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Clemson vs. FSU, November 12, 2005 Tigers Dominate #17 Seminoles in 35-14 Win at Home Here’s How We Did It… Charlie Whitehurst threw for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns. Chansi Stuckey had 11 catches for 156 yards and 2 TDs. The Seminoles came into this game as the top passing offense in the ACC, but the Tigers pressured the Seminole quarterback the entire game getting 6 sacks and 2 critical third-quarter interceptions.

Clemson vs. USC, November 19, 2005 Clemson Tops #19 Ranked South Carolina 13-9 on Their Turf Here’s How We Did It… Facing first-and-35 after two penalties and trailing 9-6 late in the game, Whitehurst completed consecutive passes of 9 yards to Davis, 14 yards to Stuckey and 28 yards to Baham down to South Carolina’s 27. James Davis took over with a 23 yard burst and two plays later bulled his way into the end zone for the game’s only touchdown. Davis rushed for 145 yards.

Clemson vs. Colorado, December 27, 2005 (CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL) #23 Clemson Beats Colorado 19-10 in Orlando Here’s How We Did It… Jad Dean kicked 2 field goals to take a 6-3 Tiger halftime lead. Davis’ 40-yard run on the second play of the 3rd quarter and an 11 yard Whitehurst completion set up 1st and goal. Two plays later Whitehurst scrambled around the right side for a 5yard TD. The Tigers scored again late 4th quarter to put the game away. James Davis was named MVP as he rushed for 150 yards and a TD. The defense held Colorado to only 17 yards rushing on 29 carries.

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6 Inside The Valley - West Zone Update 8 FEATURE STORY James Davis by Will Vandervort 10 TigerTime’s ACC Predictions 12 Clemson Traditions - The Graveyard by Ruslyn Martin Prokay 14 GameDay 17 Tiger’s Coaching Staff A Short Biography of each 2006 Clemson Coach 21 The “I” of the Tiger Interviews with Will Proctor, Anthony Waters, and Gaines Adams by Will Vandervort 26 The Most Exciting 25 Seconds in College Football 28 Season Outlook by Will Merritt 30 Player Profiles - Offense by Will Merritt 47 2006 Offensive Roster 48 2005 Photo of the Year TigerTime’s Exclusive Pull-Out Poster! 50 2006 Defensive Roster 51 Player Profiles - Defense by Will Merritt 66 Recruiting 2006 - A Blueprint for Success by Mickey Plyler 67 2006 Tiger Signees Takes by Mickey Plyler 72 Where Are They Now? Danny Ford Relives the 1981 Championship Season by Will Vandervort 74 Spirit in the Valley 76 Hot Topics - Bowden - Spurrier Showdown! by Pete Yanity 78 GameDay Outlooks by Larry Williams 89 2006 ACC Schedule 90 2006 Division 1A Schedule by Conference 92 2006 Top 25 Picks 95 Top High School Talent South Carolina and the Nation 96 TailgateTime

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For Sam Zanca, Project Manager of the ing Level, Sam describes “There is an atrium West Zone renovation, construction underwhere recruits will be able to look down takings of this magnitude, with a price and see through the opening in the tag of over $37,000,000, seem to be floor and see the plaques and the a piece of cake. Sam was Project foyer. On this level, there will be Manager in 1998 when the facea large room with comfortable lifting of Memorial Stadium furniture—where recruits and started with the renovation of coaches and families can meet the East End Zone, the South 1-on-1, as well as the capacity Concourse and then the to feed 300 people.” North Concourse. Now the Level 3 is the Concourse West Zone will “cap off the Level which will contain renovation of the stadium bleacher seats, concessions and change the outlook of and restrooms. This area the entire stadium.” It’s so will join the North and impressive to go in… and South Concourses enabling see the view of the field. ticket holders to walk around Every seat is like you’re right the entire stadium for the 1st there on top of the action.” All time without leaving the stathe seats are exterior, and as dium. Sam explains, there’s a reason The 4th level is the Club Levfor that. “We didn’t want to put el. Approximately 1,000 outdoor the fans behind closed doors. We seats will sit in front of an air-conwanted fans to be outside to hear ditioned area for Club Level ticket the noise and to feel the excitement holders where there will be lounges, and energy of the crowd.” food services, patrons’ locker rooms and The 1st level consists of visitor and home restroom facilities. team locker rooms, coaches’ locker rooms, ofThe scheduled date for the completion ficials’ locker rooms, and a kitchen with 1 service of Phase II is June 19, 2006; at which time they elevator to cater food to the upper will immediately begin the furnishBASIC INFORMATION ON THE TIGERS levels and 3 passenger elevators. But ing, interior design and putting the the eye-catcher will be the entry foy- Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1889 Athletic Web Address graphics throughout the building er which will display very impressive Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . clemsontigers.com - all to be completed before the start graphics such as plaques with names Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACC All-Time ACC Record of the 2006 football season. of each player for that football sea- Mascot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . “The Tiger” . . . . . . . . . . . . 211-119-6 THRU 2005 Component 2 (estimated at $16 son. The combination of graphics, Fight Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiger R ag All-Time Overall Record million) is in the planning stage task lighting and player recognition Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,473 . . . . . . . . . . . 608-417-45 THRU 2005 and will include a football museum, Athletic Director. . Terry Don Phillips Bowl Appearances. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 will stir the spirit of Tiger fans. training rooms and coaches’ offices. From the 2nd level, the Recruit- Head Coach. . . . . . . Tommy Bowden Bowl W-L Record. . . . . . . . . . . . 15-13 continued on page 94

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It was just another day at work for James Davis. He had just gotten through breakfast and a team meeting and was on his way upstairs to get ready for an A young James at age 5 afternoon practice in preparation for the Champ Sports Bowl in Orlando. He didn’t see the day - or himself - as really anything special from any other time. He was simply doing what he came to Clemson to do. But as he and Clemson Running Backs Coach Burton Burns walked through the lobby of the Walt Disney World Resort where the Clemson team was staying, he suddenly was summoned by fans for autographs and pictures. At that point, James Davis realized this wasn’t just another day and that he is somebody special. “You should have seen his eyes. He was stunned,” Burns said. “A lot of people are maybe surprised by that - but I’m not. It goes back: that someone did something good in his family to raise him in spite of all the stories about his environment. Someone did something good at his schools - whether it was the coaches or the teachers.” It all goes back to when Davis was three-years old and watched the older kids play football in the park across the street from where he lived. Even at that young age, the Atlanta native was intrigued by the game. “I loved it,” Davis said. “I wanted to be over there.” Eventually, with the help of family friend and little league coach, Charles Thornton, Davis made

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his way across the street where he immediately got involved. “I wasn’t playing. I was sort of the mascot or whatever,” he said. “I just loved to watch and be around the team.” That love showed through enough that Thornton, with the permission of Davis’ mother Theresa, put Davis on the team at four-years old – two years younger than most of the other players. about “I started off at center,” Davis said. “That was t h e i r my first position when I was four. Coach told me sensationhe wanted me to get tough, so I played center for al running two years and then I went to quarterback.” back. Davis played quarterback until the age of 10. At “I thought that point, Thornton saw where his young protégé James was an inhad the most potential - so he moved him to run- teresting character,” ning back. Burns “That year was amazsaid. “He was ing to me and ever since wide eyed and still searching for then I have just tried to what kind of football player he get better,” Davis said. wanted to be. He knew, like a lot That 1st year at runof young guys at this level, that ning back is when Davis he had a chance to be something first showed his true talspecial.” ents. Using his natural What impressed Burns the instincts - he cut, weaved most - then and now - is the way and broke tackles on his Davis is always eager to learn. way to scoring 46 touchBurns said he could tell that Dadowns – still the singlevis digested all the information season record for touchhe could when he attended some downs in the Atlanta-area of Clemson’s one-day camps. little league. “You could always tell It was then that Davis there was something differrealized he was a little ent about him because he was different than most kids always listening to see how his age when it came he could make himself a betto playing football. He Red Sox baseball team at age 11 ter player,” Burns said. “When was bigger, faster and guys do that at a young age stronger than most; plus he had a knack for un- - you know they have something on the ball. derstanding the game better than the rest of his “For a young guy, you could see he had some speteammates. cial talent.” “I had a lot of speed at a young age. I even ran It also didn’t hurt that Davis worked out with track when I was little,” he said. “I was always faster than the other guys and I put that together. former Douglass High alumni and current NFL I kind of knew then that when it came to football players Jamal Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens and Ahmad Carroll of the Green Bay Packers. I was different.” “James has been blessed with a lot of talent,” Burns recognized that difference the second he met Davis. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound back was Burns said. “But it motivates him more to hear from just 14 years old when Coach Gary Cantrell and those guys. Mentally, he has a good idea of what is his staff at Douglass High School in Atlanta intro- going on, and I think part of that is because those guys shared their experiences with him.” duced Burns to Davis. Davis took what he learned from not just Lewis Davis played some at the varsity level his 1st year in high school and made such an impression on his and Carroll, but just about every coach or player he coaches they immediately got the word out about came in contact with and finished his high school his potential. They called Burns and several other career with 7,339 yards and 80 touchdowns. He college coaches that recruited the Atlanta area was ranked as the seventh best running back in The Fan’s Media GUIDE

