Clemson Tigers News: Ousmane Sylla, Hunter Helms, new PWO commitment
By John Chancey
Todayβs Events
Clemson Menβs Basketball vs North Carolina: 12:00 PM at Littlejohn Coliseum
Read Marty Colemanβs preview of the game here.
Ousmane Sylla wins MAC Hermann Award
The MAC Hermann Award is annually given to the most outstanding menβs and womenβs college soccer players in the nation. It is the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy for college football.
This seasonβs award has been bestowed upon Ousmane Sylla from Clemson Menβs Soccer.
πππππππ πππππ ππ ππππ ππππ'π ππππππ ππ πππ πππ πππππππ ππππππ! #NCAASoccer x @ClemsonMSoccer pic.twitter.com/iTrawCbkpw
β NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) January 6, 2024
Sylla led the Tigers to their fourth national championship in 2023, scoring 13 goals and 10 assists. He scored the game-winner in the national championship match against Notre Dame.
MAC stands for Missouri Athletic Club and it is named after Bob Hermann, who was an executive with the North American Soccer League.
Sylla is the fourth player in program history to win the MAC Hermann.
π Bruce Murray - 1987
β Clemson Athletics (@ClemsonTigers) January 6, 2024
π Wojtek Krakowiak - 1998
π Robbie Robinson - 2019
π Ousmane Sylla - 2023
Four of the best players in program history for @ClemsonMSoccer!π§‘β½οΈ pic.twitter.com/HLoTnKWdv9
In other Clemson Tigers News....
Former Clemson quarterback Hunter Helms has found his new program.
A two-time ACC Champion is coming to Kingston π@HH_7251 | #3MoreFeet pic.twitter.com/iqInKAMnQH
β Rhody Football (@RhodyFootball) January 5, 2024
Helms is a former walk-on at Clemson who earned a scholarship and was Cade Klubnikβs primary backup in 2023.
The Tigers received a commitment from a preferred walk-on linebacker.
Blessed to announce that I am committed to Clemson University!! Huge thank you to my family, coaches, teammates, and trainers for helping me get to this point. #ALLIN pic.twitter.com/OZEoQhd2Hn
β Billy Wilkes (@BillyWilkes10) January 5, 2024
Billy Wilkes is from Charlotte, North Carolina, and played at Providence High School.
One of the first preseason polls for college baseball has been released and Clemson Baseball is included.
.@PGCollegeBall ππππ πππππππππ πππ ππ πhttps://t.co/8bkuJQR7fQ pic.twitter.com/dB87eOCyjd
β Perfect Game USA (@PerfectGameUSA) January 5, 2024
Six ACC teams are included, the other five being No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 10 Virginia, No. 14 UNC, No. 19 NC State and No. 23 Duke. Future ACC program Stanford was ranked at No. 12.
Clemson Football freshman Sammy Brown has racked up another high school honor.
Congratulations to @sammybrown_ for being named the winner of the All-American Bowlβs Defensive Player of the Year Award.#ALLIN#AABCO2ON4TION ππΉπ#AllAmericanBowl πΊπΈ pic.twitter.com/ypkHkAVnVC
β All-American Bowl (@AABonNBC) January 6, 2024
ACC opponent North Carolina recently parted ways with defensive coordinator Gene Chizik, who was once the head coach at Auburn. The Tar Heels are targeting another former head coach to replace him.
Source: North Carolina is targeting former Georgia Tech and Temple coach Geoff Collins to be its next defensive coordinator, replacing Gene Chizik. Collins last served as a defensive coordinator in 2016 at Florida. @JohnDBrice1 first reported.
β Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) January 5, 2024
Geoff Collins was the head coach who had the task of shifting Georgia Tech from the triple option of Paul Johnson. He infamously had his team transport weights to his first game in Death Valley so his players could lift them on the sidelines.
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