Clemson Football: 11 biggest villains in Tiger history

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Biggest villains in Clemson football history: 4. Todd Ellis

Now, some may argue that Todd Ellis should be anywhere as high as No. 1 on this list. But, the reason he’s not as high is because he simply hasn’t done much- besides make laughable comments- to warrant being on this list.

Ellis had just one win (1987) and one tie (1986) against the Tigers. During his junior and senior seasons, though, Ellis was a part of South Carolina teams that lost to Clemson by a combined score of 74-10. Though he is considered by many to be one of the greatest Gamecock QBs of all-time, he finished his career completing just 55.3 percent of his passes for 49 touchdowns and 73 interceptions.

Clemson fans probably wouldn’t even remember Ellis had it not been for him taking over the position as play-by-play announcer for Gamecock football. And, of course, he produced this little gem as a result:

"“Clemson is scared to death of Will Muschamp’s progress,” Ellis said. “We are the up and coming team. They are cycling out. We’re cycling in. That’s a big part of the fear from the Tigers right now.”"

That simple quote put Ellis on this board, but he certainly falls more in the ‘Jake Bentley’ variety of villains than the next few on this list.

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