After Cade Klubnik’s MVP performance off the bench in the ACC Championship Game against North Carolina last year, I reflected on the great Tiger performances off the bench during my career at Clemson. It is a long period of time, as I saw my first Clemson game in 1977 as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Notre Dame. It is fitting that I am authoring this piece for the North Carolina game, because three of my top examples have been against the Tar Heels. The following list is written in chronological order.
Clemson and South Carolina both had “comeback” seasons under second-year nationally known head coaches in 2000. The Tigers won their first eight games and reached a No. 5 ranking in the AP poll under Tommy Bowden. South Carolina started 7-1 under Lou Holtz, with the only loss coming at Alabama.
Dantzler, the first quarterback in NCAA history to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in a single season, will be inducted into the state athletic hall of fame Monday.
The South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame announced today that former Clemson quarterback Woodrow Dantzler and former Clemson men's golf coach Larry Penley have been named as part of the organization's induction class of 2023.More information from the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame is included below.COLUMBIA, S.C. (January 30, 2023) – University of South Carolina wide receiver Robert Brooks, Clemson University quarterback Woody Dantzler and late Negro League baseball legend Chino Smith highlight the eight-member South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame’s (SCAHOF) induction class of 2023. Also being enshrined are University of South Carolina soccer coach Mark Berson and Track & Field star Dawn Ellerbe, Georgia Tech and Macedonia High School quarterback Joe Hamilton, Columbia native and NBA standout Jermaine O’Neal and Clemson University men’s golf coach Larry Penley."We have another impressive class that will be enshrined in our state's hall of fame in M