The Clemson Dubcast

The Clemson Dubcast episodes:

• 04.12.2024

  Patrick Sapp

  Patrick Sapp played football at Clemson, and now he's watching his 19-year-old son Josh play football at Clemson. What makes it most special is Patrick's 7-year-old son Miles gets to watch it all as the family makes memories of a lifetime. Sapp...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Jerome Hall

  Jerome Hall is less busy than he used to be, having given up his job as a college referee a year ago after 20 years. Yet he still teaches at RD Anderson Applied Technology Center from 8 AM to 3 PM...

  
• 03.26.2024

  Cliff Ellis

  Had he not chosen the coaching profession, Cliff Ellis could've easily spent his life as a professional musician. In the mid-1960s, his group The Villagers was a sensation and even recorded at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Ellis remembers...

  
• 03.21.2024

  Tommy West

  Tommy West has decided it's time to hang up his whistle after more than four decades in the coaching profession. "It's a young man's game now," said the 69-year-old West, who was on Rick Stockstill's fired staff at Middle Tennessee State. West...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Thad Turnipseed

  A decade ago, Thad Turnipseed left Alabama to join Dabo Swinney at Clemson and played a major role in turning the Tigers' football program into a cutting-edge operation on numerous levels. Turnipseed, who spent 18 months at Oklahoma under Brent Venables,...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Dabo Swinney and Cade Klubnik

  Dabo Swinney sits down to discuss the progress of his team a week into spring practice. Swinney reflects on the talent of freshman receiver Bryant Wesco and what he could bring to an offense in desperate need of playmaking. Cade Klubnik enters...

  
• 02.26.2024

  Gene Sapakoff

  Last week, Gene Sapakoff announced he's leaving The Post and Courier after 38 years at the Charleston newspaper. One of the strange elements of his departure: The leadership at the paper hasn't given him an opportunity to write a farewell column...

  
• 02.21.2024

  Grayson Mann and Toby Corriston

  In many ways, the media and journalism industry has become almost totally disfigured over the past two decades. Yet inside Clemson's Sports Communication program there are students who find a multitude of ways to distinguish themselves. Grayson Mann is a senior who...

  
• 02.09.2024

  Paul Strelow

  Paul Strelow, longtime recruiting reporter and analyst for Tigerillustrated.com, is also a family man and a father of five. He's been fully devoted to the lives of his children over the years, and that's included serving as a coach of their...

  
• 02.01.2024

  Mike Noonan

  Mike Noonan, fresh off Clemson's second men's soccer national title in three years, joins The Dubcast to reflect on the journey. In August of 2022, Noonan lost his father. And then this past November his mother passed away as Noonan and...

  
• 01.29.2024

  Billy Davis

  Billy Davis rejoins The Dubcast to share what it's like having a daughter on the verge of completing a student-athlete career as a swimmer at the University of Kentucky. Davis, one of the few Clemson fans who was fully behind Dabo...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Chris Low

  Chris Low, longtime chronicler of college football for ESPN.com, joins The Dubcast to reflect on the recent monumental events at Alabama. Low, who broke the news that Nick Saban was retiring, said he received a tip about two hours before Saban...

  
• 01.13.2024

  C.D. Davies of the 110 Society

  C.D. Davies of the 110 Society joins The Dubcast for an extended conversation about the complicated, murky world of NIL in college football. Davies believes the common narratives about Dabo Swinney being against NIL do not comport with reality, and a...

  
• 01.09.2024

  Mickey Plyler

  Mickey Plyler joins The Dubcast to reflect on Michigan winning the national title and what it means. Is Jim Harbaugh really as bad a guy as the general college football populace believes? Should Clemson fans, who have often seen their own...

  
• 01.01.2024

  Best of 2023 (Part 2)

  We look back at some of the best interview segments from The Clemson Dubcast in 2023. In Part 2 we feature David Pollack, Jeff Scott and Lucas Glover. Pollack reflects on what it was like to lose his job at ESPN, and...

  
• 12.27.2023

  Best of 2023 (Part 1)

  We look back at some of the best interview segments from The Clemson Dubcast in 2023. In Part 1 we feature Tim Cowan, Holden Thorp and Eric Mac Lain. Cowan, a Clemson graduate, became a bit of a celebrity when he was...

  
• 12.21.2023

  Dabo Swinney on NSD

  Dabo Swinney had two extended media appearances on National Signing Day to discuss his signings for the 2024 recruiting class. Swinney visited with Adam Gorney of Rivals.com, then sat with the media who cover Clemson. Swinney speaks extensively on his portal philosophy,...

