Happy Solid Orange Friday! Here is today’s Clemson Tigers News.
Scoreboard
Clemson Volleyball defeats Houston Baptist 3-1 (25-23, 12-25, 25-20, 25-20): Each team took a set before the Tigers took control and won a hard-fought match.
Katie Hurta had nine kills on the day. Audrey Armbruster had 19 assists.
Clemson is now 7-3 overall.
Today’s Games
Clemson Women’s Soccer vs Florida State: 4:00 PM at Historic Riggs Field
Clemson Volleyball vs Tulane: 7:30 PM in New Orleans at the Tulane Invitational
Clemson Men’s Soccer vs Duke: 7:30 PM at Historic Riggs Field
Both Soccer teams will be opening their Atlantic Coast Conference seasons tonight.
Clemson Men’s Tennis begins the Wake Forest Invitational today, running through Sunday 9/17.
Clemson Women’s Tennis begins the Furman Invitational today, running through Sunday 9/17.
2024 Clemson Football commits making headlines
Congratulations to 2024 Clemson Football commit Nolan Hauser for breaking the national record for field goals made in high school with his 57th made field goal.
Hauser kicked a 48 yard field goal Thursday night against North Mecklenburg, which was one yard short of his personal best of 49 yards.
Thursday night in Huntersville, @HoughFB kicker @NolanHauser made a 48-yard field goal against @NorthMeckFB, the 57th of his career, setting a new @NFHS_Org national high school record
— Langston Wertz Jr. (@langstonwertzjr) September 15, 2023
🎥 @shane_connuck pic.twitter.com/xPvmHL8t6o
Another 2024 Tiger commit, Champ Thompson, announced he will be attending the Florida Atlantic game this Saturday.
I will be coming home this Saturday to watch the family go to work In Death Valley #GoTigers🐅 pic.twitter.com/CeMinqOhjg
— Champ Thompson🎯 (@iam_champ7) September 14, 2023
2024 commit Corian Gipson re-affirmed his commitment to Clemson to Rivals and expressed his opinion that this class will accomplish big things.
Rivals100 Clemson commit Corian Gipson is locked in with the Tigers and is ready to get to campus. Says the incoming class will accomplish big things @TIinClemson pic.twitter.com/hvpuH6ga85
— Cole Patterson (@RivalsCole) September 15, 2023
Tristen Rigby got the sideline jumping
Pop Quiz: Which Clemson running back had the highest average yards per rush last Saturday against Charleston Southern?
If you guessed Will Shipley, Phil Mafah or Jay Haynes, you’re wrong.
The answer is walk-on Tristen Rigby, at 20.5 yards per carry. Rigby got his first carry in a Clemson game and busted out a 35 yard run that got his teammates pumped.
One of Dabo Swinney's core tenets of someone being "All In" is having a genuine appreciation for everyone's role. One of the biggest sideline reactions last week came on Tristen Rigby's first career carry, a 35-yarder in his third season on the team.
— Ross Taylor (@ClemsonFBRoss) September 14, 2023
🎥: @ClemsonFB pic.twitter.com/7UFBCZiIzg
Of Rigby, head coach Dabo Swinney said:
“[Rigby] doesn’t get to play much but he’s an incredibly committed kid to the team. To see the team get excited to watch that kid bust a couple runs, that’s what it’s all about.”
Lastly, ESPN’s Rece Davis pondered how the SEC’s start to this season could play out. Not directly Clemson related, but those who suffer from SEC fatigue will find this scenario interesting.
So the SEC has taken lumps in non-conference. Even if it’s unlikely, what about the unthinkable playoff scenario? @CollegeGameDay pod here: https://t.co/yIiG0VPaT4 pic.twitter.com/i2xy3yDnOi
— Rece Davis (@ReceDavis) September 14, 2023