turned to Clemson the nation by Rivals. 3 days later – where com as a senior and before he did anyearned co-MVP honthing else – he apolors in the Georgia North-South All-Star ogized on his own game. to his teammates. “I played all the “In team sports J.D. at Howard’s Rock sports,” Davis said. you always lean and “But I was better at football. It was something I depend on your teammates,” Burns said. “I think wanted to get better at and wanted to succeed that was a natural thing that had to happen bein.” cause he had to get their confidence in him back. Coming out of high school, Davis was being “He knew those guys were working their butts recruited by just about everyone, but he said he off in that sun. I thought that was important that chose Clemson over Alabama, Florida, Georgia, he did that. Some freshmen would not have done Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee and it that soon. I think it started the healing process Virginia Tech because Burns and Clemson were a lot faster.” there from the beginning. He said his appreciation Davis also apologized to the coaching staff and for Clemson allowed him to shield off the nega- asked for a second chance. That day in a scrimtive statements made by other schools about Head mage inside Death Valley they gave him another Coach Tommy Bowden and what kind of offense shot and he responded with a 50-yard score. Clemson was going to “At that time run. when I left, I was “My senior year, I thinking: Man, it didn’t know what to is going to be hard think,” Davis said. “I for me to learn this had so many people offense and that talking to me and means it’s going to they were telling me be hard for me to all kinds of stuff - you get on the field,” know how they do. Davis said. “When I “Clemson brought came back, I knew Coach (Rob) Spence I had to work even into my school as harder and play soon as they hired big so I can get out him. He showed me there.” the new offense and And big he showed me how they played. Davis clearwere going to do it. I ly was the most just looked at myself productive runand felt like Clemson ning back of camp was where I needed to and when time be. I think I made the rolled around for right decision.” the season opener However, a week against Texas A&M A photo from the 2005 Miami game – he was a key part into fall camp, Davis James gave to his mother, Theresa started to doubt his of the game plan. decision. He was struggling to learn Spence’s comHe finished the night with a game-high 101 plicated offense and schemes. So worried about yards, the most by a true freshman running back playing time and how he might fit into the offense, since the late Bobby Gage rushed for 145 yards he left Clemson and went back home. against Presbyterian in 1945. “I was just so frustrated with the offense,” he Davis showed what the future might hold for said. “For me it was a different type of offense than the Tigers as soon as he touched the ball the secwhat I ran in high school. It was all my fault. I got a ond time. Midway through the first quarter he little frustrated and I didn’t know how to handle it.” broke a run intended to go off right tackle - by After some coaxing by his mother and getting bouncing off to the left - where he jolted 33 yards some solid advice from Coach Cantrell, Davis recontinued on page 94

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Wins Over Top 25 Teams on Opponent’s Field One probably wonders: What kind of and Top 10 Teams on Neutral Site graveyard would evoke happy instead of opponent’s Date Opponent Score Rank sad emotions? Try the “Graveyard” at the 21 - 14 19 entrance to the Clemson practice fields 11-13-48 Wake Forest 10-28-50 Wake Forest 13 - 12 17 behind the Jervey Athletic Center. 10-9-54 Florida 14 - 7 14 The story goes (as told by Coach Dan- 9-19-59 North Carolina 20 - 18 12 ny Ford himself) that the graveyard idea 9-17-77 Georgia 7 - 6 17 28 - 24 11 came about back in 1989, on his watch, 11-18-78 Maryland 10 - 8 8 when the Clemson football team had to 11-8-81 North Carolina 1-1-82 Nebraska (Orange Bowl) 22 - 15 4 face a #16 FSU on the road in Tallahassee. 11-13-82 Maryland 24 - 22 18 While there, some of the assistant coach- 11-5-83 North Carolina 16 - 3 10 es discovered that Florida State had start- 9-20-86 Georgia 31 - 28 14 9-9-89 Florida State 34 - 23 16 ed a graveyard of sorts (if you can call it 29 - 28 10 that), called the “sod cemetery.” If you’re 10-10-92 Virginia 11-5-94 North Carolina 28 - 17 19 like me, you’re wondering right about 11-9-96 Virginia 24 - 16 15 now: “What in Bobby Bowden’s name is a 9-13-97 N.C. State 19 - 17 *25 47 - 44^ 9 ‘sod cemetery’???” Well, it’s a place next 9-29-01 Georgia Tech 1-2-04 Tennessee (Peach Bowl) 27 - 14 6 to their practice fields where they com- 11-6-04 Miami 24 - 17^ 10 memorate landmark road wins by taking 11-19-05 South Carolina 13 - 9 19 a piece of turf from the opponent’s field * - USA Today ranking ^ - overtime game and burying it in a “cemetery.” Well, lo and behold some of the Clemson coaches saw that a piece of the turf from Clemson’s own Death Valley was in the monument! It had been confiscated when the Seminoles beat the Tigers in Memorial Stadium the previous year. Well, as you can imagine, this didn’t sit too well with the Clemson coaches, and it was all the ammunition they needed to motivate their players for the upcoming FSU game. It must have worked, because Clemson went on to beat Florida State (34-23) on the “Whose Daddy’s turf is it now?” (no pun intended) Seminole’s home turf. And so it was, after this win, that some coaches were inspired to make a little “memorial” of their own… and thus the “Graveyard” was born and the first tombstone was erected consecrating that eventful, glorious day in Tallahassee. Danny Ford said he doesn’t rememThis first tombstone, as you’re entering the practice fields, ber which coach came up with the displays 10 Top 25 Road Wins prior to September 9, 1989. Do you notice an important one that’s missing? idea, but it was started to give the

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players something else to play for when they have to face a ranked opponent in hostile territory. Ever since then, a tombstone has been planted in the “Graveyard” immortalizing each of the Tigers’ road victories against a ranked team. Each headstone is buried in the cemetery next to the practice field with a sweet little epitaph giving the name of the team, the ranking (on some), the date of the opponent’s demise, the location, and the most pleasurable, marvelous, triumphant line of all — the final score. To date there are 10 tombstones documenting 19 wins going as far back as 1948. One tombstone documents 10 wins prior to the ‘89 FSU victory. But oddly enough, what most would consider to be our greatest victory – the win over Nebraska to secure the National Championship – is not listed. Looks like there’s some unfinished business in the “Graveyard!” Based on the post 2005 season rankings, Clemson could have 3 new additions to the “Graveyard” in the 2006 season: Boston College (#17 Coaches Poll, #18 AP Poll), Florida State (#23 Both Polls) and Virginia Tech (#7 Both Polls). So as the players are entering the practice fields in preparation for that big road trip, they can’t help but be reminded of the extraordinary victories throughout Clemson history where they proudly drove the ‘nail in the coffin’ of the “supposedly” better team. And they can’t help but think that their own piece of Clemson history could be just a few days away — literally carved in stone. And the tradition continues… –Ruslyn Martin Prokay is a 1983 graduate of Clemson and the Editor of TIGERTIME Magazine.

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Perhaps the true sign of a good coach is one who can keep his team confident through a series of nail-biting losses. Tommy Bowden, recipient of the 2005 Grant Teaff Coach of the Year Award, had “the right stuff” to keep his team poised and focused after 3 heartbreaking losses in a row to 13th ranked Miami by only 6 points in triple overtime, a Boston College with the 3rd ranked rushing defense in the nation by a mere 3 points in overtime, and Wake Forest on the road by just 4 points. Clemson finished strong winning 6 out of the last 7 games, due in large part to Bowden’s ability to keep his team focused. Even after the disappointing loss to Georgia Tech in Atlanta, he was able to rally his team to win the next 4 in a row, including both nationally ranked FSU and South Carolina, and Big 12 North Champion Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl. In fact, it was the 1st time in history any school has held teams coached by Bobby Bowden and Steve Spurrier, both known for their offensive prowess, to 0 offensive TD’s in the same season. Bowden led the Tigers to 3 wins over top 20 teams in 2005, the 1st time since 1989 and only the 4th time in Clemson history 3 top 20 wins occurred in a single season. Through all the heartbreaking losses, the Tigers finished the season with an 8-4 record and ranked #21 in the nation. It appears over the last year that Tommy Bowden has come into his own - now that’s a look all Tiger fans can appreciate.

