A budget subcommittee of the S.C. House of Representatives has approved language which would prohibit state colleges and universities from using the state plane to recruit football players.
This prohibition was approved just days after FITSNews exclusively reported on the extensive use of this plane by Clemson University football coaches – including head coach Dabo Swinney, [...]
Nikki Haley’s “Clemson Air” Could Be Grounded
Nikki Haley Letting Clemson Use State Plane For Football Recruiting
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is fighting with state lawmakers in an effort to preserve her right to use the state’s official airplane for press conferences and bill signing ceremonies – but it’s her alma mater’s habitual use of the plane for football recruiting which probably deserves more scrutiny.
According to flight logs and passenger manifest records [...]
Five-Star Future Tigers?
Clemson University’s football program is out of the running for the nation’s No. 1 recruit Robert Nkemdiche – who previously gave the school a verbal commitment but now seems likely to play for Ole Miss. The Tigers have also been eliminated from consideration by a pair of four-star prospects - defensive end Elijah Daniel and wide receiver Demarcus [...]
Can He Stop West Virginia?
Clemson University has hired former Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables to fill the same position in Tigertown … news which we referenced in this preview of Clemson’s recruiting class.
Known in Norman, Oklahoma as “The Neck Vein,” Venables appears to have been pushed out of his coordinator’s role when the Sooners welcomed back former co-defensive coordinator [...]
Chad Morris Gets The Big Sweet Dollars
Chad Morris’ impressive first year in Tigertown has earned him an “extended stay …” and a fat raise.
The Clemson University offensive coordinator – whose aggressive up-tempo play-calling paved the way for the Clemson Tigers’ first Atlantic Coast Conference football championship in 20 years – has inked a six-year contract with the school worth $7.8 million.
Morris’ [...]
Clemson Begins Redemption Quest VersusTroy
By Jordan Dominick || After months of talk (and plenty of off-field scandals), the 2011 college football season finally kicks off this weekend.
Coming off of their worst season in more than a decade, the Clemson Tigers will begin their third campaign under head coach Dabo Swinney on Saturday against Troy. Clemson enters their 2011 season [...]
