has to change about the current state of college football. In the weeks leading up to the Orange Bowl, the Seminoles had 15 players either opt out of […]