Brandon Rink

1 week ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

All eyes are on Cade Klubnik, but he has more stars and supporting cast around him to fuel a run at the top. That's the message from two ESPN analysts this week in College GameDay host Rece Davis and insider Pete Thamel in a podcast assessing the top QBs in the nation. Davis has Klubnik as the No. 3 QB overall on the nation's top team. "At No. 3, I'm going to go with the quarterback for my preseason No. 1 team in the country, Cade Klubnik," Davis said, who has been an AP Top 25 voter.

1 week ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

CBS Sports' Pete Prisco ranked the Top 100 players in the NFL, and two Clemson pros made the cut. Three-time Pro Bowl selection Dexter Lawrence leads the way at No. 29 overall. "Big Dex missed time with injury last year, but he was a force before being sent to the sidelines. He can play the run as well as anybody, but he can also push the pocket. He's a massive force inside," Prisco said. After signing a big extension this offseason, Tee Higgins jumped inside the Top 100 at No. 70 overall.

1 week ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

Isaiah Simmons says his last NFL stop has lit a fire under him, and he believes his new team has the plan to unlock the former Top 10 NFL draft pick. Simmons is onto his sixth NFL season and newly-signed with the Green Bay Packers, coming off of just five starts in 34 games with the New York Giants in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He made 37 starts in 50 games with Arizona previously, which selected him No. 8 overall in the 2020 NFL draft after a Butkus Award-winning season at Clemson in 2019.

1 week ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

The pro career for an impact Clemson transfer could be tipping off with next week's NBA draft (June 25-26 in Brooklyn, NY). Viktor Lakhin has appeared in multiple NBA draft projections as a late-round pick. ESPN's call has the Tiger big man going 51st overall to the LA Clippers. Yahoo has Lakhin going in the second round as well to the Utah Jazz. The Athletic's NBA draft prospect rankings have Lakhin at No. 62 and first-team All-ACC guard Chase Hunter at No. 64.

1 week ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

A midseason promotion and some patience guided Clemson football well with the Dabo Swinney hire, to say the least. Two national championships and nine ACC titles later, the late 2000s decision laid the groundwork for a bright future for the Tigers. CBS Sports ranked the top hires this century so far and slotted Swinney and Clemson at No. 3"Swinney isn't the only coach on this list with multiple national championships, but his rise is nothing short of magical," said CBS Sports' Shehan Jeyarajah.