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Clemson fell to 3-4 after a frustrating night in Death Valley. HC Dabo Swinney shared his thoughts on what went wrong and what must change moving forward.
Clemson wide receiver Bryant Wesco Jr. was hospitalized with what coach Dabo Swinney called a "serious" injury following the Tigers' Week 8 loss to SMU. Wesco fell on his head in the third quarter after fielding a punt. He was initially able to walk off under his own power but he did not return to the game.
One of the top pass-catchers in college football will be on show when Bryant Wesco Jr. and the Clemson Tigers (3-3) take on the SMU Mustangs (4-2) on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Interested in watching this matchup? You can find it on ACC Network.
On Friday night, the ACC Championship game implications were shifted, and the Clemson Tigers saw a slight bump in their chances to defend their title. Currentl
Clemson heads into its matchup against SMU facing uncertainty at key positions, as the Tigers released their Thursday injury report under the ACC’s new 2025 rule requiring teams to issue updates every Thursday and Friday.
Country music star George Strait announced Friday he will hold a concert in Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 2, 2026. It will be the first concert in the “ Death Valley Nights ” series Clemson athletics announced earlier this fall, intended to bring additional revenue in for the department in the revenue sharing era.
Swinney signed a 10-year, $115 million extension in 2021, which runs through the 2031 season. If the Tigers were to make a change at head coach this year, the program would owe Swinney a $60 million buyout. It's the 8th-highest buyout in college football.
Those sorts of trends — which stretch back to past seasons as well — can make Clemson’s mantra of simply getting back to it on Mondays fall on the deaf ears of fans, who are now paying more than ever to watch the team on Saturdays.