Sports, Politics, and Music by Ryan Kantor

I recently wrote two blog posts (2011-2015; 2016-present) about my favorite Clemson football memories of the Swinney-era. Writing those naturally made me think of the student athletes that made them happen. As such, now I’d like to highlight some of my favorite Clemson players of the Swinney-era. Putting together this list was extremely challenging. Many of … Continue reading →

Clemson brings back arguably their best running back since CJ Spiller with Travis Etienne returning for his junior season. He’ll co-headline one of the nations best offenses alongside QB Trevor Lawrence. He’s the obvious top of the list for RBs in the ACC entering 2019. Two other stars will push him throughout the season. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

“It goes in cycles.” It was only a few years ago that the SEC hardly had a good passer and we wondered how Alabama’s defense would handle Deshaun Watson. Meanwhile, the ACC boasted Watson, Lamar Jackson, Mitch Trubisky, Brad Kaaya, Daniel Jones, Ryan Finley, Eric Dungey, Jerod Evans, and Nate Peterman in the same season … Continue reading →

The NCAA has begun looking into rule changes that would grant players more freedom. This is good, but it’s not without some major challenges they’ll have to solve first. Continue reading →