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Joey Batson, Clemson's longtime and iconic strength and conditioning coach, is planning for 2025 to be his final season with the Tigers. In the midst of this news broken today by Tigerillustrated.com, we revisit a 2021 interview we conducted with Batson in his office just months after he underwent open-heart surgery. "Being a coach all these years, you want to push," Batson said then. "You just want to keep pushing. But then you're having to pull yourself back, saying: 'I don't know if that's very smart.'"

Earlier this week, Dabo Swinney wished a happy 80th Birthday to his mother and shared some details of her positively remarkable life story. Five years ago, Tigerillustrated.com sat down with Carol and she told the story in full. A small excerpt: At some point my mother noticed there was something different about how polio had affected me, compared to others. It left me weakened from my waist up and affected my upper body, but not my legs. If polio affected your legs you had no strength or use of them, never growing and never developing any muscles. These people were in big, heavy braces just dragging themselves around. Some were on crutches that held their arms up. At the time I thought: “You know, I'm so thankful.” It was better for your arms to be affected by polio than your legs. I couldn't raise my arms. I couldn't use them. I couldn't use my hands. So at first I was put into body braces that came around my body, under my arms so they could help keep my arms up. And still to this day, you can see the tremors in my hands and the atrophy. That's what polio did to me. So I wore those braces until they would have to be changed, and then I would get a new brace. And that went on and on and on. My upper body was so weak that I developed a bad case of scoliosis, a severe curving of the spine. Because the polio attacked my muscles, I was temporarily paralyzed. And it was drawing me way over to my left side. My body was curved so badly that had I not had corrective surgery and braces, I would have remained curved over had I lived. That's when my mother realized something was wrong, really wrong. Even with the braces, she would take the braces off just to bathe me and put them back on. But my body would still flop to the left. So my mom took me back to the Crippled Children's Clinic and Hospital in Birmingham. My body had to be encased as I continued to grow so it would remain straight until I was old enough to have surgery. I was put in a full body cast and spent 14 months in it. At the time I had long hair; my mother had let it grow out into a long ponytail. And the day they were going to put me in that body cast, they had to cut my ponytail off and basically shave my head. I was almost 9 years old, and I thought that was the most terrifying thing for them to do. My mom wasn't there; they wouldn't allow her to be there with me. She did ask them to save my ponytail. So they did, and they put it into a plastic bag and they gave it to her and she kept it for years. Today we present the audio from that 2019 conversation with Carol. And we join her son in wishing her a happy 80th birthday.  

Earlier this summer we sat down with Brad Brownell for an interview that lasted more than two hours. The full Q&A was published at Tigerillustrated.com in June. Last week was Part 1, and now we present Part 2 of a conversation that touched on a number of topics including Clemson's stirring run to the Elite Eight in last season's NCAA Tournament.

Earlier this summer we sat down with Brad Brownell for an interview that lasted more than two hours. The full Q&A was published at Tigerillustrated.com in June. We now present the full audio of that conversation that touched on a number of topics including Clemson's stirring run to the Elite Eight in last season's NCAA Tournament. Part 2 of the interview will be published next week.

We travel back to late 2018 when Clemson was on a rampage to its second national title in three seasons. In the days before Clemson's rivalry game against South Carolina, we visited with Steve Spurrier for his recollections about his epic wars of words with Dabo Swinney when Spurrier was the Gamecocks' coach. As Spurrier crept closer to walking away from the game, and as he saw Swinney building Clemson into a powerhouse, the two became closer and Spurrier ended up inviting Dabo and wife Kathleen to his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Late in 2018, Rinaldi traveled to Clemson for an in-depth ESPN story on the 10th anniversary of Swinney taking over as Clemson's head coach. As he said during this interview, the inspiration for his feature was a multi-part series Tigerillustrated.com reported on the same topic earlier that fall. The interview with Rinaldi took place as Clemson was preparing to face Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. The Tigers went on to beat the Irish and Alabama by an aggregate 74-19 in the 2018 College Football Playoff.  

