Sports, Politics, and Music by Ryan Kantor

I previously posted my #12 through #6 favorite players. That list included Grady Jarrett, Austin Bryant, Mitch Hyatt, James Davis, CJ Spiller, Hunter Renfrow, and Christian Wilkins. Now we’ll take a look at my five favorite football players in Clemson football over the Dabo-Swinney era. #5 Deshaun Watson (QB 2014-2016) The first three-year player to … Continue reading →

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 →

In the past, I’ve been adamant about my support for the current four-team playoff system. I still stand by that, not because it is most advantageous to Clemson, which has a wide path to the playoff in the current format, but because it maintains the value of College Football’s Regular season and what shred 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 →