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Two Tigers named to Walter Camp Watch List

The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced today that Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee and wide receiver Justyn Ross have been named as two of 35 players to watch for the 2021 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. The Walter Camp Football …

The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced today that Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee and wide receiver Justyn Ross have been named as two of 35 players to watch for the 2021 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of 35 “players to watch” for its 2021 Player of the Year award, the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade.

There are 25 offensive players (13 quarterbacks, eight running backs and four receivers/tight ends) on the preseason watch list along with 10 from the defensive side of the ball. In all, 29 schools and 11 conferences (including independents) are represented on the list with Iowa State having four players on the list. Defending national champion Alabama has two players on the watch list, along with Notre Dame and Clemson.

“We are proud to continue the great work of Walter Camp and recognize the best college football players in the nation,” Foundation president Mario Coppola said. “This watch list is a great start to what is shaping up to be another exciting year of college football.”

The watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in mid-November. The 2021 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 130 NCAA Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced live on ESPN on Thursday, December 9. The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation’s 55th annual national awards banquet on January 15, 2022 in New Haven, Conn.

Please note: Appearing on the preseason Watch List is not a requirement for a player to win the Walter Camp award or be named to the All-America team.

2021 Walter Camp Player of Year Preseason Players to Watch

Will Anderson, LB, Alabama
Tank Bigsby, RB, Auburn
Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson
Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
Matt Corrall, QB, Ole Miss
Dustin Crum, QB, Kent State
Jayden Daniels, QB, Arizona State
JT Daniels, QB, Georgia
Dillon Gabriel, QB, UCF
Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
Cade Hall, DE, San Jose State
Kyle Hamilton, DB, Notre Dame
Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina
Mohamed Ibrahim, RB, Minnesota
Brandon Joseph, DB, Northwestern
D’Eriq King, QB, Miami
Charlie Kolar, TE, Iowa State
DeMarvin Leal, DL, Texas A&M
Grayson McCall, QB, Coastal Carolina
John Metchie, WR, Alabama
Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA
Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
Michael Peniz, QB, Indiana
Brock Purdy, QB, Iowa State
Spencer Rattler, QB, Oklahoma
Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
Bijuan Robinson, RB, Texas
Mike Rose, LB, Iowa State
Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson
Kedon Slovis, QB, USC
Derek Stingley, DB, LSU
Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, Oregon
Demetrius Taylor, DE, Appalachian State
Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame
Malik Willis, QB, Liberty

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side.

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8 Tigers named to Preseason All-ACC Football Team

Clemson’s football team had eight Tigers named to the Preseason All-ACC Football team, which the conference announced Tuesday morning. In all, Clemson had more players named to the media’s All-ACC Preseason Team than any other school in the …

Clemson’s football team had eight Tigers named to the Preseason All-ACC Football team, which the conference announced Tuesday morning.

In all, Clemson had more players named to the media’s All-ACC Preseason Team than any other school in the conference. Preseason honors were determined by a vote of 147 media members, including several who were credentialed for last week’s ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, N.C.

Six of Clemson’s preseason All-ACC selections came on the defensive side. The Tigers led the conference in total defense last season (326.8 total yards per game) and were second in scoring defense (20.2 points per contest).

Wide receiver Justyn Ross and offensive tackle Jordan McFadden were named to the offense by the media that cover the ACC, while defensive tackles Bryan Bresee and Tyler Davis, along with defensive end Myles Murphy, linebacker James Skalski, safety Nolan Turner and cornerback Andrew Booth were named to the defensive team.

Bresee was the only defensive player on the All-ACC team to receive votes for ACC Player of the Year. He led all players in the balloting with 120 votes and record eight votes for Player of the Year. His eight votes were two more than quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei, who received six votes.

North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell was tabbed as the media’s pick to win Player of the Year honors. Howell received 118 votes at the quarterback position to lead all offensive players in the Preseason All-ACC Team balloting. He is joined in the preseason All-ACC backfield by running backs Zonovan Knight of NC State and Mataeo Durant of Duke.

Clemson’s Ross, Boston College’s Zay Flowers and Wake Forest’s Jaquarii Roberson form a potent wideout trio, and Virginia Tech tight end James Mitchell completes the receiving corps. Georgia Tech’s Jahmyr Gibbs was chosen as the all-purpose back.

Ross caught 112 passes for 1,865 yards and 17 touchdowns in his first two college seasons before missing last season due to injury. Flowers’ nine touchdown catches led all ACC receivers in 2020, and Roberson’s 102.9 receiving yards per game were a league high.

Boston College boasts a pair of preseason All-ACC offensive linemen in center Alec Lindstrom and guard Zion Johnson. They are joined by NC State tackle Ikem Ekwonu, Clemson’s McFadden and North Carolina guard Joshua Ezeudu.

Ross (110 votes) and Flowers (101) joined Howell among the leading vote-getters on the offensive unit.

NC State’s Payton Wilson, who joined Bresee on the 2020 All-ACC team, joins Skalski and Virginia’s Nick Jackson on the preseason All-ACC linebacking corps. Virginia Tech defensive end Amare’ Barno, North Carolina cornerback Tony Grimes and Miami safety Bubba Bolden complete the first-team defense.

Clemson’s Murphy (108 votes) and Miami’s Bolden (100) joined Bresee among defensive players hitting the century mark in the balloting, and NC State’s Wilson received 99 votes.

Wake Forest veteran Nick Sciba (third-most accurate in ACC history with a career field-goal conversion rate of .891) received the nod as placekicker. Preseason All-ACC punter Lou Hedley returns to Miami after ranking second among FBS players with an average of 47.2 yards per kick in 2020. Gibbs was a dual choice at specialist after leading Georgia Tech in all-purpose yards (968) and scoring (seven TDs) in 2020 despite missing three games due to injury.

2021 Preseason All-ACC Football Team

(Total votes in parenthesis)

Offense

QB        Sam Howell, North Carolina (118)

RB        Zonovan Knight, NC State (96)

RB        Mataeo Durant, Duke (49)

WR       Justyn Ross, Clemson (110)

WR       Zay Flowers, Boston College (101)

WR       Jaquarii Roberson, Wake Forest (80)

TE         James Mitchell, Virginia Tech (77)

AP        Jahmyr Gibbs, Georgia Tech (56)

OT        Ikem Ekwonu, NC State (83)

OT        Jordan McFadden, Clemson (53)

OG       Zion Johnson, Boston College (82)

OG       Joshua Ezeudu, North Carolina (56)

C           Alec Lindstrom, Boston College (77)

Defense

DE        Myles Murphy, Clemson (108)

DE        Amare’ Barno, Virginia Tech (63)

DT        Bryan Bresee, Clemson (120)

DT        Tyler Davis, Clemson (53)

LB         Payton Wilson, NC State (99)

LB         James Skalski, Clemson (95)

LB         Nick Jackson, Virginia (37)

CB        Andrew Booth Jr., Clemson (86)

CB        Tony Grimes, North Carolina (55)

S           Bubba Bolden, Miami (100)

S           Nolan Turner, Clemson (85)

Special Teams

PK        Nick Sciba, Wake Forest (69)

P           Lou Hedley, Miami (84)

SP         Jahmyr Gibbs, Georgia Tech (60)

Preseason Player of the Year

  1. Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina, 114
  2. D’Eriq King, QB, Miami, 11
  3. Bryan Bresee, DE, Clemson, 8
  4. D.J. Uiagalelei, QB, Clemson, 6
  5. Phil Jurkovec, QB, Boston College, 3
  6. Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College, 2
  7. Jahmyr Gibbs, AP, Georgia Tech, 2

–ACC Communications contributed to this story

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Sugar Bowl key matchup: Ohio State guard Wyatt Davis versus Clemson DT Bryan Bresee

A key matchup in the Sugar Bowl between Ohio State and Clemson will be with Wyatt Davis against Bryan Bresee. We breakdown this matchup.

Ohio State has one of the better offensive lines in college football, but the Buckeyes will need all-hands-on-deck against a strong and fast Clemson defensive line. The left defensive tackle, freshman, Bryan Bresee has been really good for Clemson this season with three sacks (one a safety) and a forced fumble. Standing at 6-foot, 5′-inches, and 300-pounds, Bresee is a tall rangy defensive tackle who can get upfield quickly.

For Ohio State, offensive lineman Wyatt Davis is considered one of the best guards in college football and has the technique and power to match up against Bresee pretty well. The first team All-American has a great first punch and quick feet to slide to pick up blocks along the front. He can shed blocks well to get into the second level in the run game.

If Davis can get his hands on Bresee, he should be able to divert a lot of what Bresee wants to do off the line and neutralize him more often than not. Where Bresee can cause problems is the way Clemson schemes its looks. The Tigers’ coaching staff likes to use stunts and twists to keep offensive linemen from landing the first punch quickly.

Luckily for Ohio State Harry Miller is the other guard. He and center Josh Myers are both good enough at their positions to pick up the twists and stunts quickly. However, should Myers and Justin Fields not adjust the blocking scheme properly, Clemson could cause some havoc on the line. The key will be Wyatt Davis getting into the chest of Bresee quickly on the snap to slow everything down.

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Davis’ ability will help the Buckeyes even more in the running game as he should be able to open lanes up on Bresee and get to the linebackers quickly. Should Clemson push the linebackers down, hot routes and slants over the middle will become available. It will all start with Myers and Fields adjusting the blocking scheme and Fields seeing the defense quickly.

Ohio State vs. Clemson College Football Playoff semifinal preview and prediction

Which Clemson Tigers could give Notre Dame problems today?

Clemson Tigers including D.J. Uiagalelei, Baylon Spector, Jackson Carman, Bryan Bresee, Myles Murphy and Amari Rodgers could give Notre Dame problems.

We all know Trevor Lawrence would normally be at the top of this list, but due to ACC protocols after a positive COVID-19 test, the Clemson star quarterback will watch from the sidelines. Dabo Swinney has finally gotten his recruiting to acumen to match his on-field status, since ’17 each of his classes have been ranked inside the top 10 according to the 247Sports composite team rankings. The Tigers have plenty of talent on both sides of the ball. Here are a few of them that you should be hearing their names called early and often.

Notre Dame vs. Clemson: Positional breakdown advantages

A breakdown of each position for Notre Dame and Clemson and who has the advantage.

This is the game of the year in the ACC, if not all college football, at least in the regular season. No. 1 Clemson travels to South Bend to take on No. 4 Notre Dame. This highly anticipated game will feature a number of future NFL stars.

A look at each position and which team has the advantage in Saturday’s huge contest.

Don’t forget to take a look at each of our tales of the tape as well (wide receivers, running backs, and quarterbacks)

(Some photo’s courtesy of Notre Dame Athletics)

Early Signing Period: Top 100 Composite Football Player Recruiting rankings for Class of 2020

With Early Signing Period upon us, the 2020 Composite Football Recruiting Rankings have been released. Here are USA TODAY’s top 100 players.

With the Early Signing Period upon us, take a look at the nation’s top 100 players according to the USA TODAY High School Sports Composite Player Rankings.

The composite represents the average rankings of the three major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals along with the USA TODAY Chosen 25. The lower the average the better. For players who are not ranked by a particular service, the player receives a maximum number +10 based on the way players are ranked for each site beyond the last player (310 for ESPN, and 260 for Rivals, 35 for Chosen 25).

Check out the top 100 in the gallery below.

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