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Birth Date: February 26, 1960 Birthplace: Owasso, OK College: Kansas State, 1983 College Major: Communications Position Played: Linebacker, 1979-82

Birth Date: October 10, 1958 Birthplace: Yonkers, NY College: Iona, 1981 College Major: Sociology Position Played: Tight End

College Career Highlights:

Coaching Career:

1981: Assistant Coach, Pelhem Memorial High, N.Y. 1982-83: Offensive Coordinator, Iona Prep, N.Y. | 1984-98: Head Coach, Iona Prep (29-19-1) | 1989: Offensive Coordinator, Iona College | 1990: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Hofstra University 1991: Quarterbacks Coach, Holy Cross College | 1992-93: Inside Receivers/Tight Ends, Maryland | 1994-96: Quarterbacks, Maryland | 1997-98: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Hofstra | 1999: Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator. Hofstra | 2000: Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Louisiana Tech 2001-2004: Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Toledo 2005-present: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach, Clemson What he has done at Clemson:

In just one season, Spence sparked a Tiger offense that struggled the year before. Clemson made a 91-yard improvement in total offense from the previous season, one of the top 12 improvements in the nation in 2005. Helped QB Charlie Whitehurst set a new school record for completion percentage in a season (67.2 %). Family:

He and his wife Susan have two children: Samantha (14) and Sydney Rae (12).

Was a three-year starter and team captain in1982. He led KSU to its first bowl appearance during his senior season. Recipient of the Paul Coffman Award, presented each year to the KSU player who displays the most outstanding leadership. Pro Career:

Denver Broncos (NFL), Oklahoma Outlaws (USFL) and Green Bay Packers (NFL) from 1983-86. Coaching Career:

1991-96: Secondary, Memphis | 1997-99: Defensive Coordinator, Wyoming 2000-2002: Head Coach, Wyoming | 2003-2004: Defensive Coordinator, Troy State | 2005-present: Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach, Clemson What he has done at Clemson:

Under Koenning’s guidance, Clemson became the first team in history to hold Steve Spurrier and Bobby Bowden-coached teams to zero offensive touchdowns in the same year. The Tigers were the first to ever keep a Spurrier-coached team out of the end zone during a home game. The Clemson defense ranked 13th nationally in scoring defense and 25th in total defense in 2005. Family:

He and his wife Tracey have four children: Kimberly, Brady, Camden and Jackson.

Birth Date: September 30, 1954 Birthplace: Arcadia, FL College: South Florida, 1979 College Major: Science Education

Birth Date: October 27, 1952 Birthplace: New Orleans, LA College: Nebraska, 1976 College Major: Education Position Played: Running Back

Coaching Career:

College Career Highlights:

1979: Assistant Coach, Desota County High, FL 1980-81: Assistant Coach, Hardee County, FL 1981-82: Graduate Assistant, The Citadel 1982-83: Head Coach, Desota County High 1983-85: Graduate Assistant, Florida State 1985-90: Tight End/Recruiting Coordinator, Florida State 1990-93: Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach, Florida State 1994-98: Head Coach, South Carolina 1999-2000: Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends, Clemson 2000-2003: Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends, Clemson 2003-present: Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line, Clemson

Coaching Career:

What he has done at Clemson:

Has been a part of Bowden’s staff all 7 years Bowden has been at Clemson. Coached an offensive line last year which made great strides in the running game. The Tigers rushed for 153 yards a game in 2005 – an improvement of nearly 60 yards per game from 2004.

Member of three Cornhusker teams that won 9 games under legendary head coach Tom Osborne. Participated in 3 bowl games while playing for Nebraska – Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl. 1977-1979: Assistant Coach, St. Augustine High, LA 1980: Assistant Coach, Booker T. Washington High, LA 1981-85: Assistant Coach, Southern University 1986-94: Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator, St. Augustine High 1994-98: Assistant Coach, Tulane 1999-present: Running Backs Coach, Clemson What he has done at Clemson:

Family:

Has been a part of Bowden’s staff all 7 years Bowden has been at Clemson. Is just one reason why James Davis finished with the 2nd highest rushing total (879 yards) by a true freshman and set a new single-season touchdown mark for a freshman (9).

He and his wife Daryle have two sons: Jeff (25) and John (22).

Family:

Married to the former Connie Winder and they have four children: Amber (32), Christy (29), Damon (24) and Erin (22). 18

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Birth Date: February 12, 1957 Birthplace: Ft. Knox, KY College: Clemson, 1979 College Major: Industrial Education Position Played: Right Guard, Right Tackle

Birth Date: May 4, 1971 Birthplace: Greenville, SC College: East Carolina, 1997 College Major: Exercise Science Position Played: Offensive Lineman

College Career Highlights:

Member of 2 Gator Bowl teams as a reserve offensive lineman for the Tigers in 1977 and 1978. Saw Action in over 200 plays as a reserve at both right guard and tackle spots in 1978. Transferred to Clemson from Marion Institute, where he was a junior college All-American.

College Career Highlights:

His top game came against national power Florida State in 1990 when he graded out at 85 percent.

Coaching Career:

1992: Undergraduate Assistant, East Carolina 1993-95: Rush End/Linebackers Coach, East Carolina 1996-97: Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator, Illinois State 1998-99: Linebackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Illinois State 2000-2002: Linebackers Coach, Pittsburgh 2003-present: Linebackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Clemson What he has done at Clemson:

Nailed down a top 15 recruiting class which included 4 Parade or USA Today High School All-Americans, the most by a Clemson class since 1989. Family:

Married to the former Melissa Androutsos.

1979: Graduate Assistant, Livingston | 1980: Tight Ends, East Carolina | 1980: Offensive Line Coach, North Texas State | 1981-84: Offensive Line Coach/Special Teams, Texas Tech | 1985: Assistant Linebackers Coach, Texas Tech | 1986-91: Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach, Louisiana Lafayette | 1992: Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach, Louisiana Lafayette | 1993-96: Offensive Line Coach, Baylor | 1996: Running Game Coordinator, Baylor | 1997-98: Offensive Line Coach, Tulane | 1999-2003: Offensive Line Coach, Clemson | 2004: Defensive Line Coach, Clemson | 2005-present: Outside Linebackers Coach, Clemson What he has done at Clemson:

Has been a part of Bowdenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff all 7 years Bowden has been at Clemson. Because of the performance of his linebackers, Clemson was one of only two ACC teams to force at least one turnover in every game last year. Family:

Married to the former Becky Horne and they have two children: Brad (23) and Lori (20).

Birth Date: November 20, 1969 Birthplace: Birmingham, AL College: Alabama, 1993 College Major: Business Position Played: Wide Receiver College Career Highlights:

Played in the 1993 Sugar Bowl where he helped lead the Crimson Tide to a victory over #1 Miami, earning Alabama the 1992 National Championship. His team played in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl, 1991 Blockbuster Bowl and the 1990 Sugar Bowl as well during his career. Coaching Career:

1993-95: Graduate Assistant, Alabama 1996-2001: Wide Receivers Coach, Alabama 2003-present: Wide Receivers Coach, Clemson What he has done at Clemson:

Is ranked as the #5 best recruiter in the nation by rivals.com. His receivers allowed quarterback Charlie Whitehurst to set a school record for completion percentage in a season (67.2). Family:

Married the former Kathleen Bassett and they have three sons: Will (7), Drew (6) and Clay (3).

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Birth Date: December 21, 1971 Birthplace: St. Matthews, S.C. College: South Carolina, 1994 College Major: Retail Management Position Played: Outside Linebacker, Defensive Tackle

Birth Date: July 21, 1979 Birthplace: Cookeville, TN College: Furman, 2003 College Major: Health and Exercise Science Position Played: Quarterback

College Career Highlights:

Made his first career start at linebacker in a 24-13 victory at Clemson in 1992. In his final year, he moved to the defensive line where he helped the Gamecocks win their first bowl game in school history with a victory over West Virginia in the 1994 Carquest Bowl. During his senior year at South Carolina, he played for current Clemson offensive line coach Brad Scott.

College Career Highlights:

Holds the Furman career record for completion percentage (.648) and is third in passing yardage with 4,247. Was a two-time All-Southern Conference selection. Also broke the school’s single-season passing record in terms of yards (2,475) and completion percentage (.685). Was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the nation’s top offensive player in Division 1-AA.

Coaching Career:

1997: Graduate Assistant, South Carolina 1997-2001: Head Coach, Calhoun County High, SC 2002: Secondary Coach, South Carolina State 2003-2005: Linebackers Coach, Memphis

Coaching Career:

Family:

Rumph and his wife Kila have two sons, Christopher and Elijah. He is also the uncle of current Clemson defensive end Phillip Merling.

2003-2004: Graduate Assistant, Clemson 2005: Quarterbacks Coach, South Carolina State Family:

Napier is single.

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hris Rumph like all the coaches and players in attendance on March 11th, fter graduating from Furman University in 2003, Billy Napier sent out in amazement as freshman wide receiver Jacoby Ford tore up the turf more than 60 calls all across the country when he applied for a graduA C watched on Frank Howard Field, including a 53-yard touchdown reception the first time ate assistant position. Only one of those 60 returned his call – that one was he touched the ball, in Clemson’s first organized scrimmage of spring practice. For Rumph, who was hired on March 4th as Clemson’s new defensive line coach, the moment was all too familiar. The last time he was in Death Valley he recalled another wide receiver by the name of Reggie Richardson taking a lateral from Brandon Bennett at his own 11 on the opening second half kickoff and racing 85 yards up the far sideline to the Clemson six. In his last visit to Death Valley, Rumph and his South Carolina Gamecocks used that play to hand the Clemson Tigers their worst home defeat in the rivalry with a 33-7 victory in 1994. In fact, the only two times prior to this spring Rumph walked on the turf inside Memorial Stadium were South Carolina victories. So now that he is wearing orange does that mean the Tigers stand a good chance against the Gamecocks this season? “That was a long time ago, and that game is a long time away,” he said with a smile. “We’re just trying to have some fun right now.” Rumph, who said he is now a Clemson Tiger, comes to Clemson from Memphis where he coached under former Clemson head coach Tommy West. He replaces Marion Hobby at Clemson, who left for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints after only one season. Rumph had little hesitation joining Tommy Bowden’s staff despite his ties to the University of South Carolina. He is from St. Matthews, and he and his wife were glad to bring their family back into the state of South Carolina. Plus, he said, he sees Clemson as a program on the rise - not just in the ACC, but nationally as well. “We were 14 points away last year from being in the BCS National Championship,” he said. “We have got to somehow find a way to get those 14 points back.” Now that he’s wearing the right color, let’s hope Rumph does find a way and remains undefeated in Death Valley. 20

Clemson Head Coach Tommy Bowden. “I was on my way to accept a high school coaching position when Clemson called,” he said. Napier, an all-conference quarterback at Furman, said he never really thought about coaching in college, he always assumed he would be a head coach at the high school level like his father. But after getting a taste of what coaching at the college level is like – he can’t think of doing anything else. “I like working with young men that work hard and want to improve themselves,” said Napier, who was the quarterbacks coach at S.C. State in 2005. “That’s why I always thought I would be a high school coach. But then Coach Bowden gave me the opportunity as a graduate assistant and I know now this is what I want to do.” Napier, who was a graduate assistant at Clemson from 2003-2004, has always been at the right place at the right time, saying when his dad coached him in high school, it allowed him to work harder and grow as a player. He said his time at Furman gave him valuable experience because the Furman offense runs the option play and asks a lot of their quarterbacks. As a graduate assistant, he said Bowden and his staff challenged him and helped him grow as a coach. Now he hopes he can return the favor and use all of his experiences to make Clemson’s tight ends the best in the ACC. “I bring a lot of energy to the staff and a lot to the table,” he said. “Coach Bowden saw that when I was here before and he knows what to expect from me. “He took a chance in me and gave me a shot – so obviously I want to work my tail off for him.”

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There was joy all over the locker room. Clemson Head Coach Tommy Bowden had just given his post-game talk after the Tigers’ 19-10 victory over Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl to cap an 8-4 season. Bowden told his players to go and enjoy the rest of their Christmas break and have some fun before reporting back to Clemson in January to begin offseason conditioning. But there was one Clemson Tiger whose workouts couldn’t wait. He had already waited 5 years for this moment. He knew his workouts had to begin immediately. On Dec. 28th – one day after the Champs Sports Bowl – fifth-year senior Will Proctor started his journey as the Tigers’ new signal-caller. “The day after that bowl game, in my mind, was the first day of being the starting quarterback,” he said. “That’s something I have been preparing 4 years for.” Proctor, as has been well documented, waited because he was the backup to one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to don the orange and purple uniforms at Clemson. Over his four-year career, Charlie Whitehurst established 46 school records, including standards for passing yards, pass completions, total offense and touchdown passes. “I have really listened to what Charlie had to tell me because he knows more than anyone what is about to happen,” Proctor said. What is about to happen is Proctor inherits an of-

fense that returns all 5 offensive linemen, its top 2 running backs and wide receivers from a unit which led the ACC in total offense. It’s also an offense that is tailor-made for a quarterback of Proctor’s talents. “Will affords the offense to do some different things that we could not do with Charlie last year,” Offensive Coordinator Rob Spence said. “He can run and he can throw. He’s not one-dimensional. He causes the defense to look at different ways to defend him and because of that we’re going to do some different things with him.” Proctor might be the least experienced player on this year’s offense, b u t h e isn’t totally new to the whole starter thing. He did get the opportunity to start one game last season – a 49-20 victory against Duke – when Whitehurst sat out with an injury. Plus, he relieved an injured Whitehurst in the seasonopening victory against Texas A&M where he directed the

Tigers on a late scoring drive to win the game. “That question mark will not be there for us this year,” said wide receiver Chansi Stuckey. “You know when you lose a guy like Charlie - that set so many records - the question is always asked, ‘Who is going to replace him?’ “But now we have Will. He has played and he has shown all of us that he can play in the college game and we have confidence in him.” As does Bowden, who added it was Proctor’s leadership in the Texas A&M game that helped him gain the respect of his teammates. “I don’t think there is any doubt in that,” Bowden said. “What he did against Texas A&M helped him get the respect of the team. The Duke game helped too, but it’s the A&M game that jumps in the players’ minds and shows ‘Hey, this guy can lead us just as much as Charlie did.’” Proctor will be just the 3rd fifth-year senior to guide the Clemson football team with little or no experience. The first two – Billy Lott (1979) and Chris Morocco (1989) – led the Tigers to 8-4 and 10-2 records respectively, plus garnered some of the biggest wins in Clemson history. Lott was the quarterback, and scored the winning touchdown, in the Tigers’ 16-10 come-frombehind victory at Notre Dame, while Morocco guided Clemson to a 34-23 win at Florida State, the Tigers last win in Tallahassee. “I’m familiar with both of them and I hope I can be just as successful as they were,” Proctor said. Like Proctor, both Lott and Morocco replaced former Clemson legends as well. Lott replaced Steve Fuller, who was the last quarterback to win back-to-back ACC Player of the Year honors, while Morocco replaced Rodney Williams – Clemson’s all-time winning-est quarterback. “With the friendships I have with all the guys on the team and the coaches, I have kind of set up shop in Clemson,” Proctor said. “I knew it was going to be one and done, and I have been ready for this. “I have been working hard the past two or three years to get ready for this.” And Tiger fans can’t wait to see the results… IT’S TIGERTIME! Will Vandervort is a Sports Editor for the Seneca Daily Journal/Messenger and Clemson Sportswriter.

