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Todd Bates (American Football)
Todd Bates (born March 12, 1983) is an American football coach and former defensive end who is currently the co-defensive coordinator and defensive tackles coach at the University of Oklahoma. He previously served as the defensive tackles coach and recruiting coordinator at Clemson University from 2018 to 2021 Bates has established himself as one of top college football recruiters in the country, winning the Rivals Recruiter of the Year award in 2019. Playing career Bates was a four-year defensive end at Alabama from 2001 to 2004, and was a co-captain in his senior year, winning SEC defensive lineman of the week for his performance in the Crimson Tide's game against Southern Miss. He signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and spent two seasons with the team before retiring due to a number of injuries. Coaching career Early career Bates began his coaching career at Talladega High School in Alabama as an assistant before moving on to Oxford High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemson Tigers Football
The Clemson Tigers are the American football team at Clemson University. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In recent years, the Tigers have been ranked among the most elite college football programs in the United States. Formed in 1896, the program has over 750 wins and three consensus national championships in the modern era. Clemson was a College Football Playoff finalist in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019, winning the championship game over Alabama in 2016 and 2018. Clemson has had six undefeated seasons, six consecutive playoff appearances, 26 conference championships, and eight divisional titles. Its alumni includes over 100 All-Americans, 17 Academic All-Americans and over 250 players in the National Football League. Clemson has had eight members inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: players Banks McFadden, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team
The 2004 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's 72nd season in the SEC. The Crimson Tide were led by head coach Mike Shula who was entering his second season as head coach. They began their season with trying to improve from a 4–9 (2–6) record from the 2003 season. The 2004 squad finished the season with a record of 6–6 following a loss to Minnesota in the Music City Bowl. The team began the 2004 season at 3–0 with blowout victories over Utah State, Mississippi, and Western Carolina. The Tide's starting quarterback Brodie Croyle was injured during the Western Carolina game and lost for the season. Without him, the team struggled to find consistent offense against SEC opponents Arkansas and South Carolina. The team rebounded to have multiple blowouts victories in three of the next four games, only losing to rival Tennessee. The season ended on a three-game slide, losi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I. ACC football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-five sports with many of its member institutions held in high regard nationally. Current members of the conference are Boston College, Clemson University, Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Florida State University, North Carolina State University, Syracuse University, the University of Louisville, the University of Miami, the University of North Carolina, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Wake Forest University. ACC teams and athletes have claimed dozens of national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions. The original use of the term ''All-America'' seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and published in ''This Week's Sports''. Football pioneer Walter Camp also began selecting All-America teams in the 1890s and was recognized as the official selector in the early years of the 20th century. NCAA recognition As of 2009, the College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), ''The Sporting News'' (''TSN''), ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI''), ''Pro Football Weekly'' (''PFW''), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), ''College Football News'' (''CFN''), ProFootballFocus (PFF), Rivals.com, and Scout.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Bryant
Austin Bryant (born November 12, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. Early years Bryant attended Thomas County Central High School in Thomasville, Georgia. He committed to Clemson University to play college football. College career As a true freshman at Clemson in 2015, Bryant played in 13 games, recording 22 tackles and 1.5 sacks. He missed the first six games of his sophomore season in 2016, due to a foot injury. He returned from the injury and recorded 12 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Bryant became a starter for the first time his junior year in 2017. Professional career Detroit Lions Bryant was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2019. He was designated for return on October 30, 2019, and began practicing with the team again. He was activated on November 20, 2019. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clelin Ferrell
Clelin Ferrell (born May 17, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Personal life Son to Cleavester and Faye Ferrell, both in the military. Ferrell has four brothers and four sisters, all at least 10 years older than him. His parents enrolled Clelin at Benedictine College Preparatory, a private military academy in Richmond, Virginia, because they believed that he needed some more structure. Clelin’s father, Cleavester, died from cancer in March 2012, when Clelin was a freshman in high school. The entire Benedictine junior varsity team attended the funeral to show their support. Clelin committed to play college football at Clemson nearly three months before he would tear his ACL, which caused him to miss his senior football season. Ferrell was still ranked as the fifth best prospect in the state, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Lawrence