As part of Tigerillustrated.com's lengthy 25th anniversary series uncovering untold stories over that stretch of time, we continue with a glimpse back at the transformative days of 2008. Two days after a dominant victory over South Carolina that sealed the removal of the interim tag from his title, Dabo Swinney was introduced at a press conference on the third floor of the West End Zone facility. This is the uncut digital audio from that press conference, provided by Jeff Kallin and Matt Glenn of the Clemson Athletics Department. Terry Don Phillips drew an ovation toward the end of the press conference when he said:  "I say with great confidence that Dabo Swinney is going to become one of the great coaches in America."    

As part of Tigerillustrated.com's extensive unearthing of the history that led to Dabo Swinney becoming the figure who would transform not just a football program but an entire community, we take a glimpse back to the two-month period in 2008 when everything changed. We present the audio from some key moments during that timeline: -- The introduction of Swinney as interim coach on Oct. 13, 2008, when Tommy Bowden suggested a change to AD Terry Don Phillips and Phillips shocked many by elevating a receivers coach who had no head-coaching or coordinating experience; -- The coach's show that followed his first victory in charge, an exhilarating and vital triumph at Boston College that snapped a three-game losing streak to the Eagles; -- The press conference that followed a convincing victory over rival South Carolina, which sealed the removal of the interim title. Swinney, on what it was like to hear the crowd chanting his name as the final seconds ticked off: "I felt like Britney Spears." -- The news coverage that accompanied the press conference two days later to announce his hiring.  

College football's offseason of news continues! In their latest college football podcast episode, Ty and Dan are joined by Larry Williams from TigerIllustrated.com to dig into the news that Clemson is suing the ACC in an attempt to challenge the validity of the league's gigantic exit fees and maligned grant of rights. What happens next if Clemson (or anyone else) is able to overthrow the agreement on which the conference is built?Join our exclusive Patreon community at https://www.verballers.com.Like our college football podcast? Leave us a rating and review, and don't forget to subscribe or follow so you don't miss any of our college football podcast episodes:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-solid-verbal-college-football-podcast/id270037732Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MABqnjJ8GlteE1Ql9xOEsAmazon Music: https://amzn.to/49irJmDOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes270037732Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/podcast/6f91d1c0-2c30-012e-097f-00163e1b201cPodcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/the-solid-verbal-college-football-podcast/2415775CastBox: https://castbox.fm/vc/2233040Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbalWant to get in touch? Give us a holler on Twitter: @solidverbal, @tyhildenbrandt, @danrubenstein, on Instagram, or on Facebook. Stay up to date with our free weekly college football newsletter: https://quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 has spent his time at college starting his own podcast, writing for Tigerillustrated.com, doing video play-by-play for North Greenville basketball, and covering high school games for a local newspaper. Toby Corriston is a freshman who has already developed quite a portfolio of photography, writing and stand-up video he does on his own after Clemson sporting events. Where is the media industry heading? No one can predict that. But Mann and Corriston, who both serve as interns at Tigerillustrated.com, are positioning themselves to be marketable on a multitude of platforms post-graduation. Mann and Corriston visit with The Dubcast to share how they got to this point, and what they aspire to do hereafter.  

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 various teams. Strelow gives his perspective on the climate at youth and high school sporting events as fans get edgier and more willing to chastise not just refs but opposing players. The state of the media industry is almost unrecognizable from the one Strelow joined as a newspaper reporter in the late 1990s. Where are things headed? What advice does he have for young people who might be interested in trying to join this industry? And what of Clemson football recruiting, with the Tigers in play for an elite recruiting class in 2025? Will the people who eviscerate Dabo Swinney for being too stuck in his ways consider changing their tune? Also, is Clemson's football program more active with NIL than is often perceived? Finally, how confident is Strelow that Cade Klubnik can give Clemson what it needs at quarterback?

