2015 Clemson vs. Florida State Football Gameday Program by Clemson Tigers

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GAME 9 • FLORIDA STATE • SOLID ORANGE DAY • NOV. 7, 2015 • 3:30 P.M. • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

WHAT’S INSIDE 2 TODAY’S GAME 4 STATISTICAL MATCHUP 6 CHARONE PEAKE - SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 10 D.J. READER - SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 12 ZAC BROOKS - SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 15 Q&A WITH MACKENSIE ALEXANDER 113 TIGER BAND 115 MICHAEL CHEEKS - MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SPOTLIGHT 117 IANA AMSTERDAM - WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD SPOTLIGHT 118 FOOTBALL OPERATIONS COMPLEX 122 NFL TIGERS 125 WOODY M CORVEY 128 THE LAST WORD - GARY COOPER News and notes from today’s game between Clemson and Florida State.

Team stats, individual stats and schedules for Clemson and Florida State.

Clemson’s senior statesman has been through thick and thin the past ﬁve years.

The man in the middle has utilized his strong support system to excel as a Tiger.

The senior running back has returned from injury with a vengeance in 2015.

Get to know the Tiger sophomore cornerback and some of his favorites.

Get an inside look at “The Band That Shakes The Southland.”

The junior has transferred his success to Tigertown in the sprints and relays.

The program’s top jumper credits coach Chris Bostwick for much of her success.

Clemson’s new facility will keep the football program among the nation’s best.

A total of 36 former Tigers don many NFL rosters in 2015.

C Meet head coach Dabo Swinney’s “National Security Advisor.”

125 CREDITS CO-EDITORS

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Tim Bourret, Brian Hennessy

Carl Ackerman, Scott Blackwell, Rex Brown, Mark Crammer, Brian Hennessy, Mark Houde, Ashley Jones, Craig Mahaffey, David McInnis, Mark McInnis, Bradley Moore, David Platt, Dawson Powers, Allen Randall, Karl Roser, Philip Sikes, Tyler Smith, Vern Verna, Rick Wilson, Patrick Wright, NFL.

LAYOUT & DESIGN Brian Hennessy

COVER DESIGN Jeff Kallin

COVER PHOTOS Carl Ackerman

WRITERS Caroline Anderson, Tim Bourret, Sean Butler, Carl Danoff, Rachel Eagleton, Kelly Gramlich, Colby Lanham, Philip Sikes.

PRINTING Martin Printing Co. (Easley, S.C.)

ON THE COVER Senior offensive skill players Zac Brooks (RB) and Charone Peake (WR) lead the Tigers on Solid Orange Day against Florida State.

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Remembering one of Clemson’s best wide receivers from the late 1980s.

ALSO INSIDE COACHES & PLAYERS Dabo Swinney, Head Coach Clemson Assistant Coaches Clemson Football Support Staff Clemson Football Staff Families Meet the Tigers Clemson Alphabetical Roster Florida State Alphabetical Roster & Proﬁle Numerical Rosters & Starting Lineups

MISCELLANEOUS 21 25 29 32 49 55 57 61

TIGER TRADITIONS Memorial Stadium (“Death Valley”) Howard’s Rock & The Hill Football Facilities All-Americans First-Round Draft Picks Super Bowl Champions Pro Bowl Players Alma Mater

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Board of Trustees James P. Clements, President Dan Radakovich, Director of Athletics Stadium & Parking Information Opponent Results & Schedules Bowl Schedule Vickery Hall NCAA Compliance Athletic Department Staff IPTAY Strength & Conditioning Video Staff Student Equipment Managers Student Athletic Trainers Cheerleaders Rally Cats Memorial Stadium Records Radio Network & Afﬁliates

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BY TIM BOURRET ATLANTIC DIVISION UP FOR GRABS Even though there are still four weeks left in the regular season, it appears that the winner of the ACC Atlantic Division will come down to today’s game between Clemson and Florida State. In fact, a Tiger victory today would clinch the division title.

DABO SWINNEY HAS WON 72.6 PERCENT OF HIS GAMES AS HEAD COACH AT CLEMSON, NINTH BEST AMONG ACTIVE FBS COACHES.

Florida State has won each of the last three ACC Atlantic Division titles and the last three ACC championships. Clemson won both titles in 2011. Either Clemson or Florida State has won the Atlantic Division every year since 2008. Historically, Florida State and Clemson have the most ACC championships. The Seminoles have 15, two co-championships and 13 outright titles, while Clemson has 14 championships, one co-title and 13 outright. Entering today’s game, Clemson is 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the ACC, the only undefeated team in the ACC and the only Atlantic Division team with a perfect record in conference play. Florida State is 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the ACC. If Florida State beats Clemson, it would have the upper hand if both teams win the rest of their conference games. If there is a tie at the end of the regular season, the winner of the head-to-head matchup goes to the championship game in Charlotte, N.C., on December 5. In terms of national rankings, Clemson is No. 3 by AP and No. 5 in the coaches poll. Florida State is ranked No. 17 by AP and No. 15 by the coaches. Today marks the ﬁfth straight year that Clemson and Florida State have met as ranked teams in both polls. However, this is just the second time since the 1989 season that Clemson has been ranked higher than Florida State in the polls entering the game. The only other time was 2013, when Clemson was No. 3 by AP and Florida State was No. 5. The Seminoles won that game 51-14. Florida State has a 20-8 lead in the series, but the teams have split the last 12 games (6-6) since 2003. That year, Clemson defeated Florida State 26-10 for the Tigers’ ﬁrst win over Florida State since it joined the ACC in 1992.

COACHES AMONG ACC’S WINNINGEST Both head coaches in today’s game are setting quite a pace at their respective schools and on an ACC and national level. Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher has a 65-12 overall record (.844), second among active coaches in terms of winning percentage. Only Urban Meyer (Ohio State) is better at .852. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney has a 69-26 mark (.726), ninth among active coaches in terms of winning percentage. 2

Fisher is the all-time winningest coach in terms of winning percentage in ACC history, while Swinney is fourth. The top-four coaches in ACC history in winning percentage are all from Clemson and Florida State. Fisher and Bobby Bowden are ﬁrst and second, while Danny Ford and Swinney are third and fourth.

TOP-TWO RUNNING BACKS ON DISPLAY While the top-two quarterbacks in the ACC in terms of passing yards per game will be on display today, the top two rushers will also be present at Memorial Stadium. Florida State’s Dalvin Cook leads the ACC in rushing yards per game (148.1) and is the only ACC player with 1,000 rushing yards in 2015. Cook has 11 touchdowns and an 8.2 yards per carry ﬁgure. Clemson’s Wayne Gallman is second in the ACC in rushing yards per game (109.3). The sophomore has 874 yards on 159 carries and seven touchdowns. He is averaging 5.5 yards per carry as well. Gallman is coming off his best game of the season, as he had 172 yards on a career-high 31 carries in the win at NC State. He also had three catches for 19 yards, giving him 34 touches for 191 yards from scrimmage.

PROFESSOR-OF-THE-GAME Today’s professor-of-thegame is Carter McElveen. As a marketing professor, McElveen believes in giving her students an appreciation for marketing in whatever their future work may be. Her years of sales experience help her provide students with valuable skills for their careers. McElveen oversees CARTER MCELVEEN the yearly Tiger Paw Classic, a student-run, charity golf tournament that has raised over $70,000 for student scholarships and Tanner’s Totes over the past six years. Please help us welcome today’s professor-of-the-game, Carter McElveen.

STAR STAFF PERSON-OF-THE-GAME The Star Staff Person-of-the-Game is Troy Nunamaker, director of graduate & internship programs in the Center for Career & Professional Development.

ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7.

Team Clemson* Florida State* Louisville NC State Syracuse Wake Forest Boston College

ACC Overall Home 5-0 8-0 5-0 5-1 7-1 5-0 3-2 4-4 2-2 1-3 5-3 2-2 1-3 3-5 3-2 1-5 3-6 1-4 0-6 3-6 3-3

Away Neutral 3-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 2-2 0-1 3-1 0-0 0-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-3 0-0

COASTAL DIVISION STANDINGS 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7.

Team North Carolina* Pittsburgh Duke* Miami (Fla.) Virginia Virginia Tech Georgia Tech

ACC Overall Home 4-0 7-1 5-0 4-1 6-2 2-1 3-1 6-2 3-2 2-2 5-3 3-1 2-2 3-5 3-2 2-3 4-5 2-3 1-5 3-6 3-2

Away Neutral 2-0 0-1 4-1 0-0 3-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-4 0-0

* - controls its own destiny to win the ACC title; Note: Standings and stats are through games of October 31.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Virginia Tech 26 at Boston College 10 Clemson 56 at NC State 41 Miami (Fla.) 30 at Duke 27 Syracuse 21 at Florida State 45 Georgia Tech 21 at Virginia 27 Louisville 20 at Wake Forest 19 North Carolina 26 at Pittsburgh 19

TODAY’S GAME

ACC TIDBITS

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Duke at North Carolina Notre Dame at Pittsburgh NC State at Boston College Syracuse at Louisville Virginia at Miami (Fla.) Florida State at Clemson Note: All times are EST.

DESHAUN WATSON HAS LED CLEMSON TO AN 8-0 RECORD, THE TIGERS’ FIFTH PERFECT START AFTER EIGHT GAMES IN CLEMSON HISTORY.

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TEAM STATS

Gallman has ﬁve 100-yard rushing games in 2015. All ﬁve have come in the last six games, four ACC contests and the Notre Dame game. The Tiger record for 100-yard rushing games in a season is seven, set by Kenny Flowers in 1985 and Raymond Priester in 1996. Gallman is near the school-record pace for rushing yards per game over the course of a season. That mark is 112.1 rushing yards per game by Priester in 1996. Clemson’s all-time leading rusher also averaged 110.2 rushing yards per game as a sophomore in 1995.

GOLSON RETURNS TO DEATH VALLEY Deshaun Watson will not be the only gifted quarterback in Memorial Stadium today. Everett Golson has started all but one game this year and is third in the ACC in passing efficiency (151.0). He has completed 139-207 passes for 1,659 yards and 11 touchdowns. He is second in the ACC to Watson in passing yards per game (237.0) against just one interception. Golson’s backup, Sean Maguire, started last weekend’s win over Syracuse and completed 23-35 passes for 348 yards and three touchdowns. His only other start came in 2014, when he led Florida State to a 2317 overtime victory over Clemson. Getting back to Golson, this will not be his first game in Memorial Stadium. As a quarterback for Myrtle Beach (S.C.) High School, he played in a state championship game held at Memorial Stadium. Golson is in his first year playing for the Seminoles, but he is one of the most experience quarterbacks in the nation. He played two seasons over a four-year period (2011-14) at Notre Dame and led the Fighting Irish to a 12-0 regular-season record in 2012 before losing in the national championship game.

TIGERS 8-0 FOR FIFTH TIME Clemson has an 8-0 record, the ﬁfth time in history the Tigers have started a season with an 8-0 record and the ﬁrst time since 2011. Clemson also started at least

8-0 in 1948, 1981 and 2000. Each of the last two times Clemson started 8-0, the Tigers lost the ninth game, both times to Georgia Tech. When Clemson started 8-0 in 1948, the Tigers went on to a perfect 11-0 record and ﬁnished No. 11 in the AP poll. In 1981, Clemson went on to a 12-0 record and won the national title.

WATSON NATIONAL POTW Deshaun Watson had another sterling afternoon in the Tigers’ 56-41 victory at NC State last weekend. The sophomore quarterback completed 23-30 passes for 383 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran the ball 14 times for 54 yards and a touchdown. For his performance, Watson was named national offensive player-of-the-week by Walter Camp Foundation. Watson is the first Tiger to be honored with a national player-of-the-week honor by Walter Camp Foundation since 2012, when Tajh Boyd won the award for his performance against NC State. Watson accounted for six touchdowns in the win over the Wolfpack, five passing touchdowns and one rushing score. It marked the third time a Tiger accounted for six touchdowns in a game against NC State. Woodrow Dantzler had four passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in 2001 in a Clemson victory at NC State, then Boyd accounted for a record eight touchdowns, five passing and three rushing, in a 2012 victory over the Wolfpack. Watson is in first place in the ACC in passing efficiency (168.3), as he has completed an ACC-best 70 percent of his passes for 1,936 yards and 20 touchdowns. For his career, Watson has a pass efficiency rating of 171.1, second best among active FBS quarterbacks who have Clemson is 8-8 (.500) all-time played at least 15 on November 7. The last game games.

ON THIS DATE

on this date was the Tigers’ 4024 win over Florida State at Memorial Stadium in 2009.

Yards Off. Def. 276.1 224.3 485.1 278.1 420.8 295.0 440.9 323.5 403.2 365.0 379.1 309.8 400.0 410.4 469.9 358.0 409.5 297.6 364.9 325.3 337.3 420.4 362.5 411.9 373.2 345.4 341.7 345.1

Team Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami (Fla.) North Carolina NC State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest

Points Off. Def. 18.3 13.3 40.6 17.6 32.6 16.1 32.8 16.8 33.6 26.1 24.4 21.9 29.0 27.6 36.9 17.0 35.9 21.1 26.1 22.1 29.3 29.4 24.4 33.0 30.6 24.3 18.7 23.0

RUSHING LEADERS Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Player Dalvin Cook Wayne Gallman Matt Dayes Elijah Hood Qadree Ollison Joe Yearby Travon McMillian Marquise Williams Marcus Marshall

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Player Deshaun Watson Everett Golson Brad Kaaya Thomas Sirk Matt Johns Marquise Williams Jacoby Brissett Nate Peterman Lamar Jackson

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Player Tyler Boyd Isaiah Ford Artavis Scott Canaan Severin Rashawn Scott Travis Rudolph Taquan Mizzell James Quick Herb Waters

Team FSU CU NCS UNC PIT MIA VAT UNC GAT

Car. 127 159 134 120 128 126 121 77 64

Yards 1037 874 865 744 716 641 665 528 526

TD 11 7 12 8 8 5 3 5 4

Y/G 148.1 109.3 108.1 93.0 89.5 80.1 73.9 66.0 65.8

PASSING LEADERS Team CU FSU MIA DUK UVA UNC NCS PIT LOU

Cm. 154 139 140 168 151 119 146 120 106

Att. 219 207 229 280 249 180 223 178 183

Yards 1936 1659 1846 1788 1755 1623 1586 1373 1342

TD 20 11 10 12 13 11 13 10 8

Y/G 242.0 237.0 230.8 223.5 219.4 202.9 198.3 171.6 167.8

RECEIVING LEADERS Team PIT VAT CU UVA MIA FSU UVA LOU MIA

Rec. 63 44 47 37 37 35 46 24 27

Yards 578 615 514 513 502 501 499 365 473

TD 4 7 4 4 4 6 3 4 1

Y/G 82.6 68.3 64.3 64.1 62.8 62.6 62.4 60.8 59.1

STATISTICAL MATCHUP CLEMSON Category Total Offense Plays Yards/Play Yards/Game Rushing Yards/Game Passing Yards/Game Passing Efﬁciency First Downs/Game Points/Game Touchdowns Field Goals Punting Average Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Penalties Turnovers Third-Down Conversion % Time of Possession/Game Interceptions By Defense Sacks

POLLS

Clemson 3881 609 6.4 485.1 218.1 267.0 161.2 24.0 40.6 41 13-15 38.8 18-38 21-524 46-385 14 46.2 31:11 10-116 24-136

Opp. 2225 512 4.3 278.1 109.1 169.0 100.6 13.0 17.6 18 6-8 40.1 12-55 38-999 48-449 15 21.2 28:49 8-76 12-70

SCORING BY QUARTERS Team Clemson Opponents

1st 97 26

2nd 108 27

3rd 72 27

4th 48 61

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Tot 325 141

RUSHING LEADERS # 9 4 24 27 2

Player Wayne Gallman Deshaun Watson Zac Brooks C.J. Fuller Kelly Bryant Clemson Opponents

Car. 159 78 23 28 14 360 286

Yards 874 386 166 111 95 1745 873

Avg. 5.5 4.9 7.2 4.0 6.8 4.8 3.1

TD 7 4 3 0 2 19 6

LG 66 63 35 18 59 66 66

PASSING LEADERS # Player 4 Deshaun Watson 12 Nick Schuessler Clemson Opponents

Cm. Att. 154 219 13 23 172 249 104 226

Yards Int. 1936 7 177 1 2136 8 1352 10

TD 20 0 20 9

LG 67 38 67 56

RECEIVING LEADERS # 3 34 19 16 8

Player Artavis Scott Ray-Ray McCloud Charone Peake Jordan Leggett Deon Cain Clemson Opponents

# 44 10 15 42 98 90 1 94 56 40 25

Player B.J. Goodson Ben Boulware T.J. Green Christian Wilkins Kevin Dodd Shaq Lawson Jayron Kearse Carlos Watkins Scott Pagano Roderick Byers Cordrea Tankersley

Rec. 47 23 19 17 16 172 104

Yards 514 211 273 204 322 2136 1352

Avg. 10.9 9.2 14.4 12.0 20.1 12.4 13.0

TD 4 1 3 6 1 20 9

ASSOCIATED PRESS Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

(Nov. 1, 2015) Team Ohio State (39) Baylor (6) CLEMSON (6) Louisiana State (5) TCU (4) Michigan State Alabama (1) Notre Dame Stanford Iowa Florida Oklahoma State Utah Oklahoma Memphis Michigan FLORIDA STATE Houston Mississippi Toledo North Carolina UCLA Temple Mississippi State Texas A&M

FLORIDA STATE USA TODAY

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

(Nov. 1, 2015) Team Ohio State (48) Baylor (9) TCU (4) Louisiana State (1) CLEMSON (2) Michigan State Alabama Stanford Notre Dame Oklahoma State Iowa Florida Oklahoma Utah FLORIDA STATE Memphis Michigan Houston Mississippi Toledo North Carolina UCLA Temple Texas A&M Mississippi State

LAST 10 GAMES IN THE SERIES FLORIDA STATE LEADS 20-8 OVERALL Year CU FSU Rank Site W-L CU FSU 2005 5-4 7-2 -/17 H W 35 14 2006 1-1 2-0 -/9 A W 27 20 2007 0-0 0-0 -/19 H W 24 18 2008 4-4 6-2 -/24 A L 27 41 2009 5-3 4-4 H W 40 24 2010 5-4 6-3 A L 13 16 2011 3-0 2-1 21/11 H W 35 30 2012 3-0 3-0 10/4 A L 37 49 2013 6-0 5-0 3/5 H L 14 51 2014 1-1 2-0 22/1 A L 17 23 Totals 563 897 Note: Rankings are by AP; Clemson’s ranking is listed ﬁrst, followed by Florida State’s ranking; Clemson home games in bold.

Category Total Offense Plays Yards/Play Yards/Game Rushing Yards/Game Passing Yards/Game Passing Efﬁciency First Downs/Game Points/Game Touchdowns Field Goals Punting Average Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Penalties Turnovers Third-Down Conversion % Time of Possession/Game Interceptions By Defense Sacks

1st 69 23

2nd 50 45

3rd 69 17

4th 74 49

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Tot 262 134

RUSHING LEADERS # 4 9 7 26 8

Player Dalvin Cook Jacques Patrick Mario Pender Johnathan Vickers Kermit Whitﬁeld Florida State Opponents

Car. 127 30 30 23 3 267 288

Yards 1037 174 140 111 18 1441 1115

Avg. 8.2 5.8 4.7 4.8 6.0 5.4 3.9

TD 11 3 1 1 0 16 4

LG 94 28 21 26 15 94 60

PASSING LEADERS # Player 6 Everett Golson 10 Sean Maguire Florida State Opponents

Cm. Att. 139 207 30 43 171 254 135 243

Yards Int. 1659 1 421 0 2086 1 1473 6

TD 11 4 15 10

LG 70 75 75 71

RECEIVING LEADERS

LG 51 36 59 34 67 67 56

# 8 15 3 4 81

Player Kermit Whitﬁeld Travis Rudolph Jesus Wilson Dalvin Cook Ryan Izzo Florida State Opponents

Rec. 37 35 33 15 8 171 135

Int. 1-0 1-6

# 5 18 3 42 91 8 44 16 99 9 20

Player Tac. Reggie Northrup 55 Ro’Derrick Hoskins 45 Derwin James 39 Lamarcus Brutus 34 Derrick Nnadi 28 Jalen Ramsey 28 DeMarcus Walker 25 Jacob Pugh 24 Nile Lawrence-Stample 23 Josh Sweat 23 Trey Marshall 21

Yards 461 501 407 181 107 2086 1473

Avg. 12.5 14.3 12.3 12.1 13.4 12.2 10.9

TD 2 6 2 1 2 15 10

LG 70 75 51 36 37 75 71

TACKLE LEADERS Sacks 2-7 1-8 1-10 1-8 4.5-17 6.5-46 2-7

1-0 1-15

1-5

3-46

RESULTS & SCHEDULE

TFL

Sacks

6.5-9 5-23

2-14

Int.

2-57 2-10 1-3 8.5-27 3-10 2.5-16 2-10 1-12

2-10 5.5-23 3-10 2-15 1-10 1-12

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RESULTS & SCHEDULE

Date 9-5 9-12 9-17 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31

Opponent Wofford Appalachian State * at Louisville Notre Dame * Georgia Tech * Boston College * at Miami (Fla.) * at NC State

W-L W W W W W W W W

Score 49-10 41-10 20-17 24-22 43-24 34-17 58-0 56-41

Date 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

Opponent * Florida State * at Syracuse * Wake Forest at South Carolina

TV ABC

Time 3:30 p.m.

* - ACC game; Note: All times are EST; home games in bold.

