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Deadspin 25: Clemson Already Missed Its Shot At The Playoff
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...

Dabo Swinney Bans Clemson Players From Using Social Media, Is No Fun
Clemson football players have once again been banned from posting or interacting on any kind of social media during the season, USA Today reports. The ban has been in effect since August 3rd and while players don’t necessarily have to deactivate their accounts, they are restricted to merely lurking ...

This Clemson Fan Somehow Got On The Louisville Bench
I don't know who this man is or how he found his way onto the Louisville bench, but it looked like he was reluctant to leave. Those Cool Zone fans must be pretty great....

Man, Is ESPN Gonna Be Surprised When Nobody Shows Up For <em>GameDay</em>
(That's Tillman Hall, on the campus of Clemson University, which is not the University of South Carolina and is not in Columbia.)...

Jameis Winston To Sit One Half For Yelling "Fuck Her Right In The Pussy"
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston will sit out the first half of the Seminoles' game against Clemson Saturday as punishment for yelling "Fuck her right in the pussy" on a table in the middle of campus Tuesday....

Lawsuit: Soccer Team's Hazing Incident Led To Permanent Brain Injuries
Haley Ellen Hunt, a former Clemson soccer player, has sued players, coaches, and members of the university's administration. The suit alleges she suffered severe injuries when, during a hazing ritual, she was blindfolded, told to blindly sprint as fast as she could, and crashed head-first into a b...
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After Rout, Mark Richt Writes Letter To Trash-Talking Clemson Fan [UPDATE]
Update: Richt says it's "bogus." See the bottom of the post....

Clemson QB Scares People; One Guy Reacts By Slapping Him
Clemson Tigers quarterback Cole Stoudt dressed in full football gear and stood in a hallway so he could frighten victims walking by, because scared people in pranks are amusing when they aren't you....

Poor Dog Painted To Resemble Clemson Tiger
Aw, puppy. Why do you look like a tiger? Despite the meticulous paint job, you are not a tiger....

How Joe Biden's Bodyguard Helped Clemson Win Its Only National Title
On the night of Jan. 1, 1982, the Clemson Tigers, coached by Danny Ford, defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 22-15 in the Orange Bowl to win the football program's only national championship. In the third quarter of that game, sophomore safety Billy Davis returned a Nebraska punt 47 yards to the Cornh...

Clemson Marching Band's Nintendo-Themed Performance Is Amazing
Ohio State isn't the only school with a marching band that can pull off awesome themed performances. This weekend, the Clemson marching band turned its halftime show into a tribute to two classic Nintendo games. It's enough to make you want to go looking for that old NES system in your mom's attic....

Buckeye's "Wipe The Field" Boast Is The Future Of FBS Shit-Talk
The biggest stones in college football today belong to Evan Spencer, who plays receiver for Ohio State and who just got his name written on wipeboards across the Midwest today. ESPN.com reported the lad said, in reference to top- and second-ranked Alabama and Florida State, "I'm a little biased. I t...

Clemson Bro's <em>College GameDay</em> Hijinks Enjoyed Best In Super Slow-Mo
College GameDay headed to Clemson for the second time this season, which meant an extra-taxing experience on the collective creativities of fans in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. Fortunately one of them decided to use his body, rather than a sign, for laughs. ...

Man, College Was Awesome: Your Clemson-FSU <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
It's once again time for the Saturday afternoon tradition of oak-tag-and-sharpie bons mots. Today we are back in Death Valley where Clemson hosts Florida State this evening on ABC. Before we get to the signs, I'd like to just take a moment, for the adults here, to reflect on how fucking radical coll...

Scott Shafer: Charter Member Of The Dabo Swinney Fan Club
Just before the half, Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers were thumping Syracuse 35-7. On fourth-and-goal inside the Cuse 1o, he went for it rather than just kicking the field goal. The Syracuse defense held them out of the endzone and head coach Scott Shafer pledged his everlasting love for Dabo....

Here's The Uppercut That Got A Clemson Player Ejected
Isaiah Battle earns his ejection from last night's Clemson-NCSU game with a start-button uppercut. You can tell he's smart because he punched the guy who was wearing a helmet....

ACC Officials Decide N.C. State Didn't Score TD They Totally Scored
The latest conference to make its officials, rather than players and coaches, the story is the ACC, as tonight's Clemson-North Carolina State game was marred by a botched call that reversed a Wolfpack touchdown and led to one for the Tigers. ...

One Alleged Vandal Of Clemson's Special Rock Arrested
Clemson University police announced today that they arrested 18-year-old Micah Rogers of Pisgah Forest, N.C., for the vandalism done to Howard's Rock earlier this month. Rogers is accused of breaking the glass case that holds the rock and chipping off a chunk of it. There is no indication how this w...

Somebody Broke Off A Huge Piece Of Clemson's Special Rock
According to various reports, another one of college football's sacred totems has been vandalized beyond repair. Police say that somebody recently broke into the Clemson University football stadium and broke a huge chunk off Howard's Rock. The stone sits on a pedestal at the top of the hill that the...