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NO. 6/6 CLEMSON (0-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 • 5 P.M. ET • MEMORIAL STADIUM (81,500) • CLEMSON, S.C. GAME CENTER MEDIA INFORMATION TELEVISION: ACC Network (Dave CLEMSON/SC STATE SERIES HISTORY: DABO SWINNEY PRESS CONFERENCE O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs) - OVERALL: Clemson leads series, 4-0 Head Coach Dabo Swinney holds his weekly press conference at the Team Meeting Room on the second floor - HOME: Clemson leads series, 4-0 of the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex each Tuesday at RADIO: Clemson Athletic Network (Don - ROAD: N/A 11 a.m. Each Tuesday press conference will be available on Munson, Tim Bourret, Reggie Merriweather) - NEUTRAL: N/A ClemsonTigers.com and additional Clemson channels. SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius 133, XM - LAST MEETING: Sept. 17, 2016 (59-0, W) COORDINATOR AVAILABILITY 193, Internet 955 - STREAK: Clemson, Won 4 Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott will be available on Mondays at 11:45 a.m. in the Poe Indoor Facility on standard game weeks. Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables will be also available at the Poe Indoor CLEMSON HOSTS SOUTH CAROLINA Facility on Mondays. STATE FOR 2021 HOME OPENER 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Clemson will return to Death Valley for its 2021 home Date Opponent TV Score/Time (ET) STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS opener on Saturday, Sept. 11 when the Tigers welcome 9/4 vs. Georgia^ ABC 10-3 L The majority of Clemson student-athlete interviews 9/11 vs. SC STATE1 ACCN 5 p.m. are held each Monday in the Poe Indoor Facility. Contact the South Carolina State Bulldogs. Kickoff at Memorial Ross Taylor and Brian Hennessy each Sunday by 4 p.m. 9/18 vs. GEORGIA TECH*2 ABC or ESPN 3:30 p.m. Stadium is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET. with special requests for the week. Monday availability will 9/25 at NC State* TBA TBA After a joint performance by the Clemson University typically start at 11 a.m. A few players may also be made 10/2 vs. BOSTON COLLEGE*3 ACCN TBA Tiger Band and the South Carolina State Marching 101 available after Swinney’s Tuesday press conference. 10/9 - OPEN DATE- to start halftime, Clemson will honor one of college 10/15 at Syracuse* TBA TBA REMOTE ACCESS football's all-time greats. Representatives of the 10/23 at Pitt* TBA TBA Clemson will conduct trial runs of hybrid in-person and National Football Foundation (NFF) will be on hand for 10/30 vs. FLORIDA STATE*4 TBA TBA Zoom availabilities in the 2021 season. Media members 11/6 at Louisville* TBA TBA an in-stadium salute honoring former Clemson running wishing to participate in Monday and Tuesday availabilities 11/13 vs. UCONN5 TBA TBA back (and current Running Backs Coach) C.J. Spiller with coordinators and players may reach out to Ross Taylor 11/20 vs. WAKE FOREST*6 TBA TBA for his College Football Hall of Fame selection. to request a Zoom link. 11/27 at South Carolina TBA TBA During the ceremony, the NFF will present Spiller * - ACC contest; ^ - in Charlotte, N.C.; Note: Home games in with a plaque celebrating his selection in advance of SWINNEY SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE bold; 1 First Responders Day; 2 Family Weekend/Football Reunion Head Coach Dabo Swinney will hold a Zoom his formal induction at the 63rd NFF Annual Awards 3 4 5 Day/Land Grant Day; Homecoming; IPTAY Day; Military teleconference each Sunday at 6 p.m. Contact Ross Taylor Dinner in Las Vegas on Dec. 7. In January, Spiller was 6 Appreciation Day; Senior Day/Hall of Fame Day to request access to the call. selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021, earning defense kept the Tigers in the game, holding the GAME CREDENTIALS the distinction in only his second year of eligibility Bulldogs to 256 total yards and only three offensive Media wishing to apply for credentials to cover Clemson to become Clemson’s eighth overall inductee and its points. Seven years earlier, Clemson dropped a season Football games at Memorial Stadium will be asked to apply fourth former player to earn the honor. opener at Georgia in 2014 in which the Tiger defense at www.sportssystems.com/clemson. Please contact Chandler "For me personally, he was my first five-star, my first surrendered 459 yards, including 328 yards on the Simpson at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. All credentialing decisions are made in accordance first-rounder, my first Pro Bowler, and now my first ground. Despite that performance, Clemson's 2014 with the Clemson University Athletics Media Credential College Football Hall of Famer," Head Coach Dabo defense would rebound to lead the nation in total Policy, available at ClemsonTigers.com/mediapolicy. Swinney said. "Hopefully there will be some more to defense that year, averaging only 260.8 yards per game. come