Opp. 2588 531 4.9 323.5 139.4 184.1 115.1 16.9 16.8 16 8-8 43.0 15-184 23-373 40-367 11 36.4 29:48 1-0 17-150

SCORING BY QUARTERS Team Florida State Opponents

TACKLE LEADERS Tac. TFL 74 6.5-25 73 4.5-13 56 4-15 52 3.5-13 48 10-32 45 14.5-62 43 5-19 43 3.5-11 34 1-1 29 1-1 28 2.5-5

Florida State 3527 521 6.8 440.9 180.1 260.8 155.0 21.1 32.8 32 13-17 43.9 20-67 15-391 58-451 2 40.2 30:12 6-67 18-98

RAY-RAY MCCLOUD, WHO IS SECOND ON THE TEAM IN RECEPTIONS, HAULED IN HIS FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWN AT NC STATE LAST WEEKEND.

Date 9-5 9-12 9-18 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31

Opponent Texas State South Florida * at Boston College * at Wake Forest * Miami (Fla.) * Louisville * at Georgia Tech * Syracuse

W-L W W W W W W L W

Score 59-16 34-14 14-0 24-16 29-24 41-21 16-22 45-21

Date 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

Opponent * at Clemson * NC State Chattanooga at Florida

TV ABC

Time 3:30 p.m.

* - ACC game; Note: All times are EST; home games in bold.

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CHARONE PEAKE SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

THROUGH THICK & THIN CHARONE PEAKE HAS BEEN A PART OF MANY SUCCESSFUL TIGER TEAMS THE PAST FIVE SEASONS, BUT HE HAS ALSO HAD TO OVERCOME SEVERAL SETBACKS. BY KELLY GRAMLICH

ootball coaching legend Vince Lombardi once said, “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” Wide receiver Charone Peake has been knocked down many times during

his Clemson football career, but he has always gotten back up. The ﬁfth-year player who already has his Clemson degree has been plagued by knee injuries during his time as a Tiger, but he has never let the adversity he has

faced deﬁne him or cause him to give up on his football dreams. It seems Lombardi and Peake share a similar mindset. Peake arrived on Clemson’s campus in the summer of 2011 as one of the most highly-recruited wide receivers in

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

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the country. He was rated as the No. 14 player in the nation by ESPN and the No. 4 wide receiver in the nation by Scout. “I chose Clemson because they were one of the first teams to recruit me,” explained Peake. “I fell in love with Clemson, especially the coaches and family atmosphere.” Not only was a lot expected out of Peake during his freshman season, he expected a lot out of himself. However, he was part of a receiving corps that featured five future NFL players, Jaron Brown, Martavis Bryant, DeAndre Hopkins, Adam Humphries and Sammy Watkins. Therefore, Peake spent most of his freshman season playing behind his talented teammates. “Freshman year definitely didn’t go as I expected,” admitted Peake. “I was behind some great guys, but they helped me grow as a player.” Instead of seeing his lack of playing time as a setback, Peake decided to make the best of the situation and learn from the players in front of him. Along the way, he was a part of Clemson’s first ACC championship team in 20 years. He played 17 snaps and had a 17-yard re-

ception in the title game victory over No. 3 Virginia Tech. His desire to learn paid off. Peake’s play improved dramatically from his freshman to his sophomore year. After recording four receptions in 2011, Peake totaled 25 receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns in 2012. He had more catches than Bryant and Brown, both of whom are currently on NFL rosters. “I deﬁnitely made a big improvement from my freshman to my sophomore year,” said #19. Peake’s perseverance during his freshman season paid off and came to fruition in his sophomore campaign. He also cited playing behind Hopkins as one of the main reasons he was able to make great strides on the gridiron. “I was behind ‘Nuk’ that year, so I learned a lot from him. He was a technician who attacked each ball. I tried to watch and pick up things from him.” As the 2013 football season began, Peake was poised to have a breakout season and become one of the Tigers’

go-to receivers. He started the opener against No. 5 Georgia and had a teamhigh five receptions for 58 yards. He had a huge catch on what proved to be the winning touchdown drive. The next week, he had a touchdown reception in a win over SC State. Heading into the third game of the season, Peake was just one reception behind Sammy Watkins for the team lead (9-8), and both had a receiving touchdown. But during practice on September 10, he suffered the first of several knee injuries. He tore his ACL and was lost for the season. “When I first heard I tore it, I started crying,” recalled Peake. “I couldn’t control it. I cried for about 10 minutes straight talking to coach Swinney. I was trying to figure out, ‘why me?’” As a student-athlete, Peake knew the severity of an ACL tear and that most players are never the same after suffering such a devastating injury. However, Peake had no choice but to turn his setback into something positive, just as he

had done with his lack of playing time during his freshman season. “I hit my rehab pretty hard and my teammates brought me up and helped me make the best of it.” Peake’s time on the sidelines gave him a greater appreciation for the game and opportunity he had playing football at Clemson. “I got the chance to watch the guys prepare and I developed an appreciation for the work they put in. I came to realize the privilege it was to be here.” Peake was back in the starting lineup at the beginning of the 2014 season and had two touchdown catches, including the ﬁrst scoring pass of Deshaun Watson’s career. However, knee issues lingered to the point where Peake needed surgery in the middle of the 2014 season. He missed six games and had just two receptions the rest of the regular season. But he did have a strong performance with two catches for 40 yards in the Russell Athletic Bowl win over Oklahoma.

Following the 2014 season, Peake found himself back in the weight room and on the practice field, trying once again to get himself back to 100 percent, both physically and mentally. “I was wondering if I was going to be one of those guys who had to give it up because of knee trouble. When I got back out there played again, my confidence grew. I realized I could still play.” Peake has gotten off to a solid start in 2015. He has started all eight games, is third on the team in receptions (19) and has three touchdowns. He had four receptions for a career-high 86 yards and a career-high two touchdowns in the win over Appalachian State. He added a team-high five catches for 44 yards in the 58-0 win at Miami (Fla.). During his Tiger football career, he has faced injuries and adversity, but no one has ever questioned his commitment to the program, the university and his football dreams. Circumstances that would have caused most to quit have only made him stronger, hungrier and more appreciative of his opportunities. “I want to be remembered as a guy who never gave up,” he said. “With all my injuries, most guys would hang it up, but I don’t want to give up on my dream of playing football. My parents and brother played a big role in my comeback thanks to their support and always being there for me.” Peake’s football aspirations and accomplishments may have brought him to Clemson, but his most important accomplishment to date occurred on Dec. 18, 2014, when he graduated from Clemson with a degree in PRTM. “I was the first in my family to graduate from college. I never thought I would be a guy who would graduate from college. That was one of the happiest moments and I’m very proud of my degree.” In the classroom, on the field and in life, there is one thing you can always expect from Charone Peake. He will never give up. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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D.J. READER SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

INFLUENCED BY FAMILY SENIOR DEFENSIVE TACKLE D.J. READER HAS HAD A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM AT HOME, AS HIS PARENTS HAVE INSTILLED IN HIM THE VALUE OF AN EDUCATION AND HARD WORK. BY RACHEL EAGLETON

t is often said that family is everything. For senior defensive tackle D.J. Reader, family has brought the best times of his life and taught him values that have helped him throughout his life. But his family has also faced struggles that have become some of the hardest moments of his life. One year ago, Reader lost the person who had inﬂuenced him from the moment he was born...his father. “My father was my best friend,” said Reader. “Losing such an impactful person in my life was hard to get through. Transitioning into life without him was the hardest thing I had to deal with in my life...period.” Reader said his father had his back and instilled life values in him from a very young age. “Some of my favorite memories of my father are when we would go outside and practice all kinds of drills, running back and forth to baseball tournaments and him taking me to every practice. “My dad wouldn’t let me miss practice or school for anything. All of those memories are good because I see now that he was teaching me the value of hard work and how important it is.”

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Reader’s father is not the only family member who inﬂuenced his life. His mother also had a large impact on him.

“My mom has always been there for me and has been my rock,” smiled Reader. “Even through the loss of my

father, she never shook. I can always be honest with her and tell her anything that I am struggling with.”

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

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READER CREDITS HIS LATE FATHER AND MOTHER FOR MUCH OF HIS GROWTH AS A YOUNG MAN. HIS FORMER ROOMMATE, LINEBACKER STEPHONE ANTHONY, ALSO SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL FOR READER.

Both of Reader’s parents instilled in him the value of education and how it will lead to success later in life. “Seeing both of my parents work so hard to get where they are instills in me that education is extremely important. They always challenge me, and because of that, it has stuck with me my entire life that I will always be challenged and I can work through anything.” The native of Greensboro, N.C., will play his 41st career game as a Tiger against Florida State. He has had a solid career with 118 tackles. While he has started just four games, he is approaching 1,000 career snaps. Reader came to Clemson as a dualsport athlete and played on the Tigers’ 2013 baseball team, making him a part of two top-25 squads in one academic year. In high school, he was the team MVP in baseball as a junior. As a senior, he batted .529 and was a standout pitcher.

Reader will graduate in December with a bachelor of arts degree in communication studies. “I have really enjoyed my education and my experience as a student. I always knew it was my key to success. My dad was a teacher and my brother is a teacher, so I knew it was my key to get out of any trouble I am in. Education is the only thing I can control.” While he is excited to receive his degree and the possibility of playing football at the next level, he might not be done furthering his education just yet. “After graduation, if the NFL isn’t an option, which I hope it is, I plan to go to graduate school and become an athletic director for a high school,” he said. “I really love working with kids at the high school level and I want to be able to impact them before they get to college.”

He wants to influence high school students because of the influence he received during his high school career. “It’s an important age group to focus on, especially for males who haven’t had a strong male role model in their lives. It’s important for them to see that their athletic director is a strong, positive male figure, as they are becoming men themselves. I had a lot of great influences in my high school career, so I want to give that back to someone.” When he transitioned from high school to Clemson, Reader found a new

role model in roommate and teammate Stephone Anthony. “Stephone made a huge impact on me since I have been here,” said #48. “He has always been in my corner and been there when I needed someone to talk to. He was my roommate for two years. He taught me a lot as a player and as a man growing up.” Anthony was a ﬁrst-round draft selection of the New Orleans Saints in 2015 and is starting for that NFL team this year. When Reader graduates from Clemson, he wants to be remembered for the effort he put in, both on and off the gridiron. “I want to be remembered as a good guy and football player. I want to be remembered as a person who gave his all when I was here, no matter the circumstance. “I couldn’t be more proud of this team. I didn’t expect for us to drop off (after Clemson lost eight starters on defense from the 2014 team), but we have really stepped up. It is always ‘next man up’ for our team, and we have proved to the world that we can go out and dominate.” Reader will miss a lot about Tigertown as he begins the next transition of his life into the real world. “I am going to miss my brothers, especially the younger guys who I have come to know and love. I am going to miss this atmosphere and playing college football. “You only get such a short window to play and there is nothing like playing in Death Valley with third downs rocking and Death Valley rocking constantly. The fans are great. You never hear any negative things from the true fans. “Clemson is simply a great place to be.”

ZAC BROOKS SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

STRONGER, FASTER, BETTER THE SENIOR RUNNING BACK HAS RETURNED FROM INJURY WITH A VENGEANCE IN 2015. BY COLBY LANHAM

enior running back Zac Brooks is no stranger to hard work. The Jonesboro, Ark., native has found his home at Clemson, and he cannot imagine himself anywhere else. “It’s been awesome being here,” said #24. “I’ve grown so much as a person and a man. It’s been great to see guys come through and be successful. It’s motivating because it’s not something you see every day where I come from.” Coming out of high school, Brooks was rated as the No. 1 player in Arkansas by Rivals. It was Clemson’s familylike atmosphere that drew him away from The Natural State. “When I came to Clemson, I really liked the family atmosphere, because I’m a very family-oriented person. I know college football is a business, but you don’t have to make it a business in the locker room and in coaching meetings and with the staff. “I like to have a certain kind of relationship with my coaches, and as much as we’re around our coaches, I wanted to have some sort of relationship with them, and I didn’t believe I would have that anywhere else.” 12

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He appreciates the support from the coaching staff, especially running backs coach and co-offensive coordinator Tony

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

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Elliott, who Brooks credits as one of many for supporting him through his rehab from various injuries.

“I see him more than anyone, so coach Elliott has done a great job in motivating me and keeping me in the right

direction and letting me know that everything is going to be alright with all the injuries and stuff that I’ve been through. He’s always been there with some of the things he’s experienced. He’s been a great influence and a great coach.” Brooks has certainly seen his share of ups and downs, as he had his time on the gridiron cut short due to injury and was forced to miss the entire 2014 season with a foot ailment. He was slated to be Clemson’s starting running back when the season opened. But Brooks never let his injuries beat him, and instead used them as a means to make himself stronger and better. “I took it one day at a time, doing what I had to do to get back to where I wanted to be. I had my good days and obviously had my more painful days. But I loved the experience of coming back, knowing I’ve been through so much. So everything I get, I feel like I deserve since I worked hard for it. It’s great to reap the fruits.” That ability to keep at it has paid dividends in 2015. He has a career-best 7.2 yards per carry figure and three touchdowns along with four receptions for 66 yards and two scores. He joins Artavis Scott as the only Tigers with a rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown. Wayne Gallman is having an All-ACC season as the starting running back, but Brooks is doing his fair share as the second teamer, and the coaches have taken notice of his play on the field and his leadership attributes. “Zac Brooks is a leader,” said head coach Dabo Swinney. “He’s a guy who all our guys have respect for because of all the injuries he has fought through. Our players have seen the best of Zac. He

was going to be our starter last year and ‘bam,’ in August, he gets hurt and is out. “He’s always had a great attitude and kept going. He sets a great example for his teammates and inspires his teammates. What people don’t know about Zac is that he is one of the best leaders we have on this football team. He has a vision of what he wants to be in the future. He’s going to be incredibly successful in life.” “Even when he was hurt and couldn’t play, he was one of the best leaders on this team. He’s finally healthy and he’s gotten his confidence back. Hopefully, we can continue to see him blossom and reap the fruits of his labor.” There were certainly tough times for Brooks during his rehab, and the toughest thing for him was not being on the field with the teammates he put in so many hours of work with. “You have to stay motivated and dedicated to what you want to do. When you’re hurt like that and out for the season and you see all the guys you worked out with all offseason be successful, you can have your down moments because you want to be out there with them, and I felt like I should have been out there. “Everyone has their season, and I feel like that was their season to shine. I love to see my guys shine.” Despite the challenges he faced with rehab, Brooks has had his family there

through it all, and his family’s presence was an invaluable tool for the running back, who knows that not everyone has the kind of family setup he has. “The best times have been when I’m with my family. My family’s been with me every step of the way. They moved down here my sophomore year so that they could help me if I ever needed anything, and that’s still the case today. “I can go home if I need something, and not every guy has that. That’s really special and I appreciate that. They’ve always been that way. They’ve always been there for me, encouraged me and had my back through thick and thin. And I love

that. I’ve been blessed and put in a great position, and I’ve been looking forward to see what God has in store for me.” Perhaps what has meant just as much to Brooks is not only the support he has received from the coaches and his family, but also the support from the Tiger fans. “I’ve been feeling great. Every time I step on the field, my adrenaline gets going, and just being in Death Valley’s atmosphere is great. “It’s an amazing feeling when you’re in Death Valley. The fans are awesome. I love our fans and they’ve had my back since I’ve been here. Nobody has strayed away, and I appreciate that. That’s loyalty, and you can’t find loyalty like you’ll find here at Clemson. “I love that, so the least I can do is give them a show.”

ZAC BROOKS CLINCHED THE VICTORY OVER NO. 6 NOTRE DAME BY RECOVERING AN ONSIDE KICK (LEFT) LATE IN THE GAME, THEN HAD A KEY TOUCHDOWN CATCH ON FOURTH DOWN AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE (ABOVE).

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Q. What do you think about being a Thorpe Award semifinalist? A. It feels good. You always want that, but I have to stay focused. There’s a lot of football left. Q. What has been your favorite moment or experience as a Tiger? A. I can’t pick one. There have been a lot of great moments for us and me so far, but I believe the best is yet to come. Q. What part of your game do you believe is often overlooked? A. My physicality. I bring a lot to it and it’s not shown a lot, but when I get a chance to show it, I show my physicality. Q. What do you do with all that “free time” on Alexander Island? A. I stay on point and focused the whole time and stay updated on everything. I watch so much film that when I come to practice, it becomes an easy part in this process...no wasted effort. Q. What jacks you up more...a pick or a big hit? A. Definitely a pick. Both would be good, but I would love a pick. I don’t have one this year yet, but hopefully that’ll change in the near future. Q. What question do you hate answering? A. I hate being asked if I am “bothered” when they don’t throw my way. I’m not bothered at all. When they do throw it, I am always prepared to make a play. I want to win every play, even when they don’t come my way. Q. What do you think about Brent Venables’ intensity? A. He pushes guys to not be settled and to stay hungry. That’s why he is the best in the country at what he does. We feed off his energy. Q. What are you thoughts on head coach Dabo Swinney’s dance moves? A. I don’t know how to explain that. I’m not a big dancer myself, but from the outside, it’s quite the sight.

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LEON J. HENDRIX JR.

RONALD D. LEE

LOUIS B. LYNN

PATRICIA H. MCABEE

ROBERT L. PEELER

MARK S. RICHARDSON

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ames P. Clements became Clemson University’s 15th president on Dec. 31, 2013. He is also a professor in the School of Computing, College of Engineering and Science at Clemson. Under his leadership, Clemson has reached several milestones - the largest campus development initiative in university history, a record number of student applications with the strongest academic proﬁle ever and a recordbreaking year in fundraising, with $182.7 million raised in private gifts since Clements joined the university. Clements is a nationally recognized leader in higher education who currently serves as chair of the board of directors for the Association of Public and LandGrant Universities, North America’s oldest higher education association. Annually, APLU’s 235 member institutions enroll 4.7 million undergraduates and 1.3 million graduate students, award 1.1 million degrees and conduct $41 billion in university-based research. He also serves on the American Council on Education (ACE) Board and serves on the executive committee of APLU’s Commission of Innovation, Competitiveness & Economic Prosperity. Clements is also chair of the ACE Commission on Leadership, co-chairs the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE), serves on the executive committee of the Business Higher Education Forum and serves on the Council on Competitiveness. Clements previously served on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Innovation Advisory Board, where he was the only university president in the country to serve in that role. He holds a B.S. in computer science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of MarylandBaltimore County, as well as an M.S. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. He has published and/or presented more than 75 papers in the ﬁelds

President

JAMES P. CLEMENTS

THE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR, NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED VOICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROVEN LEADER UNDERSTANDS THE UNIQUE MISSION OF THE LANDGRANT UNIVERSITY THAT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY IS.

of computer science, higher education, information technology, project manage-

ment and strategic planning. He also served as principal investigator or co-PI

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on more than $15 million in research grants. Before he came to Clemson, Clements served as the president of West Virginia University for nearly ﬁve years. Prior to his service at WVU, Clements served as provost and vice president for academic affairs, vice president for Economic & Community Outreach and the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Technology at Towson University, the second largest university in the University System of Maryland, where he was a four-time winner of the Faculty Member-of-the-Year Award, given by Towson students. He also led the Center for Applied Information Technology, which was a strategic, entrepreneurial initiative for the university, chaired Towson’s department of computer & information sciences and was a consultant to numerous privatesector companies. Clements’ Successful Project Management book is now in its sixth edition and is published in multiple languages and used in numerous countries. Clements and his wife, Beth, have four children - Ty, Hannah, Maggie and Grace - and a son-in-law, Tanner Coombs. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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amed the 13th director of athletics in Clemson history on Dec. 1, 2012, Dan Radakovich has led the Tiger athletic department to high achievements both on the field and in the classroom while developing significant upgrades in finance and facilities. Following a remarkable 2014-15, Radakovich was named a finalist for the SportsBusiness Journal Athletics Director-of-the-Year award. In 2014-15, Clemson student-athletes posted the highest athletic department GPA in school history with a 3.02 cumulative average in the fall semester, and its NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate of 91 percent was third nationally among public institutions. Three programs were recognized by the NCAA for having top-10-percent APR marks, including football earning the honor for the fifth consecutive year. The football program recorded its fourth consecutive 10-win season and Clemson earned NCAA Tournament appearances in men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, track, baseball, rowing and men’s golf. Additionally, the school won ACC titles in men’s soccer, women’s indoor track and women’s outdoor track. Since his arrival in December 2013, the athletic department has received approvals for $158 million in facility improvements and increased spending on direct student-athlete development programs including nutrition, mental health and professional development by $1.8 million. His department has increased overall revenue from $69 million in FY14 to $79 million in FY15 and a projected $85 million in FY16. Radakovich came to Clemson with a wealth of experience after serving in significant athletic administrative roles at Miami (Fla.), Long Beach State, South Carolina and Louisiana State in addition to athletic directorships at American University and Georgia Tech. His administrative career spans over 26 years. College football entered a new era in 2014 with the College Football Playoff, and he was at the forefront. He was one of 13 people, including one of only five FBS directors of athletics, to be named to the committee. His selection is another testament to the level of respect he carries on a national basis. In 2012, he was named by NCAA President Mark Emmert as one of 10 directors of athletics to a new advisory commission charged with making recommendations for the future of NCAA rules and policies. In his first full year as director of athletics in 2013-14, Clemson had a strong all-around performance on the field and in the classroom. Clemson was one of just three programs nationally to win at least 11 football games, 23 men’s basketball games and 36 baseball

Director of Athletics

DAN RADAKOVICH CLEMSON’S 13TH DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS HAS OVER 27 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. games over the course of the academic year. Each of the Tiger sport programs exceeded the NCAA baseline standards for Academic Progress Rate, and six programs posted perfect 1000 single-year scores, including men’s and women’s cross country, diving, women’s soccer, women’s tennis and volleyball. Six of Clemson’s athletic teams and more than 53 percent of all studentathletes posted a 2014 spring semester GPA of 3.0 or better, and student-athletes earned a cumulative GPA of 2.90. In 2013, the football team ﬁnished with an 11-2 mark, a No. 7 national ranking in the USA Today poll and a top-10 ranking in APR score. The men’s basketball team reached the NIT semiﬁnals in New York and the baseball team

reached the NCAA Tournament for the 27th time in the last 28 years. Radakovich came to Clemson from Georgia Tech, where he served with distinction for six years (2006-12). Just Clemson’s fifth director of athletics since 1940, he replaced Terry Don Phillips, who retired after over 10 years directing the program. During his career at Georgia Tech, it had 51 teams advance to NCAA Tourney play or bowl games. That includes five sports (football, women’s basketball, softball, women’s tennis, men’s golf) that made the postseason every year. The baseball program missed just once. A total of 11 different sports programs finished in the top 25 of at least one major poll 27 times. That includes

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a National Championship women’s tennis program in 2007, just its second team title in history. There were 14 ACC titles celebrated in addition to nine regular-season conference or division titles. The Aliquippa, Pa., native also initiated the Athletic Director’s Initiative Fund, started in 2006, which raised cash and pledges of more than $12 million. Prior to his tenure at Georgia Tech, he worked as a senior associate athletic director at Louisiana State from 2001-06. He became a director of athletics for the first time at American University in Washington, D.C., in 2000. From 1994-00, he served as chief financial officer at South Carolina. During that time, he worked with current Clemson football administrators Woody McCorvey and Brad Scott. He gained experience on the West Coast from 1989-94, when he was a senior associate athletic director at Long Beach State. He got his start in administration at Miami (Fla.) in 1983 as the athletic business manager. Radakovich is a 1980 graduate of Indiana (Pa.), where he earned a bachelor of science degree in finance. He was also a football letterman and student coach with the Crimson Hawks. He was enshrined into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and was recognized as a distinguished alumnus from Indiana (Pa.) in 2009. He earned his master’s degree in business administration from Miami (Fla.) in 1982. Radakovich, born June 9, 1958, and his wife, Marcie, have two sons, Christian, a 2012 Georgia Tech graduate, and Grant, a student-athlete who plays football at Mercer.

