Clemson freshman cornerback Toriano Pride Jr. has been pressed into duty this season while filling in for senior corner Sheridan Jones, who suffered a stinger in the Louisiana Tech game on Sept. 17 and (…)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Clemson’s defense continues its search for the dominant form it possessed for much of last season under Brent Venables. Saturday was a jarring reminder of that. After showing (…)
After receiving an offer from Clemson in August 2020, Toriano Pride Jr. ultimately committed to the Tigers in June 2021, choosing Dabo Swinney’s program over more than two dozen other offers including (…)
ESPN sees these two Clemson freshmen as potential instant-impact players in 2022. ESPN this week ranked the top 50 incoming freshmen and transfers to know this season (subscription required) and named a (…)
When news of Brent Venables’ departure for Oklahoma broke back in December, it wasn’t long after that Clemson saw an expected wave of decommitments that comes with a coordinator change. One by one, the (…)
Clemson’s defensive line isn’t the only part of the team adopting an identity for itself this year. While the group up front is referring to itself as The Avengers, the back end of the defense is (…)
Clemson’s freshmen cornerbacks have certainly impressed Wes Goodwin so far this spring. The Tigers’ defensive coordinator had rave reviews for freshmen corners Jeadyn Lukus and Toriano Pride, both of whom (…)
Mike Reed has been doing this a long time. Clemson’s longest-tenured assistant is going through his 10th year on Dabo Swinney’s staff coaching cornerbacks. Throw in stints at Richmond, North Carolina (…)
Dabo Swinney and his coaching staff have plenty of positions they’re evaluating this spring, including one on defense where Clemson is losing both starters from last season. Andrew Booth and Mario Goodrich (…)
With the offseason a couple of weeks old now, The Clemson Insider is pondering some of the most pressing on-field questions for Clemson’s football program as the Tigers wipe the slate clean and start fresh in (…)