The latest on renovations to Death Valley

Clemson’s football team wasn’t the only aspect of the program working on itself this spring. Memorial Stadium is undergoing a multi-phase renovation project that will consist of $65 million worth of upgrades once it’s completed. Phase I, which includes improvements to the stadium’s video boards, began shortly after Clemson’s final home game last season and […]

Clemson fans made their presence felt at Death Valley this season

Clemson fans once again made their presence felt on Saturday at Death Valley, as was the case all season long. Per Ross Taylor, Clemson Assistant Athletic Director for Football Communications, Wake Forest’s six false starts in Saturday’s loss to Clemson are tied for the most by an opponent at Death Valley since 2014. Taylor also […]

Clemson releases protocols for fans in Death Valley

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson Athletics announced details on the 2021 Clemson Football fan experience on Monday. The guidelines and policies for home games within Memorial Stadium begin Sept. 11, as Clemson kicks off against SC State at 5 p.m. A limited number of tickets are available at ClemsonTigers.com as Clemson celebrates Land Grant Day, First […]

Radakovich discusses whether masks will be required in Memorial Stadium

On Tuesday, LSU announced that it will require fans 12 years and older to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of kickoff in order to attend home games this year. Clemson director of athletics Dan Radakovich, who worked as a senior associate athletic director at LSU from 2001-06, made […]

Phase 2 of Memorial Stadium renovations take next step

Clemson’s Phase 2 facility improvements to Memorial Stadium took one more step toward full approval on Wednesday afternoon. The Clemson Board of Trustees Finance and Facilities Committee voted to approve Phase 2 improvements to Death Valley and the proposal will go before the full board next week to get the final go-ahead. Clemson Athletics Director […]

TCI reveals plans for Phase 2 of Memorial Stadium, expected to be approved Wednesday

The Clemson Board of Trustees Finance and Facilities Committee will meet on Wednesday for the approval of several items, including Phase 2 Construction Approval to Memorial Stadium. They are also expected to approve a resolution authorizing the issuance of athletic facilities such as revenue bonds to finance Memorial Stadium Renovations. After the Finance and Facilities […]

Memorial Stadium: A monument to Clemson students, alumni who sacrificed their lives

When Jess Neely left Clemson for Rice in 1940, he left the job to Frank Howard, who accompanied him to Clemson from Alabama in 1931. Neely thought a lot of Howard, and he wanted to see him succeed as a head coach. Neely gave Howard one piece of advice before heading to Houston. “Don’t ever […]

The Original Death Valley not listed near the top is wrong

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, when giving an opinion, one should be respectful of others and the subject they are speaking about. So when a list of the loudest stadiums in college football does not include Memorial Stadium in Clemson–a.k.a. Death Valley–in its top 10, should we consider their ranking with any […]

Radakovich shares updated plans for stadium upgrades with TCI

On October 11, 2019, Clemson University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved Phase 1 for upgrades to Memorial Stadium, which included an increase to stadium capacity by 1,850 seats, renovations for a new video board, which will measure 126 feet wide and 57 feet tall, as well as a new club level to the WestZone and […]

FOX Sports fans claim another ACC stadium better than Death Valley

FOX Sports College Football tweeted on Friday that Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium was voted by FOX Sports fans as the best football stadium in the ACC. Not only did the FOX fans vote Clemson’s Memorial Stadium, a.k.a. Death Valley, No. 2, but the result of the poll shows Virginia Tech got 51.7 percent of the […]