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Clemson Basketball Preview: Notre Dame

Clemson Tigers 13-3 (3-0) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-5 (1-1)When: Saturday, 1/10, 6:00pm ESTWhere: Purcell Pavillion – South Bend, INTV: ESPN2 After a successful 3-0 start to conference play, Clemson hits the road for its third road game in its last four outings. Winning on the road in conference play isn’t easy, but it […]

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Clemson Knocks Off SMU 74-70

A late 9 PM tip-off saved the best for last on Wednesday. Jake Wahlin helped Clemson open with a quick 9-4 lead with five points of his own, but SMU settled quickly and tied it up at 13-13. Clemson then went on a 12-0 run sparked by Carter Welling, who collected an offensive rebound and […]

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Clemson Basketball: SMU Preview

Game Information When: Wednesday, January 7th Where: Littlejohn Coliseum What Time? 9 PM (past my bedtime on a weekday) 2025-26 Season Record: 12-2 ACC Record: 1-0 Previous 3 Games 1/3: W – 97-83 vs North Carolina @ Home 12/28: W – 110 – 63 vs Cal State Fullerton @ Home 12/21: W – 99-82 vs Central Arkansas […]

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ACC Basketball Power Rankings After First Weekend

Duke survived two close games while Louisville and UNC suffered upsets. Clemson has two road wins and NC State has had some drama. 18. Boston College: Boston College lost to Georgia Tech. The sad thing about the new state of college sports is there’s really no reason to watch. In the past, you’d watch for […]

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Chad Morris Set to Return to Clemson

We are back to 2011. It appears that Chad Morris is set to return to Clemson as offensive coordinator. News broke this morning across the Clemson beat that the hire will become official on Monday following a Board of Trustees meeting. This meeting is a formality to approve the new contract, with some sort of […]

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Clemson Basketball Preview: Pitt Panthers

Starting your conference slate on the road for back-to-back games is not ideal, but it’s where head coach Brad Brownell and the Clemson Tigers find themselves. After a gritty win over Syracuse, the Tigers will complete the second leg of their road trip in the cold confines of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home to the Pitt Panthers. […]

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The Curious Case of Chad Morris

Pick your trope about coming home, it appears that you can apply it to Chad Morris. It seems that a he is currently the front runner for Clemson’s now vacant Offensive Coordinator Position. The news has been quite polarizing. On one hand there’s the possibility of recreating the magic that started in 2011 and ultimately […]

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Clemson 2026 Portal Opportunities, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

It still seems weird to write about the Transfer Portal in a positive light. Let’s be honest, last year was the first actual year Clemson used the portal and it certainly helped, though maybe not as much as everyone hoped. Yes, there was griping last year, but it wasn’t as bad as previous seasons. The […]

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Clemson Basketball Edges Syracuse

It was yet another dramatic ending to a Clemson Basketball game the Tigers led nearly the entire contest. Still, in the end, Brad Brownell’s team was able to hang on and secure an opening ACC win with a victory over the Syracuse Orange. The Tigers opened up a 12-3 lead at the first TV timeout […]

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What’s Going on with Syracuse Basketball?

Clemson travels to Syracuse on New Year’s Eve. We’ve already done a full preview of the game which you can view here. For those at want more, we did a special deep dive Q&A with Dominic Chiappone of Nune’s Magician. Drew Schneider: Coach Autry is taking over for a Syracuse and college basketball icon. To […]

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Clemson Basketball: Syracuse Preview

Game Information Location: The warehouse/meat locker formerly known as the Carrier Dome. Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2025 Tip Time: 2 PM Channel: ESPN 2 2025-2026 Season Record: 9-4 AP Rank: NR Previous 3 Games 12/22: W – 77-48 vs Stonehill 12/20: W – 91 – 83 vs Northeastern 12/17: W – 76 – 62 vs Mercyhurst Key Analytics (Per KenPom – National Rank […]

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Pinstripe Bowl Analytics

The 22-10 loss in the Pinstripe Bowl was defined by Clemson’s systemic offensive failure, which fatally burdened the defense. In the decisive 3rd quarter, the offense’s inability to sustain a drive or produce any momentum led to an extreme Time of Possession (TOP) disparity, forcing the defense to defend 23 plays while receiving virtually no […]

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Clemson Transfer Portal Tracker

Last updated 3:00pm, 1/4/2025 Be sure to check out our sponsor, Section 103, which has added a Clemson apparel collection. They have polos, hats, stickers, and a variety of shirts to choose from. You can grab some new Clemson gear with our promo code for 10% off: STS10 Departing: Offense Defense 1/4 Update Trending News: […]

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Clemson Offensive Coordinator Options

With the transfer portal opening on Friday, January 2nd, Clemson is now racing to find an offensive coordinator. I would expect a coordinator to be announced by then or shortly thereafter. It would have been ideal to begin this process sooner, and there have likely been some feelers put out to candidates, but it seems […]

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Clemson vs. Penn State:Tigers Fall to the Nittany Lions 22-10

Clemson and Penn State met today in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. When I told my wife what bowl game we were playing in she said “What the hell is that?” and I laughed hard. How far we have fallen. Both teams had high hopes at the beginning of the season, but things just […]

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Pinstripe Bowl Preview: Clemson Takes on Penn State

Can the Tigers Close Out 2025 on a High Note? Happy Holidays STS! I hope it has been and will continue to be a blessed and joyful time for all who take the time to visit our site and make what we do possible. Bowl season is upon us (and not upon the Gamecocks!), so […]

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Scouting Report – Penn State Nittany Lions

Bowl season. It’s hard to tell what exactly you are going to get in these games with opt-outs, new faces getting playing time, questions of motivation, etc. This preview is of the full Penn State team’s 2025 season. So, let’s take it with a grain of salt and take it from what it arguably is… […]

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ACC Basketball Power Rankings

ACC teams are putting a wrap on the non-conference portion of their basketball schedules. As such, it is a perfect time to check-in and see how the ACC is looking before conference games begin. We’ll start at the bottom and count our way up. 18. Boston College 17. Pittsburgh 16. Georgia Tech 15. Florida State […]

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Clemson Basketball Holds on to Defeat Cincinnati in Greenville

Clemson Gets to 10-3 Ahead of ACC Play The Tiger fans gathered in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville held their collective breaths as Cincy’s Day Day Thomas’s fading 3 pointer bounced away, securing a 68-65 victory for Clemson. This game certainly felt like an easy Sunday afternoon at the park during a dominant […]

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Clemson Basketball Preview: Cincinnati Bearcats

Before you hit the holiday break and travel to see friends and family, we’ve got one more game for the Clemson Tigers (9-3) this weekend against the Cincinnati Bearcats (6-4). The contest will be held in Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena, about 40 minutes from the Clemson campus, for. Expect a heavy population of orange […]

21 days ago | 1 read

What Is EPA, and Why It Matters in College Football

In my article about what kind of teams beat Clemson this year, I dipped my toes into the world of EPA.  In a previous life, I was an engineer and loved data.  I had heard of EPA, but didn’t know much about it.  So, I did a fair amount of research. What I did not […]

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