Clemson defensive coordinator Kevin Steele told ESPN.com he has been fired after three seasons, but coach Dabo Swinney and the university are sticking to their statement that Steele was not fired and he is leaving to pursue other coaching opportunities.Regardless of the semantics, Steele confirmed Thursday in a text message to ESPN.com that he will not return to Clemson in 2012.The decision... [Read More]

Clemson running back Andre Ellington will return for his senior season, the school announced on Tuesday night.Ellington was Clemson's leading rusher in 2011 with 1,178 yards, and was fourth in the ACC with 90.6 yards per game.His return will give the defending ACC champs a returning 1,000-yard rusher, a returning 1,000-yard receiver and a returning 3,000-yard passer for the first time in school... [Read More]

Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, the Tigers' second-leading receiver, suffered a mild concussion in a car accident on Tuesday morning and did not accompany the team to the Discover Orange Bowl in Miami this week.Hopkins, a sophomore, was driving from his home in Central, S.C., to Clemson Memorial Stadium to meet his teammates for their bus ride to the airport to fly to Miami. Hopkins... [Read More]

Clemson freshman receiver Sammy Watkins met with the media Monday, saying his shoulder is feeling better and indicating he could be ready to play at N.C. State on Saturday. Watkins said he had an MRI on the shoulder Sunday in addition to the X-ray taken Saturday. The freshman star said neither image showed evidence of structural damage. He left in the third quarter of the Wake Forest victory... [Read More]

Senior Day can often bring a lot of surprises and the girlfriend of Clemson offensive lineman Mason Cloy got the biggest surprise of all — a proposal.In front of 80,000 at Memorial Stadium, Cloy dropped to one knee and his girlfriend said yes.Cloy is actually an interesting story. Last year, he spent a month at Fort Knox, Ky., in accelerated U.S. Army leadership training. Cloy, who is in graduate... [Read More]

As soon as his foot struck the ball, Chandler Catanzaro knew that No. 9 Clemson was on the way to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. Catanzaro rebounded from missing a minute earlier to kick a 43-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Tigers (9-1, 6-1) to a 31-28 victory over Wake Forest and their second ACC Atlantic Division title in three seasons. "That was the best kick of my... [Read More]

Clemson freshman linebacker Tony Steward suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season, according to Tigers coach Dabo Swinney. Steward, rated Sporting News’ 27th-best player in the 2011 class, had five tackles in five games this season. The 6-foot-1, 245-pound linebacker injured his knee at practice Tuesday. “Tony suffered the injury while back-pedaling in practice on a punt drill on... [Read More]

Clemson redshirt freshman running back Demont Buice has decided to leave the team and plans to transfer at the end of the semester, Clemson announced on Monday. Buice met with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney on Monday. “We hate to see Demont leave our program,” Swinney said in a prepared statement. “We were pleased with his progress, but he wants more immediate playing time so he will transfer at the... [Read More]

More bad news for the embattled Boston College football team. BC coach Frank Spaziani annoounced before practice this afternoon that running back Montel Harris had an MRI on his left knee and had been "shut down'' for this week's game against Clemson. ""Montel had an MRI and he had a little swelling so we are shutting him down,'' said Spaziani."They just did the MRI. I haven't... [Read More]

Receiver Joe Craig will be suspended for at least one game this season but the redshirt freshman has been reinstated to the Clemson football team. Craig was suspended following a fight with a female track athlete in the spring. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney did not reveal the length of Craig’s suspension Tuesday but said he has been cleared through the university’s legal process. “He’s a young guy... [Read More]

Clemson president James Barker told The Post and Courier on Saturday the school has not been in contact with the Southeastern Conference regarding its reported conference expansion plans and that Clemson is “committed” to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Reports have Texas A&M making an imminent jump to the SEC, which has sparked a torrent of speculation on what other program or programs would... [Read More]