Head Coach

DABO SWINNEY AS CLEMSON’S 25TH HEAD COACH, DABO SWINNEY AND HIS ALL-IN APPROACH, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD, HAS LED THE TIGER PROGRAM TO RECORD-SETTING HEIGHTS.

here is a strong coaching heritage over the 118 years of Clemson football that dates to the early 1900s, when John Heisman led the program. Jess Neely and Frank Howard continued the winning and joined Heisman in the College Football Hall of Fame. Danny Ford, a finalist for the Hall of Fame this year, led the Tigers to the 1981 national championship. Dabo Swinney has been at Clemson just seven years as head coach, but he is making progress towards joining the Tiger legends of the past. He will be the first person to tell you that the program has not reached all of its goals just yet, but there have been some significant accomplishments. The 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons were especially noteworthy, with three top-15 final rankings in the polls. Clemson joined Alabama, Florida State, Ohio State and Oregon as the only schools in the nation that can make that claim. Each of Clemson’s teams from 2011-14 also won 10+ games, the first time the program did that since the 1987-90 era. From 2011-14, Clemson had a 4211 record, the most wins in a four-year period in school history. Twenty-seven of the victories took place against ACC teams, including a 38-10 triumph over No. 3 Virginia Tech that gave the Tigers the 2011 ACC title. Nine of the 42 wins the last four years have come against top-25 teams, including five against top-10 opponents. Clemson also became the first non-SEC program to defeat top-10 SEC teams in consecutive games in the history of college football. Clemson was in the top 10 of APR scores and the final top 25 of the AP and USA Today polls in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the only FBS program that could make that claim. In seven years (six full seasons) as the Tigers’ head coach, Swinney has directed Clemson to a 61-26 overall record (.701) and a 39-14 ACC regularseason mark (.736). He has also led the Tigers to the ACC Championship game twice, won one ACC Championship, won or shared three ACC Atlantic Division titles, won four bowl games and has been named national coach-of-the-year twice.

In 2014, Clemson overcame many significant injuries and a difficult road schedule to register a 10-3 overall record and 6-2 mark in ACC regularseason games. Evidence of the mass injuries were shown by the fact that 48 different Tigers started at least one game among the 24 regular positions. The Tigers finished the 2014 season ranked No. 15 in both the AP and coaches polls and were No. 17 in the final College Football Playoff ranking. The top-15 ranking marked the fourth straight year Clemson finished ranked in the polls under Swinney, who was named 2014 Grant Teaff National Coach-of-theYear by FCA. He was also a finalist for the 2014 Bobby Dodd National Coachof-the-Year Award and won the Gene Stallings Award. Swinney’s Tigers joined Alabama, Florida State and Oregon as the only schools in the nation ranked in the top 25 of the final polls each season from 2011-14. Clemson capped off the 2013 season with a thrilling 40-35 victory over No. 6 Ohio State in the Orange Bowl. Clemson had an 11-2 record after finishing 7-1 in ACC regular-season games for the second year in a row. It marked Clemson’s first back-to-back 11-win seasons in school history. The Tigers had a 4-0 record in ACC road games, the first time that happened since 1995. The Tigers were No. 12 in the final BCS standings. It was the third straight year Clemson finished in the top 15 of the BCS standings, one of only six schools that could make that claim. Clemson, who was ranked No. 7 in the final USA Today poll and No. 8 in the final AP poll, was also one of only five programs ranked in the top 20 of every BCS standing from 2011 to 2013. Tajh Boyd broke almost every Clemson career record for quarterbacks

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thanks in part to 2013, when he completed 68.5 percent of his passes for 3,851 yards and 34 touchdowns. He also added a team-high 10 rushing touchdowns. Boyd’s 107 career passing touchdowns and 133 total touchdowns were ACC records as well. Sammy Watkins was a ﬁnalist for the Biletnikoff Award and was a ﬁrst-team All-American, as he had 101 catches for 1,464 yards and 12 touchdowns. He established Tiger career records for receptions, receiving yards and tied the receiving touchdowns mark as well. The 2012 season (11-2) was a groundbreaking year for the Tigers when looking at the program’s overall consistency. The seven conference wins in the regular season set a school record, while

THE SWINNEY FILE PLAYING EXPERIENCE Lettered three years at Alabama (1990-92); also a member of the 1989 team ... member of the 1992 national championship team ... Academic All-SEC and SEC Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in 1990,92.

EDUCATION B.S. degree in commerce & business administration from Alabama in 1993 ... master of business administration from Alabama in 1995.

PERSONAL DATA Born Nov. 20, 1969 in Birmingham, Ala. ... married to the former Kathleen Bassett ... the couple has three sons (Will 17, Drew 15, Clay 12).

Clemson was co-champion of the ACC Atlantic Division. The school record for consecutive wins at Memorial Stadium (13) was also established. With Clemson’s thrilling 25-24 win over No. 7 Louisiana State in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Tigers finished the season ranked No. 9 in the USA Today poll. It was Clemson’s first top-10 finish in one of the two major polls since 1990. Clemson also reached the 11-win mark for the first time since its 1981 national championship season. The Tigers finished No. 14 in the final BCS standings as well. Swinney’s 2011 squad, which ended the season ranked No. 22 in the nation, captured Clemson’s first ACC title since 1991 when it beat No. 3 Virginia Tech

38-10 in the ACC Championship game in Charlotte, N.C. It tied for the highestranked team the Tigers defeated in history. The win, the Tigers’ second over the Hokies in 2011, gave Clemson its first 10-win season since 1990. The Tigers’ four wins over top-25 ranked teams established a school record. For his efforts, Swinney was named Bobby Dodd National Coach-of-the-Year in 2011 to become the first Clemson head coach to win a national coach-ofthe-year award since the 1981 season, when Ford directed the Tigers to the national title. C.J. Spiller was a unanimous first-team All-American in 2009 and Da’Quan Bowers duplicated the feat on the defense a year later. Bowers won the

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Years as a full-time college coach: ............................. 21st Winning seasons: ........................................................17 Bowl seasons:.............................................................16 Record as an assistant coach: ................. 106-58-1 (.645) Record as a head coach: ..............................61-26 (.701) Record at Clemson:....................................104-51 (.671)

2010 Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defensive player and he received the Hendricks Award as the country’s top defensive end. He led the nation in sacks (15.5) and tied for the national lead in tackles for loss (26). In 2009, Swinney’s first full year as head coach, he led the Tigers to their first championship of the ACC’s Atlantic Division. The Tigers came just six points short of winning their first ACC title in 18 years. Swinney was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year by Sporting News and was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach-of-the-Year Award. Swinney accumulated nine wins, second-most among FBS coaches in their first full year behind Oregon’s Chip Kelly. The nine wins tied for fourth most in ACC history for a first-year head coach. He also led the Tigers to their first bowl win since 2005 in the 21-13 victory over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. Swinney’s first season included a six-game winning streak at midseason, a streak that saw the Tigers score 34+ points in every contest, a first in school history. During that stretch, the Tigers defeated No. 8 Miami (Fla.) on the road. The 40-37 overtime victory tied for the highest-ranked team Clemson has defeated on the road in history. In October 2008, he was named Clemson interim head coach, replacing Tommy Bowden, who had been his position coach as a player at Alabama and was Clemson’s head coach since 1999. He led the Tigers to a 4-2 record over the remainder of the 2008 regular season, including a win over South Carolina in the regular-season finale. That strong finish led to a Gator Bowl bid. On Dec. 1, 2008, the interim tag was removed from the title and he was named the program’s head coach.

The 1993 Alabama graduate joined the Clemson staff prior to the 2003 season. In his first 12 years as an assistant coach or head coach, the Tigers finished in the top 25 of the polls eight times and registered 20 wins over top-25 opponents. Swinney coached his wide receiver position to a level of consistency that had not been seen previously at Clemson. He had a wideout finish first or second in the ACC in catches in five of his

six years as an assistant coach. In his ﬁrst year, he had three of the top-10 receivers in the ACC, a ﬁrst in Tiger history. He has coached a First or Second-Team All-ACC wideout in 11 of his 12 seasons in Tigertown, also an unprecedented feat at Clemson. The Alabama native has a reputation as one of the top recruiters in the nation. In 2006, he was listed as the No. 5 recruiter in the nation by Rivals.com. It marked the second straight year that he

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was lauded by the website as a top-25 national recruiter. He signed 38 players in his five recruiting seasons as an assistant coach and was a major reason Clemson’s 2008 recruiting class was rated No. 2 in the nation by ESPN.com when he signed 11 players. He was named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation by Rivals.com in 2007 as well. Swinney received a commerce & business administration degree from Alabama in 1993 after lettering three times (1990-92). A walk-on who went on to earn a scholarship, Swinney was a wide receiver on Alabama’s 1992 national championship team. He was also named Academic All-SEC along with being an SEC Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in 1990 and 1992. After his playing career, Swinney served as a graduate assistant from 1993-95 at Alabama, who he coached in the 1994 Gator Bowl and 1995 Citrus Bowl. In December 1995, he received a master’s degree in business administration from Alabama. He became a full-time assistant coach at Alabama in February 1996 under head coach Gene Stallings (now in the Hall of Fame) and coached a total of five seasons there on a full-time basis. Swinney was assigned to coach the Crimson Tide’s wide receivers and tight ends in 1996. During his time at Alabama, Swinney was a part of six teams with 10+ wins, five top-10 finishes, one national title (1992), three SEC Championships (1989,92,99) and five SEC Western Division titles as a player and coach. From April 2001 to February 2003, Swinney was in private business in Alabama. He married the former Kathleen Bassett in 1994. They have three sons, Will (17), Drew (15) and Clay (12). CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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ASSISTANT COACHES DAN BROOKS ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH DEFENSIVE TACKLES

7th Season at Clemson 32nd Season Overall Western Carolina ‘76 Born June 25, 1951

• Coached First-Team All-ACC defensive tackle Grady Jarrett in 2014, a ﬁfth-round NFL draft choice. • His defensive tackles were a big reason Clemson led the nation in total defense (260.8) in 2014 and tackles for loss in 2013 (122) and 2014 (131). • Played a big role in Clemson winning the 2011 ACC title. He has been on the staff of three ACC Atlantic Division titles in the last six years. • Finalist for defensive line coach-of-the-year according to FootballScoop.com in 2010.

DANNY PEARMAN ASSISTANT HEAD COACH SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR TIGHT ENDS 8th Season at Clemson 25th Season Overall Clemson ‘87 Born Feb. 17, 1965

• Has coached 382 games as a full-time assistant coach, second-most on the Tiger coaching staff. • Coached the previous 15 years at Tennessee under head coach Phillip Fulmer. • Coached on the 1998 Tennessee staff that won the national title with a 13-0 record. • Coached former Clemson star and NFL All-Pro running back Kevin Mack in high school in the 1970s.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Began his football career at Appalachian State in 1969 ... transferred to Western Carolina and played in 1973.

EDUCATION After serving in the Army, he earned an undergraduate degree from Western Carolina in 1976 ... master’s degree from Florida in 1984.

PERSONAL DATA Born June 25, 1951 in Sparta, N.C. ... he and his wife, Kathy, have two children, Tara and Rhett; Rhett was an offensive player development assistant on the 2013 and 2014 Clemson staffs and is now at Southern Methodist.

DAN BROOKS

Allen set school records for receptions (50), receiving yards (598) and receiving touchdowns (8) by a tight end. • Played tight end on Clemson’s 1986 and 1987 ACC title teams, then he served as a graduate assistant on the Tigers’ 1988 ACC Championship team. • In his second year at Alabama, he directed the offensive tackles and served as special teams coordinator on its 1992 national title team. • Served on the same Alabama staff with current Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney from 1993-97.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Coached Bradley Pinion, who averaged 42.6 yards per punt with 28 punts inside the 20 against only two touchbacks in 2014. He was picked in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. • Has coached the Tiger special teams since 2011, including Chandler Catanzaro, who was a three-time All-ACC pick. Catanzaro is Clemson’s career scoring leader (404) and made 81.7 percent of his field goals. • Coached Dwayne Allen in the 2011 season. He won the John Mackey Award and was a first-team All-American.

BRENT VENABLES DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR LINEBACKERS

4th Season at Clemson 20th Season Overall Kansas State ‘92 Born Dec. 18, 1970

• In his 19 years as a full-time assistant coach, his teams have 19 winning seasons, have been to 19 bowl games and have won 10+ games 14 times. • Named one of the top-10 recruiters in the ACC in 2015 by Rivals.com. • National defensive coordinator-of-the-year by FootballScoop.com in 2014. • One of 40 nominees for the 2014 Broyles Award. • His 2014 defense led the nation in total defense (260.8), pass efﬁciency defense (98.3), third-down

Lettered three times (1985-87) as a tight end at Clemson ... strength & conditioning All-American (1987).

EDUCATION Bachelor’s degree in ﬁnance from Clemson in 1987 ... master of business administration from Clemson in 1989.

PERSONAL DATA Born Feb. 17, 1965 ... he and his wife, Kristy, have one daughter, Taylor, and two sons, Tanner and Trent.

DANNY PEARMAN

conversion percentage defense (27.4) and tackles for loss (131). He also coached linebacker Stephone Anthony, who was a Butkus Award semiﬁnalist. • Coached 13 years (1999-11) at Oklahoma and three years (1996-98) at Kansas State. • Served as co-defensive coordinator at Oklahoma (1999-03) and defensive coordinator at Oklahoma (2004-11). • Broyles Award ﬁnalist in 2006 when Oklahoma led the Big 12 Conference in total and scoring defense.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played two seasons (1989,90) at Garden City (Kan.) Community College ... lettered two times as a linebacker at Kansas State (1991,92).

EDUCATION Graduated from Kansas State in 1992.

PERSONAL DATA Born Dec. 18, 1970 ... he and his wife, Julie, have two sons, Jake and Tyler, and two daughters, Laney and Addie.

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ASSISTANT COACHES MARION HOBBY CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE ENDS

6th Season at Clemson 17th Season Overall Tennessee ‘95 Born Nov. 7, 1966

• Clemson has finished in the top 25 all of his five years as an assistant coach. • His defensive ends were a big reason the 2014 defense led the nation in total defense and tackles for loss. He also coached Vic Beasley, who was a firstteam All-American and the ACC Defensive Player-ofthe-Year. Beasley set the school record with 33 career sacks. • Named one of the top-10 recruiters in the ACC in 2013 by Rivals.com.

JEFF SCOTT CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WIDE RECEIVERS

8th Season at Clemson 9th Season Overall Clemson ‘03 Born Dec. 28, 1980

• His defensive ends were a big reason Clemson led the nation in tackles for loss (122) in 2013. • Beasley was a seldom-used backup in 2011, but became one of the top defensive ends in the ACC in terms of sacks in 2012. Beasley had eight sacks, fourth-most in the ACC, in only 288 snaps. • This is his second tour of duty at Clemson. He served as defensive line coach in 2005. • Has NFL experience, as he was an assistant coach with the Saints in 2006 and 2007.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Lettered four times (1986-89) as a defensive end at Tennessee ... three-year starter ... played three seasons (42 games) in the NFL with the New England Patriots.

EDUCATION B.S. degree from Tennessee in 1995.

PERSONAL DATA Born Nov. 7, 1966 in Irondale, Ala. ... he and his wife, Constance, have three daughters, Maria, Mariah and Camille.

MARION HOBBY

• Coached First-Team All-ACC and first-team All-America wide receiver Sammy Watkins in 2013. He had a school-record 101 receptions for a school-record 1,464 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also set or tied school career records for receptions (240), receiving yards (3,391) and receiving touchdowns (27). • In 2012, he coached first-round draft pick DeAndre Hopkins to a second-team All-America season. He had 82 catches for 1,405 yards and 18 touchdowns. • Coached an All-American every year from 2011-13 and a first-round draft pick in both 2012 and 2013.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Clemson has been to a bowl game each of his seven years as a full-time assistant coach. • Named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation in 2015 by Rivals.com. • ACC Recruiter-of-the-Year by Rivals.com in 2015. • Named co-offensive coordinator prior to the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. • Coached wide receivers Artavis Scott and Mike Williams, who were both Second-Team All-ACC selections, in 2014.

TONY ELLIOTT CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR RUNNING BACKS

5th Season at Clemson 10th Season Overall Clemson ‘02 Born Nov. 26, 1979

Lettered three years (2000-02) as a wide receiver and holder at Clemson.

EDUCATION Degree in secondary education from Clemson in 2003.

PERSONAL DATA Born Dec. 28, 1980 in Arcadia, Fla. ... married the former Sara McDaniel ... son of former Clemson assistant coach Brad Scott (1999-10).

JEFF SCOTT

back in school history with two 1,000-yard rushing seasons. • A big reason Clemson won the 2011 ACC Championship for the ﬁrst time in 20 years. • Earned his undergraduate degree in industrial engineering in 2002, was a First-Team Academic All-ACC selection and a CoSIDA Academic District III member. • Was a co-captain of Clemson’s 2003 team that had a 9-4 record and a No. 22 ranking by AP and USA Today.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Clemson has a 42-11 record and four top-25 ﬁnal rankings in his four years on staff. He has also coached a 1,000-yard rusher three times. • Named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation in and one of the top-10 recruiters in the ACC in 2015 by Rivals.com. • Named co-offensive coordinator prior to the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. • Coached First-Team All-ACC running back Andre Ellington in 2012. Ellington became just the third running 26

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Lettered four times (2000-03) as a wide receiver at Clemson.

EDUCATION Degree in industrial engineering from Clemson in 2002 with a team-high 3.55 GPA.

PERSONAL DATA Born Nov. 26, 1979 in Watsonville, Calif. ... he and his wife, Tamika, have a son, A.J.

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ASSISTANT COACHES ROBBIE CALDWELL OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

5th Season at Clemson 38th Season Overall Furman ‘77 Born Jan. 26, 1954

Freeman was a Rimington Trophy ﬁnalist for the second year in a row. • A big reason Clemson won the 2011 ACC Championship for the ﬁrst time in 20 years. • Served as Vanderbilt’s head coach in 2010 after eight years as offensive line coach at Vanderbilt. • Started his coaching career as a student assistant at Furman under Art Baker in 1976 and became a full-time offensive line coach with Furman under Dick Sheridan in 1978. In 1977, he served as football and baseball coach at Hanahan (S.C.) High School.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Has a staff-high 37 years of experience in college coaching and a staff-high 431 college games as a coach. • Clemson has a 42-11 record and four top-25 ﬁnal rankings in his four years on staff. • Coached offensive tackle Brandon Thomas, a thirdround draft pick, to his second-straight All-ACC season in 2013. • In 2012, he coached ﬁrst-team All-American Dalton Freeman (C) and Thomas, a First-Team All-ACC pick.

MIKE REED DEFENSIVE BACKS

3rd Season at Clemson 11th Season Overall Boston College ‘94 Born Aug. 16, 1972

• His defensive backs were a big reason the 2014 defense led the nation in total defense and pass efﬁciency defense. He also coached cornerback Garry Peters, who was a First-Team All-ACC selection. • His defensive backs combined for 15 interceptions in 2013. Bashaud Breeland, who had a team-tying-high four interceptions and 74 tackles, was a Second-Team All-ACC selection and a fourth-round draft pick. • Was the defensive backs coach at NC State for six seasons (2007-12).

BRANDON STREETER RECRUITING COORDINATOR QUARTERBACKS

2nd Season at Clemson 10th Season Overall Clemson ‘99 Born Jan. 1, 1977

• Came to Clemson as the recruiting coordinator and quarterbacks coach in December 2014 after serving three seasons (2012-14) as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Richmond. • Six of the seven teams he worked with as an offensive coordinator from 2008-14 ﬁnished the season in the top 25 of the FCS poll. That included the 2014 Richmond team that entered the FCS playoffs ranked No. 16. Five of the last eight teams were conference champions or co-champions.

Lettered three years at Furman under Art Baker, including his senior season (1975) when he was named team MVP and offensive captain.

EDUCATION Degree from Furman in 1977.

PERSONAL DATA Born Jan. 26, 1954 in Pageland, S.C. ... he and his wife, Nora Lynn, have a daughter, Emsley.

ROBBIE CALDWELL

• Has been an assistant coach at the college level for 10 years and at the NFL level for ﬁve seasons. He coached NC State All-American David Amerson, who is third in ACC history in career interceptions (18). As a professional coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, he worked with former Clemson All-American and ninetime Pro Bowl selection Brian Dawkins. • Helped the Wolfpack to four bowl games in his six years with the program.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played at Boston College from 1991-94 ... All-ECAC selection and a Second-Team All-Big East Conference pick in 1993 ... one of four co-captains on the 1994 team.

EDUCATION Degree in communications with a minor in secondary education from Boston College in 1994.

PERSONAL DATA Born Aug. 16, 1972 in Wilmington, Del. ... he and his wife, Kimberly, have two daughters, Michaela Rae and Milan Skye.

MIKE REED

• Helped the 2014 Richmond team to a 9-5 record and a bid to the FCS playoffs, as the Spiders reached the second round. • Served as a graduate assistant at Clemson in 2004 and 2005, when Dabo Swinney was an assistant coach. Streeter worked with quarterback Charlie Whitehurst during those two seasons. • Three-time letterman at Clemson from 1997-99. He was Clemson’s starting quarterback the last two years.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played quarterback at Clemson from 1996-99 ... received the inaugural Brandon Streeter Award in 1999.

EDUCATION Degree in health science from Clemson in 1999 and a master’s degree in human resource development from Clemson in 2001.

PERSONAL DATA Born Jan. 1, 1977 ... he and his wife, Ashleigh, have three children, Chamberlin Brooke, Foard Michael and Mason Morgan.

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lemson’s Memorial Stadium has been held in high esteem for many years. Whether it be players from the 1940s and 1950s, opposing players from the 1970s and 1980s, or even professional players in the 1990s, the ambiance of this special setting is what college football is all about. And in 2013, BleacherReport.com rated Memorial Stadium as the third-best stadium in the nation. The storied ediﬁce added to its legend when the ﬁrst meeting of father and son head coaches (Bowden Bowl I) took place before a record crowd of more than 86,000 fans in 1999. Clemson has been in the top 20 in the nation in average attendance 34 straight seasons. A crowd has exceeded 80,000 fans 70 times since

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FROM “THE MOST EXCITING 25 SECONDS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL,” TO 85,000 SCREAMING TIGER FANS, DEATH VALLEY HAS GIVEN CLEMSON ONE OF THE BEST HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGES IN THE COUNTRY. the 1983 season. In 2014, Clemson was 15th in the nation in average home attendance. The legend was further enhanced in 2014 when the Tigers had a perfect 7-0 record at home. Defending national champions are 0-3 all-time at Memorial Stadium. Clemson had a 13-game winning streak at home from 2011 to 2012, setting a record for the facility. The Tigers were 26-2 in their 28 home games from 2011-14 as well. Clemson enters 2015

with a nine-game home winning streak, second in the nation behind the 14 by Boise State. The facility’s mystique is derived from its many traditions, which date to its opening in 1942, the legendary games and players and Clemson’s corresponding rate of success. The Tigers have won 275 games in 72 years and have won over 73 percent of the contests (275-101-7). The stadium has deﬁnitely been good to the Tigers, but it was constructed against

the advice of at least one coach. Before head coach Jess Neely left for Rice after the 1939 season, he gave Clemson a message. “Don’t ever let them talk you into building a big stadium,” he said. “Put about 10,000 seats behind the YMCA. That’s all you’ll ever need.” Instead of following Neely’s advice, Clemson ofﬁcials decided to build the new stadium in a valley on the western part of campus. The place took some clearing, as

there were many trees, but luckily there were no hedges. The crews went to work, clearing, cutting, pouring and forming. On Sept. 19, 1942, Memorial Stadium opened with Clemson defeating Presbyterian College 32-13. Those 20,000 seats installed for the opener would soon grow. “About 40 people and I laid sod on the ﬁeld,” said Howard. “After three weeks on July 15, we had only gotten halfway through.

“I told them that it had taken us three weeks to get that far and I would give them three more weeks’ pay for however long it took. I also told them we would have 50 gallons of ice cream when we got through. After that, it took them three days to do the rest of the field. Then we sat down in the middle of the field and ate up that whole 50 gallons.” Howard said that on the day of the first game in the stadium, “the gates were hung at 1 p.m., and we played at 2 p.m.” But that

would be all of the construction for awhile. Then in 1958, 18,000 sideline seats were added, and in 1960, 5,658 West endzone seats were added in response to increasing attendance. With the large East endzone (“Green Grass” section), this expansion increased capacity to 53,000. Later, upper decks were added to each side of Memorial Stadium as crowds swelled - the ﬁrst in 1978 and the second in 1983. It increased capacity to over 80,000, which makes it one of the

nation’s largest on-campus stadiums. In 2006, the WestZone was added, an area that contains locker rooms, ofﬁces and a luxury club level that has over 1,000 seats. Through the years, Memorial Stadium has become known as “Death Valley.” It was tagged by the late Presbyterian College coach Lonnie McMillian in the late 1940s. After bringing his teams to Clemson for years and getting whipped, he said the place was like “Death Valley.” A few years later, the name stuck. In 1974, the playing surface was named Frank Howard Field for the legendary coach because of his long service and dedication to Clemson University. Luckily, it wasn’t built behind the YMCA. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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STADIUM INFORMATION CHILD (TIGER TRACKER) IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Visit the nearest guest services stand (at gates 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 20) for information on obtaining a child ID wristband and notiﬁcation procedures.

CONCESSION STANDS Concession stands open two hours prior to kickoff and remain open through the end of the fourth quarter. There are 22 concession stands (see diagram on page 38) and over 300 total points of sale within Memorial Stadium.

EMERGENCIES First Aid stations are located on the South side (Section J), North side (Section T), North top deck (Section K) and South top deck (Section E). Trained nurses are on hand. If a doctor is needed, ask any usher. For emergencies, call 911.

HANDICAPPED Entrances are at Gates 1, 5 and 13 for the handicapped.

LOST & FOUND Report any item to the Gate 11 information booth.

NOTICE Solicitation for any purpose is prohibited at an athletic contest in Memorial Stadium. It is also a smoke-free facility. Smoking is prohibited inside the gates.

PASSOUTS Passouts are allowed, but fans must go through the same level of security screening as they did upon entering.

PROHIBITED ITEMS Alcoholic beverages, artiﬁcial noisemakers, backpacks, banners, chairbacks with arms, ﬂags, food/drink containers, home video cameras, large bags, laser devices, umbrellas and weapons of any kind are prohibited.

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A CLEMSON TRADITION SINCE 1942, THE TIGERS HAVE RUN DOWN THE HILL HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN FRONT OF RAUCOUS DEATH VALLEY CROWDS.

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hat has been described as “the most exciting 25 seconds in college football” from a color and pageantry standpoint actually started out as a matter-of-fact entrance, mainly because of necessity. The first 20,000 seats in Memorial Stadium were built and ready for use before the 1942 season, less than a year after Pearl Harbor was bombed and the United States was drawn into World War II. The shortest entry into Memorial Stadium was a short walk down Williamson Road from Fike Fieldhouse’s dressing rooms to a gate at the top of the Hill, located behind the East endzone. There were no dressing facilities inside the West endzone of Memorial Stadium...there was only a giant clock, where the hands turned, and a scoreboard that was operated by hand. The team would dress in Fike Fieldhouse, walk down Williamson Road, come in the gate underneath where the scoreboard now stands and jog down the Hill for its warmup exercises. There was no fanfare, no cannon shot fired, no Tiger Paw flag, no “Tiger Rag” played...just the team making its entrance and lining up to do the side-straddle hop. That is the way things went for the next 25 years. Either in 1964 or 1965, Sam Jones, a member of the class of 1919, made a trip to California. He stopped at a spot in Death Valley, Calif., and picked up a white flint rock. He presented it to head coach Frank Howard as being from Death Valley, California to Death Valley, South Carolina. The rock laid on the floor in Howard’s office in Fike Fieldhouse for years. One

day, he was cleaning up his office and told Gene Willimon, who was executive secretary of IPTAY, to “take this rock and throw it over the fence or out in the ditch...do something with it, but get it out of my office!” Willimon did not think that was the way a rock should be treated. After all, it had been brought over 1,900 miles by a very sincere Tiger fan. By the mid 1960s, Memorial Stadium was living up to its moniker (“Death Valley”) because of the number of Tiger wins that had been recorded there. Actually, the name was first used by Lonnie McMillian, head coach at Presbyterian College during the 1940s. McMillian and the other Blue Hose coaches before him opened each season by playing at Clemson. Seldom scoring (24 shutouts in 39 games) and with only three wins and four ties to show for it, his teams were getting “killed” by the Tigers regularly. In 1948, McMillian made the comment to the press that he was taking his team to play Clemson in “Death Valley.” An occasional reference to Memorial Stadium by that name could be heard the next four years, but when Howard started calling it “Death Valley” in the 1950s, the name took off like wildfire. Clemson celebrated its 73rd year in the “Valley” in 2014 with a 7-0 home record, one of seven FBS schools with a perfect home record. But getting back to Howard’s Rock. It was mounted on a pedestal at the top of the Hill on the East side of the stadium. It was unveiled Sept. 24, 1966, when Clemson played Virginia. The Tigers trailed by 18 points with 17 minutes left

and came back to win 40-35 on a 75yard pass from Jimmy Addison to Jacky Jackson in the fourth quarter. That was quite a debut for the Rock. The team members started rubbing Howard’s Rock prior to running down the Hill on Sept. 23, 1967, a day when Clemson defeated Wake Forest by a score of 23-6. Prior to running down the Hill, Howard told his players, “If you’re going to give

me 110 percent, you can rub that Rock. If you’re not, keep your filthy hands off it!” Howard told of the incident the following day on his television show, and the story became legend. When Hootie Ingram succeeded Howard as head coach in 1970, he made the logical decision that the team would make its final entrance out of the new dressing room in the West endzone. In all home games during the 1970 and 1971 seasons and the first four games of 1972 when the Tigers did not run down the Hill, their combined record was 6-9. The seniors, led by Ben Anderson, decided they wanted to come down the Hill prior to the South Carolina contest, the finale of the 1972 season. The result, in a cold, freezing rain, was a 7-6 victory when Jimmy Williamson knocked down a two-point conversion attempt, which preserved the narrow win. Clemson has made the entrance every home game since the 1942 season, except for the years mentioned above and the first game of 1973 (374 times entering 2015). After final warmups, the team gathers back in its dressing room under the West endzone stands for its final game instructions. Approximately 10 minutes prior to kickoff, the team boards three buses, rides around behind the North stands to the East endzone and disembarks to the top of the Hill behind Howard’s Rock. At the appointed time, the cannon booms, and led by a giant Tiger Paw flag carried by cheerleaders and Rally Cats, the band forms two lines for the team to run between and strikes up “Tiger Rag.” The frenzy starts in all sincerity and usually lasts three hours. It is a tradition that has inspired Clemson players for many years. Yahoo! Sports agrees, as it rated it the best entrance in the nation in 2014. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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hen fans envision an indoor practice facility like the one that was completed for the Tiger football team in 2013, certain stereotypes come to mind. Common perceptions are largely simplistic in nature, and the idea that a facility that is solely for game preparation, out of the gaze of onlookers and carries a large amount of importance seems crazy. But the facility was never about football alone. In fact, the $10 million structure serves to unify the athletic department, while providing Tiger football with a cutting-edge structure that helps complete a nationally-relevant program. On its face, the facility does exactly what it purports to do...provide a place for head coach Dabo Swinney to take his team in case of inclement weather without disrupting a schedule of events that is packed full on a daily basis. It equips the Tigers with a lavish place to prepare for opponents in a game-like atmosphere. It houses an 80,000-square-foot practice area that includes a full field, which is surrounded by ample sideline space to provide a comfortable environment. In order to simulate a gameday experience, there is a fully-functional scoreboard inside the facility along with four play-clocks and a videoboard. High above the fields, on the second story of the nearly 70-foot structure, is a long coaches platform so that practice can be viewed from above. In addition, by way of a short corridor, the platform extends to the back side of the building, so that any drills taking place outside on the other two fields can be seen from the building. The indoor facility, which includes more than 5,000 square feet of support, also contains a small strength & conditioning area and a training room. Clemson has also taken advantage of the WestZone at Memorial Stadium, completed in 2009. It is 150,000 square feet, including a two-floor strength training facility (14,000 square feet), among the nation’s largest dedicated solely for football. The equipment room was expanded to include, among other items, new offices and a new laundry room that encompasses approximately 6,000 square feet of space. The football staff offices and meeting rooms are composed of approximately 4,000 square feet of existing space and more than 18,000 square feet of new space. The facility includes offices for the head coach, assistant coaches and support staff along with position meeting rooms and a 150-seat auditorium with a sloped floor and theater seating. The training room, located on the North side of the home team’s locker room, was expanded to include a hydrotherapy room, offices and examination rooms. The training room is 6,200 square feet as well. Prior to the 2012 season, over 8,000 square feet of enclosed space was added on the second level, which houses “The Paw,” Clemson’s training table. In the summer of 2014, WestZone underwent further renovations, including refurbishing of the recruiting areas and added graphics. Then in 2015, the Oculus was constructed as the signature vertical element of the stadium. A bridge was also added as a direct connection from the North to the South stands, alleviating congestion on the interior WestZone concourse. Moving all football operations to the WestZone has opened up space in the Jervey and McFadden Buildings for the other 18 sports to improve their facilities for recruiting and have more office, training, conditioning and sports medicine space. This has enhanced the performance, both on and off the field, for all 19 sports. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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TIGER VETERANS

MARTIN AIKEN

MACKENSIE ALEXANDER

ADRIAN BAKER

JORDAN BIANCHI

TRAVIS BLANKS

BEN BOULWARE

ZAC BROOKS

BEAU BROWN

JIM BROWN

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RODERICK BYERS

RYAN CARTER

ADAM CHOICE

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TYRONE CROWDER

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KEVIN DODD

ADRIEN DUNN

TYSHON DYE

MARCUS EDMOND

DAVID ESTES

JUSTIN FALCINELLI

C.J. FULLER

WAYNE GALLMAN

LB • *Jr. Smoaks, S.C.

RB • Sr. Jonesboro, Ark.

RB • So. Thomasville, Ga.

DE • *Jr. Taylors, S.C.

LS • *Jr. Mauldin, S.C.

CB • *So. Immokalee, Fla.

S • *Sr. Beaufort, S.C.

OT • Sr. Sumter, S.C.

WR • *So. Clemson, S.C.

OL • *Fr. Middletown, Md.

CB • *So. Hallandale, Fla.

LS • *Gr. Walterboro, S.C.

OG • *So. Marston, N.C.

RB • *So. Elberton, Ga.

RB • *Fr. Easley, S.C.

WR • *Sr. Greer, S.C.

LB • *Jr. Goose Creek, S.C.

LB • *Jr. Tallahassee, Fla.

DT • *Sr. Rock Hill, S.C.

LB • Jr. Anderson, S.C.

CB • *So. Grayson, Ga.

RB • *Gr. Clemson, S.C.

CB • *So. Hopkins, S.C.

RB • *So. Loganville, Ga.

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TIGER VETERANS

JEFFERIE GIBSON

BRENNAN GOODNATURE

B.J. GOODSON

JAY GUILLERMO

QUINTIN HALL

TAYLOR HEARN

S • *Fr. Hope Mills, N.C.

OL • *Jr. Maryville, Tenn.

RB • *Sr. Naples, Italy

LB • Sr. Piedmont, S.C.

T.J. GREEN GRE SAFETY

JOE GORE

T.J. GREEN

D.J. GREENLEE

GERMONE HOPPER

GREG HUEGEL

JADAR JOHNSON

KENDALL JOSEPH

JAYRON KEARSE

AMMON LAKIP

SHAQ LAWSON

JORDAN LEGGETT

ERIC MAC LAIN

COLLINS MAULDIN

JAY JAY MCCULLOUGH

MAVERICK MORRIS

RYAN NORTON

DORIAN O’DANIEL

SCOTT PAGANO

LB • *Sr. Lamar, S.C.

OL • *Fr. Williston, S.C.

LB • *Fr. Belton, S.C.

TE • Jr. Navarre, Fla.

OG • *So. Broxton, Ga.

OT • *Gr. Lake Waccamaw, N.C.

WR • *Jr. Charlotte, N.C.

S • Jr. Fort Myers, Fla.

OG • *Gr. Hope Mills, N.C.

C • *Gr. Simpsonville, S.C.

S • Jr. Sylacauga, Ala.

PK • *Fr. Blythewood, S.C.

PK/P • *Sr. Johns Creek, Ga.

DE • *Gr. Rock Hill, S.C.

LB • *So. Olney, Md.

TE • *So. Clemson, S.C.

S • Jr. Orangeburg, S.C.

DE • Jr. Central, S.C.

TE • *Jr. Fort Mill, S.C.

DT • *So. Honolulu, Hawaii

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TIGER VETERANS

CHARONE PEAKE

D.J. READER

CHRIS REGISTER

HUNTER RENFROW

JABRIL ROBINSON

DANE ROGERS

SETH RYAN

NICK SCHUESSLER

WR • *Gr. Moore, S.C.

DT • *Fr. Leland, N.C.

DT • Sr. Greensboro, N.C.

DE • *So. Shelby, N.C.

DE • *Fr. Browns Summit, N.C.

WR • *So. Summit, N.J.

WR/P • *Fr. Myrtle Beach, S.C.

QB • *Jr. Grayson, Ga.

MILAN RICHARD

ZACH RIGGS

ARTAVIS SCOTT

STANTON SECKINGER

TE • *Fr. Savannah, Ga.

WR • So. Clearwater, Fla.

OL • *So. Greer, S.C.

TE • *Gr. Isle of Palms, S.C.

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CANNON SMITH

ANDY TEASDALL

DESHAUN WATSON

TE • *Fr. Columbia, S.C.

P • *Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C.

QB • So. Gainesville, Ga.

ALEX SPENCE

DANIEL STONE

CORDREA TANKERSLEY

TREVION THOMPSON

HARRISON TUCKER

CARLOS WATKINS

KORRIN WIGGINS

MIKE WILLIAMS

RICHARD YEARGIN

PK • *Fr. Florence, S.C.

WR • *Fr. Durham, N.C.

S • Jr. Durham, N.C.

OT • Sr. Simpsonville, S.C.

OL • *Sr. Ninety Six, S.C.

WR • Jr. Vance, S.C.

CB • Jr. Beech Island, S.C.

DT • *Jr. Mooresboro, N.C.

DE • *Fr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.

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TIGER ROOKIES

SHADELL BELL

AUSTIN BRYANT

J.D. DAVIS

JUDAH DAVIS

CLELIN FERRELL

NOAH GREEN

ALBERT HUGGINS

WR • Fr. Decatur, Ga.

LB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

OL • Fr. Boiling Springs, S.C.

DE • Fr. Pavo, Ga.

LB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

DT • Fr. Orangeburg, S.C.

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DEON CAIN

GAGE CERVENKA

KALEB CHALMERS

MARK FIELDS

JAKE FRUHMORGEN

ZACH GIELLA

MITCH HYATT

TUCKER ISRAEL

DENZEL JOHNSON

STERLING JOHNSON

RAY-RAY MCCLOUD

TANNER MUSE

CHAD SMITH

VAN SMITH

AMIR TRAPP

CHRISTIAN WILKINS

GARRETT WILLIAMS

JALEN WILLIAMS

KELLY BRYANT QB • Fr. Calhoun Falls, S.C.

DE • Fr. Richmond, Va.

OT • Fr. Suwanee, Ga.

WR • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

WR • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Charlotte, N.C.

QB • Fr. Orlando, Fla.

S • Fr. Belmont, N.C.

DT • Fr. Springﬁeld, Mass.

DT • Fr. Greenwood, S.C.

OT • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Columbia, S.C.

LB • Fr. Sterling, Va.

TE • Fr. Orlando, Fla.

CB • Fr. Greenwood, S.C.

C • Fr. Lincolnton, Ga.

DE • Fr. Clayton, N.C.

S • Fr. Charlotte, N.C.

LB • Fr. Columbia, S.C.

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TIGER RESERVES

JAMES BARNES

JESSE FISHER

CONNOR PREVOST

QB • Fr. Sumter, S.C.

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION & BUSINESS

TE • Fr. Travelers Rest, S.C.

GENERAL ENGINEERING

LB • *So. Raleigh, N.C.

BIOENGINEERING

MICHAEL BATSON

PAT GODFREY

CAMERON SCOTT

P • Fr. Central, S.C.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

KALEB BEVELLE

CHRISTIAN GROOMES

AUSTIN SPENCE

DE • *So. Apopka, Fla.

SPORT COMMUNICATION

OL • Fr. Greenlawn, N.Y. ECONOMICS

S • *Fr. Florence, S.C.

GENERAL ENGINEERING

PK/P • *Fr. Central, S.C.

PRE-BUSINESS

LS • Fr. Florence, S.C.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

KELBY BEVELLE

SEAN MAC LAIN

BRADLEY TATKO

DE • *So. Apopka, Fla.

