Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says former starting receiver Xavier Dye has asked for his release so he could transfer. Swinney spoke Thursday on WCCP-FM. Athletic spokesman Tim Bourret confirmed Swinney’s comments.

Clemson features two of the fastest players in college football - receiver Jacoby Ford and tailback C.J. Spiller. Both are NCAA track All-Americans with Ford winning the NCAA indoor 60-meter title in 6.52 seconds.

Scott Blair kicked a 36-yard field goal with 57 seconds remaining and No. 15 Georgia Tech defeated Clemson 30-27 after squandering a 24-point lead Thursday night.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney knows he doesn’t have much time to prepare for Georgia Tech. But he’s glad not to have the chaos that was swirling the last time he faced the Yellow Jackets.

Clemson tailback C.J. Spiller said he’ll be 100 percent physically for the Tigers’ game with No. 15 Georgia Tech.

Clemson University says it’s welcoming a record number of freshman this year. The Greenville News reported Tuesday that the school expects a class of more than 3,300 freshman for the fall semester. That’s up about 400 students from the total admitted in recent years.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney isn’t ready to say who his starting quarterback will be. Swinney wouldn’t name a starter after Saturday’s scrimmage.

A Clemson University student from New Jersey who died last week had a form of meningitis. Multiple media outlets report that Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelly said Thursday that lab tests show 20-year-old Danielle Rae Fleming had bacterial meningitis.

A Clemson University student from New Jersey who died last week had a form of meningitis. Multiple media outlets report that Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelly said Thursday that lab tests show 20-year-old Danielle Rae Fleming had bacterial meningitis.

In a WJBF News Channel 6 Medical Report, the investigation continues into the death of a Clemson student. The coroner has not confirmed the cause of death…but DHEC says they are working a bacterial menengitis case in Pickens County. Those at the university say…they’re not taking any chances. Carmen Coursey has the story.

In a WJBF News Channel 6 Medical Report, the investigation continues into the death of a Clemson student. The coroner has not confirmed the cause of death…but DHEC says they are working a bacterial menengitis case in Pickens County. Those at the university say…they’re not taking any chances. Carmen Coursey has the story.

Clemson quarterback Kyle Parker has a very good reason for spending some time in Augusta. WJBF News Channel 6 Sports Director Chris Kane explains.

Move over Tim Tebow….Sam Bradford…and Colt McCoy…Clemson coach Dabo Swinney thinks he’s got a player who can seriously contend for this year’s Heisman trophy. WJBF News Channel 6’s Sports Director Chris Kane has more.

Football has always played an important part in the life of Evans resident Cathy Parker. Her husband, Carl, played for the Bengals in Super Bowl Twenty-Three. Her oldest son, Kyle, is a freshman quarterback at Clemson. But never, in Cathy’s wildest dreams, could she have imagined that a high school football team in Alaska would change her life forever. WJBF News Channel 6 sports Director Chris Kane has her story.

According to an Chicago Tribune article, it was Mike Ditka who turned William “Refrigerator” Perry into an international celebrity and Chicago folk hero. And it is Mike Ditka who is helping Perry, 46, literally get back on his feet and walk again.