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It was a decision many all-star caliber college football players usually have to make after their junior season. Do I come back for one more season, or do I bolt for the NFL? For Clemson linebacker Anthony Waters, that decision came just a few weeks after the Tigers’ 19-10 victory over Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl. Luckily, for Clemson, Waters has more aspirations in life than just playing on Sundays. “Basically, I came to Clemson to better myself,” the sports management major said. “The whole thing was, I wanted to graduate because I was so close to it.” Waters lacks just a few credit hours before he earns his degree. When he does, he will do something more rewarding to himself than any amount of money he can earn by chasing down running backs in the NFL. “The fact that I would be the first one in my family to have a college degree, it made it something I wanted to do,” he said. Waters is close to his family, and the Lake View, S.C. native says he has learned a lot from his brothers’ mistakes. Both of his older brothers are incarcerated, and both have done all they could to make sure their little brother does the right thing and makes the entire family proud. Waters admitted they both played a big role in his decision to come back for his senior campaign. “They pretty much told me to go ahead and stay in school and things will work out for me next year,” he said. “I got a chance to better myself for a higher round next year, so this year I want to concentrate on improving my game and getting my degree.” It’s unimaginable to think Waters can get any better. Last year, he ranked as the top tackler on the Tigers’ 11th-ranked scoring defense with 109. Those numbers ranked 3rd in the ACC in 2005 behind two seniors; which makes Waters the leading returning tackler in the ACC. He also had 13.5 tackles for a loss, the 9th best total in the conference. Clemson Head Coach Tommy Bowden believes Waters’ game really elevated to new heights against Maryland in the second week of the season, when he went up against D’Qwell Jackson, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. “I think he personally challenged himself,” Bowden said. “He said ‘OK, that guy is going to get a lot of attention so lets go see what I can do.’” In that game, Waters had 14 tackles, including

4.5 tackles for a loss – the 3rd most tackles for a loss in a single game in Clemson history. “I talked to (West Virginia head coach) Rich Rodriguez because they played Maryland that week, and I told him to watch out for #52. Well, he said ‘Who is that #40 you got?’” Wa t e r s w a s the main reason why the Tigers al lowed just 287.1 yards over the last 7 games and for the first time since 1995 ranked in the top 25 in 4 different categories. “We have a lot of good stuff that we can watch and learn from last year,” Waters said. “We only lost four guys off of last year’s defense and we have a lot of young guys that have played. “Everybody is talking about how they love the way we run around and play defense.” And part of that, Waters says, is because of the chemistry the team has. Waters said the team’s chemistry is the best he’s seen it during his four years at Clemson. “We just have a lot of guys that work hard,” he said. “With all the guys coming back it gives us a better chance to win the ACC Championship or a National Championship – those types of things are just some of the things I want to accomplish before we leave Clemson. “I think we can compete with anyone in the nation.” And so does the Tiger Nation. Will Vandervort is a Sports Editor for the Seneca Daily Journal/Messenger and Clemson Sportswriter. The Fan’s Media GUIDE

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The rumors were all over the Clemson campus and posted on message boards on just about every Clemson website. Clemson Bandit End Gaines Adams was heading to the NFL. There was no need for the 6-foot-5 senior to return, they would say, because he was going to make some big-time money. But Adams didn’t see it that way. He is, after all, a student first and a football player second. “The main goal was to get my degree first,” he said. “When I started here that was my main goal. Nothing else mattered.” But as Adams, who played eight-man football in high school, began to grow as a football player — it became clear there was a future for the Greenwood native — on Sundays. After a dominating performance against Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl, his stock rose even higher. Some mock

draft boards had him going in the NFL’s 1st or 2nd round, including Scout, Inc. which had him at one point, #17 overall. The day Adams was going to make his decision known to the world, he walked out onto the floor at Littlejohn Coliseum and appeared to be soaking it all in. As he stared up into the empty seats, he took a big sigh, smiled, and then headed into the media room. Just before his press conference got started, he took off his windbreaker and donned a white golf shirt with orange stripes on the shoulders and an orange tiger paw near the right arm. There was little doubt then what Adams would do. “I just wanted to play for Clemson one more year,” he said. “This is a great feeling and a great opportunity to be able to put on the Clemson uniform and I take a lot of pride in that.” Adams said he weighed all of his options before he made his decision, but it wasn’t until his meeting with his parents and Clemson Head Coach Tommy Bowden that he knew what he needed to do. “It was a tough decision. That’s why I waited to talk to Coach Bowden, because I knew he would give me some great information,” he said. “There was a time when I thought: this is a done deal, I’m going to the NFL.” Bowden said he didn’t know where Adams was leaning when he talked with him, but he wanted to make sure Adams had all the right information and not just what people wanted him to hear. “I had some good talks with him and his parents and I think Gaines did a good job of accumulating all the information along with his parents and then making the decision,” Bowden said. “As I told him, I thought it was best he stayed, but I would support his decision. I don’t think there is any doubt he made the best decision.” It didn’t even seem Adams was going to be faced with such a tough decision when the 2005 season s t a r ted.

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He struggled early on with new defensive coordinator Vic Koenning’s system, while trying to learn what his position – the Bandit End – was supposed to do. But by the N.C. State game on Oct. 13th, it all came together. During the 2nd half of the season, no End in the ACC was as dominant. Adams was all over the field in the Tigers’ 35-14 win over Florida State, where he had 1.5 sacks and 2 tackles for a loss, while applying countless pressure on Seminoles’ quarterback Drew Weatherford. He also came up big against South Carolina, posting 3 tackles for a loss and another sack. Adams also had a forced fumble that stopped a potential scoring drive by the Gamecocks early in the 1st quarter. “I started out slow and I was still learning the system and I finished up strong,” Adams said. “I think I’m going to have to put the whole season together, and by coming back, I will have a great chance to do that.” Adams finished his junior season with 56 tackles, including a team-leading 15 for a loss. He also had a team-high 9 sacks, 9 passes broken up and 29 QB pressures. “With an edge rusher you have to pretty much adjust your blocking schemes, if your tackle can’t handle him with either a tight end or a back with additional help,” Bowden said regarding problems Adams causes. “No doubt a guy like Gaines presents problems coming off the edge that you have to make adjustments for.” With both Adams and linebacker Anthony Waters returning on a defense that will have 7 starters back, Clemson will surely challenge for an ACC Championship this year. Bowden thinks the Tigers will have a shot to play for a title as well with Adams and Waters returning; but he’s just glad they’re both coming back for everyone involved. “We won in both cases,” Bowden said. “It’s best for him and his family and it’s best for us.” And it’s certainly best for Tiger fans who have high hopes for the ’06 season. Perhaps Adams sums it up best: “…I think we have a chance to win an ACC Championship. We have our whole offensive line coming back and the majority of the defensive line coming back and that’s where you win championships.” “I think we are going to be unbelievable…” Will Vandervort is a Sports Editor for the Seneca Daily Journal/Messenger and Clemson Sportswriter.

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When you look into the eyes of Clemson fans, it’s obvious to see what they wantChampionships! That’s right, the almighty trophy that has eluded the Tiger program for all too many years. Even though the hardware in the trophy case has been impressive at times, fans all over the south are craving the one that keeps getting away. Can and will the 2006 campaign change that? Only time will tell; but it sure is fun to speculate. After an impressive win over Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl, the Tigers returned home to see that this team would be returning 15 out of 22 starters. Sounds pretty good huh? However, that doesn’t mean that the players who have left the program didn’t leave some serious holes to fill. Head Coach Tommy Bowden said “Our biggest question about the ‘06 team just so happens to be our most important.” He is speaking of course of the loss of 5th year senior quarterback Charlie Whitehurst. In 5 years, Charlie either tied or broke 46 school records on his way to winning 25 games as a starter. This mark represents the 2nd most ever by a Tiger QB. So “who’s gonna fill those shoes” as the famous country music singer George Jones would ask? The answer is Will Proctor. Proctor will lead this offense with the direct guidance of Offensive Coordinator Rob Spence. Bowden said “You never want to replace a guy like Charlie, but if you do, at least be able to do it with another 5th year guy.” Actually, Will has had more time to learn this Spence Ball. After putting the finishing touches on the opening win over Texas A&M, Proctor was then able to lead the Tigers to an easy 49-20 victory over Duke. Fortunately for Will, he won’t have to do it alone. In front of Proctor will be a veteran group of HAWGS. For the first time since 2000, the offensive line will be bringing back all 5 starters. The cohesion is there. Look for the svelte-challenged heroes to be a force for fans to enjoy. More so now than in recent history, Clemson 28

will boast one of the best running games in the conference. With superstar RB James Davis returning after receiving ACC Rookie of the Year honors, the Tigers will likely keep it on the ground when it matters most. Averaging 5.3 yards per carry, 93.7 yards per game (all-purpose), and 9 TD’s, you can see why Burton Burns was quoted saying, “James is one of the most exciting players I have ever coached.” Helping out in toting the pigskin, Reggie Merriweather has turned into one of the most reliable backs ever. Reggie will go into the 2006 season as one of the top 5 active rushers in the ACC with 1441 yards to his credit. If the running game is not exciting enough, you can leave it up to Chansi and the boys. “The boys” being the rest of a young but extremely talented group of wide receivers. Obviously, returning AllACC WR Chansi Stuckey will be a favorite target for Proctor. Chansi has had a catch in all 20 games that he has participated in as a WR and will look to improve on his 5.3 catches per game average from The Fan’s Media GUIDE

a year ago. When not going in #2’s direction, look for Aaron Kelly to keep marching on as the high-flying fan favorite. Kelly’s ability to go over the middle as well as outrun defensive backs, makes him a loaded weapon for Coach Spence. So back to this Championship thing. What is that cliché about how to win them? Oh yeah- DEFENSE. That is exactly what Defensive Coordinator Vic Koenning feels as though he has in the making — a defense that can win Championships. With 7 starters coming back and 2 of those already NFL-ready, this defense should be able to single handedly keep the Tigers in the winning column. Anthony Waters is a name that became household almost overnight. From the middle linebacker position, Waters accounted for 109 tackles and will enter the year as the ACC’s top returning stopper. His infectious spirit is what drives this defense as well as the Saturday Sea of Orange that files into Death Valley. Many occasions last year,