SPORT COMMUNICATION

WR • Jr. Hope Mills, N.C. HISTORY

LS • *So. Greenwood, S.C.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

JAQUARIUS BRICE

JARVIS MAGWOOD

TY THOMASON

DE • *So. Lancaster, S.C.

CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT

LB • *Fr. Greenville, S.C. SOCIOLOGY

WR • Fr. Greenville, S.C.

PACKAGING SCIENCE

KYLE COTE

SETH PENNER

LOGAN TISCH

S • Fr. Six Mile, S.C.

PRE-BUSINESS

OG • Fr. Naples, Fla.

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION & BUSINESS

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TIGER RESERVE NUMERICAL ROSTER # Player Pos. Hgt. 18 James Barnes QB 6-1 32 Kyle Cote S 5-10 37 Cameron Scott S 5-10 39 Christian Groomes PK/P 5-10 40 Jaquarius Brice DE 6-1 46 Jarvis Magwood LB 6-0 52 Connor Prevost LB 6-0 52 Austin Spence LS 6-2 59 Bradley Tatko LS 6-0 60 Kelby Bevelle DE 6-4 62 Kaleb Bevelle DE 6-4 64 Pat Godfrey OL 6-3 70 Seth Penner OG 6-3 72 Logan Tisch OL 6-2 83 Jesse Fisher TE 6-4 86 Ty Thomason WR 5-10 88 Sean Mac Lain WR 6-4 96 Michael Batson P 5-10 * - spent one season as a redshirt player

Wgt. 175 170 205 185 215 215 220 195 225 260 255 260 320 290 215 210 210 200

Cl. Fr. Fr. *Fr. *Fr. *So. *Fr. *So. Fr. *So. *So. *So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.

Exp. HS HS RS RS SQ TR HS HS SQ TR TR HS HS HS HS HS SQ HS

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6-2

225

*Jr.

Smoaks, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

CB 5-11

195 *So.

Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

6-0

180 *So.

Hallandale, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory) • English

6-2

200

Fr.

Decatur, Ga. (Columbia HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

6-6

215

*Sr.

Greer, S.C. (Riverside HS) • Civil Engineering

6-1

210

*Jr.

LB 5-11

240

Jr.

6-1

200

Sr.

6-0

195

*Sr.

6-4

235

*Gr.

6-4

265

Fr.

Pavo, Ga. (Thomas County Central HS) • Health Science

6-3

215

Fr.

6-0

215

*Jr.

6-4

295

*Sr.

Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS) • Sociology

6-2

200

Fr.

5-9

175 *So.

6-3

305

Fr.

CB 5-11

180

Fr.

6-5

295

Fr.

Lincolnton, Ga. (Augusta Christian Schools) • Health Science

RB 5-11 LB

5-9

215

So.

205

*Sr.

6-1

6-6

270

Sr.

250

*Sr.

6-2

330 *So.

6-6

300

*Gr.

6-5

285

Fr.

RB 5-10

200

*Gr.

6-3

205

Jr.

6-2

245 *So.

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Sociology

6-1

225

Fr.

6-3

325

*Jr.

6-1

230

Fr.

6-0

225

Sr.

6-5

275

*Sr.

6-5

330

*Fr.

Williston, S.C. (Williston-Elko HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

6-0

180

*Jr.

5-7

175 *So.

6-0

215 *So.

Elberton, Ga. (Elbert County Comprehensive HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

6-0

170 *So.

Hopkins, S.C. (Lower Richland HS) • Graphic Communications

PK 5-11

185

*Fr.

6-1

200

*Jr.

6-4

295

Fr.

6-5

295

Fr.

6-3

305

*Fr.

QB 5-11

195

Fr.

6-5

255

Fr.

6-0

200

Fr.

CB 5-10

195

Fr.

6-6

280

6-1

205

Jr.

6-2

245

*Fr.

WR/P 5-10

175

*Fr.

DE LB S

6-4 6-0 6-5

PK/P 5-10 DE TE

295

Fr.

230

*Fr.

6-3 6-5 6-5 6-1

WR 5-10 TE OG S C

250

*Fr.

6-5

275 *So.

6-2

280

*Fr.

Leland, N.C. (North Brunswick HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

6-3

275 *So.

6-0

175 *So.

6-3

200

*Jr.

WR 5-11

190

So.

Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake HS) • Communication Studies

6-5

235

*Gr.

6-5

260

*Fr.

6-4

235

Fr.

190

Fr.

Sterling, Va. (Dominion HS) • Sports Communication

6-0

6-1

190

*Fr.

6-5

285

Sr.

6-1

195

Jr.

5-11

190

*Jr.

6-2

200

*Fr.

5-8

155

Fr.

325

*Sr.

6-3

300

*Jr.

6-2

210

So.

Durham, N.C. (Hillside HS) • Economics

220

Jr.

200

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Communication Studies

*Sr.

6-4

Ninety Six, S.C. (Ninety Six HS) • Computer Engineering

270

Jr.

255

Jr.

315

*Gr.

Hope Mills, N.C. (Jack Britt HS) • Human Resource Development

6-2

Winston-Salem, N.C. (R.J. Reynolds HS) • Marketing

Navarre, Fla. (Navarre HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Savannah, Ga. (Calvary Day School) • Communication Studies

Beech Island, S.C. (Silver Bluff HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

240 180

Mooresboro, N.C. (Chase HS) • Sociology

Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) • Communication Studies

6-0

200

Jr.

6-4

315

Fr.

Durham, N.C. (Hillside HS) • Health Science

*Gr.

Springﬁeld, Mass. (Sufﬁeld (Conn.) Academy) • Communication Studies

Fr.

6-2

235

Fr.

Orlando, Fla. (The First Academy) • General Engineering

6-3

255

*Jr.

6-5 6-2

300 *So. 230

5-9

225

Fr.

6-4

220

Jr.

6-3

255

*Fr.

Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) • Health Science

Fr.

Belmont, N.C. (South Point HS) • Turfgrass

Fr.

Sr.

Simpsonville, S.C. (Southside Christian School) • Materials Science & Engineering

Broxton, Ga. (Coffee HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Charlotte, N.C. (William Amos Hough HS) • Sports Communication

325

Florence, S.C. (West Florence HS) • Financial Management

Fort Mill, S.C. (Nation Ford HS) • Communication Studies

Richmond, Va. (Benedictine HS) • Sports Communication

6-3

Charlotte, N.C. (William Amos Hough HS) • Sports Communication

Tampa, Fla. (Sickles HS) • Health Science

Middletown, Md. (Middletown HS) • Management

Columbia, S.C. (Hammond School) • History

Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS) • Wildlife & Fisheries Biology

Mauldin, S.C. (St. Joseph’s Catholic School) • Management

*Gr.

Isle of Palms, S.C. (Porter-Gaud School) • Human Resource Development

Central, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

215

Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Accounting

Johns Creek, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS) • Sociology

Taylors, S.C. (Riverside HS) • Sociology

6-3

Summit, N.J. (Summit HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers HS) • Communication Studies

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Marketing

Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Belton, S.C. (Belton-Honea Path HS) • Health Science

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Marketing

295 *So.

Greer, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Clayton, N.C. (Cleveland HS) • Sports Communication

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Sociology

6-3

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Socastee HS) • General Engineering

Orangeburg, S.C. (Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS) • Sociology

Marston, N.C. (Richmond Senior HS) • Sociology

Browns Summit, N.C. (Dudley HS) • Sociology

Columbia, S.C. (A.C. Flora HS) • Sports Communication

Sumter, S.C. (Sumter HS) • History

215 *So.

Greensboro, N.C. (Grimsley HS) • Communication Studies

Orlando, Fla. (Lake Nona HS) • Pre-Business

Thomasville, Ga. (Thomas County Central HS) • Psychology

Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS) • History

6-1

Moore, S.C. (Dorman HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) • General Engineering

Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS) • Sociology

*Fr.

Orangeburg, S.C. (Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Greenwood, S.C. (Emerald HS) • Health Science

200

Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood HS) • Architecture

Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Sociology

6-4

Hope Mills, N.C. (Gray’s Creek HS) • Sports Communication

Charlotte, N.C. (Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology) • Sociology

Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Technical HS) • Sports Communication

Honolulu, Hawaii (Moanalua HS) • Sociology

Piedmont, S.C. (Wren HS) • Health Science

Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

215 *So.

Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS) • Sociology

Calhoun Falls, S.C. (Wren HS) • Elementary Education

6-1

Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Communication Studies

Sylacauga, Ala. (Sylacauga HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Walterboro, S.C. (Pinewood Prep School) • Human Resource Development

6 O’Daniel, Dorian 56 Pagano, Scott 19 Peake, Charone 48 Reader, D.J. 45 Register, Chris 13 Renfrow, Hunter 80 Richard, Milan 54 Riggs, Zach 50 Robinson, Jabril 85 Rogers, Dane 85 Ryan, Seth 12 Schuessler, Nick 3 Scott, Artavis 81 Seckinger, Stanton 84 Smith, Cannon 43 Smith, Chad 23 Smith, Van 47 Spence, Alex 65 Stone, Daniel 25 Tankersley, Cordrea 32 Teasdall, Andy 1 Thompson, Trevion 38 Trapp, Amir 79 Tucker, Harrison 94 Watkins, Carlos 4 Watson, Deshaun 12 Wiggins, Korrin 42 Wilkins, Christian 44 Williams, Garrett 30 Williams, Jalen 7 Williams, Mike 49 Yeargin, Richard

Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs HS) • Pre-Business

Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort HS) • Environmental Engineering

*Fr.

Lake Waccamaw, N.C. (East Columbus HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro Senior HS) • Sociology

210

Lamar, S.C. (Lamar HS) • Sociology

Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna HS) • Sociology

RB 5-10

Easley, S.C. (Easley HS) • Sociology

Naples, Italy (Naples American HS) • Undeclared

Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian School) • Sociology

27 Fuller, C.J. 9 Gallman, Wayne 17 Gibson, Jefferie 77 Giella, Zach 38 Goodnature, Brennan 44 Goodson, B.J. 73 Gore, Joe 71 Green, Noah 15 Green, T.J. 87 Greenlee, D.J. 57 Guillermo, Jay 35 Hall, Quintin 51 Hearn, Taylor 5 Hopper, Germone 92 Huegel, Greg 67 Huggins, Albert 75 Hyatt, Mitch 10 Israel, Tucker 14 Johnson, Denzel 18 Johnson, Jadar 93 Johnson, Sterling 34 Joseph, Kendall 1 Kearse, Jayron 36 Lakip, Ammon 90 Lawson, Shaq 16 Leggett, Jordan 78 Mac Lain, Eric 59 Mauldin, Collins 34 McCloud, Ray-Ray 89 McCullough, Jay Jay 69 Morris, Maverick 19 Muse, Tanner 58 Norton, Ryan

Vance, S.C. (Lake Marion HS) • Sociology

Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (University School of Nova Southeastern University) • Sports Communication

6-3

285

*Gr.

Simpsonville, S.C. (Mauldin HS) • History

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FLORIDA STATE ROSTER 19 Aguayo, Roberto 29 Andrews, Nate 72 Are, Kareem 38 Beatty, Cason 78 Bell, Wilson 10 Brewton, Calvin 42 Brutus, Lamarcus 95 Bryant, Keith 11 Campbell, George 21 Casher, Chris 90 Christmas, Demarcus 4 Cook, Dalvin 16 Cosentino, J.J. 54 Eberle, Alec 14 Elliott, Javien 41 Featherston, Lorenzo 12 Francois, Deondre 62 Frith, Ethan 47 Gabbard, Stephen 6 Golson, Everett 13 Harrison, Ja’Vonn 49 Hernandez, Jonathan 59 Hoefeld, Ryan 18 Hoskins, Ro’Derrick 1 Hunter, Tyler 81 Izzo, Ryan 28 Jackson, Malique 3 James, Derwin 77 Johnson, Roderick 55 Jones, Fredrick 74 Kelly, Derrick 85 Kerr, Jeremy 30 Kilby-Lane, Sh’Mar

6-1

204

*Jr.

Mascotte, Fla. (South Lake HS)

6-3

205

So.

Homestead, Fla. (Homestead Senior HS)

6-0

206

Jr.

Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope HS)

6-6

334

*Jr.

6-1

302

*Sr.

6-3

214

Sr.

6-7

281

So.

6-5

316 *So.

6-1

192

Fr.

6-0

184

Fr.

6-1

219 *So.

6-0

207

*Sr.

6-3

221

*Jr.

6-2

294 *So.

6-0

207

So.

6-4

202

Fr.

6-4

295

*Fr.

6-4

256

*Jr.

6-5

337

*Jr.

6-4

301

*Fr.

6-2

197

Fr.

RB 5-11

202

So.

6-5

340

Fr.

6-4

239

*Fr.

6-4

305

*Sr.

6-4

294

*Fr.

216

Fr.

6-3

225 *So.

6-4

285

*Fr.

6-1

226

So.

6-3

281

Jr.

6-4

294

*Jr.

6-0

178

Fr.

6-0

184

Jr.

5-8

184

Jr.

6-4

318

*Fr.

WR 5-10

185

Jr.

Waycross, Ga. (E.E. Smith (N.C.) HS)

WR 5-11

171

Fr.

Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS)

Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee HS)

6-5

Orlando, Fla. (Jones HS)

Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS)

Lower Burrell, Pa. (Central Catholic HS)

Dothan, Ala. (Northview HS)

Pridgen, Ga. (Coffee HS)

Miami, Fla. (Miami Central Senior HS)

Fr.

Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS)

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (American Heritage HS)

Sarasota, Fla. (Manatee HS)

237

Valrico, Fla. (Newsome HS)

Sparta, N.J. (Nassau (N.Y.) CC)

Mobile, Ala. (Davidson HS)

6-5

Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood HS)

Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic HS)

Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake HS)

Quincy, Fla. (North Florida Christian School)

Lake City, Fla. (Columbia HS)

Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS)

Jr.

Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary HS)

Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Preparatory School)

Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Treasure Coast HS)

241

Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington HS)

Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS)

Miami, Fla. (Miami Central Senior HS)

6-1

Irmo, S.C. (Paul R. Wharton (Fla.) HS)

Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga College HS)

Mobile, Ala. (Blount HS)

Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith HS)

Middletown, Md. (Middletown HS)

Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic HS)

23 Stevenson, Freddie 9 Sweat, Josh 18 Tate, Auden 6 Thomas, Matthew 67 Torres, Adam 26 Vickers, Johnathan 44 Walker, DeMarcus 66 Weeks, Keith 19 Westbrook, A.J. 27 White, Marquez 8 Whitﬁeld, Kermit 12 Williams, Arthur 3 Wilson, Jesus Bartow, Fla. (Bartow HS)

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Nova HS)

Elmont, N.Y. (Fort Scott (Kan.) CC)

Miami, Fla. (Christopher Columbus HS)

6-6

295

*Sr.

6-1

301

So.

6-1

231

Sr.

6-2

235

Fr.

6-1

221

*Fr.

RB 5-10

196

*Jr.

6-3

311

*Fr.

6-1

210

Fr.

6-2

225

Jr.

6-2

239

Fr.

LB/DE 6-4

239

So.

6-2

257

*Fr.

6-1

202

Jr.

6-4

322

Fr.

6-8

307

*Fr.

6-1

186

So.

248

*Fr.

Fort Pierce, Fla. (Fort Pierce Central HS)

DB 5-11

176

*Sr.

Panama City, Fla. (Rutherford HS)

Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes HS)

6-7

229

So.

Greensboro, N.C. (Walter Hines Page HS)

Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS)

6-1

203

Fr.

Orlando, Fla. (IMG Academy)

Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek HS)

6-7

312

Fr.

Summit, Miss. (North Pike HS)

Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope HS)

6-2

229

So.

Tallahassee, Fla. (Amos P. Godby HS)

Cape Coral, Fla. (Island Coast HS)

6-0

199

*Gr.

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach HS)

Orlando, Fla. (The First Academy)

6-2

202

So.

Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS)

Miami, Fla. (Miami Central Senior HS)

6-4

216 *So.

Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS)

Patterson, La. (East Mississippi CC)

6-2

299 *So.

New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin HS)

Orlando, Fla. (The First Academy)

6-2

238 *So.

Orlando, Fla. (Evans HS)

Dade City, Fla. (Amos P. Godby HS)

DB 5-11

198

*Sr.

Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes HS)

Cantonment, Fla. (Pensacola Catholic HS)

6-5

241

*Fr.

Highland Lakes, N.J. (Pope John XXIII (Mass.) HS)

6-0

Smyrna, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)

176

So.

Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County HS)

Glenelg, Md. (Glenelg HS)

6-3

212

Fr.

Haines City, Fla. (Haines City HS)

Charlotte Hall, Md. (DeMatha Catholic HS)

6-7

323

So.

Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central HS)

DT OL

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Newman HS)

6-2

304

*Fr.

Miami, Fla. (Miami Central Senior HS)

6-5

Bimini, Bahamas (The Kinkaid (Texas) School)

6-5

312

*Fr.

Quincy, Fla. (East Gadsden HS)

6-2

322

*Jr.

6-3

190

*Sr.

6-4

230

*Sr.

Prattville, Ala. (Prattville HS)

6-6

266 *So.

St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg HS)

Hollywood, Fla. (Hallandale HS)

1 Lane, Ermon 99 Lawrence-Stample, Nile 98 Leonard, Rick 13 Lewis, Marcus 22 Lyons, Tyrell 10 Maguire, Sean 20 Marshall, Trey 57 Martinez, Corey 55 Mavety, Chad 15 McFadden, Tarvarus 70 Minshew, Cole 11 Mitchell Jr., Derrick 80 Murray, Nyqwan 4 Newberry, Giorgio 91 Nnadi, Derrick 5 Northrup, Reggie 9 Patrick, Jacques 40 Patti, Nick 7 Pender, Mario 53 Peters, Joshua 5 Phillips, Da’Vante 35 Phillips, Lorenzo 33 Plante, Colton 16 Pugh, Jacob 45 Purifoy, Delvin 8 Ramsey, Jalen 52 Robbins, David 71 Ruble, Brock 15 Rudolph, Travis 88 Saunders, Mavin 92 Shanks, Justin 37 Smith, Keelin 24 Smith, Terrance

Fort Pierce, Fla. (Treasure Coast HS)

6-1

212

Fr.

Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb HS)

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Location Tallahassee, Fla. Enrollment 41,773 President John Thrasher Athletic Director Stan Wilcox Symbol Seminoles Colors Garnet & Gold Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Home Field Doak Campbell Stadium (82,300) First Year of Football 1947 Series Record Florida State leads 20-8 Athletic Website Seminoles.com

President

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Head Coach Jimbo Fisher (Samford ‘89) Record at Florida State (Seasons) 65-12 (6th) Career Record (Seasons) 65-12 (6th)

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JIMBO FISHER Head Coach

Coach Charles Kelly Randy Sanders Odell Haggins Rick Trickett Lawrence Dawsey Tim Brewster Jay Graham Brad Lawing Bill Miller

Position(s) Alma Mater DC, DB Auburn ‘90 Co-OC, QB Tennessee ‘88 AHC, DT Florida State ‘93 AHC, OL Glenville ‘72 Co-OC, WR Florida State ‘91 RC, TE Illinois ‘84 STC, RB Tennessee ‘04 DE, OLB Lenoir-Rhyne ‘79 LB Texas-Arlington ‘76

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SEMINOLE LEADERS

ROBERTO AGUAYO

NATE ANDREWS

KAREEM ARE

EVERETT GOLSON

RYAN HOEFELD

RO’DERRICK HOSKINS

TREY MARSHALL

DERRICK NNADI

REGGIE NORTHRUP

PK • *Jr. Mascotte, Fla.

QB • *Gr. Myrtle Beach, S.C.

DB • So. Lake City, Fla.

DB • Jr. Fairhope, Ala.

OL • *So. New Orleans, La.

DT • So. Virginia Beach, Va.

OL • *Jr. Elmont, N.Y.

LB • *So. Orlando, Fla.

LB • Sr. Jacksonville, Fla.

WILSON BELL

LAMARCUS BRUTUS

TYLER HUNTER

RODERICK JOHNSON

NILE LAWRENCE-STAMPLE

JALEN RAMSEY

TRAVIS RUDOLPH

TERRANCE SMITH

OL • *So. Mobile, Ala.

DB • *Sr. Valdosta, Ga.

DB • Jr. Smyrna, Tenn.

DB • *Sr. Port St. Lucie, Fla.

OL • So. Florissant, Mo.

WR • So. West Palm Beach, Fla.

DALVIN COOK RB • So. Miami, Fla.

DT • *Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

LB • *Sr. Decatur, Ga.

ROBERTO RTO AGUAYO AG PLACEKICKER

FREDDIE STEVENSON

JOSH SWEAT

MARQUEZ WHITE

KERMIT WHITFIELD

FB • Jr. Bartow, Fla.

DB • Jr. Dothan, Ala.

DE • Fr. Chesapeake, Va.

WR • Jr. Orlando, Fla.

DEMARCUS WALKER DE • Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.

JESUS WILSON WR • Jr. Miami, Fla.