  
• 12.14.2023

  Rick Stockstill

  Former longtime Clemson assistant coach Rick Stockstill joins the podcast to reflect on life after 18 years as Middle Tennessee State's head coach. Stockstill was fired in late November, and he says his main objective now is trying to find jobs...

  
• 12.06.2023

  Matt Connolly

  Longtime Clemson chronicler Matt Connolly joins the podcast to reflect on what it's like working normal hours now after years of being a one-man show covering the Tigers, and basically being on call at all times as he reacted to...

  
• 11.22.2023

  Ellis Johnson

  Ellis Johnson has been on both sides of the Clemson-South Carolina rivalry. As Tommy West's defensive coordinator from 1994-96, Johnson remembers facilities that were so bad that the Tigers once tried to practice in a nearby livestock arena. "That lasted about 40...

  
• 11.16.2023

  Laura Rigney, mother of Tristan Leigh

  When Laura Rigney learned her son was probably going to be good enough at football to play in college, she began making plans to move with him wherever he ended up. So in 2021 when Leigh left for Clemson, Laura sold...

  
• 11.09.2023

  Todd Summers

  Not a minute goes wasted for Todd Summers on fall Saturdays as he grinds to fulfill duties for both the WSPA news show and the Dabo Swinney coach's show that is filmed and edited after the game. Summers frequently travels with...

  
• 11.01.2023

  Mickey Plyler

  Mickey Plyler joins The Dubcast for an hour-plus-long conversation that features very little talk about Clemson's defeat at N.C. State, and not a lot of talk about the Tigers' 4-4 start. And therein, perhaps, lies the genius of Dabo Swinney bringing...

  
• 10.27.2023

  Eric Mac Lain

  Eric Mac Lain's job with the ACC Network and ESPN is calling things like he sees them on the football field. And of late, that's meant calling out the program that he loves and played for. Mac Lain, who played his final...

  
• 10.21.2023

  Reggie Merriweather

  Reggie Merriweather has a rather indelible memory of being recruited by Clemson. Tommy Bowden and assistant Rick Stockstill stopped by his home in North Augusta on a Sunday.  As the two coaches and the Merriweather family watched NFL football, Bowden took off...

  
• 10.12.2023

  Jad Dean

  Given the torment and abuse he suffered for years after his missed field goal late against South Carolina in 2006, it's a surprise to hear that Jad Dean is currently as big a message-board junkie as anyone. Dean is an avid...

  
• 10.04.2023

  Tim Cowan and Chapel Fowler

  Tim Cowan's seats at Death Valley are so low in the north lower deck that leaving via the field is his preferred route after every game. It beats having to wait until all the foot traffic clears from the steps...

  
• 09.22.2023

  DeAndre McDaniel

  When he was a third-grader living in the projects of Tallahassee, DeAndre McDaniel learned his mother was taken to jail yet again. From there it took a village to keep McDaniel on the straight and narrow, as his grandmother Dot and...

  
• 09.20.2023

  Jeff Scott

  Jeff Scott has coached on some of the highest-pressure stages imaginable -- five consecutive playoff trips from 2015 to 2019, four national championship games, and a load of other important games during the regular seasons. He finds that the pressure of...

  
• 09.14.2023

  David Pollack

  David Pollack spent more than a decade carving a stellar reputation as a no-nonsense, entertaining presence with ESPN's college football coverage. And then he received a call this past offseason that he couldn't believe: He was laid off with a large group...

  
• 09.05.2023

  Matt Bockhorst

  Matt Bockhorst was one of many people close to the team who bought into the offseason optimism about Garrett Riley and Cade Klubnik helping transform the mindset of not just the offense but the entire program. There was an air of...

  
• 09.01.2023

  Lucas Glover

  After a crucial penalty call went against Clemson late in a 2007 loss at Georgia Tech, Lucas Glover threw his remote control through the screen of his brand-new HD television set. Yeah, you might say he's a big fan of his...

  
• 08.23.2023

  Holden Thorp

  As the chancellor at the University of North Carolina from 2008 to 2013, Holden Thorp was front-and-center for some seismic athletics-related events. When he took the job he thought his main mission from trustees was to make UNC more like MIT...

  
• 08.17.2023

  Jim Barker

  As not just the former president of Clemson University, but the former chairman of the ACC's Council of Presidents, Jim Barker had a front-row seat to many of the major conference realignment movements of the past. That institutional knowledge gives him...