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 Swinney during a rough 2010 season, had his own doubts over the past year: He correctly predicted the Tigers would fall at Duke in the season-opener, and he was with many in wondering if Swinney would make necessary changes to his staff. Davis, who had a long career in the Secret Service, recalls the brawl at the end of Clemson's win over South Carolina in 1983. Probation meant that it was his last game in a Clemson uniform. Davis said he didn't take part in the brawl. He used it as an opportunity to run to the other side of the field and visit his girlfriend, who was a Gamecock cheerleader. Davis is a longtime subscriber to Tigerillustrated.com, and a frequent poster on the West End Zone message board.      

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 subscriber to Tigerillustrated.com, refreshes the site non-stop through the day, and he even visits Saturday in-game message-board threads that can turn nasty in a hurry. It took Dean years to fully get past the missed kick that allowed the team he grew up hating to walk out of Death Valley with a narrow win 17 years ago. For a while he tortured himself over that kick, telling himself he probably should've instead gone to play at Georgia where the weight of his lifetime of loving Clemson wouldn't have affected him in a game and pushed him away from the school and fans he loved. He can laugh about a lot of it now -- the double birds from the elderly woman as he departed the stadium that day, teammate Phillip Merling trying to go into the stands and confront the woman in defense of his teammate, and the wild behavior of fanatics whose emotional stability is tied to the actions of college kids on a football field. In fact, Dean considers himself one of those fanatics these days as he yells at the television screen when things aren't going great with his Tigers. Dean joins The Clemson Dubcast to reflect on his long journey since his college career ended, and the healthy perspective he has on it all now.  

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 alma mater. Big enough to have subscribed to Tigerillustrated.com for two decades and made it a significant part of his daily routine. Big enough to pop in and post to the website's message board from time to time (his handle is @JudgeSchmails) to thank fans for their support, or to weigh in on the latest developments on the PGA Tour. Glover joins the podcast to talk about his spectacular summer run on the Tour, his disappointment for not being selected to the Ryder Cup, and his successful overcoming of the putting yips that tormented him for close to a decade.  

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 the heads of NBA scouts who were evaluating him during various combines and workouts. Hall recently elected to return to Clemson for the 2023-24 season, and his pairing with Girard gives Clemson the ACC's top two returning scorers in conference play from last season. Even amid the still-lingering pain of narrowly – and controversially -- missing out on the NCAA Tournament, and despite the loss of vital program figurehead Hunter Tyson, there is optimism for further high achievement this season. Justified optimism that the Tigers can successfully resolve unfinished business and put their imprint on March Madness. Brownell recently sat down in his office for a lengthy interview with Tigerillustrated.com to reflect on a number of important topics surrounding his program. This is the full audio of that conversation.  

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 struggles Eason has fought and overcome -- from overt racism as a high-schooler in his hometown of Lyons, Ga., to watching teammate and friend Brandon Rouse die of a heart attack at Clemson, to almost losing his own life when as a Pittsburgh Steeler he was hospitalized for weeks with complications from a ruptured appendix. Over the last week we've presented Parts 1 and 2 of the conversation. Today we present the third and final part.

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 struggles Eason has fought and overcome -- from overt racism as a high-schooler in his hometown of Lyons, Ga., to watching teammate and friend Brandon Rouse die of a heart attack at Clemson, to almost losing his own life when as a Pittsburgh Steeler he was hospitalized for weeks with complications from a ruptured appendix. Last week we presented Part 1 from the uncut audio of that conversation. Today is Part 2, and the third and final part will be published Thursday.  

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 struggles Eason has fought and overcome -- from overt racism as a high-schooler in his hometown of Lyons, Ga., to watching teammate and friend Brandon Rouse die of a heart attack at Clemson, to almost losing his own life when as a Pittsburgh Steeler he was hospitalized for weeks with complications from a ruptured appendix. Today we present the uncut audio of the first hour of that conversation. Parts 2 and 3 will be released next week.  