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CLEMSON # 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 34 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 44 45 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 85 87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 98 99

Player Jayron Kearse Trevion Thompson Mackensie Alexander Kelly Bryant Artavis Scott Deshaun Watson Germone Hopper Dorian O’Daniel Mike Williams Deon Cain Wayne Gallman Ben Boulware Tucker Israel Travis Blanks Shadell Bell Nick Schuessler Korrin Wiggins Hunter Renfrow Denzel Johnson T.J. Green Jordan Leggett Jefferie Gibson Jadar Johnson Charone Peake Tanner Muse Kaleb Chalmers C.J. Davidson Adrian Baker Tyshon Dye Van Smith Zac Brooks Mark Fields Cordrea Tankersley Adam Choice C.J. Fuller Marcus Edmond Jalen Williams Ryan Carter Andy Teasdall J.D. Davis Ray-Ray McCloud Kendall Joseph Quintin Hall Ammon Lakip Judah Davis Brennan Goodnature Amir Trapp Jordan Bianchi Roderick Byers T.J. Burrell Christian Wilkins Chad Smith B.J. Goodson Garrett Williams Chris Register Alex Spence D.J. Reader Richard Yeargin Beau Brown Jabril Robinson Justin Falcinelli Taylor Hearn Martin Aiken Zach Riggs Tyrone Crowder Scott Pagano Jay Guillermo Ryan Norton Collins Mauldin William Cockerill David Estes Jake Fruhmorgen Daniel Stone Albert Huggins Maverick Morris Noah Green Joe Gore Mitch Hyatt Jim Brown Zach Giella Eric Mac Lain Harrison Tucker Milan Richard Stanton Seckinger Adrien Dunn Cannon Smith Dane Rogers Seth Ryan D.J. Greenlee Jay Jay McCullough Shaq Lawson Austin Bryant Greg Huegel Sterling Johnson Carlos Watkins Gage Cervenka Kevin Dodd Clelin Ferrell

Pos. S WR CB QB WR QB WR LB WR WR RB LB QB LB WR QB S WR/P CB S TE S S WR S CB RB CB RB S RB CB CB RB RB CB LB CB P LB WR LB LB PK/P LB RB CB WR DT LB DT LB LB TE DE PK DT DE S DT OL OL LB OL OG DT OL C DE OT LS OT OT DT OG OL OT OT LS C OG OL TE TE WR TE DE WR TE TE DE DE PK DE DT DT DE DE

Hgt. 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-8 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-5 5-7 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-5

Wgt. 220 200 195 215 190 210 180 215 220 200 215 240 195 210 200 200 200 175 200 205 255 200 205 215 230 180 200 180 215 190 200 195 195 215 210 170 225 175 190 225 180 230 225 200 230 205 155 215 295 215 315 235 250 235 245 190 325 255 195 280 305 330 225 275 330 295 325 285 240 270 200 280 285 295 300 285 300 295 235 295 315 325 250 235 175 260 275 175 245 255 270 265 185 295 300 305 275 255

FLORIDA STATE Cl. Jr. *Fr. *So. Fr. So. So. *Jr. *So. Jr. Fr. *So. Jr. Fr. *Jr. Fr. *Jr. Jr. *Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. *Fr. Jr. *Gr. Fr. Fr. *Gr. *So. *So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. *Fr. *So. Fr. *So. *Jr. Fr. Fr. *Fr. Sr. *Sr. Fr. *Sr. Fr. *Sr. *Sr. *Jr. Fr. Fr. *Sr. Fr. *Fr. *Fr. Sr. *Fr. *Sr. *Fr. *Fr. *Fr. *Jr. *So. *So. *So. *Jr. *Gr. *Gr. Sr. *Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. *So. Fr. *Gr. Fr. *Gr. Fr. *Gr. *Sr. *Fr. *Gr. *So. *Fr. *So. *So. *So. *Jr. Jr. Fr. *Fr. Fr. *Jr. Fr. *Sr. Fr.

TIGERSS vs. SEMINOLES

STARTING LINEUPS WHEN CLEMSON HAS THE BALL CLEMSON OFFENSE Pos. LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WR WR PK

# 75 78 57 55 73 16 13 4 9 3 19 92

Player Mitch Hyatt Eric Mac Lain Jay Guillermo Tyrone Crowder Joe Gore Jordan Leggett Hunter Renfrow Deshaun Watson Wayne Gallman Artavis Scott Charone Peake Greg Huegel

Hgt. 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-5 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-3 5-11

Pos. DE DT NG BE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB P

# Player 44 DeMarcus Walker 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample 91 Derrick Nnadi 9 Josh Sweat 16 Jacob Pugh 18 Ro’Derrick Hoskins 5 Reggie Northrup 8 Jalen Ramsey 3 Derwin James 42 Lamarcus Brutus 27 Marquez White 38 Cason Beatty

Wgt. 295 315 325 330 300 255 175 210 215 190 215 185

Cl. Fr. *Gr. *Jr. *So. *Gr. Jr. *Fr. So. *So. So. *Gr. *Fr.

FLORIDA STATE DEFENSE Hgt. 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-3

Wgt. 281 302 301 237 239 238 231 202 212 207 184 214

Cl. Jr. *Sr. So. Fr. So. *So. Sr. Jr. Fr. *Sr. Jr. Sr.

WHEN FLORIDA STATE HAS THE BALL FLORIDA STATE OFFENSE Pos. LT LG C RG RT TE WR-X QB TB FB WR-Z PK

# 77 55 59 78 74 81 15 6 4 23 3 19

Player Roderick Johnson Chad Mavety Ryan Hoefeld Wilson Bell Derrick Kelly Ryan Izzo Travis Rudolph Everett Golson Dalvin Cook Freddie Stevenson Jesus Wilson Roberto Aguayo

Hgt. 6-7 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-1

Pos. DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB P

# 98 94 56 90 11 44 10 2 1 15 25 32

Player Kevin Dodd Carlos Watkins Scott Pagano Shaq Lawson Travis Blanks B.J. Goodson Ben Boulware Mackensie Alexander Jayron Kearse T.J. Green Cordrea Tankersley Andy Teasdall

Wgt. 323 337 299 316 312 241 186 199 202 241 185 204

Cl. So. *Jr. *So. *So. *Fr. *Fr. So. *Gr. So. Jr. Jr. *Jr.

Wgt. 275 300 295 270 210 250 240 195 220 205 195 190

Cl. *Jr. *Jr. *So. Jr. *Jr. *Sr. Jr. *So. Jr. Jr. Jr. *Jr.

CLEMSON DEFENSE Hgt. 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-1 5-11

# 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 18 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 33 35 37 38 40 41 42 44 45 47 49 52 53 54 55 55 57 59 62 66 67 70 71 72 74 77 78 80 81 85 88 90 91 92 95 98 99

Player Tyler Hunter Ermon Lane Derwin James Jesus Wilson Dalvin Cook Giorgio Newberry Reggie Northrup Da’Vante Phillips Everett Golson Matthew Thomas Mario Pender Jalen Ramsey Kermit Whitﬁeld Jacques Patrick Josh Sweat Calvin Brewton Sean Maguire George Campbell Derrick Mitchell Jr. Deondre Francois Arthur Williams Ja’Vonn Harrison Marcus Lewis Javien Elliott Tarvarus McFadden Travis Rudolph J.J. Cosentino Jacob Pugh Ro’Derrick Hoskins Auden Tate Roberto Aguayo A.J. Westbrook Trey Marshall Chris Casher Tyrell Lyons Freddie Stevenson Terrance Smith Johnathan Vickers Marquez White Malique Jackson Nate Andrews Sh’Mar Kilby-Lane Colton Plante Lorenzo Phillips Keelin Smith Cason Beatty Nick Patti Lorenzo Featherston Lamarcus Brutus DeMarcus Walker Delvin Purifoy Stephen Gabbard Jonathan Hernandez David Robbins Joshua Peters Alec Eberle Fredrick Jones Chad Mavety Corey Martinez Ryan Hoefeld Ethan Frith Keith Weeks Adam Torres Cole Minshew Brock Ruble Kareem Are Derrick Kelly Roderick Johnson Wilson Bell Nyqwan Murray Ryan Izzo Jeremy Kerr Mavin Saunders Demarcus Christmas Derrick Nnadi Justin Shanks Keith Bryant Rick Leonard Nile Lawrence-Stample

Pos. Hgt. DB 5-11 WR 6-3 DB 6-3 WR 5-10 RB 5-11 DE 6-6 LB 6-1 WR 6-1 QB 6-0 LB 6-3 RB 5-10 DB 6-1 WR 5-8 RB 6-2 DE 6-5 DB 6-0 QB 6-3 WR 6-4 DT 6-4 QB 6-1 DT 6-4 WR 6-2 DB 6-1 DB 5-11 DB 6-2 WR 6-1 QB 6-4 LB/DE 6-4 LB 6-2 WR 6-5 PK 6-1 DB 6-0 DB 6-0 DE 6-4 DB 6-1 FB 6-1 LB 6-4 RB 6-1 DB 6-0 DB 6-0 DB 6-0 LB 6-1 FB 6-2 LB 6-2 DB 6-3 P 6-3 LB 6-1 LB 6-7 DB 6-0 DE 6-3 LB 6-2 LS 6-2 P 6-4 OL 6-4 OL 6-3 OL 6-4 DT 6-2 OL 6-5 OL 6-4 OL 6-2 OL 6-7 OL 6-4 DT 6-4 OL 6-5 OL 6-8 OL 6-6 OL 6-5 OL 6-7 OL 6-5 WR 5-11 TE 6-5 TE 6-6 TE 6-5 DT 6-4 DT 6-1 DT 6-2 DT 6-2 DE 6-7 DT 6-1

Wgt. 198 205 212 185 202 295 231 210 199 225 196 202 184 235 237 184 221 202 305 203 318 202 192 176 197 186 239 239 238 216 204 178 207 256 219 241 230 226 184 176 206 212 239 225 190 214 221 229 207 281 257 229 216 322 311 294 304 337 295 299 312 294 285 340 307 334 312 323 316 171 241 266 248 301 301 322 294 281 302

Cl. *Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So. *Sr. Sr. Fr. *Gr. *So. *Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. *Jr. Fr. *Sr. Fr. *Fr. So. Fr. *Sr. Fr. So. *Fr. So. *So. Fr. *Jr. Fr. So. *Jr. *So. Jr. *Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. *Sr. Sr. *Fr. So. *Sr. Jr. *Fr. So. *So. Fr. *Fr. *Fr. *Fr. *Jr. *Fr. *So. Fr. *Jr. *Fr. Fr. *Fr. *Jr. *Fr. So. *So. Fr. *Fr. *So. *Fr. *Fr. So. *Jr. *So. So. *Sr.

OFFICIALS Referee Duane Heydt Center Steve Disangro Umpire Jim Hyson Head Linesman Arthur Hardin Line Judge Robert Bassett Side Judge Darrell Harrison

Field Judge Back Judge TV Liaison Replay Ofﬁcial Communicator

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2015 OPPONENT RESULTS & SCHEDULES WOFFORD (4-5) Opponent at Clemson Tennessee Tech at Idaho Gardner-Webb * at Mercer * at The Citadel * Western Carolina * Chattanooga * at Virginia Military Date Opponent 11-14 * Samford 11-21 * Furman

W-L L W L W W(OT) L L L W

APPALACHIAN STATE (7-1) Score 10-49 34-14 38-41 16-0 34-33 12-39 17-24 17-20 41-20

Time 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Opponent Howard at Clemson at Old Dominion Wyoming * at Georgia State * at Louisiana-Monroe * Georgia Southern * Troy Date 11-5 11-14 11-28 12-5

MIAMI (FLA.) (5-3) Opponent Bethune-Cookman at Florida Atlantic Nebraska at Cincinnati * at Florida State * Virginia Tech * Clemson * at Duke Date 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-27

W-L W W W(OT) L L W L W

Opponent * Virginia * at North Carolina * Georgia Tech * at Pittsburgh

W-L W L W W W W W W(3OT)

Score 49-0 10-41 49-0 31-13 37-3 59-14 31-13 44-41

Opponent Time * Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. * at Idaho 5 p.m. * Louisiana-Lafayette * at South Alabama

NC STATE (5-3)

Score 45-0 44-20 36-33 23-34 24-29 30-20 0-58 30-27

Opponent Troy Eastern Kentucky at Old Dominion at South Alabama * Louisville * at Virginia Tech * at Wake Forest * Clemson

Time 3 p.m.

Date 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L W W W W L L W L

LOUISVILLE (4-4) Opponent Auburn Houston * Clemson Samford * at NC State * at Florida State * Boston College * at Wake Forest

W-L L L L W W L W W

NOTRE DAME (7-1) Score 24-31 31-34 17-20 45-3 20-13 21-41 17-14 20-19

Date Opponent Time 11-7 * Syracuse 12:30 p.m. 11-14 * Virginia 11-21 * at Pittsburgh 11-28 at Kentucky

Opponent Texas at Virginia Georgia Tech Massachusetts at Clemson Navy Southern California at Temple Date 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

FLORIDA STATE (7-1) Score 49-21 35-0 38-14 63-13 13-20 13-28 35-17 41-56

Opponent Time * at Boston College 12:30 p.m. * at Florida State * Syracuse * North Carolina

Opponent Texas State South Florida * at Boston College * at Wake Forest * Miami (Fla.) * Louisville * at Georgia Tech * Syracuse Date Opponent 11-7 * at Clemson 11-14 * NC State 11-21 Chattanooga 11-28 at Florida

W-L W W W W W W L W

Score 59-16 34-14 14-0 24-16 29-24 41-21 16-22 45-21

Time 3:30 p.m.

Opponent at Pittsburgh Wake Forest Boston College at Stanford

W-L W W W W L W W W

Score 38-3 34-27 30-22 62-27 22-24 41-24 41-31 24-20

Time Noon 3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

SYRACUSE (3-5) Opponent Rhode Island * Wake Forest Central Michigan Louisiana State at South Florida * at Virginia * Pittsburgh * at Florida State Date 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L W W W(OT) L L L(3OT) L L

GEORGIA TECH (3-6) Opponent Alcorn State Tulane at Notre Dame * at Duke * North Carolina * at Clemson * Pittsburgh * Florida State * at Virginia

W-L W W L L L L L W L

Score 69-6 65-10 22-30 20-34 31-38 24-43 28-31 22-16 21-27

Date Opponent Time 11-12 * Virginia Tech 7:30 p.m. 11-21 * at Miami (Fla.) 11-28 Georgia

WAKE FOREST (3-6) Score 47-0 30-17 30-27 24-34 24-45 38-44 20-23 21-45

Opponent Time * at Louisville 12:30 p.m. * Clemson * at NC State * Boston College

Opponent Elon * at Syracuse at Army Indiana * Florida State * at Boston College * at North Carolina * NC State * Louisville Date Opponent 11-14 at Notre Dame 11-21 * at Clemson 11-28 * Duke

W-L W L W L L W L L L

Score 41-3 17-30 17-14 24-31 16-24 3-0 14-50 17-35 19-20

Time 3:30 p.m.

BOSTON COLLEGE (3-6) Opponent Maine Howard * Florida State Northern Illinois * at Duke * Wake Forest * at Clemson * at Louisville * Virginia Tech Date Opponent 11-7 * NC State 11-21 Notre Dame 11-28 * at Syracuse

W-L W W L W L L L L L

Score 24-3 76-0 0-14 17-14 7-9 0-3 17-34 14-17 10-26

Time 12:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

SOUTH CAROLINA (3-5) Opponent North Carolina * Kentucky * at Georgia Central Florida * at Missouri * at Louisiana State * Vanderbilt * at Texas A&M Date Opponent 11-7 * at Tennessee 11-14 * Florida 11-21 The Citadel 11-28 Clemson

W-L W L L W L W W L

Score 17-13 22-26 20-52 31-14 10-24 45-24 19-10 28-35 Time 4 p.m.

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CLEMSON’S INNOVATIVE & IMITATED VICKERY HALL WAS THE NATION’S FIRST STAND-ALONE FACILITY BUILT SOLELY TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO STUDENT-ATHLETES. TODAY, THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY & 17 STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BY INSPIRING AN ENVIRONMENT OF RESPECT, INTEGRITY & EXCELLENCE. IT HAS HELPED THE TIGER FOOTBALL PROGRAM SET NEW STANDARDS FOR SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND GRADUATION RATES.

A TOTAL OF 114 OF THE 120 SENIOR LETTERMEN (95 PERCENT) IN DABO SWINNEY’S SIX FULL YEARS AS HEAD COACH HAVE GRADUATED, THANKS IN LARGE PART TO VICKERY HALL. THE OTHER SIX WHO HAVE NOT GRADUATED ARE EITHER IN SCHOOL OR ON NFL ROSTERS.

ince its inception in 1991, the department of athletic academic services, located in Vickery Hall, has provided Clemson student-athletes a continued commitment to excellence in its pursuit of an elite college education. Vickery Hall has 17 full-time staff members, two interns and over 100 tutors, mentors and strategic tutors. In Vickery Hall, the mission is to address the total student-athlete by coaching student-athletes to success in the academic, athletic and career arenas. Clemson University has a long-standing vision and commitment to the personal and academic growth and development of its student-athletes. That vision established Vickery Hall, which was the first stand-alone facility in the country constructed solely to provide academic support to student-athletes. The 27,000 square-foot, two-story, $3 million structure is an aesthetically impressive structure that provides premier academic support and services. Vickery Hall and its programs are dedicated to providing a holistic, educational experience by inspiring an environment of respect, integrity and excellence. Under the direction of the associate athletic director for athletic academic services, Steve Duzan, the staff guides and encourages each individual to reach his or her full potential as a student, athlete and citizen. As an original member of the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, Vickery Hall, in conjunction with the department of student-athlete development, provides opportunities and services to address the changing needs and skills of student-athletes during college, as well as after graduation. The program has a strong tradition of success and was selected for the FBS Athletic Director’s Association “Program of Excellence” Award, recognizing CHAMPS/ Life Skills excellence. The Vickery Hall staff is a major reason the Clemson football team is the only program in the nation to finish in the top 25 of both polls on the field and in the top 10 in terms of APR scores in the classroom each of the last four years. That includes top-15 rankings in both categories each of the last three seasons. Clemson is one of only five FBS programs in the top10 percent each of the last five years in terms of APR scores, joining Boise State, Duke, Northwestern and Rutgers.

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CUAD MISSION STATEMENT The department of athletics offers nationally prominent athletic programs. Through a dedicated commitment to educational interests, a competitive athletic program and integrity in all areas, the student-athletes, coaches and staff strive to bring credit and recognition to Clemson University. The mission of the athletic department is to sponsor a broad-based athletic program that provides educational and athletic opportunities for young men and women to grow, develop and serve the interests of Clemson University by complementing and enhancing its diversity and quality of life. Furthermore, the athletic department seeks to be a source of pride for the citizens of the state of South Carolina and to be recognized as a nationally prominent program, through consistently high levels of performance and accomplishment in athletic competitions. The athletic department strives to develop student-athletes academically and athletically with the total commitment of aiding their efforts to graduate from Clemson University and advance to careers that will enable them to be productive members of society. The athletic department will act in an ethical and honest manner, dedicated to compliance with all federal, state, NCAA, conference and university rules and regulations.

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ASK BEFORE YOU ACT Prospective student-athletes may... • Identify outstanding potential studentathletes in your area and forward information, such as newspaper articles, to the coach of that sport at Clemson. • Continue to establish friendships with friends and neighbors, even those with prospect-aged children. However, contact with those for recruiting purposes is prohibited. • Attend, on your own initiative, events such as games and banquets where prospective student-athletes are present as long as you do not contact the prospect(s) or their family for recruiting purposes. • Answer a call from a prospective student-athlete (you may not initiate the call) regarding only Clemson University in general, but not about Tiger athletics. Please promptly inform compliance services or the coach should this situation arise. • Make donations to a high school if it is located in your community, the donation is not made at the request of Clemson or Clemson coaches and the funds are distributed through established channels and not directed towards a specific student-athlete. Current student-athletes may... • Continue to come out and support student-athletes at Clemson athletic events. • Provide summer employment to student-athletes, but only if you contact Clemson’s office of compliance services (compliance-L@clemson.edu) first and the student-athlete is compensated for work actually performed at a rate commensurate with the going rate in the locality for similar services.

WHAT EVERY BOOSTER SHOULD KNOW • Extra Benefit - Any special arrangement by a Clemson employee, booster (IPTAY member) or alum to provide a prospective or enrolled student-athlete or their families/friends with a benefit not permitted by NCAA legislation. Examples of prohibited benefits are (but not limited to): • Arranging employment for family and friends of the student-athlete. • Free or reduced housing agreements.

• Gifts of money, awards, food/drinks or other tangible items. • Loans of money or automobiles. • Professional services without charge or at a discount. • Promises of employment or loans following college graduation. • Providing transportation for the student-athlete or their friends and family. • Use of ATM, credit or other types of gift cards. • Institutional Control - A central principle of the NCAA by-laws. Institutional control requires that Clemson University conducts its intercollegiate athletics program in compliance with NCAA rules and regulations. This includes booster activities. • Prospective Student-Athlete - A student, regardless of their athletic ability, who has started classes in the ninth grade or any student enrolled at another two or four-year institution. • Recruiting - Any solicitation of a prospect or a prospect’s family by Clemson’s coaches or representatives of athletics interest for the purposes of securing the prospective studentathlete’s ultimate enrollment and participation in athletics at Clemson. Only designated Clemson athletics department staff members may recruit. • Student-Athlete - A student whose enrollment was solicited by a Clemson athletic department staff member or other representative of athletics interest with a goal of the student’s ultimate participation in Clemson’s athletics program. Student-athletes are not just those who were recruited or receive athletic scholarships, they are also those who participate in intercollegiate athletics.

ACTIVITIES THAT HARM PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES You may not... • Contact (including phone calls, texts, email) or interact with a prospective student-athlete or family members for the purpose of persuading them to attend Clemson University. • Contact coaches, teachers, guidance counselors or other school administrators in order to gain information on prospective student-athletes. • Make contact with a prospective student-athlete or the prospect’s family during official or unofficial visits. • Provide any other extra benefits to a prospective student-athlete, family, friends or their coaches. • Provide prospective student-athletes or their family and friends with transportation or financial assistance.

