Henry, Clemson’s defense no strangers to elite ACC quarterback play

Clemson is no stranger to elite competition, but this season has brought a plethora of talent at the quarterback position in the ACC with North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye arguably the crowning jewel of the group. With the Tigers set to face Maye in the ACC Championship this weekend, defensive end K.J. Henry gave a […]

Carter leads the way in Tigers’ explosive defensive performance

Clemson’s defense bounced back in a big way in Saturday’s 31-16 win over Louisville in Memorial Stadium and linebacker Barrett Carter was a big proponent of that success. With the Tigers coming off of an extremely underwhelming performance on the road at Notre Dame last weekend, allowing 348 yards of Notre Dame offense and five […]

The 411 on Clemson’s dramatic win over Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Clemson (6-3, 5-2 ACC) held on in another white-knuckler to beat Louisville (4-5, 2-4) on Saturday at Cardinal Stadium. Here are four sequences that went a long way toward determining the outcome, a turning point and a telling stat from the Tigers’ 30-24 win. With Louisville tacking on a field goal early […]

Clemson hangs on, inches past Louisville in thriller

LOUISVILLE — It came down to the wire, yet again, but Clemson gutted out a 30-24 win over Louisville at Cardinal Stadium on Saturday night. The defense, which arguably had its worst game of the season, stopped Malik Cunnigham when it mattered the most. Hampered by a PCL strain and a brace on his right […]

Simpson, defense ready for challenge in Louisville

It’s all starting to come together for Clemson’s defense following a thrilling 30-20 win over the Florida State Seminoles in Memorial Stadium on Saturday. For linebacker Trenton Simpson, it was a career-high day, recording 8 tackles, 2.5 for a loss, along with tacking on a sack for a second-straight game for the first time in […]

Louisville’s latest dual-threat QB is ‘Lamar-esque’

Clemson’s task of trying to slow down a dual-threat quarterback will continue this week when the Tigers head to Louisville, where the Cardinals have a signal caller that’s drawing comparisons to one of their former Heisman Trophy winners. Malik Cunningham is the latest quarterback to come through Derby City that can do damage with both […]