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2 former Clemson football players make CBS' top 100 NFL players list

1 week ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

We are still a little over a month away from NFL.com's release of the top 100 players in the league for the 2025 season and it usually conjures up plenty of controversy. Fortunately, other sites are releasing their top 100 lists already and we get to see which Clemson football players made the cut. CBS Sports released its top-100 list on Wednesday and the Tigers were represented. Just like last year, two Clemson players made the top 100.
Clemson football lands 4-star EDGE Dre Quinn over Texas, Georgia

1 week ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

Folks, Dre Quinn is officially a Tiger. After visiting Clemson football on May 30 and then also taking official visits to Texas and Georgia in the weeks following, Quinn set a commitment date for June 19 and then made his decision on Thursday. Quinn was down to a loaded list of potential suitors including Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech, but he chose the Tigers in the end.
Fans shocked as Clemson football dismisses talented freshman Marquise Henderson

1 week ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

Clemson football will enter the 2025 season down a playmaker. Many Clemson fans logged on to X this afternoon only to see some bad news regarding a talented incoming freshman who just went through his first spring with the Tigers. According to reports, freshman playmaker Marquise Henderson was dismissed from the team. BREAKING: Clemson has dismissed Marquise Henderson. We don’t have all the details as to why.
Clemson football extends offer to top-100 TE Jaxon Dollar

1 week ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

Kyle Richardson has identified his next tight end target for Clemson football. After participating at the 2025 Dabo Swinney Football Camp earlier in June, the Tigers seemingly fell in love with 2027 tight end Jaxon Dollar's game. The four-star tight end has been rising up the ranks rather rapidly and he was just offered by Clemson on Monday.
Clemson football QB commit named a top performer at Elite 11 regionals

1 week ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

A year ago around this time, Tait Reynolds was performing in front of Clemson football offensive coordinator Garrett Riley and Dabo Swinney at the Tigers' camp in order to impress the staff and earn an offer. Well, three days after camp, that offer came.
Cam Cannarella projected as a first-round pick in latest MLB Mock Draft

1 week ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

Although Clemson baseball's promising 2025 season ended with a heartbreaking thud, there were some positives to take from the campaign and Erik Bakich learned some things about himself. For one, we all saw Cam Cannarella become a superstar and play his way into serious MLB Draft prospect talks and his elite play continued throughout the postseason as he put up some gawdy numbers in the three Clemson Regional games although the Tigers went just 1-2 at home.
Clemson basketball aims for the moon, offers nation's No. 1 recruit

1 week ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

Not many programs in college hoops have been trending up the way Clemson basketball has over the past couple of years. The Tigers went from the Elite Eight in 2023-24 to a 27-7 season in 2024-25 that unfortunately ended far earlier than expected thanks to Will Wade and McNeese. Still, Brad Brownell has the Tigers cooking on the hardwood. That hasn't come without a wealth of hard work, however.
Clemson basketball gets arguably the toughest draw in 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge

2 weeks ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

The ACC/SEC Challenge lives on in 2025 and the matchups for this year's version of the inter-conference event were revealed on Thursday, and guess what? Clemson basketball may have gotten the toughest draw of any of the ACC teams. While the SEC is loaded with top teams like Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Auburn, and Arkansas, there's one team that I think could compete for a national title in 2025-26 that I think is getting far too overlooked.
Brad Brownell already praising Clemson freshman CG Zac Foster

2 weeks ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

Ripping off the band-aid and talking about Clemson basketball again isn't something that some fans are ready for after the devastating first-round loss to McNeese this past postseason. Brad Brownell led the Tigers to an incredible regular season which resulted in a second-place finish in the ACC standings behind powerhouse Duke.
Ben Boulware has new submission for Clemson football's 2025 mantra

2 weeks ago | rubbingtherock.com | Connor Muldowney

It's only June, but it looks like Clemson football may already have its 2025 mantra. Thanks to Wade Woodaz and Ben Boulware, it looks like Clemson may have one of the coolest mantras ahead of the 2025 season and it should scare the heck out of opponents. "We're going to suffocate you then shake your hand."In 2025, we’re going to suffocate you then shake your hand. pic.twitter.com/bZYuj4UBaE— Ben Boulware (@benboulware7) June 10, 2025Admittedly, that goes incredibly hard.