CONTACT INFORMATION Email compliance-L@clemson.edu Phone 864-656-1580 Fax 864-656-1243 Mailing Address P.O. Box 31; Clemson, S.C. 29633 Overnight Address Jervey Athletic Center; 100 Perimeter Road; Clemson, S.C. 29633 Website ClemsonTigers.com

ACTIVITIES THAT HARM CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES You may not... • Generally provide benefits that are not available to other members of the Clemson student body. • Provide extra benefits to student-athletes or their family and friends. Examples of prohibited benefits include (but not limited to): • Gifts of money, awards, food/drinks, occasional meals or other tangible items. • Free or reduced housing agreements. • Loans of money or automobiles. • Providing transportation for the student-athlete or their family and friends. • Professional services without charge or at a discount. • Promises of employment or loans following college graduation. • Sending student-athletes items to be autographed and returned or using autographed items to raise funds for high schools. • Use of ATM, credit or other types of gift cards. • Use the name/image of a current student-athlete to advertise, recommend or promote products and services.

CONSEQUENCES Violations of these NCAA, ACC and University policies can result in severe penalties, including: • Disassociation - Clemson University may permanently disassociate itself with an athletic booster. You could lose the privilege of purchasing season tickets, the privilege of being an IPTAY member or any other Clemson athleticrelated beneﬁt deemed appropriate. • Harm to Enrolled Student-Athlete - Violations can also result in the enrolled student-athlete or entire team being unable to compete for Clemson University.

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

JACOB ADDISON

JON ALLEN

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

Associate Athletic Director, Event Management

ROBERTA BALLIET

K.C. BELL

Director of Aviation Operations

IDA BENSON

Administrative Coordinator, Olympic Sports

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

DONNA BULLOCK

NICK CANTRELL Athletic Facilities Trades Specialist

Associate Director of Educational Services

WESLEY CRIBB

KAITLYN CUNNINGHAM

ABBY DEDECKER

MIKE ECHOLS

STEPHANIE ELLISON

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

SHELLY GEER

Administrative Assistant, Athletic Academic Services

JAMES ALLISON

Associate Athletic Director, Compliance Services

CHANDLER GELLER Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

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Human Resource Manager

JEFF CAREY

GRACE AMMONS Assistant to the Women’s Basketball Head Coach

SAM BLACKMAN

DR. LARRY BOWMAN

STEVE COLEMAN

KATIE DIXON

LUKE FIESER

RICK FRANZBLAU

MATT GLENN

TIM BOURRET

LISA CHAN

Administrative Specialist, Ticket Operations

Assistant Director of Athletic Video Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Video & Technology

Assistant Athletic Director, Director of Football Communications

Director of Sports Nutrition

Director of Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning

AMANDA GRAY

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

JEFF HALEY

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

RICK BAGBY

Pilot

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Associate Director of Football Academic Services

DAN ARBLASTER

Team Orthopedic Surgeon

NIK CONKLIN

Information Resource Consultant

Digital Media Coordinator

STEVE DUZAN

DANNY EARNHARDT

JOE GALBRAITH

JONATHAN GANTT

Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Academic Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Communications

KESHANA HAM

Administrative Coordinator, Olympic Sports

Equipment Room Mechanic

Director of New Media

ASHTON HENDERSON Associate Director of Football Academic Services

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

BRAD HENDERSON

BRIAN HENNESSY

DR. LORETO JACKSON

TRAVIS JOHNSTON Assistant Athletic Trainer

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

BRETT KEY

MELISSA KING

SHARON LITTLEJOHN

Associate Director of Educational Services

Associate Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Services

Assistant Director of Athletic Video Services

YASHICA MARTIN

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Travel & Purchasing, Business Ofﬁce

TIM MATCH

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Associate Athletic Director, External Affairs

MIKE MONEY

LESLIE MORELAND-BISHOP

TORI PALMER

ROBBIE PHILLIPS

Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing & Game Management

Spirit Squad Coordinator

Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

MARIA HERBST Director of Educational Services

JEFF KALLIN

NATALIE G. HONNEN Associate Athletic Director, Senior Woman Administrator

YIANNA KAPPAS

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Services

NICOLE HOWARD

LIBBY KEHN

BARBARA KENNEDY-DIXON

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Associate Director of Educational Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Academic Services

Assistant Business Manager

Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development

Director of Football Academic Services

MATT LOMBARDI

DR. MILT LOWDER

KATE MCCRARY

ANDY MCPHERSON

JANET MERRIFIELD

TINA MIDDLETON

Director of Ticket Operations

RAMY MOSBAH

KYRA LOBBINS

DARRIC HONNOLD

Assistant Athletic Trainer

DON MUNSON

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Director of Broadcasting

ROZ PITTS

JORDAN PLUMBLEE

Associate Director of Educational Services

Assistant Director of Marketing

Administrative Assistant

GRAHAM NEFF

Associate Athletic Director, Finances & Facilities

GINTY PORTER

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Sports Psychologist

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

LYDIA ORF

Marketing Associate

BUD POUGH

Compliance Coordinator

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

JESSICA PRENCIPE

SHEILA PRICE

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Administrative Assistant, Women’s Basketball

KATIE ROVTAR

SUSAN RUARK

SUMMER RAYL

Assistant to the Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

GARY WADE

SHARON WEAVER

JASON WILLIAMS

Athletic Insurance Coordinator

Assistant Athletic Trainer

JAYSON SANTOS

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities

JEROME RAZAYESKI

Rally Cat Coach

PHILIP SIKES

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

MIKE WILSON

Pilot

Director of Equipment, Olympic Sports

DR. LEN REEVES Team Physician

JOE SIMON

Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities

BRAD WOODY

LINDSEY RICKETTS Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

LYNN SPARKS

Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics

KYLE YOUNG

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

Associate Athletic Director, Administration

NANCY HARRIS

HUGH HERNESMAN

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HEAD COACHES

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BRAD BROWNELL

Women’s Diving

J.T. HORTON Women’s Golf

Men’s Basketball

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CHUCK MCCUEN Men’s Tennis

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MIKE NOONAN Men’s Soccer

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IPTAY STAFF

DAVIS BABB Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

ince 1934, IPTAY has been a leader in intercollegiate athletics fundraising, and our brand has been built by grassroots efforts and representatives spread throughout the Southeast who work in their communities to build support. We have had many people contribute their time and resources and who have been tremendously supportive of the university. That has manifested itself in large seasonticket bases, incredible passion and a great deal of people being involved. Over the past year, we have grown the brand even further by expanding the scope of what IPTAY does. In the last 20 years, college athletics has seen signiﬁcant growth in facilities. The process of recruiting student-athletes is critical to the success of Clemson athletics. As we recruit top high school prospects with schools from around the country, we need to be prepared to offer them the best possible student-athlete experience. Because of generous IPTAY donors, the “One IPTAY” enterprise was able to raise a record total of $60.1 million in 2015. These dollars contributed by our 14,988 members directly impact the lives of our nearly 500 student-athletes in our 19-sport athletic program through scholarships, facilities and academic support. From the Tiger Cub Club to the Annual Fund, Major Gifts and everything in between, your gifts matter. As I have mentioned above, we are truly “One IPTAY.” This is to say that IPTAY includes all components - annual fundraising, major gifts and planned giving. Over the past year, we have taken on the management and oversight of Clemson athletics premium seating, IPTAY Dealer Program and The Block C Club. These have been three great additions that now fall under the IPTAY umbrella as we continue to grow. The future is bright for both IPTAY and Clemson athletics because of our very important members! If you are not currently a member, I urge you to join and support the “One IPTAY” enterprise. The IPTAY board and our staff are dedicated to doing everything possible to ensure funding for Clemson athletics will be on solid footing for years to come. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for IPTAY, our student-athletes and athletic program. You are important members of the team, and I appreciate all of your support.

SUPPORTING THE SUCCESS OF CLEMSON’S STUDENT-ATHLETES IN THE CLASSROOM & ON THE FIELD SINCE 1934.

JEAN ARMITAGE

GAY COPELAND

CONNIE GILREATH

BERT HENDERSON

ROBYN MASSEY

JILL RICHARD

Administrative Coordinator

IPTAY Major Gifts Development Coordinator

Administrative Specialist

Administrative Coordinator

Director of IPTAY Planned Giving

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst

BOBBY COUCH Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

REED KRAMER

IPTAY Assistant Director

KYLE SHIELDS

Director of Premium Seating & Major Gifts Ofﬁcer

LINDA DAVIS

AARON DUNHAM

TRAVIS FURBEE

ROBIN LAY

LINDSEY LEONARD

BOB MAHONY

JULIA STUMP

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Accountant/Fiscal Analyst

IPTAY Assistant Director

Associate Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

IPTAY Assistant Director

Assistant Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

Director of IPTAY Annual Fund

Executive Director of The Block C Club

JASON WILSON

IPTAY Assistant Director

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IPTAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY/REGIONAL Chairpersons DISTRICT I County (S.C.) Abbeville Anderson McCormick Oconee Pickens

County Chairperson Mason Speer Brandon Cox Charles Watts Sammy Dickson Terry Long

DISTRICT II

JOE TODD

DR. EDDIE ROBINSON

PRESIDENT District X Director

PRESIDENT-ELECT District III Director

RICK GRIFFIN SECRETARY District V Director

BOB RIGGINS TREASURER District VII Director

County (S.C.) Cherokee Newberry Saluda Spartanburg Union

County Chairperson Boone Peeler Charles Bedenbaugh Chad Berry Wesley Stoddard Jerry Brannon

DISTRICT III County (S.C.) Aiken Barnwell Edgeﬁeld Lexington Orangeburg Richland

County Chairperson Bryan Young Samuel O’Neal Lewis Holmes Jim & Marilyn Bull Kenneth Buck David Mitchum

DISTRICT IV

JAN CHILDRESS District I Director

JEAN DESDUNES District IX Director

DANNY GREGG

Alumni Association President

STEVE HAWLEY District VI Director

DR. JANIE HODGE NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative

County (S.C.) Chester Chesterﬁeld Darlington Fairﬁeld Kershaw Lancaster Lee Marlboro York

County Chairperson Samuel Stone Bill Tillman Tommy Usher Philip Wilkins John Shell Larry Wolfe Green Deschamps Mark Avent Jack Cox

DISTRICT V County (S.C.) Allendale Bamberg Charleston Colleton Hampton Jasper

County Chairperson Frank Young Joseph Ott Al Byrd Samuel Hazel Henry Foy Roy Pryor

DISTRICT VI

JOHN N. MCCARTER JR. University Trustee Representative

BILLY MILAM District VIII Director

MARK MUSSMAN District II Director

ROBERT L. PEELER University Trustee Representative

RETT RUTLAND District IV Director

IPTAY REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM

he IPTAY Representative program continues to be one of the most important marketing tools available for the growth of the IPTAY Scholarship Fund. This dedicated group comprising nearly 480 men and women throughout the country volunteer their time to encourage those in their communities and in their circle of inﬂuence to join IPTAY on an annual basis and to support Clemson in all endeavors. Despite the economic challenges throughout the state and region, IPTAY had a successful 2015 campaign due to the tireless efforts of this group. The recruitment of new donors, those who have a potential for leadership gifts and creating a link between Clemson

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and its constituents are the goals of each representative. With continued leadership provided by the IPTAY Board of Directors and our past presidents,

the REP program will continue to be successful. For more information, contact Jason Wilson at wilson@clemson.edu.

County (S.C.) Clarendon Dillon Florence Georgetown Horry Marion Sumter Williamsburg

County Chairperson John Ducworth Douglas Lynn Charles Grace Reed Barker Laurence Bolchoz T.C. Atkinson Tracy Pender Sam Drucker

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(N.C.) Regional Chairperson I Timothy Long II Robert Dunnigan III Jeffrey Goldsmith V William Worth VI Donald Barrett

DISTRICT VIII Region (Ga.) Region II Region III

Regional Chairperson Earle Maxwell Bill Heatley

DISTRICT IX Region (U.S.) Regional Chairperson Northeast Michael Straley Southeast Charles Cooper

DISTRICT X County (S.C.) Greenville Greenwood

County Chairperson Richard Ammons Wayne Bell

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IPTAY PAST PRESIDENTS

MARY ANNE BIGGER

DR. JIM BOSTIC

LYNN CAMPBELL

CHARLES DALTON

EDDIE N. DALTON

FRED FAIRCLOTH

DON GOLIGHTLY

JOHN H. HOLCOMBE JR.

DR. GLENN LAWHON JR.

EDGAR C. MCGEE

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IPTAY AND THE CLEMSON IP UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HEARTFELT THANKS TO AALL LL OF O THE VEHICLE DONORS FOR THEIR LOYAL AND GENEROUS SUPPOR SUPPORT OF TIGER ATHLETICS!

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WE WON’T DECLARE VICTORY UNTIL WE’VE GIVEN 110%.

BECAUSE OF YOUR INCREDIBLE WILL TO LEAD, WE’VE RAISED $934M* IN SUPPORT OF CLEMSON STUDENTS, FACULTY, FACILITIES AND ENGAGED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. NOW, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FINISH STRONG AND ACHIEVE OUR HISTORIC GOAL OF $1B.

The generosity of our alumni and friends supports priorities such as: • • • •

Scholarship for deserving students in need of ﬁnancial assistance Kick-start funding for faculty research initiatives New and upgraded facilities to enhance student life, academics and athletics Hands-on learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom

Visit clemson.edu/giving to read inspiring stories about the effects of private giving and learn how you can make an impact on Clemson, forever. clemson.edu/giving #clemsonforever

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JOEY BATSON & HIS STAFF IN THE WESTZONE’S STATE-OF-THE-ART STRENGTH TRAINING FACILITY HAVE PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THE TIGERS TOTALING 42 VICTORIES THE PAST FOUR SEASONS.

significant aspect of Phase II of the WestZone project at Memorial Stadium was the construction of a new strength training facility on the first floor that is adjacent to the Clemson locker room and the Frank Howard Field playing surface. For the first time, there is a strength training facility exclusively for the development of the Tiger football team. Director of football strength & conditioning Joey Batson, who is in his 19th season at Clemson, makes sure that all Tiger gridders are ready to compete against the top teams in the nation. In his first 18 years in Tigertown, Clemson has played 16 bowl games and he has coached 28 strength All-Americans on the gridiron. It is the fourth major facilities construction since he joined the football program, an example of his desire to keep Clemson at the forefront of strength training. 84

The state-of-the-art facility has the best in all strength training equipment, not to mention the existence of a new sound system, nine flat-screen televisions and a nutrition station, supervised by sports nutritionist Lisa Chan, that give Tiger football players a pleasant atmosphere to accomplish the most strenuous work. The strength training facility at Memorial Stadium actually has two floors. The first floor has all the free-weight equipment, including a dumbbell area, and the second floor has cardio equipment. Batson has an extensive staff of strength & conditioning assistants - veteran strength coaches Larry Greenlee, Paul Hogan and Adam Smotherman along with graduate assistant Rendrick Taylor and five student administrative assistants, Cole Brock, Connor Guess, Drew McDuffie, Will Paruta and Steven Wilson.

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING STAFF

LEFT TO RIGHT - RENDRICK TAYLOR, PAUL HOGAN, JOEY BATSON, LARRY GREENLEE, ADAM SMOTHERMAN.

JOEY BATSON DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING 19th Season at Clemson 30th Season Overall Newberry ‘85 Born June 22, 1961

Joey Batson is in his 30th year as a strength & conditioning coach at the collegiate level and 19th year as the director of football strength & conditioning at Clemson. He has served as a head strength & conditioning coach 26 of his 30 years of service. Batson was named Master Strength & Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA) in 2009. The honor is the highest given in the profession. He has had a strong impact on the program since he became director in 1997. He has had much to do with the success of the program, helping the Tigers to 16 bowl games and nine top-25 ﬁnishes, including top-15 ﬁnishes each of the last three years. While at Clemson, Batson has had a tremendous impact throughout the state at many notable high school programs. Not only does he bring professional experience to the position at Clemson, he brings experience as a football player at the collegiate level. The Travelers Rest, S.C., native was a tight end at The Citadel in 1979 before transferring to Newberry, where he was a two-year letterman and co-captain during his senior season. Batson earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Newberry in 1985 and his master’s degree in education from Clemson in 1988. He is married to the former Susan Malone of Greenville, S.C. They have two sons, Michael and Benjamin. Michael is a freshman on the 2015 Tiger footbal team.

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MEMORIAL STADIUM RECORDS CLEMSON TEAM Total Offense Plays Yards Per Play Rushing Yards Carries Yards Per Carry Rushing Touchdowns Passing Yards Completions Passing Attempts Passing Efﬁciency (min. 15 att.) Passing Touchdowns

First Downs Points Punting Average Punts Penalties Penalty Yards Punt Return Yards Kickoff Return Yards Interception Return Yards Interceptions By Defense Fumbles Fumbles Lost Tackles For Loss Sacks Pass Breakups

756 102 9.2 536 73 10.3 11 467 38 67 262.9 6 6 6 35 35 82 56.6 13 13 15 15 155 227 165 131 5 14 5 19 12 18

vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.

Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 NC State, 11-17-2012 North Texas, 9-4-2010 Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 Virginia, 10-21-1972 Presbyterian College, 9-22-1945 Presbyterian College, 9-22-1945 SC State, 9-6-2014 Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 Furman, 9-15-2007 Central Michigan, 10-20-2007 The Citadel, 11-23-2013 North Carolina, 9-27-2014 Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 Central Michigan, 10-20-2007 Wake Forest, 10-31-1981 Wake Forest, 10-29-1977 Furman, 11-21-1942 Pensacola N.A.S., 10-13-1945 Wake Forest, 11-2-1985 Duke, 10-17-1987 Wake Forest, 10-29-1977 Georgia Tech, 9-26-1987 Maryland, 11-16-2002 Western Carolina, 9-25-1982 many (4), many times (5) Presbyterian College, 9-1-1953 many NC State, 10-24-1987 Furman, 9-7-1996 The Citadel, 10-4-1986

OPPONENT TEAM Total Offense Plays Yards Per Play Rushing Yards Carries

597 99 8.6 409 74

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NC State, 11-17-2012 South Carolina, 11-23-1968 Florida State, 11-3-2001 NC State, 10-25-1975 North Carolina, 11-14-1970

Yards Per Carry Rushing Touchdowns Passing Yards Completions Passing Attempts Passing Touchdowns First Downs Points Punting Average Punts Penalties Penalty Yards Punt Return Yards Interceptions By Defense Fumbles Lost

7.5 6 493 35 58 5 31 51 57.3 15 18 134 150 6 6

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Texas A&M, 9-3-2005 NC State, 10-25-1975 NC State, 11-17-2012 Georgia Tech, 10-28-2000 The Citadel, 10-4-1986 NC State, 11-17-2012 Georgia Tech, 10-28-2000 Florida State, 10-19-2013 The Citadel, 10-4-1986 Auburn, 10-12-1968 SC State, 9-20-2008 SC State, 9-20-2008 Florida State, 9-20-1997 Auburn, 11-21-1953 Duke, 10-19-1968

CLEMSON INDIVIDUAL Total Offense Rushing Yards Carries Passing Yards Completions Passing Attempts Completion % (min. 15 att.) Passing Efﬁciency (min. 15 att.) Passing Touchdowns Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving Touchdowns

All-Purpose Yards Punt Return Yards Kickoff Return Yards Interceptions Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks

529 263 36 435 38 66 95.0 261.1 6 12 185 3 3 3 312 126 160 3 24 6 4

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Tajh Boyd vs. NC State, 11-17-2012 Raymond Priester vs. Duke, 11-11-1995 Ray Yauger vs. Wake Forest, 10-18-1969 Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27-2014 Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 Cullen Harper vs. Virginia Tech, 10-6-2007 Cole Stoudt vs. SC State, 9-7-2013 Cullen Harper vs. Central Michigan, 10-20-2007 Deshaun Watson vs. North Carolina, 9-27-2014 Airese Currie vs. Middle Tennessee, 9-13-2003 Artavis Scott vs. South Carolina, 11-29-2014 Dreher Gaskin vs. Auburn, 11-21-1953 Tony Horne vs. Texas-El Paso, 10-4-1997 DeAndre Hopkins vs. Ball State, 9-8-2012 C.J. Spiller vs. Florida State, 11-7-2009 Donnell Woolford vs. Georgia Tech, 9-26-1987 John Shields vs. Alabama, 10-25-1969 many (4) Jeff Davis vs. North Carolina, 11-8-1980 Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999 Keith Adams vs. Duke, 11-6-1999

