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USA Today
3 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Clemson Baseball Loses Three Players to the Transfer Portal After the Regional Loss
Clemson Baseball Loses Three Players to the Transfer Portal After the Regional Loss Clemson baseball's offseason roster turnover has begun, as three Tiger pitchers — junior Ethan Darden, sophomore Luke Brown, and redshirt freshman Jackson Cole — have entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to multiple sources. The moves come on the heels of Clemson's season-ending 16-4 loss to Kentucky in the regional round of the NCAA Tournament. Darden is the most experienced of the trio, having made 47 appearances (32 starts) over three seasons. The Rock Hill native opened 2024 as a weekend starter but struggled in ACC play, eventually losing his rotation spot. He suffered a triceps injury in April that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. 'He's got a tricep thing and his treatment protocol, they want him to immobilize it with a brace,' head coach Erik Bakich said in early May. 'Nothing surgical, nothing serious.' Darden finishes his Clemson career with a 12-9 record and 5.50 ERA over 162 innings, striking out 121 and walking 54. Brown, a 6-foot-7 righthander from Apex, N.C., appeared in five games this season after pitching just once as a freshman. He threw 2.1 innings in 2024, giving up seven runs on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts. A former first-team all-state selection and record-setting strikeout artist at Middle Creek High School, Brown was rated as the No. 6 righthander in North Carolina by Perfect Game coming out of high school. His mother, Ashley Self, played volleyball at Clemson in the 1990s. Cole, a redshirt freshman lefty from Boiling Springs, S.C., saw limited action this season, pitching 3.2 innings across six outings. He allowed six hits and seven runs (six earned), walking four and striking out one. Cole was highly decorated in high school, earning region and county player of the year honors as a senior and was ranked as the No. 7 lefty in South Carolina by Perfect Game. All three pitchers leave Clemson looking for a fresh start, while the Tigers will look to reload heading into year three under Bakich. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
USA Today
6 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Kenny Dillingham turns heads with comparison of Arizona State, Oregon in 2020's
Kenny Dillingham turns heads with comparison of Arizona State, Oregon in 2020's For years, and perhaps decades, West Coast college football fans have wondered why Arizona State isn't a better program. The Sun Devils have been competitive in most seasons, but they have never been great or serious contenders for major bowl games or a national title. It's always been quite the mystery that not even Sherlock Holmes would be able to solve. All the pieces are there. The facilities are good enough. The stadium is good enough. But perhaps the only thing missing was the right man at the helm. But perhaps with Sun Devil alum Kenny Dillingham, ASU finally has the right man. He showed the promise of Sun Devil football last season as they won the Big XII in their first season in the conference and were in the College Football Playoff, where ASU took Texas to double overtime before going down 39-31. According to Dillingham, it was just the tip of the iceberg of what the Sun Devils can do with the program. He wants to emulate the rise of Oregon of the 2000s and Clemson in the 2010s. "You have Clemson this last cycle, from 2010 to 2020. They just showed up. People think they've been around forever," Dillingham told writer Pete Nakos. "You have Oregon from 2000 to 2010. You can go back in history and figure out which teams have shown up in which era. There hasn't been a team in this era, in the 2020s. The lifestyle you have in Arizona, if we can create some staff consistency, and then we're in a league where we can continually compete to win." Clemson won two national championships in the last decade, but have fallen off some. Oregon, meanwhile, is still in pursuit of its first national title, but the Ducks are usually in contention in most seasons. Dillingham's challenge in Tempe now is to keep the Sun Devils consistently in the playoff conversation. They're off to a good start. Contact/Follow @Ducks_Wire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oregon Ducks news, notes, and opinions.
New York Post
6 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Clemson's Dabo Swinney has ‘secret sauce' to take down Bill Belichick's UNC ‘Patriots'
Clemson's Dabo Swinney is set up for an NFL-fueled ACC challenge next year, which he has described as facing the 'New England Patriots.' The Tigers will be visiting the Bill Belichick-led North Carolina on Oct. 4, followed by Boston College, coached by former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien. In a joint interview of Swinney and Belichick by ESPN's Rece Davis, Swinney admitted he isn't fazed by the changes in the conference since Belichick's arrival. Advertisement 5 Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers looks on during the spring game at Memorial Stadium on April 05, 2025 in Clemson, South Carolina. Getty Images for ONIT 5 Head coach Bill O'Brien of the Boston College Eagles reacts during the second half of the game against the Southern Methodist Mustangs at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on November 16, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Getty Images 'We play the New England Patriots this year,' Swinney said light-heartedly. 'We go to North Carolina, and then we go to Boston College to play Bill O'Brien. So, I feel like I'm playing the whole Patriots organization in about a two-week span there.' Advertisement Swinney also joked the Tigers have a 'secret sauce' to beat them, that secret being former Patriots punter Ryan Allen, who is currently Clemson's specialists coach. 'We're going to lean on him heavy to figure out how to defeat y'all's punt block team or whatever else,' he added of Allen. 5 Head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels coaches at Kenan Stadium on April 12, 2025 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Getty Images 5 Clemson's Dabo Swinney (l.) and North Carolina's Bill Belichick (r.) during an interview with ESPN's Rece Davis. YouTube/ACC Network Advertisement Swinney has won 14 games over the Tar Heels since coaching at Clemson, starting in 2008. Their last meeting came in 2023, and the Tigers took a 31-20 victory. North Carolina is on a six-game losing streak against Clemson. In their last 10 meetings, the Tar Heels are 1-9, and they hold a 15-34-1 overall record against the Tigers. Swinney also holds an impressive 39-5 record against teams from North Carolina overall. 5 Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers looks on with Cade Klubnik #2 during the spring game at Memorial Stadium on April 05, 2025 in Clemson, South Carolina. Getty Images for ONIT Advertisement Even so, North Carolina is the least of Swinney's worries for 2025, as Clemson has struggled to compete for a championship. Their most recent national championship win was in 2018 with Deshaun Watson under center.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Eagles sign an intriguing undrafted free agent offensive lineman
Philadelphia announced on Monday that they have signed rookie offensive lineman Marcus Tate (6-5, 321 pounds) after the former Clemson star participated in the Eagles' Rookie Camp earlier this spring. A four-year starter, Tate saw action in 42 games (37 starts), logging 2,502 snaps during his Tigers career. Tate became just the third true freshman offensive lineman in Clemson history to start a season opener in 2021. In 2024, Tate earned second-team All-ACC honors and finished at Clemson as one of 28 players in school history to play more than 2,500 career snaps from scrimmage at multiple positions. This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Eagles sign former Clemson star to a one-year deal
USA Today
8 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Eagles sign an intriguing undrafted free agent offensive lineman
Eagles sign an intriguing undrafted free agent offensive lineman Philadelphia announced on Monday that they have signed rookie offensive lineman Marcus Tate (6-5, 321 pounds) after the former Clemson star participated in the Eagles' Rookie Camp earlier this spring. Philadelphia announced on Monday that they have signed rookie offensive lineman Marcus Tate (6-5, 321 pounds) after the former Clemson star participated in the Eagles' Rookie Camp earlier this spring. A four-year starter, Tate saw action in 42 games (37 starts), logging 2,502 snaps during his Tigers career. Tate became just the third true freshman offensive lineman in Clemson history to start a season opener in 2021. In 2024, Tate earned second-team All-ACC honors and finished at Clemson as one of 28 players in school history to play more than 2,500 career snaps from scrimmage at multiple positions.
