Former Clemson safety RJ Mickens has signed his rookie deal with the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers took Mickens on Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft, selecting him in the sixth round with the No. 214 overall pick. The Chargers announced Friday that they’ve signed seven members of their 2025 draft class, including Mickens: […]
Coming back to Clemson for a fifth year paid off for RJ Mickens. The former Clemson safety was drafted in the sixth round by the Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL Draft with pick No. 214. Mickens’ final season with the Tigers was arguably his best, with the defensive back finishing with 75 tackles, six […]
Clemson’s 2024 season came to an end Saturday in the College Football Playoff, with the 12th-seeded Tigers’ 38-24 loss to the fifth-seeded Texas Longhorns at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. Clemson finished the season with a 10-4 record, including an 8-1 record in ACC play, and won the conference championship for the eighth time […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney gave injury updates on multiple defenders during his weekly Tuesday press conference. Swinney said fifth-year safety R.J. Mickens’ status is up in the air for Saturday’s ACC Championship Game against SMU. “I hope so,” Swinney said when asked if Mickens will be able to play. “We’ll see. I hope so.” […]
CLEMSON – Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney provided an update on a graduate senior on Sunday. Safety R.J. Mickens left the victory in the fourth quarter and did not return. “He was in here (Sunday),” Swinney said during his weekly Zoom call on Sunday. “He is a little banged up and will be day-to-day.” Mickens […]
CLEMSON – The 25th-ranked Clemson Tigers look to turn the page Saturday after last week’s loss to No. 1 Georgia. The Tigers will host App State at Memorial Stadium for the first home game of the 2024 season. Safety Rj Mickens spoke with the media to preview the upcoming matchup against the Mountaineers. –After the […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Led by Miami with five selections, nine Atlantic Coast Conference football programs had multiple players named to the 27-member 2024 All-ACC Preseason Football Team, it was announced on Thursday. In addition to earning a spot on the preseason team, Miami senior quarterback Cam Ward was voted the 2024 ACC Preseason Player of […]
While Clemson has missed the College Football Playoff in each of the past three seasons, the Tigers are preparing for a playoff type game in the season-opener against Georgia. Dabo Swinney’s teams are notorious for preparing for a faceless opponent and playing to a standard regardless of who lines up on the opposite side of […]
There’s nothing like a Swiss Army knife on defense and Clemson has a few of them. As football has evolved, so has the archaic concept of positions that forced elite athletes to stay in one slot. Defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin knows how to use the tools at his disposal and that’s why this list is […]
This week, ESPN highlighted defenses to watch in 2024, circling 12 units on the defensive side of the ball that could define the upcoming college football campaign (subscription required). Among those defenses that ESPN named is Clemson’s, led by Wes Goodwin, who’s entering his third full season as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator. Despite several key […]