Brandon Rink

Santa Catarina

Covering all things Clemson for @ClemsonTigerNet. @AUTrojansFB unpaid advocate. If it's not college football, I'm probably watching soccer.

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Articles

ESPN's Greg McElroy is 'extremely bullish' on Clemson defense in 2025

4 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

A year after a disappointing defensive season led to a coordinator change, everything seems to be coming together for a strong bounce-back campaign. That's where ESPN college football analyst Greg McElroy is on Clemson, which finished 69th in yards allowed per game last year (the lowest ranking since finishing 71st in 2011). He slotted Clemson at No. 10 in his preseason ranking of the best defenses. "I think they're going to be really, really strong across the board," McElroy said.
Clemson D-line ranked No. 1 in college football by national outlet

4 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

Clemson's defensive line retained top talents and added some more for a ranking atop college football in 2025. PFF ranked the nation's top defensive lines and placed the Tigers No. 1. "Two projected top-10 picks in defensive tackle Peter Woods and edge defender T.J. Parker spearhead the Tigers’ defensive front. Woods is my top returning interior defender and leads all returning Power Four defensive tackles in run-defense grade (89.7) and pass-rush win rate (14.9%) since 2023.
National outlet ranks Clemson No. 2 preseason

4 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

The talent on Clemson's 2025 football team is highly regarded, and Dabo Swinney has already produced four teams that made the sport's final two. College Sports Network sees his Tigers in that tier this year as well, ranking Clemson No. 2 in its preseason power rankings, trailing only Ohio State.
Clemson debuts outside Top 10 in ESPN preseason outlook

4 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

ESPN released its first Football Power Index on Tuesday, which has Clemson outside of the Top 10 and not as the ACC's top team. The Tigers are ranked No. 11, trailing No. 9 Miami, with Texas ranked No. 1, followed by Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, and Penn State in the Top 5. The FPI odds still give Clemson the seventh-best College Football Playoff chance, at 47.3% and the seventh-best national title chance as well (3.8%).
WATCH: Clemson AD Graham Neff interview with Gramlich and Mac Lain

5 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

Clemson athletic director Graham Neff made an appearance on the Gramlich and Mac Lain podcast recently, which was published on Monday.
WATCH: ESPN releases Cade Klubnik highlight video

5 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

ESPN released a full-season highlight reel from the junior season for Cade Klubnik ahead of a highly anticipated 2025 season:Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content and updates! Unlock premium boards and exclusive features (e.g. ad-free) by upgrading your account today.
National outlet ranks Clemson's No. 1 prospects in college football since 2000

5 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

Clemson has signed three consensus No. 1 overall prospects since 2020, and The Athletic ranked that trio within their peers this week. That's led by Trevor Lawrence, who went from No. 1 in college to No. 1 in the pros after three seasons. The Athletic ranks him third, behind Texas' Vince Young and Colorado's Travis Hunter. "Even as a ninth grader, the former Clemson quarterback was touted as college football’s next star, and Lawrence played the part perfectly.
Former Clemson lineman Marcus Tate signs with NFL team

5 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

Former Clemson lineman Marcus Tate has reportedly signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent. He tried out with the Eagles early last month. The Eagles drafted former Clemson DB Andrew Mukuba this spring and drafted more former Tate teammates in Will Shipley and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. last year before a run to a Super Bowl win. .@teamfl25 is ready for the next level! Which city do y’all see Marcus moving to next?
NCAA Regional Live: Clemson faces elimination in Sunday action

6 days ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

No. 11 national seed Clemson (45-17) has its season on the line starting with a noon elimination bracket matchup against regional 3-seed Kentucky (30-25). The Tigers have to win there and then a 6 p.m. scheduled rematch with West Virginia to force a winner-take-all with the Mountaineers for the regional on Monday (time to be announced). Clemson is the designated visiting team in the matchup with Kentucky. Starting Pitchers – TBA v.
NCAA Regional Live: Clemson vs. West Virginia

1 week ago | tigernet.com | Brandon Rink

No. 11 national seed Clemson (45-16) continues home NCAA Regional action in the winner’s bracket matchup with West Virginia (42-14) on Saturday at 6 p.m.The Tigers were one of 12 regional 1-seeds to make the winner’s bracket round Saturday and look to start 2-0 in regional action for a second consecutive season. Starting Pitchers – RHP Jack Kartsonas (WVU - 6-3, 2.90 ERA) vs.