The Clemson Dubcast

  Roy Philpott was back at his alma mater on Saturday to call Clemson's game against Virginia Tech for ESPN. What were Philpott's takeaways from his sit-down interviews Friday afternoon with Dabo Swinney, Chad Morris and others? What was his reaction when Swinney ripped Morris to shreds during his halftime interview and later in his postgame press conference after the Hokies prevailed 20-16? How did analyst Brock Osweiler diagnose Clemson's offensive problems after watching film on the Tigers all week? Does Philpott think there's hope of Swinney turning things around this year and beyond? Lots of questions to go with lots of problems.  

Dave Clawson said he watches more film as a TV analyst than he did as a head coach. That's partly because as a head coach he had so many responsibilities beyond X's and O's. It's also because he takes his current job as an ACC Network analyst very seriously. Clawson, who was in Clemson last week calling the Tigers' win over Charleston Southern, takes us inside his process of preparing for games. Clawson also gives his in-depth thoughts on the state of Clemson football under Dabo Swinney. The 4-2 Tigers play host to Virginia Tech on Saturday night before traveling to Florida State next week. "We're going to learn a lot more about Clemson over these two weeks," Clawson said. Clawson was the head coach at Wake Forest from 2014 to 2024 and never beat Clemson in 11 tries. He came closest in 2022, losing 51-45 in two overtimes in Winston-Salem, and then in 2023 when his Demon Deacons lost 17-12 in Death Valley. He considers Swinney a good friend.

Every summer, Brad Brownell sits down with Tigerillustrated.com for a lengthy interview about the state of his basketball program. The full Q&A from the 2026 session was published in written form in July. Now we provide the full audio from that sit-down, which preceded the team's trip to Italy. Some important developments have occurred in the months since that interview: Dillon Hunter re-joined the team, and talented guard Zac Foster suffered a re-torn ACL in last week's closed scrimmage against College of Charleston. This is the second of two parts. Clemson plays host to Georgia in an exhibition on Friday night.  

Every summer, Brad Brownell sits down with Tigerillustrated.com for a lengthy interview about the state of his basketball program. The full Q&A from the 2026 session ran in written form in July. Now we provide the full audio from that sit-down, which preceded the team's trip to Italy. Some important developments have occurred in the months since that interview: Dillon Hunter re-joined the team, and talented guard Zac Foster suffered a re-torn ACL in last week's closed scrimmage against College of Charleston. This is the first of two parts.

  Terrence Oglesby recently signed a two-year extension with ESPN, putting himself a step closer to his dream of being the top college basketball television analyst. The former Clemson guard under Oliver Purnell is expected to make at least 35 appearances for the network with his assignments split roughly 50/50 between studio shows and game coverage. All told, Oglesby is expected to make more than 60 appearances across ESPN, Field of 68, and the Charlotte Hornets this season. He's come a long way since getting paid in hot dogs to broadcast Division II basketball games at Anderson University. Oglesby also gives his thoughts on this week's news that Zac Foster suffered a re-torn ACL during a weekend scrimmage against College of Charleston. Oglesby believes this is still a team capable of reaching the NCAA Tournament, even if Dillon Hunter isn't eligible.