“There is something in these hills.” It’s a common phrase for Clemson, long associated with that small-town family atmosphere found in the Upstate. A feeling that is easily understood once you arrive, but is often dismissed by the uninitiated.
In these hills, there is history. That history comes from names and traditions: Riggs and Howard, Howard’s Rock and Death Valley, even Tiger Rag and the Alma Mater. But this history also has ghosts like Danny Ford and 1981, a national championship season by the greatest coach in Clemson history.
It is a name and a time that Clemson has been chasing for 35 years.