What is a Tiger Den? we saw the Clemson faithful rise to their feet based on a single play by Waters and his crew. However, Anthony sure didn’t do it all. Gaines Adams flirted with the thought of bolting to the next level a year early. His return to the defensive end position for the Tigers has already gained him the #1 ranking in the DE category for the 2007 NFL draft. This ranking is truly warranted due to the fact that Adams had 29 quarterback pressures, 9.5 sacks, and 15 tackles for loss. Between Adams and Waters, one can very easily see why coach Bowden said “My best recruiting job so far is getting those two guys to stay around.” Coach Koenning will have a tough time replacing cornerback Tye Hill. After a senior season that most only dream of, Tye was picked 15th overall in the 1st round of the NFL draft. Tiger fans can only hope that Duane Coleman will be as good a convert from running back to corner back as Hill was. Coleman will have plenty of help to throw at opposing offenses. Vic Koenning is a master of disguise. His “zone” style secondary may be tough at first, but as anyone can see—once learned—it is extremely effective. After a stellar spring for both, be ready for the emergence of C.J. Gaddis and Michael Hamlin to be air-killers for rival QB’s. Tommy Bowden has always prided himself on sound special teams play. At times, the 2005 team struggled, but not because of Jad Dean. The returning place kicker comes back from a year in which he nailed 24 of 31 field goals and connected on 34 of 35 extra points. Clemson fans got used to the fact that they had a kicker who could hang 3 on the board consistently. Jad has only gotten his leg stronger in the off season, so be ready for some more crowd pleasing upright action. Nobody can read minds, but if I could, I think most Clemson Tiger football fans would read something like this: We have been good at times; we have been bad at times. We have been happy and we have been sad. We have been proud and we have been ashamed. But all in all, most fans come to Death Valley on hot summer days and cool fall nights so that they can say, “I was there cheering on my boys in orange.” And with that, we hope that their topic of conversation will be — Championship! Will Merritt is Clemson’s Color Analyst and Syndicated Radio Host.

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LT 78 Zach Green 72 Roman Fry LG 68 Chris McDuffie LG 65 Thomas Austin LG 62 Dustin Fry C 55 Bobby Hutchinson C 71 Barry Humphries C 63 Nathan Bennett RG 74 Brandon Pilgrim RG 70 Jamarcus Grant RG 75 Marion Dukes RT 67 Christian Capote RT 58 Taylor Tremel RT 77 Quentez Ruffin RT 89 Thomas Hunter TE 84 Akeem Robinson TE TE 82 Durrell Barry

6-4 295 *Sr.

6-3

300

*Fr. Camden, SC

6-3 315 *Sr. Summerville, SC 6-3

290 *So.

Greenville, FL

6-2

285

Anderson, SC Dallas, GA

6-6

290

*Jr.

Lilburn, GA

6-4

345

*Fr.

Mullins, SC

6-4 315 Sr.

Pickens, SC

6-4

300

*Jr.

Miami, FL

6-5

285 *So.

Lake Mary, FL

6-3

310

*Fr.

6-5

260 *So.

6-4

250

*Fr.

Tallahassee, FL Marion, SC Miami, FL Summerville, SC

2 Chansi Stuckey

26 La’Donte Harris

*Jr.

6-4 250 *Sr.

6-3

250

*Fr.

WR-A 6-0 185 *Sr.

Hometown Jacksonville, FL Warner Robins,

Danville, VA

315

6-5 300 *Sr.

87 Paul Muse

Ironton, OH

6-5

*Fr.

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WR-A 5-11 185

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Gadsden, AL

WR-A 5-9 175 Fr. W. Palm Beach, FL 6 Jacoby Ford QB 6-2 205 *Sr. Winter Park, FL 14 Will Proctor 10 Cullen Harper QB 6-3 215 *So. Alpharetta, GA 11 Tribble Reese QB 6-4 200 *So. Birmingham, AL 1 James Davis RB 5-11 210 So. Atlanta, GA 37 Reggie Merriweather RB 5-8 210 *Sr. North Augusta, SC 39 Demerick Chancellor RB 6-1 195 *Fr. Miami, FL 41 Alex Pearson FB 6-2 250 *So. Greenville, SC 45 Brent Smith FB 6-0 220 *Sr. Moncks Corner, SC 80 Aaron Kelly WR-X 6-5 180 *So. Marietta, GA 85 Andrew Diomande WR-X 6-1 200 *So. Miami, FL 81 Jeff Ogren WR-X 6-3 185 Fr. Tuscaloosa, AL 5 Rendrick Taylor WR-Z 6-1 225 So. Clio, SC 13 Tyler Grisham 180 So. TE – Tight Hoover, AL C – Center WR-Z QB – 5-10 Quarterback End

FB – Fullback LG – Left Guard LT – Left Tackle

RB – Running Back RG – Right Guard RT – Right Tackle

WR-A – Wide Receiver WR-X – Wide Receiver WR-Z – Wide Receiver

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Hometown

94 Phillip Merling

6-5 275 So.

95 Brandon Cannon

6-3

245

*Sr.

260

*Fr. Southern Pines, NC

Memphis, TN Lithonia, GA

57 Antwon Murchison

6-5

97 Dorell Scott

6-3 305 *So.

Columbia, SC

44 Donnell Clark

6-2 271 *Sr.

Griffin, GA

99 Etta Etta-Tawo

91 Rashaad Jackson DT 50 Jacquez McKissic DT 57 Antwon Murchison DT 93 Gaines Adams BE 98 Kwam Williams BE 20 Tramaine Billie SLB 43 Antonio Clay SLB 42 Maurice Nelson SLB 40 Anthony Waters MLB 33 Kavell Conner MLB 45 Cortney Vincent MLB 32 Nick Watkins WLB 47 Josh Miller WLB 42 Maurice Nelson WLB

6-4

320

*Fr. Powder Springs, GA

6-3 270 *So.

Union, SC

6-6 290 So.

Opelika, AL

6-5

260

*Fr. Southern Pines, NC

6-5 265 *Sr. Greenwood, SC *Jr.

Atlanta, GA

6-1 205 Sr.

6-3

245

Eastover, SC

6-0 225 So. Jeffersonville, GA 6-2

215

*Jr.

6-3 240 *Sr.

Rembert, SC Lake View, SC

6-2

215

*Fr.

Midlothian, VA

6-1

245 *So.

Allendale, SC

6-2 220 *Jr. New Orleans, LA 6-0

215

So.

Manning, SC

6-2

215

*Jr.

Rembert, SC

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12 C.J. Gaddis

FCB

6-0 205 *Jr.

29 Haydrian Lewis

FCB

5-11 170

So.

38 Chris Chancellor

FCB

5-10 160

*Fr.

25 Michael Hamlin

CAT

6-3 195 *So.

17 Roy Walker CAT 27 Sadat Chambers CAT 22 Chris Clemons FS 23 Chris Russell FS 27 Sadat Chambers FS 3 Duane Coleman BCB 15 Sergio Gilliam BCB 9 Ray Ray McElrathbey BCB

6-3

5-10 190

*Jr.

6-2

210

5-10 190

Jr.

Miami, FL Lamar, SC Oglethorpe, GA Arcadia, FL Nashville, TN

*Fr. Pageland, SC

5-10 195 *Sr. 6-3

Raeford, NC Goose Creek, SC

*Fr. Pageland, SC

6-1 200 *So.

Naples, FL

180

Sr.