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he Clemson Tiger Sports Network (CTSN) supplies Tiger fans with a full day of broadcast every football Saturday. Each broadcast day has five programs, Tiger Tailgate Show, Pregame Show, Game Broadcast, DON MUNSON RODNEY WILLIAMS PATRICK SAPP MICHAEL PALMER Postgame Show and Fifth Play-By-Play Announcer Color Commentator Sideline Commentator Sideline Commentator Quarter Show. 2nd Season 10th Season 9th Season 1st Season A Clemson tradition since the 1970s, the Tiger Tailgate Show is a two-hour entertainment Tigers,” Jim Phillips, passed away in member of the Clemson Hall of Fame, he and interactive program. It is produced 2003, he assumed the duties as host of led the Tigers to four consecutive bowls. on the lawn of Littlejohn Coliseum at the Tiger Calls and play-by-play announcer Patrick Sapp, who was a quarterback corner closest to Memorial Stadium. for women’s basketball and baseball. and linebacker at Clemson from 1992-95 The Tiger Tailgate Show, hosted by Joining Munson in the broadcast booth and later played in the NFL, is in his ninth William Qualkinbush and David Stein, is former Clemson quarterback Rodney season as sideline commentator. begins three hours prior to kickoff and Williams, who is in his third season as Sapp will split sideline commentator is a popular gathering place. Interviews color commentator. In 2002, he was the duties with former Tiger tight end Michael with former players, games, display items color commentator alongside Phillips Palmer (2006-09), who played ﬁve years and other exciting action are all part of after serving as sideline commentator for in the NFL. the show. seven years (1995-01). After the game is the 45-minute After the Tiger Tailgate show is a oneWilliams completed his Tiger career Postgame Show from the stadium. Tiger hour Pregame Show leading up to kickoff. (1985-88) as the winningest starting fans can then tune in to the Fifth Quarter Highlighting the show is head coach Dabo quarterback in ACC history with a 32-10Show, hosted by Jimmy Watt. Interviews Swinney meeting with director of football 2 record. He established then-Tiger career from the locker room with Swinney and communications Tim Bourret to provide records for passing yards (4,647) and Clemson’s top players are included. A fans with the latest lineup and strategy completions (333) while also setting the complete rundown of stats and audio information. Clemson career record for starts (44). A highlights are also provided. The Game Broadcast is anchored by Don Munson, who is in his sixth year with the Clemson athletic department in a full-time capacity and his second year as director of broadcasting. Munson is a familiar name to Tiger fans because of his involvement with the Clemson radio network for the last 21 seasons. Munson has covered Clemson athletics since 1994, when he ﬁrst joined as the network’s football Pregame, Halftime and Fifth Quarter Show host. In 2003, he rejoined the network as host of the Tiger Tailgate Show and Fifth Quarter Show. When longtime “Voice of the

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The Band That Shakes The Southland

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AN INSIDE LOOK

fter four years as a Tiger Dancer, the first day of senior Caroline Anderson has Tiger Band Camp the inside scoop on all things is a huge famTiger Band, including Clemson’s ily reunion. Seelegendary Tiger Band Camp. Aning the members derson is majoring in elementary educaof your section, tion and is a native of Easley, S.C. Folthe friends you lowing graduation next May, she plans have made along to teach school in the the way Upstate. and, of “Where are you course, the hard-working staff from, what is your mamembers who you know are jor and what is a fun bracing for the busiest two fact about yourself?” weeks of the entire school year These are very comis exciting. mon prompts heard The Brooks Center goes from on campus during the being quiet and collected to first few days of fall. a lively, spirit-filled spot, with Introductions in class, everyone wearing orange and CAROLINE ANDERSON meetings in groups carrying an instrument (in and even saying hello to new students in some shape or form...my pom poms Harcombe Dining Hall, this is the form count). After a morning full of auditions, our initial conversation always seems to registration and then a pizza dinner, it is take. However, this introduction always time for Tiger Band to come together for seems to be a lot more exciting when it the first time as a group. is being shared on the 50 yard line of The feeling in the band room on that Death Valley. What makes it even more first night of camp is unlike anything amazing is when 340 people have the else. Buzzing with excitement, you can same fun fact...“I am in Tiger Band.” almost feel the eagerness. All the seats The old adage of, “So this one time are taken, people line the walls and the at band camp...” rings very true in the sousaphone players are sitting on top of middle of August. For incoming freshtheir instrument cases in the back cormen, Tiger Band Camp is a whole new ner of the room. Conversations cease as undertaking that is both exhausting and Dr. Mark Spede takes his spot on the poexciting. For our returning members, dium at the front of the room at his mu-

sic stand, almost as if he is about to conduct us. Not a word is spoken, and he simply turns around and writes a number on the board, just as he has done every year that I have been a part of this program...340. The band is the biggest it has ever been. Overflowing with talent, diversity and passion, we are now a part of one of the largest volunteer marching bands in the country, and we are excited about it! The evening continues with speeches from the most important people we will work with during the semester. It goes by in a blur of facts, information and that classic Clemson spirit. The final weekend of our traditional band camp is when it all comes together. Drill has been memorized, music has been practiced, choreography has been mastered and now it is time to put it all out there on the field. The sound of “Pregame, off the field” is one we originally dreaded, but now it is simply a part of what we do. Every yard line, every count and every left-footed stepoff feels natural and the feeling of successfully running a piece of our drill is unlike any other. Halftime has

CLEMSON ALMA MATER Where the Blue Ridge yawns its greatness Where the Tigers play Here the sons of dear old Clemson Reign supreme alway.

CHORUS Dear old Clemson, we will triumph And with all our might That the Tiger’s roar may echo O’er the mountain height.

come together beautifully and the first full run is so exciting. Seeing two weeks worth of work unfold beautifully makes all of that work worthwhile. We finish these final evenings of camp gathered on the Tiger Paw in the center of the band field, arm in arm, swaying as we proudly sing the alma mater. As a senior, this is an exciting time that I will never forget. This place, this group of talented students, the time, the sweat and the passion are unlike any other activity. Tiger Band is all volunteer based. Every single student who marches on the field is there because they love what they do and they love Clemson. We have managed to come together like a smoothly-oiled machine, sliding across the field making music, stirring hearts and igniting the crowd, and it is remarkable to me. We did it. We made it. And now we are ready for gameday in Death Valley. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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F Name Michael Antonio Cheeks Jr. Full Major M Pre-Business Track & Field SSport Sprints EEvents HHeight 6’2” CClass Junior HHometown Buford, Ga. HHigh School Mill Creek HS March 13, 1995 DDate of Birth

MICHAEL CHEEKS

THE CLEMSON TRACK STANDOUT HAS TRANSFERRED HIS SUCCESS TO TIGERTOWN IN THE SPRINTS AND RELAYS. BY PHILIP SIKES

ichael Cheeks joined the Clemson track & field program as a mid-year addition in 2014-15. In a short amount of time and without the benefit of fall training, he proved to be one of the Tigers’ most valuable and versatile athletes. Just weeks after being added to the roster, the Auburn transfer was part of Clemson’s gold medal ACC Indoor Championship 4x400m relay squad. His performances only grew from there. Individually, he earned Second-Team All-ACC honors in the 200m and 400m in the outdoor season. He helped the 4x100m relay team to a runner-up ACC finish and the 4x400m relay squad to a berth in the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Head coach Mark Elliott believes the program will see a new and improved Cheeks in 2015-16, his junior season. “He did not have the fall season last year,” said Elliott. “Now he has that, so we should see some big strides.” Cheeks did not hit his stride as a track athlete until after completing a long career in football. Growing up in Maryland as the son of two athletes, he also played baseball and lacrosse before leaving for Georgia after eighth grade. It was in the Peach State that he drew attention for his football abilities. He signed a letter of intent to play for West Georgia, but he had a change of heart af-

ter running some fast times on the AAU circuit prior to his senior season. “I decided to go to Auburn for track, but they didn’t have the resources I needed,” he said. “I was switched to the short sprints, but I wanted to run what I was recruited for...the 400 meters.” Cheeks asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship, and in part thanks to his friendship with former Mill Creek High School classmate Malayshia George of the Clemson women’s team, he contacted Elliott and staff about joining the men’s program. While big-time schools such as Florida State, Oregon and Texas all showed interest, Cheeks said the decision was already made in his mind. “I knew about coach Elliott’s history with LSU and the success he had,” said Cheeks. “He recruited me and I’m very close with him. I’m close with all the coaches, especially my event coach, ‘A.T.’ (Althea Thomas).” Despite the team’s youth in the quarter mile, Cheeks said he was not surprised at the success the group experienced after the calendar turned to 2015 because of the talent on campus. “Actually, I was disappointed,” admitted Cheeks. “I thought we would run a lot faster, but we had injuries that set us back. This year, we have numbers and we should be more equipped to keep everyone healthy.”

Cheeks is part of a core group of 400m runners, joining sophomores Jorel Bellafonte, Jeffrey Green and Cordell Lamb, who have given the Tiger coaches a reason to smile. The foursome was a major reason the men’s team made a seven-spot jump in the ACC Outdoor standings from 2014 to 2015. Cheeks said the additions of freshman-phenom John Lewis and others into the program should have the Tigers on the cusp of experiencing team success that had not been the norm in the few years prior to Elliott’s tenure. “This fall has been really good, and everything has been sped up,” he said. “From what I hear, no one was at the point they’re at now in fall training that they were this time last year. We’re looking really good.” The versatility and determined spirit of athletes like Cheeks have signiﬁed a cultural “changing of the guard” within the men’s program. “I love how our school takes track seriously,” added Cheeks. “Everything has been more organized and more ef-

ﬁcient. It feels like it’s all equal here, and each sport gets the same amount of attention.”

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WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD S

F Name Iana Jewel Amsterdam Full M Major Sociology SSport Track & Field EEvents Jumps HHeight 5’6” CClass Junior HHometown Newark, N.J. HHigh School Newark Tech HS DDate of Birth Nov. 14, 1994

IANA AMSTERDAM THE JUNIOR JUMPER FROM NEW JERSEY IS LEAPING FORWARD FOR THE TIGERS IN 2015-16.

BY CARL DANOFF

n a year when the women’s track & field team claimed both the indoor and outdoor ACC titles, it is hard to single out any one student-athlete or any one performance. However, it is just as hard to talk about the 2015 women’s track & field season without mentioning the name Iana Amsterdam. To say her 2015 season was decorated would be an understatement. She won the indoor and outdoor ACC championship in the triple jump, qualified for the indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships and garnered USTFCCCA SecondTeam All-America honors in the indoor and outdoor triple jump, all while setting the seventh-best indoor triple jump mark and the fourth-best outdoor triple jump mark in Tiger history. Many college athletes hope to attain those kinds of accolades throughout the course of their four-year career. Amsterdam did it all as a sophomore. This is the same sophomore who was fighting with everything she had just to score in the top eight during her freshman season. So how was Amsterdam able to improve her jump by over a foot in one year? She attributes all of her success to assistant coach Chris Bostwick, strength & conditioning coach Rick Franzblau, her teammates and her faith in God. “Coach ‘B’ changed my technique and my approach from the second I came to Clemson, so I basically started

brand new my freshman year,” said Amsterdam. “He also told me about a church, and once I started going, that helped me a lot, because I began trusting in God and my faith got stronger. It’s easier to trust in my training if I’m trusting in my faith.” It was her faith that helped her through the struggles of making all the changes necessary to compete at her best. But at the end of the day, when

IANA AMSTERDAM EARNED ALL-AMERICA HONORS UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF COACH CHRIS BOSTWICK.

looking back on her success, Amsterdam believes it is all very simple. “I’ve been acting out what he’s been telling me,” stated Amsterdam. “Last year, I did everything coach ‘B’ told me to do. I focused on watching ﬁlm, I focused on eating better, I focused on the things he was telling me in practice and I was actually really shocked with myself at our ﬁrst home meet. I couldn’t understand how I improved so rapidly.”

Amsterdam is able to push herself and strive for improvement not only because she has coach Bostwick in her corner, but also because the three best triple jumpers in the ACC all compete for Clemson. Teammates Mimi Land and Anasterasia Terrell each medaled alongside Amsterdam, as the three scored a combined 47 points at the ACC Championships last year in the triple jump alone. Their combined effort included a sweep of the podium in the ACC Outdoor Championships. “It’s great training with them because you know you’re competing against the best. It takes the pressure off, because we’ll go to track meets and we think it’s funny because it intimidates the other girls, but we treat it basically like practice and have fun with it.” As fun as it is to be the reigning ACC champion, Amsterdam has her sights on new heights this season. For Clemson, the expectations and standards are set even higher this season, but her goal goes beyond the Tiger uniform. In 2016, Amsterdam has dreams of qualifying and competing for her home country of Guyana in the upcoming Olympics. “We’re all really focused with this being an Olympic year. Winning the ACC and qualifying for Nationals...that’s a given. We have to do it...no ifs, ands or buts about it.” CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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FOOTBALL OPERATIONS COMPLEX BY PHI H LIP SIKES

CLEM MSO S N CONT CONT CO TINUE ES TO O EXP X AND AND EN NHANC N E WITH ITS NEW FACIL LITY, SCH HED DULED D TO O OP O EN IN 2017.

new era of Clemson football is ofﬁcially underway. On Friday afternoon, Clemson athletics held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new football operations complex adjacent to the indoor practice facility. In the upcoming months, the 140,000 square-foot facility will take root on the west side of the indoor practice area, springing to life one of the

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nation’s premier complexes for football operations. “We hope it will be the home of Clemson football for the next 50 years,” said Graham Neff, associate athletic director for ﬁnances and facilities. Clemson athletics received ﬁnal approval for the project in late October and will begin construction on the new facility after the completion of the men’s and women’s soccer seasons.

The targeted completion date for the $55 million project is the winter of 2017. The complex will include all of the elements needed to run the day-today operation of the football program locker room, training room, equipment room, weight room, meeting rooms, dining hall, recruiting center and coaches ofﬁces. “From a programmatic standpoint, it includes everything that’s in the West-

Zone currently, but so much more,” stated Neff. “Football is looking to package the focus on life skills and career services better from a branding and resource standpoint,” said Neff. “So it will have some unique elements as well.” The uniqueness of the facility does not end there. Inside, the main lobby of the operations complex will house a replica of the Hill, complete with the Rock

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at the top, that will provide a signiﬁcant boost in terms of recruiting visits. The complex will also use plenty of outdoor space by incorporating the geography from the Seneca River and the surrounding area. One of the biggest advantages the new facility offers is the chance to bring all of the program facets together in close proximity. The everyday practice for the players on the team is somewhat

of a process. Following position-speciﬁc meetings, players board a pair of trams and are transported from Centennial Boulevard to Avenue of Champions, and ultimately dropped off at the circle in front of the indoor facility. The process then repeats itself after practice. Head coach Dabo Swinney believes the program stands to beneﬁt tremendously by cutting out that portion of the process.

“We ‘tram’ our guys year-round across the street, and there’s always some disconnect when they’re over there and we’re over here in the summer time,” said Swinney. “I think it would be a great thing for us because we won’t have to be displaced while it’s being built. We can continue to have a great facility to recruit to, and it would allow us to have a football operations center where it all happens...the practice, the indoor facility, everything...you name it. It’s total operations, right there, so you’re with them and interacting with them all the time. “Then on gameday, when you walk in that locker room, it’s special...seven days a year.” The WestZone’s future has yet to be determined, but the locker room, equipment room and sports medicine areas will remain for use on gamedays. One or several aspects of Clemson’s athletic programs will stand to beneﬁt from the additional space provided by football’s departure to a new state-ofthe-art complex.

Neff also pointed out that as the program has grown, the need to better serve its needs has also become a necessity. “More than anything, the operations facility will be better equipped to handle the growth of the program,” he said. “Not only staff and student-athletes, but it means recruiting and career services areas as well as additional workspace. There’s no secret the staff has grown.” Finally, improving the staff’s efficiency is another end result of the new operations complex. Much of the project’s budget will be devoted to soft costs for technology. Coaches currently utilize a number of different software programs, from ARMS to Blue Chip to XOS Digital. Neff said the department hopes to partner with an outside group to help secure a dashboard-type software that will assist the staff with operational efficiency. “Even though the facility is very much student-athlete centric, the layout of the building will be very efficient for the coaches,” added Neff. “And that’s another one of those unique elements.” It is an all-around unique facility for one of the nation’s unique programs.

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2008-11

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2011-13

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2010-13

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2010-12

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2011-14

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2011-14

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2007-10

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2007-10

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2008-11

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2009-12

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2012-14

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2008-11

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2010-13

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2006-09

Tony Steward

Bills

2011-14

Brandon Thomas

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2010-13

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2008-11

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2011-13

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2002-05

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2011-14

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WOODY MCCORVEY

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR THE MAN BEHIND MUCH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM IN RECENT YEARS HAS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HEAD COACH DABO SWINNEY.

BY TIM BOURRET

ach year, the American Football Coaches Association honors someone in the college profession for their outstanding contribution to the sport. At the January 2015 AFCA Convention, the winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award was Woody McCorvey, Clemson’s associate athletic director for football administration. McCorvey’s name has been synonymous with many great programs over a career that dates to his years as a high school coach in Pensacola, Fla., from 1972-77. He also coached FCS programs North Carolina Central and Alabama A&M as well as FBS programs Clemson, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi State. He was the wide receivers coach at Alabama in 1992 when it won the national title. One of the wide receivers on that team was Dabo Swinney. When Swinney became Clemson’s head coach on a full-time basis in December 2008, the first person he called to become a part of the program was McCorvey. “Woody was the first person I called to come back to Clemson,” said Swinney. “He was ready to give up being a position coach, and I wanted him to help run this program.” McCorvey agreed and has been Swinney’s “National Security Advisor” ever since. Swinney considers McCorvey the No. 2 man in his cabinet. Few people in the business have more experience in all areas than McCorvey, and that is why he is perfectly suited for his position at Clemson. From 1983-89, he was an assistant under head coach Danny Ford. The Tigers won three ACC titles and finished in the top 25 five times. Clemson had the nation’s fifth-best winning percentage in the 1980s, and McCorvey was one of the big reasons. Clemson had four straight 10-win seasons from 1987-90, and now the program is going for a record fifth straight 10-win campaign. McCorvey is the only coach or administrator who is a common denominator between those two eras. He coached at Alabama from 1990-97, and the Crimson Tide went 70-16-1 and played six bowl games. They finished in the top five three times, including that 1992 national championship season. McCorvey coached at Tennessee from 1999-03, and the Volunteers posted a 46-14 record and won three New Year’s Day bowl games. He was also a part of the resurgence of football at Mississippi State under head coach Sylvester Croom. “Having Woody on our staff is like having 10 C.J. Spillers,” said Swinney. “There is no one in the business who has a more well-rounded knowledge of all aspects of the program. He brings so much wisdom and has the respect of all the coaches, players and staff.” McCorvey is the program’s liaison with Vickery Hall and the academic progress of the 115 Tigers on the roster. In each of the last five years, Clemson has been recognized for its Academic Progress Rate. Clemson is the only school in the nation in the top 10 of APR scores and in the final top 25 of both polls each of the last four years. You don’t win the AFCA Outstanding Achievement Award without having the respect of leaders of the profession. McCorvey gives Swinney a strong sounding board when issues arise or decisions must be made on how to improve the program. “Woody has been through it all and he can always give me advice on all aspects of what we do here. Whether it be facilities, discipline or academics, we all value his opinion and advice.” One of the biggest reasons for McCorvey’s success and respect level is his ability to work at cultivating relationships. “Everywhere I go, someone asks me how Woody McCorvey is doing,” added Swinney. “It is amazing the people he knows, the people who hold him in such a high level of respect. No one in the business is more respected than Woody McCorvey.” 125

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GARY COOPER READ TIM BOURRET’S STORY ON ONE OF CLEMSON’S MOST UNDERRATED WIDEOUTS IN HISTORY. BY TIM BOURRET

ct. 3, 2015 is a date I will remember for a long time. I will remember it because it will be the only day of my sports information career that my alma mater, Notre Dame, came to Clemson for a football game, and I had the privilege to be the host football communications director. I was able to see many old friends from both universities, and it was a thrilling game that came down to the final seconds in a 24-22 Clemson victory. But, I will also remember that day for some sad news I received just after the conclusion of the ESPN College GameDay program. Just after noon, I received a call from Woody McCorvey while standing under a dripping wet tree on Bowman Field. He informed me that former Clemson wide receiver Gary Cooper had died. Woody and I had talked about bringing Gary to campus so he could serve as an honorary captain for a game. He had not been to a game at Clemson since 1991. I have been at Clemson for 38 years, and I am often asked my opinion on various superlatives of Tiger history. If someone were to ask me who I believed was the most underrated football player since I have been at Clemson, Cooper would be at the top of the list. If you browse the 2015 ACC football recordbook, you will find Cooper’s name as the No. 4 entry on a significant chart. He holds that standing in ACC history for yards per reception (minimum of 70 catches) with a 20.2-yard figure thanks to 79 career receptions for 1,592 yards and 11 touchdowns. “Gary Cooper had great height, strength and speed,” explained McCorvey, now an associate athletic director in the Clemson football department who was Cooper’s position coach from 198689.

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“There is no doubt if he played at Clemson today, he would put up some incredible numbers. We were a team that was built on the run, but Gary could break a long play as a receiver or a runner.” In 1988, Cooper had a 61-yard receiving touchdown from Chip Davis on an end-around pass. He outran a Florida State secondary that included Deion Sanders. It was Clemson’s top “trick play” in years, but it did not get the notoriety it deserved, because the Seminoles executed the “Puntrooskie” to perfection in the fourth quarter and won 24-21. That was the story of Cooper’s career. He never got the acclaim he deserved. For his career, Cooper averaged nine yards per carry. In 1988, he touched the ball 21 times and averaged 26 yards per play. “Gary gave us an advantage because he played the Z wide-receiver position and had a size and speed advantage on the defensive backs who had to cover him,” stated McCorvey. “When he caught the ball, he made something happen. He was like Sammy Watkins in that he attacked the football when he went to catch it.” After totaling 504 receiving yards as a senior in 1989, Cooper was drafted by the New Orleans Saints and was the last wide receiver cut before the 1990 season. He then went to Canada and played for the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football. After that season, he returned home to Georgia. On June 1, 1991, he received a phone call from the Kansas City Chiefs, who signed him as a free agent. The day before he was to leave for Kansas City, he was driving on wet pavement in Georgia and was involved in an automobile accident. Cooper’s injuries were signiﬁcant, as he suffered traumatic brain injuries. He would never walk again. After a long rehabilitation, Cooper attended a college in Pennsylvania near his hometown. He earned his degree in accounting, but the remaining years of his life were very difﬁcult, as there were many complications as a result of the accident. The complications from a respiratory infection became too grave on the day the Tigers defeated Notre Dame at Memorial Stadium. I tell Gary’s story for two reasons. First, current student-athletes need to appreciate the time they have playing a game they love. Second, Tiger fans need to remember Gary Cooper and what he did for the Clemson football program in the 1980s. He was a heck of a player.

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