Dexter Lawrence II (born November 12, 1997), nicknamed "Sexy Dexy", is an American football nose tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. In 2015, he concluded his high school football career at Wake Forest High School in Wake Forest. He was ranked as the No. 2 recruit in college football's incoming Class of 2016. High school career Lawrence played his whole high school career at Wake Forest High School. During his high school career, he had 28.0 sacks, 204 tackles, 6 forced fumbles and 1 interception. Recruiting Lawrence was seen as the best prospect to ever come out of the state of North Carolina. He considered multiple schools, including Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Alabama Crimson Tide and NC State Wolfpack. In the end he signed with Clemson. College career In 2016, Lawrence played in 12 games for the Tigers at defensive tackle. Throughout the regular season, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wilkins
Christian Wilkins (born December 20, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early years Wilkins originally attended Framingham High School. He is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts before transferring to Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut after his freshman year. In 35 games in high school he had 253 tackles and 28.5 sacks. Wilkins was rated as a five-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in his class. He committed to play college football at Clemson University. College career As a freshman at Clemson in 2015, Wilkins played in 15 games with one start and had 33 tackles and two sacks. As a sophomore in 2016, he was named an All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Wilkins was part of the Clemson team t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Venables
Thomas Brent Venables (born December 18, 1970) is an American football coach who is the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Clemson University from 2012 to 2021. Venables played college football at Kansas State University as a linebacker from 1991 to 1992. Prior to his tenure at Oklahoma, he held various assistant coaching positions at Kansas State University, University of Oklahoma and Clemson University. Venables was awarded the Broyles Award in 2016. Playing career From 1989 to 1990, Venables played linebacker at Garden City Community College then at Kansas State University under head coach Bill Snyder from 1991 to 1992. Coaching career Early career In 1993, Venables began his coaching career at Kansas State University as a graduate assistant. In 1996, Venables was promoted to linebackers coach and served in that capacity until 1998. Oklahoma In 1999, Venables began coaching at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dabo Swinney
William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney (; born November 20, 1969) is an American football coach, currently serving as the head coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over midway through the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden. Swinney has led them to national championships in 2016 and 2018, and trails only Frank Howard for the most wins by a head coach in Clemson history. On September 8, 2022, Swinney signed a new contract extension that keeps him the head coach of the Clemson Tigers through the 2031 football season and pays him $115 million over the duration of the contract. This makes him the second-highest paid college football coach, behind only Nick Saban. Playing career Swinney was raised in Pelham, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama, where he joined the Crimson Tide football program as a walk-on wide receiver in 1989. He earned a scholarship and lettered on three teams (1990–1992), including the Crimson Tide's 1992 National Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Hobby
Marion Hobby (born November 7, 1966 in Irondale, Alabama) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). Playing career Hobby played college football at the University of Tennessee under head coach Johnny Majors. While at Tennessee he was a three-year starter and a First-team All-SEC pick in 1989. He was also named to Tennessee's 100th anniversary team. He was drafted in the third-round of 1990 NFL Draft with the 74th overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings traded him to the New England Patriots, where he played for three seasons. Coaching career Hobby started coaching 1995 at the University of Tennessee-Martin as a strength and conditioning coach. Over the next few years he coached with Louisiana-Lafayette, and Tennessee. He spent five seasons as the defensive line coach for Ole Miss between 1999 and 2004. Hobby coached the defensive ends for the Clemson Tigers for the 2005 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grass (American Football)
John Clyde Grass (born February 29, 1968) is an American football coach. He is the former head football coach at the Jacksonville State University, a position he held from 2014 until 2021. Grass joined the coaching staff of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in 2013 as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator under Bill Clark. He previously coached high school football in the state of Alabama for over two decades. Grass was born in Ashville, Alabama. Since he was born on February 29 (commonly known as a "leap year baby"), his date of birth is recognized as February 28. Coaching career Grass was named head coach of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in 2014 after Bill Clark left to fill a coaching vacancy at UAB. During the 2014 regular season, the Gamecocks went 10–1 and received the #3 seed in NCAA Division I Football Championship. They won the Ohio Valley Conference outright for the first time. During the 2015 season, the Gamecocks again won the OVC Championship out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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