Greer, SC

5-10 185

*Fr.

Atlanta, GA

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Jad Dean

30 Cole Chason 54 Colin Leonard BE BCB CAT DE DT

– Bandit End – Boundary Corner Back – Cat Safety – Defensive End – Defensive Tackle

5-11 205 Sr.

Greenwood, SC

6-0 165 *Sr.

Roswell, GA

6-3 210 *Jr.

Lafayette, IN

FCB – Field Corner Back FS – Free Safety LS – Long Snapper MLB – Middle Linebacker NG – Nose Guard

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How would a head coach at the Division I-A level make a blueprint for a highly successful recruiting class? It would probably include the task of securing numerous early commitments from highly rated prospects that you know you should offer early. Obviously, it would say you had to hold onto their commitments throughout the process. Another factor would be to dominate within your state borders. A third might be to dip into recruiting hotbeds like the state of Florida or Georgia. Great recruiting classes meet the needs of the program at key positions. The head coach would probably want balance among his staff instead of one or two coaches signing most of the top prospects. One final way to ink a great recruiting class is to sign a top 10 national-type player on signing day. By these standards Tommy Bowden and his staff signed an incredible class this past February – one that has Clemson fans as excited as ever about the future. E arly Success

David Blackwell, Clemson’s recruiting coordinator, understands the recruiting game and how recruiting has changed in recent years. In today’s environment the head coach gets out in the spring evaluation period. The head coach also calls more prospects than he used to. Prospects are text-messaged now on their phones and earlier scholarship offers abound. Quite simply stated, the entire calendar has been moved up a few months in the process and junior recruiting is almost as important as senior recruiting. Because of the staff’s sense of urgency and hard work, Clemson secured early commitments from high school All-Americans like Jamie Cumbie of Morris, Ill., DeAndre McDaniel of Tallahassee, Fla., Crezdon Butler of Asheville, N.C., and in-state stars Ricky Sapp of Bamberg, Richard Jackson of Greer and Byron Maxwell of North Charleston. The staff’s early success allowed them to go out and recruit key areas and fill in needs. Another key was the fact they worked hard to maintain the commitments and not lose any of the early pledges. Dominate the State

The second area addressed was the in-state recruiting. It was not a banner year of prospects in the 2006 South Carolina class. However, Bowden and company won the recruiting war against Steve Spurrier and his bowl-bound Gamecocks. The Tigers outworked South Carolina early and ended up signing quality players like Jackson, Maxwell, Sapp, Winnsboro safety Darius Gaither, and Orangeburg offensive lineman Jamal Medlin. Mine the Fertile Hotbeds

Because the state of South Carolina lacked the overall numbers that Clemson needed in this class, Blackwell and Bowden dipped into some hot beds. Clemson signed six players who played their high school ball in Florida. Assistant coach Dabo Swin-

ney reached into the backyards of Florida State and Florida and shocked the recruiting world by signing two top 10 players from the Sunshine state. McDaniel was ranked 10th overall in the state of Florida and grew up in Tallahassee. Bobby Bowden did not win a national title and become the winningest coach in Division I-A football by losing players from his own town. It was McDaniel’s commitment that sent a message the Tigers were going to be a player in the state of Florida. To get the nations 6th best safety is one thing, but to get the nations top allpurpose back is another. Swinney ripped the hearts out of Gator Nation when he signed running back C.J. Spiller despite Spiller growing up 30 minutes from Gainesville, Florida. His teammate, Kevin Alexander was the Tigers’ top linebacker prospect on their board from December on. Clemson had to go to a Virginia prep school to sign another Florida native; and assistant Burton Burns inked the fastest player to sign with Clemson in years when he reeled in Jacoby Ford of West Palm Beach, Florida. The Tigers also signed Jeremy Campbell, a fantastic linebacker prospect from Port Orange; and Kendrick Johnson, a highly thought of wideout from Ft. Lauderdale. Meet Your Needs

Clemson’s biggest needs were in the secondary this past year. The Tigers signed perhaps the nation’s top secondary class with five newcomers. The two corners, Maxwell and Butler, were the two top corners in the Carolinas. Both are considered to be in the top five overall players in their respective states. McDaniel and Gaither were also not only considered to be the best at their positions in their states, but both were among the top 15 safeties in America. Add to the list junior college transfer Chris Russell, and you have a talented group that could all avoid a red-shirt season this coming year. The Tigers also wanted to sign a running back along the lines of James Davis. Mission accomplished with Spiller. They needed to replenish the numbers at wide receiver. Mission accomplished as Ford, Johnson and Jeffrey Ogren will become immediate help at wideout. Bowden wanted to sign one of the nation’s top kickers, so they inked state record-holder Richard Jackson. The other side of the equation is that the Tigers did not need huge numbers along the offensive line, so they only signed two.

The Shocker

The final piece of the blueprint includes a signing day shocker. Spiller took official visits to Southern Cal, Miami, Florida, Florida State and Clemson. He could have signed with any school in America. Clemson faced an uphill battle with Spiller because of the success of freshman sensation James Davis. However, the staff did not lie to Spiller. Instead, they had Davis host the high school All-American. Bowden told Spiller that two years ago Auburn had Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown. He said this past year Southern Cal had LenDale White and Reggie Bush. Bowden looked Spiller in the eye and told him, “I have James Davis and I need C.J. Spiller.” On Feb. 1, 2005 Lake Butler High School held a press conference for its seniors signing to play college football. The press conference was held in the school’s gym and in front of a couple thousand people. It was on live TV and live radio throughout Florida and broadcasted over the internet. After his teammates announced their choices and intentions, Spiller was set to make his speech. On his way to the podium, he handed his mother a note that said one word – Clemson. It was the first time he told her where he was going. After eight or nine minutes of thanking everyone from his deceased grandmother to his high school coaches to his teammates to his family, and everyone that ever helped him - Spiller shocked the recruiting industry and said “Clemson” instead of Florida. The entire press conference went exactly as planned. The players were gracious and humble. Things could not have gone any smoother, except for one word - it was supposed to be Florida. The colors were supposed to be orange and blue, not orange and purple. It was supposed to be The Swamp, not Death Valley. He was supposed to say he was staying close to home and not heading for the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was not how Florida’s blueprint worked. It was only one word, but it was the word that has Clemson fans as excited as they have been in recent memory. It was the one word Swinney jokes about when he and Clemson assistant Brad Scott jumped three inches off the ground. It was the only word Spiller truly wanted to say. Let’s Get It On!

Far too often on today’s staffs you have guys that can recruit and guys that are thought of as your X and O guys. In years past, a single Clemson assistant has inked as many as 8 or 9 players. This was not the case in this year’s class. Five Clemson assistants signed at least 3 players each: Swinney (4), Blackwell (4), Burns (3), Ron West (3), and Marion Hobby (3) had very successful years on the recruiting trails.

This class will be remembered for bringing previous accomplishments – like Jackson’s record breaking 64-yard field goal. It brings in jaw-dropping accomplishments – like Ford’s 4.19 at his combine. It will be remembered by Spiller’s tear-jerking speech and shocking announcement for Clemson on signing day. But like a lot of blueprints, Clemson fans can’t wait to see it come to fruition. They can’t wait to see the blueprints turn into Clemson orange pawprints.

