Sawicki ready to be a starter

Steven Sawicki will take over as the starting kicker this Saturday when No. 2 Clemson travels to Louisville to face the Cardinals at high noon in Cardinal Stadium. The senior, who transferred from North Carolina A&T, made his only kick–26 yards–in last week’s win over Florida State. He also made both extra points for the […]

Tigers will need Potter’s strong leg against Louisville

Early this week, Steven Sawicki told the media he was comfortable kicking the football from about 50 yards. When Dabo Swinney heard about his kicker’s confidence on Wednesday evening, he chuckled a bit and said he is probably not as comfortable as his kicker. “I am glad he feels comfortable. Hey, you would whether say […]

Potter responding well after demotion

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said during his press conference Tuesday that kicker B.T. Potter responded well during Monday’s practice after being demoted from his starting placekicker job following the Tigers’ 45-14 win over Florida State on Saturday. Swinney announced that senior Steven Sawicki is the starter going into third-ranked Clemson’s game at Louisville on […]

Swinney says Potter needs to ‘grow up and mature a little bit’

B.T. Potter served as Clemson’s starting placekicker for the first six games this season. However, Dabo Swinney has decided to make a change after Saturday’s 45-14 win over Florida State at Death Valley during which Potter missed wide right on a 24-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter with the Tigers leading 28-0. The […]

Competition heating up at punter

Clemson struggled to flip the field via the punt last season but had the talent on defense to carry an extra load with a short field. This season, a younger Tiger defense may need some help from the punters. Junior Will Spiers averaged 39.7 yards per punt last season, which ranked 88 in the FBS for […]

Sawicki pushing Potter for kicking job

Senior transfer Steven Sawicki made all three field goal attempts during the last week’s Spring Game at Death Valley. Sawicki made field goals of 25, 43 and 43 yards in the game. After the game, Sawicki spoke to the media. Sawicki on competing for the starting job “I’ve been kicking for four years. I’ve always […]

Brice continues to show out, moves White back in front

The White team moved back out in front with a 25-yard field goal from Steven Sawicki giving it a 10-7 lead with 4:06 remaining in the first half. The drive covered 73 yards in nine plays and 3:41 as Chase Brice continued to show out at quarterback. Brice completed a pass for 42 yards to […]