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 host Larry Williams drops by Mann's podcast and we talk what it's like for a middle-aged man to cover one thing year after year after year while remaining motivated and curious. How should the expectations for Clemson football be defined as the Tigers try to get back into the playoff picture? With Florida State ascending and South Carolina on the rebound -- not to mention the team in Athens having become dynastic the past two years -- is it fair to say it's a disappointment if this program doesn't return to the top? Has the addition of Garrett Riley given this program the jolt of energy and motivation it needed after six losses over the past two seasons? After DJ Uiagalelei fell far short of the 5-star expectations, is Cade Klubnik ready to give Clemson its next transcendent presence at quarterback? No ironclad answers to those questions, but a lot of good conversation.        

Three days ago, Graham Neff sat down with reporters and put his full support behind Brad Brownell while declaring Brownell will be back for a 14th season. That stance is now the target of criticism after Clemson's embarrassing loss to Morehead State in the first round of the NIT. With many wondering whether Neff might walk back some of his comments, or even reconsider his stance on Brownell's return, we provide the full audio of his conversation with a small group of media including Tigerillustrated.com. Also, Myles Murphy and Joseph Ngata were full of nostalgia when they returned to Clemson earlier this week for Pro Day. Both are now reminded of the wisdom Dabo Swinney often dispenses to his players, that the college years will always be the most cherished time of their lives. Ngata stopped short of saying he made the wrong decision in declaring for the NFL, but he did seem to be experiencing some misgivings about the feeling of coming back and no longer being a part of the program. We present the full interviews from Murphy and Ngata after Pro Day.

Nicholas Hodell delivers some lessons Auburn and Alabama need to learn from the last week and praises Creighton for its play over the last couple weeks. Tigerillustrated.com contributor Grayson Mann then joins the show to discuss Clemson's surprising 10-1 ACC start. Hodell closes the show with some February recommendations for bubble teams and his game picks for the week.

Todd Dodge is firmly in the inner circle of Cade Klubnik, and the same is true of Jay Mathews and Christopher Vizzina. Dodge and Mathews were featured prominently in the recent series of articles at Tigerillustrated.com exploring the backgrounds of Clemson's two highly regarded quarterbacks. This podcast presents the raw audio from the interviews of those two figures, conducted in late December. Dodge, now retired, was a legendary Texas high school coach who completed his career at Westlake High School in Austin. Mathews is the athletics director and quarterbacks coach at Briarwood Christian in Birmingham.        

In December of 2021, Tigerillustrated.com reported an in-depth series of articles on freshman quarterback Cade Klubnik as he prepared to arrive at Clemson from his home in Austin, Texas. In this podcast, we revisit the lengthy interviews we conducted then with Klubnik's mother Kim, his pastor Brad Thomas (a Clemson grad) and Klubnik himself. Klubnik has become a sensation again after replacing DJ Uiagalelei early in the ACC championship game and breathing life into not just the quarterback position but the entire team. Klubnik leads Clemson into its Orange Bowl clash with Tennessee on Dec. 30.    

BC & Beck discuss the win over SFA, preview Clemson w/ Larry Williams of TigerIllustrated.com, and catch-up with WR Smoke Harris and S Beejay Williamson.

In a continuation of summer conversations with 30 prominent former players, we catch up with the following: Matt Bockhorst Jim Stuckey Willy Korn Landon Walker Dustin Fry Levon Kirkland Robert Carswell Woody Dantzler Each player is asked the same three basic questions: 1) What are you up to now? 2) What are your thoughts on the state of Clemson's football program? 3) What are your thoughts on the state of college athletics, which is facing major change with the advent of NIL and freer ability to transfer to different schools? These interviews were conducted for The Clemson 30 series of articles that were published at Tigerillustrated.com.  

We catch up with some prominent names of Clemson's football past to update on what they're up to, their thoughts on the state of the Tigers' program under Dabo Swinney, and their opinion on a college athletics landscape that has been transformed by NIL and the transfer portal. In Part 1, we share our conversations with Jeff Francouer, Dalton Freeman, Tye Hill, Willie Simmons, Airese Currie and Billy Davis. The interviews were conducted during the spring for The Clemson 30 series at Tigerillustrated.com.      

