Good morning Clemson Nation! Here is today’s Clemson Tigers News.
Scoreboard
Clemson Men’s Soccer 1, West Virginia 0: The Mountaineers made their fanbase proud with a solid effort, but Clemson played the beautiful game and came up with a victory in the College Cup semifinal.
Both sides had opportunities in the first half, but it wasn’t until the 37th minute that the Tiges found the net off the foot of Shawn Smart.
Smart delivered the ball to Mohamed Seye, who headed it back inside the box to give Smart a shot. He cranked it into the upper right corner. WVU’s goalkeeper didn’t stand a chance.
And when I say beautiful game, I mean beautiful:
That Smart connection 🤯
— Clemson Men's Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) December 8, 2023
📺 ESPNU | #ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/Lxb7FEXyYC
Joseph Andema had another clean sheet, which is his fourth in the tournament. He has ten for the season.
The Tigers now advance to the College Cup Final on Monday with a chance to collect the program’s fourth national championship. The game will start at 6:00 PM and will be televised on ESPNU and available for streaming in the ESPN app.
As The Portal Turns
The transfer portal has shifted somewhat from ‘who’s entering’ to ‘who’s exiting’.
A little surprise yesterday when former Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen announced his commitment to new head coach Jeff Lebby and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
New beginnings! Let’s work 🐶 pic.twitter.com/yVdisOWaIk
— Blake Shapen (@BShapen) December 9, 2023
Lebby had ample opportunity to scout Shapen as an opposing offensive coordinator in the Big 12, so he must have seen something that made him say Shapen was his guy.
This is one portal destination off the books for quarterbacks, and when spots start to be filled, it came lead to a ripple effect. We could see a run on quarterbacks committing to teams now.
A portal entry that might impact Clemson Football is Tyler Baron, a defensive end from Tennessee.
Tennessee EDGE Tyler Baron (@Tylerbaron23) has entered the NcAA transfer portal, @On3sports has learned.
— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) December 8, 2023
Baron has 101 tackles, 27.0 TFLs, and 13.5 sacks in his career🔥https://t.co/l6HDDPGq0I pic.twitter.com/xqjQlewEvS
Baron has a resume, and the Tigers will be looking for a defensive end in the portal.
Appreciation to Austin Pendergist who tipped us off that Clemson Men’s Basketball ascended to the No. 1 spot in the RPI last night.
Unironically, this might be a top 15 all-time Clemson basketball fandom moment for me. pic.twitter.com/DZ5l6JkmIs
— Austin Pendergist (@apthirteen) December 8, 2023
Congratulations to Shantae Foreman, Annie Lineberger, Kristin Hoffman and Blaik Slavinski for entering the Clemson record books yesterday for Clemson Track and Field.
Officially on the Top-10 list 👏
— Clemson Track & Field 🐾 (@ClemsonTrackXC) December 8, 2023
With a jump of 13.08 in the triple jump, Shantae Foreman enters the top-10 list at No. 8, all-time at Clemson 🤩 pic.twitter.com/UVyu4wxKeB
Add them to the list 👀
— Clemson Track & Field 🐾 (@ClemsonTrackXC) December 8, 2023
After clearing 3.85m in the pole vault, Annie Lineberger and Kristin Hoffman enter the top-10 list by tying Mandy McLane (2001) for No. 9 overall 🙌 pic.twitter.com/d6W1aC9WyD
NEW RECORD SET‼️
— Clemson Track & Field 🐾 (@ClemsonTrackXC) December 8, 2023
With a first-place time of 2:20.52 in the Men's 1000m run, Blaik Slavinski sets the program record in the event. It is the fastest time in the 1000m in the world so far this year 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZIoGoQGvDb