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Clemson names Christopher Vizzina starting QB vs. LSUClemson coach Dabo Swinney named fourth-year junior Christopher Vizzina the starting quarterback Tuesday for Saturday's season opener at No. 11 LSU.,Vizzina spent his first three seasons behind Cade Klubnik, who departed for the NFL after the 2025 campaign and recently won the New York Jets' backup ...

Clemson adds Rich Bisaccia as special teams coordinatorFormer Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia has joined Clemson in the same role, the university announced Wednesday.,Bisaccia will take over for Will Gilchrist, who is now an assistant coach at Samford.,Bisaccia, however, is no stranger to the Tigers. He previously worked with t...

Brian Kelly wonders: Did Dabo Swinney see the second half of LSU-Clemson?A close loss at home left Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney to study film of the Tigers' loss to LSU, and generate a metaphor winning coach Brian Kelly invited his counterpart to punt.,LSU defeated Clemson 17-10, but Swinney likened the matchup of preseason top-10 teams to starting a class with a fina...

ACC Kickoff: All eyes on Bill Belichick ahead of North Carolina debut

It's fair to wonder how long it's been since the University of North Carolina was the talk of the ACC football world.,The Tar Heels stole the show on the final day of ACC Kickoff on Thursday in Charlotte when legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick made his first appearance at the annual preseason event ...

Dabo Swinney: Clemson grew facing SEC competition instead of 'XYZ University'

Top nonconference opponents are a thing of the past for Clemson if the College Football Playoff committee puts no weight on strength of schedule. ,Opening the season as the Tigers did against then-No. 1 Georgia in September, for example, might not be as high on Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney's list...

Dabo Swinney details Election Day voting mishap

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney joked Tuesday that the state was ready to vote him out of office after an Election Day misunderstanding.,Poll workers in South Carolina denied Swinney's attempt to cast a ballot Tuesday morning, telling him the system indicated he had voted already.,Swinney explai...

Clemson leans on QB, experience in new-look ACC

Cade Klubnik and Clemson are counting on experience to make a difference in the new-look ACC this season. ,The Tigers bring back Klubnik and seven other starters on offense, an asset head coach Dabo Swinney understands can be a difference-maker. ,"It's a blessing certainly when you have your startin...

Maybe Dabo Swinney's success was tied to a string of good QBs all along...

This isn’t a referendum only on Clemson’s embarrassing 3-touchdown loss to unranked Duke. Things have been unraveling in South Carolina for nearly two years now and the signs of Clemson being brought down a few notches on college football’s hierarchy happens regardless of the result against Duke, si...