On October 13, 2008, Clemson named Dabo Swinney as their interim head coach. Swinney has gone on to be one of the best college football coaches of all time, hel

With a three-point lead and a chance to milk the clock with roughly five minutes remaining in the game, Riley instead called for passing plays on second and third down, both of which fell incomplete. It gave Michigan more than enough time to drive down the field for the game-winning touchdown.

With Clemson football's first four games of the season over, redshirt decisions are coming. Tigers who have not yet used a redshirt year can get one if they play in four games or fewer. Five of Clemson's 21 scholarship true freshmen have played in each games this season: wide receivers Bryant Wesco Jr.