Ty chats with Larry Williams of TigerIllustrated.com to get the latest on the state of the Clemson football program in light of mass coaching turnover, a "down" season in 2021, Dabo Swinney's philosophy of college football, a potential quarterback race, and much more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At 26 years old, Riley Morningstar is younger than everyone who works for him at The Journal newspaper in Seneca. Less than a year ago, Morningstar became the editor of the newspaper and dived into making it the news outlet of record in Oconee County. When he was a student at Clemson, Morningstar was an intern for Tigerillustrated.com. He also served as a student assistant in the men's basketball program during the Tigers' run to the Round of 16. Morningstar talks how he chose the journalism path even though Clemson doesn't have a journalism school. He shares what it's like to draw the ire of public officials and even the public when he presses for information he deems of value to his readers. And he shares what it was like in the fall of 2016 when he asked a question Dabo Swinney didn't like and found himself on the receiving end of an epic Swinney tirade. Morningstar still has the audio of the rant, which came a few days after Clemson's only loss in a national championship season.    

In late December, Tigerillustrated.com reported an in-depth series of articles on freshman quarterback Cade Klubnik. In this podcast, we present the lengthy interviews we conducted with Klubnik's mother Kim, his paster Brad Thomas (a Clemson grad) and Klubnik himself. In less than a month, Klubnik will take the field for Clemson and begin contending with starting quarterback DJ Uiagalelei as the Tigers try to add more flash to an offense that sagged in 2021. Klubnik was the No. 1 ranked quarterback in the country and led Westlake High School to back-to-back state championships, never losing a game as a starter. In the interviews, he and his mother reflect on what it was like upon hearing that Ty Simpson, whom Clemson had offered, chose Alabama to pave the way for Klubnik to join Dabo Swinney's Tigers.    

In the fall of 2018, Dabo Swinney allowed Tigerillustrated.com to be a fly on the McFadden Building walls as he returned to Clemson's old football offices to reminisce. This was part of a series on the 10th anniversary of the tumultuous day in October of 2008 when Tommy Bowden was out and Swinney was in on an interim basis. Not many people thought Swinney was head-coaching material, but Terry Don Phillips gambled and hit the most important jackpot in Clemson sports history. Swinney won the job that fall, and years later orchestrated one of the most remarkable stories in college football history by elevating the Tigers to a six-year stay on college football's mountaintop. This is the raw audio from our recording that day following Swinney around the old football offices. At the time, Swinney was trying to hold it all together after Kelly Bryant left the team and Trevor Lawrence suffered a shoulder injury in his first start against Syracuse. The 2018 Tigers ended up finding their groove with Lawrence and rampaging to their second national title in three years.

GamecockCentral.com's Wes Mitchell and Chris Clark provide thoughts and analysis in their preview of South Carolina vs. Clemson. They'll be joined by TigerIllustrated.com's Paul Strelow to provide insight on the Tigers.Today's show is live from Market on Main at 1320 Main. St., Columbia. https://www.marketonmain.com/GC Live is presented by Clint Hammond of Mortgage Network: https://www.mortgagenetwork.com/clint-hammondClint is the branch manager for the Columbia Mortgage Network. Contact Clint for all of your mortgage needs:chammond@MortgageNetwork.comPhone: 803-771-6933Mobile: 803-422-6797Fax: 866-741-1723As an experienced mortgage professional Clint is available to provide knowledgeable information for all your home financing goals. Let Clint help you identify the financing solution that best meets your specific needs. Links to GamecockCentral Live! will be found on GamecockCentral.com's web platform and discussion forums and will stream live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, in addition to being hosted on the GamecockCentral.com podcast network.Subscribing (for free) to the GamecockCentral YouTube channel and clicking the "bell" icon next to the subscribe button will turn on your notifications, which means you will be notified each time GamecockCentral Live! drops a new show. #SouthCarolinaFootball #Gamecocks

GamecockCentral.com's Wes Mitchell and Chris Clark provide thoughts and analysis in their preview of South Carolina vs. Clemson. They'll be joined by TigerIllustrated.com's Paul Strelow to provide insight on the Tigers. Today's show is live from Market on Main at 1320 Main. St., Columbia. https://www.marketonmain.com/ GC Live is presented by Clint Hammond of Mortgage Network: https://www.mortgagenetwork.com/clint-hammond Clint is the branch manager for the Columbia Mortgage Network. Contact Clint for all of your mortgage needs: chammond@MortgageNetwork.com Phone: 803-771-6933 Mobile: 803-422-6797 Fax: 866-741-1723 As an experienced mortgage professional Clint is available to provide knowledgeable information for all your home financing goals. Let Clint help you identify the financing solution that best meets your specific needs. Links to GamecockCentral Live! will be found on GamecockCentral.com's web platform and discussion forums and will stream live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, in addition to being hosted on the GamecockCentral.com podcast network. Subscribing (for free) to the GamecockCentral YouTube channel and clicking the "bell" icon next to the subscribe button will turn on your notifications, which means you will be notified each time GamecockCentral Live! drops a new show. #SouthCarolinaFootball #Gamecocks

No. 23 Pitt is set to host Clemson on Saturday. To get ready for the game, we were joined by Larry Williams of TigerIllustrated.com to talk about Clemson and what to expect this weekend. 

Former Tiger Billy Davis makes a return visit to the podcast to reflect on what it was like to reconnect with his 1981 teammates as Clemson celebrated the 40th anniversary of its national title under Danny Ford. Davis shares what it's like for that accomplishment to be relegated to an "oh by the way" category in the shadow of the recent titles under Dabo Swinney in 2016 and 2018. He also gives his take on the jolting struggles of the 2021 team, which has produced a 3-2 record and a plummet from the Top 5 to unranked. What criticisms are justified in Davis' eyes? Which ones are excessive? Davis, a longtime subscriber and message-board poster on Tigerillustrated.com, gives his thoughts on social-media fan culture and the treatment of 18- to 22-year-old athletes who aren't performing as well as expected.  

Clemson's first brewery has been a long time coming, and a long time working for the two co-owners who continue to juggle demanding full-time jobs in addition to getting Kite Hill Brewing Company off the ground after opening their doors in early July. The Clemson Dubcast goes on-site to interview the key players, including master brewer Mike Fuller. An avid Clemson fan and longtime Tigerillustrated.com subscriber, Fuller spent time out west and then the better part of nine years in Asheville. As he worked his way up the brewing ranks, he had a dream to return to Clemson and give the city its first brewery. Last December he answered an ad posted by co-owners Bobby Congdon and Bryon Leggett. Congdon is the assistant director of Clemson's Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics. He's also married with two children. "I'm making it work now, working through some annual leave," Congdon said. "And I have a forgiving boss that likes beer. So that helps." Leggett has a background in chemical engineering and works in business development for a Wisconsin-based contract manufacturer, a job that consumes 50 hours a week by itself. He said he's worked 90 to 100 hours a week the last few months. He's married with a 9-month-old infant at home. Leggett and Congdon met as students while working for Clemson's student radio station. They both graduated in 1998. "Our vision is to have a community gathering space with something for everybody," Leggett said. "So it's not just about the beer." Congdon started home-brewing in 2005 inside an apartment not far from Kite Hill's present location in Patrick Square. "By the third batch we started talking about how cool it would be to open a brewery in Clemson," Congdon said. "That persisted for years and years, but common sense said 'Don't do that. That's insane.' But about four years ago I sent an e-mail to Bryon. I had been drinking beer, and I got the idea: 'We should actually do this!'"  

Dayne Young and Brent Rollins of UGASports.com chat with Larry Williams from TigerIllustrated.com about Georgia vs. Clemson. Topics include Justyn Ross being cleared to play, emergence of D.J. Uiagalelei, Georgia's offensive confidence, meaning of this game in context to the College Football Playoff, and much more.    Follow these Rivals contributors on Twitter at: @dayneyoung, @BrentRollinsPHD, and @LarryWilliamsTI.

On the weekend of Dabo Swinney's All-In Ball, Brian Boone and Clay Lowder join the podcast to talk philanthropy and helping others. In late December, Lowder decided he was going to fully fund a trip to the Sugar Bowl for a Clemson family that had gone through struggle. He sent the family of Ken Kelly, who spent the previous year battling liver cancer and COVID. Months later, Boone was similarly inspired when he decided to give up his six-seat table at the All-In Ball to a Clemson family who would be positively impacted from the experience. Saturday night, Joey Millwood and his family will attend the All-In Ball, listen to guest speaker Jon Gruden, and receive a full tour of the Reeves Center. Joey and his wife Erin lost their 10-year-old daughter Eliza Cait to leukemia in 2018. They began a ministry in her honor, Bright Light Dance Ministry, to send dancers across the world to spread the gospel because Eliza Cait loved Jesus and loved to dance. Boone lost his wife, Kathy Boone, in May of 2018. Five months earlier, Clemson's football staff opened its doors and its hearts to the Boone family in a story documented by Tigerillustrated.com. Boone and Lowder reflect on how much giving to others can help not only the recipient but the person giving.        

Cole Cubelic of ESPN joins the podcast to give his reflections of Georgia after spending last weekend in Athens covering the Bulldogs' spring game. Cubelic says Kirby Smart's team is among the more physically imposing he can recall in recent college football history, and he raves about JT Daniels' progress and presence as Georgia's quarterback. Pete Yanity, who covered the Danny Ford era as a young TV reporter in Florence, gives his memories of those days after reading some of the Tigerillustrated.com series on Ford's Clemson tenure, and compares those glory days to the current run of brilliance under Dabo Swinney.

Former Clemson Tiger Billy Davis rejoins the podcast to reflect on the ongoing Tigerillustated.com series on the Danny Ford era at Clemson. Even for someone who was present for much of that era, Davis finds his own eyes opened by all the tumult that occurred during the 1980s -- from probation, to the revelations of steroid use, to regular clashes between Ford and his administration. Davis, whose long punt return in the 1981 Orange Bowl helped set up a score that gave Clemson breathing room in a championship victory over Nebraska, looks back on those days and views all the baggage as yet another affirmation of Dabo Swinney's greatness. One of Davis' daughters is a freshman swimmer at Kentucky, and he goes into deep reflections on parenting a child in athletics through elementary school, middle school and beyond. Last fall, as Kentucky's swimming team was preparing for a crucial meet against Tennessee, Dabo Swinney spent 45 minutes on a Zoom call with the Wildcats' team. This was the week of Clemson's game against Boston College, and the week the Tigers lost Trevor Lawrence to a positive COVID test. Davis is an avid reader of Tigerillustrated.com and a regular poster on the WEZ message board.      

Chuck opens Monday's show by talking about the recent news of standout SEC tight end Arik Gilbert deciding to go back into the NCAA transfer portal, after deciding to go to Florida. Chuck discusses what could be next for the former LSU product. Dan brings up an idea that is already in play for the Texas Longhorns and how it could be used by others in recruiting. We talk Clemson with Larry Williams of TigerIllustrated.com.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heath Cline starts off hour two by throwing it to Dan Mathews for the top of the hour headlines in 'CFB 365.' They talk about the Trevor Lawrence, Richard LeCounte and Dan Mullen news. We talk Auburn's win over LSU with Jason Caldwell- Inside The Auburn Tigers. Plus, we catch up with Larry Williams of TigerIllustrated. Larry joins to talk Clemson's comeback win over Boston College and their upcoming trip to Notre Dame.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On a December day in 2010, Steve Grant lost his 24-year-old son, Kelly, to an overdose. Five years earlier, he lost his 21-year-old son, Christopher, in the same way. His only two boys: gone.After a downward spiral of losing his marriage, his only two children and dealing with the repercussions of such, Steve decided to take matters into his own hands and established the Chris and Kelly's HOPE Foundation to fight back. The Foundation's mission is to provide financial support to programs that treat teens and young adults who struggle with substance abuse and addiction. The Chris and Kelly's HOPE Foundation operates under the auspices of the Community Foundation of Greenville, but is committed to assisting worthwhile organizations nationwide.Steve's story has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Clemson University's TigerIllustrated.com “Letters from Dabo” section - Part 10.  In addition to being the Managing Director of Mass Mutual in South Carolina, he is also a recent author with his book “Don't Forget Me - a Lifeline of hope for those touched by substance abuse and addiction”. Subscribe to The Courage to Change: A Recovery PodcastApple Podcasts | Google Play | Google Podcasts | SpotifyStitcher | iHeart | TuneIn | Overcast | SoundCloud Resources Mentioned:The Chris and Kelly's HOPE FoundationMontford HallSteve's Book - "Don't Forget Me"CommUnity Meetings @ Lionrock Our Sponsor:  Lionrock Recovery Connect with Us:Podcast Website | Podcast Instagram | Podcast FacebookLionrock Facebook | Lionrock InstagramQuestions, comments or feedback?  Email us at podcast@lionrockrecovery.com

Riley Morningstar, a former Clemson student and intern at Tigerillustrated.com, was bitten hard by the newspaper bug. Now a news reporter at the Seneca Journal, Morningstar explains how a person so young can be so enthralled with an industry many see as antiquated. Morningstar also talks what it was like learning how the media thing worked while at TI, and also how he handled Dabo Swinney taking angry exception to one of his questions back in 2016 after a loss to Pitt.

If anything, hopefully Taggart is creating a new breed of prideful alums who will defend rival transgressions. (8'): Everyone seems to think the team is getting better,,,,but optimism isn't close by. (19'): The line between playing to win and putting too much into a really daunting game. (23'): Larry Williams from TigerIllustrated.com discusses Clemson's "struggles" (44'): A phone call. Paramore - Miracle

If anything, hopefully Taggart is creating a new breed of prideful alums who will defend rival transgressions. (8'): Everyone seems to think the team is getting better,,,,but optimism isn't close by. (19'): The line between playing to win and putting too much into a really daunting game. (23'): Larry Williams from TigerIllustrated.com discusses Clemson's "struggles" (44'): A phone call. Paramore - Miracle

By request of a number of Tigerillustrated.com subscribers, Larry submits to an interview of ... himself. Upstate radio celebrity Mickey Plyler does the honors in exploring Larry's background, how he got into the business of sportswriting, his love of playing music, his thoughts on being around Dabo Swinney and this current era of Clemson football, and a bunch of other stuff.

Brent Venables shares his amazing life story, one that is every bit as jaw-dropping as Dabo Swinney's tumultuous upbringing. This podcast is from an interview we conducted with Venables in March, when he recounts the complete story of his past for the first time to Tigerillustrated.com.

Paul Strelow, esteemed recruiting writer for Tigerillustrated.com, joins The Dubcast to talk about how he does his job. He also shares some of the backstory of Justyn Ross' surprise signing with Clemson a year ago, and why the staffs at Clemson and South Carolina don't seem to like each other very much.

Ty is joined by Larry Williams from TigerIllustrated.com to discuss the evolution of the Clemson football program, the transition to Trevor Lawrence, the rise of the defensive line, the inevitability of a matchup with Alabama for the national championship, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Insiders Wes Mitchell and Chris Clark join host Emerson Phillips for a full preview of today's Carolina-Clemson game....plus features from GC staff writer Collyn Taylor and TigerIllustrated.com's Paul Strelow.

Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated.com joins the GCR podcast to bring us the Clemson perspective heading into Saturday's game.

Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated.com joins the GCR podcast to bring us the Clemson perspective heading into Saturday's game.

Insiders Wes Mitchell and Chris Clark join host Emerson Phillips for a full preview of today's Carolina-Clemson game....plus features from GC staff writer Collyn Taylor and TigerIllustrated.com's Paul Strelow.