Matt Connolly | mconnolly@pennlive.com

Matt Connolly is a Sports Trending Reporter for PennLive, writing about the NFL, college sports and other topics. He has covered college football and college basketball since 2010 and was on the Clemson beat for The State newspaper (Columbia, S.C.) throughout the Tigers run of six straight College Football Playoff appearances, including two national titles. Matt has won numerous awards for his sports writing, including placing in the top-10 in beat writing in the national APSE contest twice. Prior to beginning his sports writing career, Matt attended USC Upstate and majored in Communications with an emphasis on Journalism.