  
• 08.11.2023

  Kyle Richardson and Mickey Conn

  We present the final two installments of our interviews with Clemson's assistant coaches. Kyle Richardson is entering his second season as the Tigers' tight ends coach and passing-game coordinator. Even after losing Davis Allen, he has high hopes for a group...

  
• 08.02.2023

  Mike Reed and Lemanski Hall

  Clemson's assistant coaches recently visited with the media for an extended period. We present the uncut audio from the sessions with Mike Reed and Lemanski Hall. Reed is preparing for his 11th season as Clemson's cornerbacks coach, and is a valuable member...

  
• 07.26.2023

  Nick Eason and C.J. Spiller

  Clemson assistant coaches Nick Eason and C.J. Spiller sit down for extended interviews to discuss the 2023 season. Eason, in his second year as defensive tackles coach, oversees a loaded position group that includes freshman phenom Peter Woods. The interior defensive...

  
• 07.22.2023

  Thomas Austin and Tyler Grisham

  We present the uncut audio from this week's media sessions featuring Clemson's coaches. Thomas Austin, preparing for his second season in charge of the Tigers' offensive line, reflects on the quest for depth up front after the line had very little...

  
• 07.20.2023

  Wes Goodwin and Garrett Riley

  We present the uncut audio from Wes Goodwin and Garrett Riley visiting with the Clemson media earlier this week. Goodwin shares what it was like to be thrown into the defensive coordinator fire with no previous play-calling experience. He said the 2022...

  
• 07.12.2023

  K’Von Wallace

  K'Von Wallace is back in Clemson this summer training.  He says most players don't go back to their alma maters to work out. But his love of Clemson, coupled with the resources the football program makes available to its former players...

  
• 07.05.2023

  Brad Brownell

  It’s been a busy summer for Brad Brownell, who’s preparing for his 14th season at Clemson. He and assistant Billy Donlon pulled off the coup of landing Syracuse guard Joe Girard out of the transfer portal. Then Brownell waited anxiously as a fully-healthy P.J. Hall turned...

  
• 06.28.2023

  Melanie Hall

  Melanie Hall, mother of Clemson star basketball player P.J. Hall, joins the podcast to tell the story of her son as he grew up in a family of high-level athletes. Melanie, who played college basketball at College of Charleston, reflects on...

  
• 06.15.2023

  Nick Eason, Part 3

  In March, Clemson assistant coach Nick Eason shared his life story in full for the first time when he sat down with Tigerillustrated.com for three-plus hours. The six-part series was published in April and featured an almost breathtaking series of life...

  
• 06.13.2023

  Nick Eason, Part 2

  In March, Clemson assistant coach Nick Eason shared his life story in full for the first time when he sat down with Tigerillustrated.com for three-plus hours. The six-part series was published in April and featured an almost breathtaking series of life...

  
• 06.08.2023

  Nick Eason, Part 1

  In March, Clemson assistant coach Nick Eason shared his life story in full for the first time when he sat down with Tigerillustrated.com for three-plus hours. The six-part series was published in April and featured an almost breathtaking series of life...

  
• 05.26.2023

  Garrett Riley, Wes Goodwin and Thomas Austin

  The full, uncut audio from recent press-conference interviews with first-year offensive coordinator Garrett Riley, second-year defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin, and second-year offensive line coach Thomas Austin.

  
• 05.19.2023

  Grace Raynor

  One of Grace Raynor's first experiences covering Clemson was for a football game some folks might remember -- in Tampa, featuring the Tigers and Crimson Tide playing for the national championship. Raynor still shudders at her harrowing experience writing on a...

  
• 05.11.2023

  Chopping it up with Grayson Mann

  Grayson Mann is a rising senior at Clemson and an aspiring sports journalist. In addition to working for Tigerillustrated.com as an intern, Mann has his own podcast on which he's interviewed various Clemson football and basketball players. On this episode, Clemson Dubcast...

  
• 05.05.2023

  Nick Eason, C.J. Spiller, Tyler Grisham

  The full audio of recent press conferences featuring Clemson defensive tackles coach Nick Eason, running backs coach C.J. Spiller and receivers coach Tyler Grisham. Eason discusses the motivations behind his substantial weight loss since last September, plus the sensation created by...

  
• 04.28.2023

  Roy Philpott

  Roy Philpott has been an ESPN play-by-play announcer for a decade, and occasionally his job will bring him back to the place he went to school and worked. He was back at his alma mater for the recent Clemson spring game,...