down the years, but it’s only fitting that C.J. was South Carolina State enters the game following a tough WEEKLY ACCESS the first. I’m really just super proud of him and happy loss of its own, dropping its opener at Alabama A&M, 42- Media members should contact Ross Taylor or Brian for him.” 41. Clemson enters Saturday's cross-subdivision game Hennessy to request access to player and coach media Swinney and his squad will look to rebound from a 35-0 against Football Championship Subdivision teams availability at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex. All credentialing decisions are made in accordance with the hard-fought 10-3 defeat at the hands of No. 5 Georgia since the NCAA formed the division prior to the 1978 Clemson University Athletics Media Credential Policy, in last week's season opener. Clemson's experienced season. available at ClemsonTigers.com/mediapolicy. YOUTUBE INTERVIEW ARCHIVE CLEMSON FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Clemson Athletic Communications archives most interviews for reference by the media. Search "Clemson CONTACT INFO Sports Information" on YouTube and visit the Clemson Sports Information user page to access archived interviews Ticket Office 1-800-CLEMSON and press conferences dating to 2019. Most videos have Social Media @ClemsonFB been timestamped in the description for easy searching, Website(s) ClemsonTigers.com reference and navigating by members of the media. Practice Facility Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM 100 Reeves Way Clemson media information will be uploaded to Clemson, SC 29634 CollegePressBox.com. Access and download weekly game Stadium 1 Avenue of Champions, notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos ROSS TAYLOR BRIAN HENNESSY JEFF KALLIN CHANDLER SIMPSON Clemson, SC 29634 and more for each conference and its member schools. Primary Contact Secondary Contact Associate AD, Credential Contact [email protected] [email protected] Communications [email protected] Mailing Address P.O. Box 31 Register for access at collegepressbox.com/register. O: 864-656-9767 O: 864-656-1921 [email protected] O: 864-656-1924 Clemson, SC 29633 C: 972-741-7778 C: 864-986-9046 C: 508-944-3859 C: 864-918-9843 @ClemsonFB 2021 CLEMSON FOOTBALL ClemsonTigers.com 1 NOTES WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK four more points to become the 12th player in school - Clemson playing its 121st home opener in school history to reach 250 career points. He would be the QUICK FACTS - CLEMSON history in its 126th season, as there were five seasons eighth Clemson player to reach 250 kicking points. Nickname Tigers - Potter (33 career field goals) needing one more field in which Clemson did not play a game at home. Location Clemson, S.C. 29633 - Clemson attempting to improve to 96-17-8 record goal to enter the Top 10 in Clemson history in career field Colors Tiger Orange & Regalia in home openers. goals. Founded 1889 - Clemson attempting to win an 18th straight home - Potter (147 career PATs) needing three more PATs Enrollment (2020-21) 26,406 debut. Clemson has won 17 straight home openers to join Greg Huegel (217 from 2015-18), Chandler President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County ‘85) dating to 2004. A win would break Clemson’s longest Catanzaro (203 from 2010-13) and Aaron Hunt (164 Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80) Conference Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic Division) winning streak in home openers all-time (17 from from 2000-03) as the only players in school history to Facility (Capacity) Memorial Stadium (81,500) convert 150 career PATs. 1944-60). Year Opened 1942 - Clemson attempting to improve to 5-0 in its all-time - Potter entering the game with five career field goals Record at Facility 322-102-7 (.755) series with South Carolina State. Clemson previously of 50 yards or more. He is presently tied for the school All-Time Hill Runs 415 earned wins against SC State in 2008, 2013, 2014 and record for career 50-yard field goals with Chris Gardocki Record Crowd 86,092 (Oct. 23, 1999 vs. Florida State) 2016. (1988-90) and Donald Igwebuike (1981-84). Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama '93) - Clemson attempting to improve to 36-0 against - Wide receiver Justyn Ross (1,891) needing 109 Years as a full-time college coach (inc. GA)* 26 Winning seasons (HC & Asst. & GA)* 26 Football Championship Subdivision teams since the receiving yards to become the 16th player in school history to reach 2,000 career receiving yards. Bowl seasons (HC & Asst. & GA)* 22 NCAA formed the division prior to the 1978 season. Record as an assistant coach 106-58-1 (.645) - Punter Will Spiers starting his 58th game to break - Clemson attempting to add to its national-best 47-1 Record as a head coach^ 140-34 (.805) record at home in the College Football Playoff era (since the school record held by tackle Mitch Hyatt (57 from Home 79-7 (.919) 2014).