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Yahoo
23-07-2025
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Brad Brownell on Ian Schieffelin joining Clemson football after 4 seasons with its basketball program
Ian Schieffelin will play tight end for Clemson football after playing basketball four seasons. Here's what his former coach said about his change.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
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How Clemson football's Dabo Swinney mistook LSU's Brian Kelly for a country singer this summer
CLEMSON — Somehow Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney confused his Week 1 coaching opponent with a musician while on vacation this summer. Swinney said July 15 during Clemson's preseason availability that he and his wife, Kathleen, visited Grayton Beach in Florida with one of his brothers and his wife, who informed Dabo and Kathleen that Brian Kelley was having a concert there, and the musician's wife also has a gift shop there. Assuming it was LSU coach Brian Kelly, Dabo said Kathleen purchased an item to support the shop, and Dabo took pictures of the concert stage and imagery and sent them to his first-week opponent. It wasn't until Dabo Swinney's brother's friend told Kathleen it was Brian Kelley, the country singer from the group Florida Georgia Line, that they realized their mistake. "Kath goes, 'Babe, it's Brian Kelley. He's a singer with the Florida Georgia Line,' and I went 'What?' " Dabo Swinney said. "I've been firing all these pictures off to Brian Kelly. He's probably over there saying, 'What is this dude doing?' " Swinney admitted the LSU coach was probably confused about the context of the photos but he had responded to the messages anyway, saying something along the lines of "You can't get away from Brian Kelly." How could he? It is one of the most anticipated matchups this season. Clemson hosts LSU on Aug. 30 (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) at Memorial Stadium. Both teams have quarterbacks with Heisman Trophy hopes (Clemson's Cade Klubnik, LSU's Garrett Nussmeier) and Hall of Fame-level coaching. Klubnik said last month that he began preparing for the marquee game during the first week of July. Kelly also has emphasized the importance of this matchup, saying at SEC media days on July 14 that Clemson's logo has been plastered on workout bags at LSU's facility this summer for motivation. MORE: Our suggestions for Clemson as revenue sharing starts from alcohol deals to Memorial Stadium concerts "We've got a Clemson paw print on the bags that we hit every day," Kelly said. "It's on every monitor in the building to go 1-0. I think it was important to have a tangible, specific goal for us to start the season." Kelly, who is 0-3 in Week 1 games in his LSU tenure, said Tiger Stadium is the real "Death Valley," which is what Clemson calls Memorial Stadium. His comments didn't seem to bother Swinney. "It ain't gonna have nothing to do with blocking and tackling and executing it on game day, so it makes it fun, but just go focus on what we gotta do," Swinney said. He said he will share a laugh with Kelly if he sees the video of Swinney talking about the case of mistaken identity. He also has extended an invite to Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley to come perform at Clemson. Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@ and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00 This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson football: How Dabo Swinney mistook LSU's Brian Kelly for singer
Yahoo
21-07-2025
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Meet the USA TODAY Sports Network's preseason All-ACC football team for 2025
Will Clemson football add a 23rd ACC championship trophy to its collection in 2025? Our team of USA TODAY Sports Network experts who cover the league thinks so. The Tigers lead the ACC with nine selections to our preseason all-conference team. They also boast the preseason Coach and Player of the Year in Dabo Swinney and Cade Klubnik, respectively. Here's a look at the ACC's top offensive and defensive players entering 2025 — as well as our predicted order of finish: Offense Quarterback: Cade Klubnik, Clemson Running back: Isaac Brown, Louisville* Running back: Jamal Haynes, Georgia Tech Wide receiver: Antonio Williams, Clemson* Wide receiver (tie): Caullin Lacy, Louisville; Eric Rivers, Georgia Tech; Bryant Wesco Jr., Clemson Tight end: Justin Joly, N.C. State Offensive line: Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech* Offensive line: Francis Mauigoa, Miami Offensive line: Blake Miller, Clemson Offensive line: Pete Nygra, Louisville Offensive line: Brian Parker II, Duke Defense Defensive line: TJ Parker, Clemson* Defensive line: Peter Woods, Clemson* Defensive line: Rueben Bain Jr., Miami Defensive line: Jordan van den Berg, Georgia Tech Linebacker: Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh* Linebacker: Wade Woodaz, Clemson Linebacker: Sammy Brown, Clemson Defensive back: Avieon Terrell, Clemson* Defensive back: Chandler Rivers, Duke Defensive back: Terry Moore, Duke Defensive back: Isaiah Nwokobia, SMU Special teams Placekicker: Collin Rogers, SMU Punter: Jack Stonehouse, Syracuse All-purpose: Desmond Reid, Pittsburgh *Unanimous choice Preseason awards Coach of the Year: Dabo Swinney, Clemson Player of the Year: Cade Klubnik, Clemson Newcomer of the Year: Cade Klubnik, Clemson Predicted order of finish Clemson Miami SMU Louisville Georgia Tech Duke Florida State Pittsburgh Virginia Tech N.C. State Syracuse North Carolina Boston College Virginia Wake Forest California Stanford Poll participants: Rodd Baxley, Fayetteville Observer; Derrian Carter, Greenville News; Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal; Peter Holland Jr., Tallahassee Democrat; JD McCarthy, FSU Wire; Zack Pearson, Tar Heels Wire; Liam Rooney, Tallahassee Democrat; Anna Snyder, Fayetteville Observer; Alex Turri, Clemson Wire. Reach Louisville men's basketball reporter Brooks Holton at bholton@ and follow him on X at @brooksHolton. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: All-ACC preseason football team 2025 from the USA TODAY Sports Network
Associated Press
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Former Clemson player, assistant coach Willie Anderson dies at 72
Willie Anderson, the only person in Clemson football history to earn both first-team All-ACC honors as a player and serve as a full-time assistant coach on a national championship team, has died, the school announced Friday. He was 72. Clemson said Anderson died Wednesday in Sumter, South Carolina. No cause of death was given. Anderson was a three-year starter at Clemson at middle guard and linebacker from 1972-74. He started 31 of Clemson's 33 games over those three seasons. In a game against rival South Carolina in 1974, Anderson made 21 tackles in a 39-21 win at Memorial Stadium. He was named first-time All-ACC that season. Anderson signed a free agent contract with the then-Oakland Raiders and later played the 1975 season with the Birmingham Vulcans of the World League of American Football. He joined the Clemson coaching staff in 1976 and was promoted to a full-time position as tight ends coach in 1979. He went on to coach the team's defensive ends in 1980 and helped the Tigers win their first national championship the following season. ___ AP college football:
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18-07-2025
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Former Clemson player, assistant coach Willie Anderson dies at 72
Willie Anderson, the only person in Clemson football history to earn both first-team All-ACC honors as a player and serve as a full-time assistant coach on a national championship team, has died, the school announced Friday. He was 72. Clemson said Anderson died Wednesday in Sumter, South Carolina. No cause of death was given. Anderson was a three-year starter at Clemson at middle guard and linebacker from 1972-74. He started 31 of Clemson's 33 games over those three seasons. In a game against rival South Carolina in 1974, Anderson made 21 tackles in a 39-21 win at Memorial Stadium. He was named first-time All-ACC that season. Anderson signed a free agent contract with the then-Oakland Raiders and later played the 1975 season with the Birmingham Vulcans of the World League of American Football. He joined the Clemson coaching staff in 1976 and was promoted to a full-time position as tight ends coach in 1979. He went on to coach the team's defensive ends in 1980 and helped the Tigers win their first national championship the following season. ___ AP college football:
