Daniel Rodriguez, a 24-year old United States Army veteran, has joined the Clemson football team, the school announced on Tuesday. The 5-foot-8 receiver will begin practice with the Tigers on Friday when Clemson starts fall camp.

From the release:

Rodriguez served for one and a half years in Iraq and a year in Afghanistan. Over his military career (2006-10) he

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Robert Nkemdiche, the nation's No. 1 recruit, is holding his commitment to Clemson hostage unless the Tigers' coaches meet his demand — offer his high school teammate a scholarship. "I am waiting on Clemson to offer Ryan; when that happens, it's locked … it's a done deal … it's over," Nkemdiche, a defensive end, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ryan Carter is a 5-foot-10,... [Read More]

Robert Nkemdiche, the No. 1 prospect in the ESPN 150 from Loganville, Ga., committed to Clemson on Thursday during Day 2 of an expected three-day, unofficial visit to the ACC program."I did commit," Nkemdiche said. "I love Clemson."The 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive end at Grayson High School picked the Tigers over offers from programs across the country, including Alabama,... [Read More]

Clemson All-American receiver Sammy Watkins was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and a controlled substance on Friday. Watkins and soccer player Amadou-Tidiane Daniel Dia were stopped by university police after an officer saw the car scrape a curb and the temporary license tag was not lit. The police report said an officer smelled marijuana in the car and a subsequent search... [Read More]

Clemson and coach Dabo Swinney are close to announcing a new six-year deal, a source told ESPN's Joe Schad on Friday.Swinney was expected to make $1.9 million in 2012, which would have ranked 46th nationally, according to data provided to ESPN.com earlier this year by athletic director Terry Don Phillips.Clemson installed Swinney as head coach in December 2008 with a five-year contract.His hiring... [Read More]

Clemson star receiver Sammy Watkins was one of two Tiger athletes arrested early Friday on drug-related charges.Watkins, 18, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and simple possession of marijuana, both misdemeanors. Men's soccer player Amadou-Tidiane Daniel Dia, 18, was charged with simple possession of marijuana.The two were arrested after police stopped the car Watkins was... [Read More]

Clemson running back Andre Ellington had minor ankle surgery Thursday and will not play in Clemson's spring game on Saturday, the school announced Thursday. The second-team All-ACC back should be 100 percent for summer workouts. The surgery, which had been planned, was to clean up scar tissue on an ankle injury suffered during the 2011 season. The senior rushed for 1,178 yards to lead the Tigers.... [Read More]

Clemson defensive coordinator Kevin Steele told ESPN.com he has been fired after three seasons, but coach Dabo Swinney and the university are sticking to their statement that Steele was not fired and he is leaving to pursue other coaching opportunities.Regardless of the semantics, Steele confirmed Thursday in a text message to ESPN.com that he will not return to Clemson in 2012.The decision... [Read More]

Clemson running back Andre Ellington will return for his senior season, the school announced on Tuesday night.Ellington was Clemson's leading rusher in 2011 with 1,178 yards, and was fourth in the ACC with 90.6 yards per game.His return will give the defending ACC champs a returning 1,000-yard rusher, a returning 1,000-yard receiver and a returning 3,000-yard passer for the first time in school... [Read More]

Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, the Tigers' second-leading receiver, suffered a mild concussion in a car accident on Tuesday morning and did not accompany the team to the Discover Orange Bowl in Miami this week.Hopkins, a sophomore, was driving from his home in Central, S.C., to Clemson Memorial Stadium to meet his teammates for their bus ride to the airport to fly to Miami. Hopkins... [Read More]

Clemson freshman receiver Sammy Watkins met with the media Monday, saying his shoulder is feeling better and indicating he could be ready to play at N.C. State on Saturday. Watkins said he had an MRI on the shoulder Sunday in addition to the X-ray taken Saturday. The freshman star said neither image showed evidence of structural damage. He left in the third quarter of the Wake Forest victory... [Read More]

Senior Day can often bring a lot of surprises and the girlfriend of Clemson offensive lineman Mason Cloy got the biggest surprise of all — a proposal.In front of 80,000 at Memorial Stadium, Cloy dropped to one knee and his girlfriend said yes.Cloy is actually an interesting story. Last year, he spent a month at Fort Knox, Ky., in accelerated U.S. Army leadership training. Cloy, who is in graduate... [Read More]

As soon as his foot struck the ball, Chandler Catanzaro knew that No. 9 Clemson was on the way to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. Catanzaro rebounded from missing a minute earlier to kick a 43-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Tigers (9-1, 6-1) to a 31-28 victory over Wake Forest and their second ACC Atlantic Division title in three seasons. "That was the best kick of my... [Read More]

Clemson freshman linebacker Tony Steward suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season, according to Tigers coach Dabo Swinney. Steward, rated Sporting News’ 27th-best player in the 2011 class, had five tackles in five games this season. The 6-foot-1, 245-pound linebacker injured his knee at practice Tuesday. “Tony suffered the injury while back-pedaling in practice on a punt drill on... [Read More]

Clemson redshirt freshman running back Demont Buice has decided to leave the team and plans to transfer at the end of the semester, Clemson announced on Monday. Buice met with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney on Monday. “We hate to see Demont leave our program,” Swinney said in a prepared statement. “We were pleased with his progress, but he wants more immediate playing time so he will transfer at the... [Read More]

More bad news for the embattled Boston College football team. BC coach Frank Spaziani annoounced before practice this afternoon that running back Montel Harris had an MRI on his left knee and had been "shut down'' for this week's game against Clemson. ""Montel had an MRI and he had a little swelling so we are shutting him down,'' said Spaziani."They just did the MRI. I haven't... [Read More]