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prospect in the state of Florida by SuperPrep ...as a senior, had 115 toHometown: Lake Butler, FL tal tackles, including 84 first hits and High School: Union Co. HS 31 assists...also had four recovered Height / Weight: 5-11 / 190 fumbles, five caused fumbles and Position: RB nine quarterback sacks in 2005... for his career, had 282 solo tackles, First-team USA Today 107 assists for 389 total tackles... All-American, the first runadded 19 sacks, 14 caused fumbles, ning back to come to Clemson six fumble recoveries and three inwith first-team USA Today terceptions... an all-state selection as All-America credentials since a junior after registering 100 tackles 1989 (Rudy Harris)...first-team and four sacks...played for Buddy Parade All-American...also first Nobles...high school teammate of Parade All-America running first-team USA Today All-American back to come to Clemson since C.J. Spiller...his brother, Bennie Harris in 1989...ranked among started at cornerback for the Unithe top 50 players in the nation versity of Florida...chose Clemson by six different services...highest over Auburn, Louisville, Maryland, ranking came from rivals.com, North Carolina, N.C. State, and which ranks him as the eighth Tennessee. best player in the nation regardless of position, the number-one MICKEY’S TAKES - “If you told all-purpose running back... C.J. Spiller and Kevin Alexander Clemson’s staff last May that they also listed as the top all-around could have signed one player from player in the state of Florida...Tom Lemming of CSTV rates him Union County High School, and it would have been Kevin Alexas the 12th best player in the nation...ranked 16th best player in ander, they would have been ecstatic. As it turned out, they inked the country by scout.com and the fourth best running back...listed Alexander (on film, the best looking linebacker Clemson was afas 23rd best player and fourth best running back in the nation by ter) and his best friend C.J. Spiller. He dominates tackles and is Superprep...also 43rd best player and sixth best back according to very physical at the point of attack. He was the #1 linebacker on collegefootballnews.com...ranked as 47th best player in the nation Clemson’s board from December on and is the most punishing by ESPN.com...US Army All-American, he played in US Army tackler they signed this year. He is a physical prospect that could All-Star game in San Antonio in January...also slated to play in grow into a Bandit. Alexander has a very bright future. Alexander California-Florida High School All-Star Game...ranked among was signed by Clemson assistant coach David Blackwell.” the top 100 players in the nation by most services... had incredible career at Union County High, he had 176-1840 yards as a senior, an average of 10.45 yards per rush...scored 30 rushing touchdowns RICKY SAPP and had one on a kickoff return...added 15-249 receiving...for his Hometown: Bamberg, SC career, had 541-5511, an average of 10.2 yards per rush for his High School: Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS career...scored 93 total touchdowns, 85 rushing, three receiving, Height / Weight: 6-5 / 225 three on kickoff returns and two on punt returns...three-time Position: DL all-state selection...first-team All-South according to Countdown First-team USA Today All-American... first Clemson signee to Signing Day...played his high school football for the Fighting to be named first or second-team All-American by USA Today Tigers of Union County High School...selected Clemson over as a defensive lineman since Chester McGlockton in 1988... McFlorida, Florida State, Miami and Southern Cal. Glockton went on to a four-time Pro Bowl career in the NFL... national top 100 player collegefootballnews.com, who ranked him MICKEY’S TAKES - “C.J. Spiller is perhaps the highest rated player to ever be signed by Clemson. It is rare when Clemson beats Flor- as the 17th best player in the nation...a top 100 player by Tom ida, Southern Cal, Florida State, Miami and every national power Lemming, who ranks him as the 18th best player in the nation... for a signee. This is a program-changer. You can’t say enough rated as the #21 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...member about this great running back. He can make you miss and can run of the ESPN top 150, he is ranked as the #61 player in the nathrough tackles. He hits the hole hard and has breakaway speed. tion by ESPN.com... a U.S. Army All-American, played in the He compares his running style to Clinton Portis; but I think he U.S. Army Bowl in San Antonio, TX...second-team All-American has a little more wiggle than Portis. Whatever level your program by EA Sports....the #1 prospect in the state of South Carolina by is at - he accelerates you to the next level. Southern Cal had Lindell SuperPrep and The State Newspaper...ranked among the top 10 White and Reggie Bush. James Davis and C.J. Spiller could be defensive linemen in the nation by virtually every service...the #2 that type of tandem. It was Spiller’s signing day drama that sent defensive end in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...the #3 the Clemson Nation into celebration mode. According to his high defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com...rated as the numberschool coach, Spiller is a better person than he is a football player. five defensive end in the nation by scout.com, that internet site Clemson has had some great running backs in their history, but also lists him as a five-star player... #6 defensive lineman in the none who have the hype of Spiller. He was signed by Clemson nation by SuperPrep and #9 defensive lineman by Prepstar...the #2 prospect in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.com... the #1 assistant Dabo Swinney.” defensive end in the east region by Scout.com ...a member of the East Hot 100 by Scout.com... named to the Super Southern 100 KEVIN ALEXANDER by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...one of the top-25 players Hometown: Lake Butler, FL in the nation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... 1st-team AllHigh School: Union County HS South by Countdown to Signing Day... a member of the South Height / Weight: 6-3 / 215 Carolina Shrine Bowl team... recorded 82 tackles, including 25 Position: LB tackles for loss and 11 sacks as a senior...an all-region and all-state Rated as the #22 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals. selection as a junior...had 70 tackles, including 27 tackles for loss com...ranked as the #41 outside linebacker in the country by Scout. and 11 sacks as a junior...as a sophomore he was named to the com...the #53 linebacker in the nation by Scout.com...all-state se- All-Region team...standout in track and basketball...three-year lection as a senior by The St. Petersburg Times...rated as the #52 state Regional Champion in the 100 meters (10.76 career best)... 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the 200 meters (21.0 career best) and the 4X 100 meter relay... two-year starter in basketball, he has been All-Region the last two years...played for coach Ron Duncan at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School...chose Clemson over Florida State, Georgia, N.C. State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Clemson fans loved seeing John Johnson chase opponents around Death Valley in the late 1980s and they may see the second coming in Ricky Sapp. It is rare to see a player with Sapp’s size and speed. The #1 player in South Carolina has terrific overall speed and unbelievable closing speed. He plays well in space and is a great edge rusher. He should pick up where Gaines Adams will leave off for the Tigers at the Bandit position. There are few things as impressive as watching Sapp return kick-offs for touchdowns in high school. This kind of athleticism at the Bandit position is hard to come by. His Shrine Bowl performance made it easy to see why he was the nation’s #1 weakside defensive end prospect. He was signed by Clemson assistant Ron West.”

JAMIE CUMBIE Hometown: Morris, IL High School: Morris Community HS Height / Weight: 6-7 / 255 Position: DL First-team Parade All-American, first incoming Clemson defensive lineman named to the Parade All-American team since 1989...a national top 100 player by many services...second-team USA Today All-American and by EA Sports...ranked as the 50th best player in the nation by Tom Lemming...listed as the 60th best player in the nation by collegefootballnews.com...an ESPN.com top 150 player, he is rated as the 87th best player in the nation.... rated as the #7 strong side defensive end in the nation by Rivals. com...the #3 rated prospect overall in the state of Illinois by Rivals. com...the 6th-rated defensive end prospect in the nation by Collegefootballnews.com... rated as the #10 defensive end prospect in the nation by Scout.com...the #1 defensive end in the midwest region by Scout.com...a member of PrepStar’s Dream Team Top 100...a member of the Midwest Hot 100 by Scout.com...rated as the #24 prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep...the #16 defensive line prospect in the nation by PrepStar...the #39 defensive line prospect in the nation by SuperPrep... top 100 recruit by High School Sport Magazine... recorded 125 tackles including 25 sacks as a senior for Morris Community High School...all-state selection by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune...Chicagoland Defensive Player-of-the-Year...a member of the Illinois Tremendous 26...Joliet Herald and Morris Daily Herald All-Area... had 610 yards receiving as a tight end and five touchdowns...

Jamie Cumbie helped his team to a 14-0 record and the Class 6A state championship...had 70 tackles and six sacks as a junior, also had 300 yards receiving as a tight end...2005 Class 6-A All-State...2005 Suburban Prairie Conference Defensive MVP...team captain...allarea and all-conference selection as a junior...also plays baseball for Morris...coached by George Dergo...grew up in Andrews, SC... chose Clemson over Notre Dame, Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Purdue.

MICKEY’S TAKES - “Jamie Cumbie got the ball rolling for this terrific recruiting class when he committed to the Tigers in the summer. This is another special prospect. Cumbie has a huge body and great frame but is very athletic and runs well. Anytime you can beat Notre Dame it is a big deal – but especially now that Notre Dame is back. He is a great kid that reminds you of some of Danny Ford’s signees like Vance Hammonds. Cumbie can play defensive end, defensive tackle, tight end or even grow into an offensive lineman at Clemson. He would have to be considered one of the top prospects in this class. Cumbie was signed by Clemson assistant coach David Blackwell.”

JEREMY CAMPBELL Hometown: Port Orange, FL High School: Spruce Creek HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 215 Position: LB Rated as the #53 outside linebacker in the country by Rivals. com...All-Southeast region by PrepStar...recorded 90 tackles including 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a senior at Spruce Creek High School...also had over 500 yards of total offense and five touchdowns on offense...team captain and defensive MVP as a senior...named to the All Five-Star Conference first-team defense...

Jeremy Campbell played in the Central Florida High School All-Star game...also a starter on the Spruce Creek basketball team as a forward...firstteam all-conference and honorable mention all-state in basketball as a junior...played for Jared Zito...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech, Illinois, Purdue, Kansas, Louisville, and Indiana. MICKEY’S TAKES - “The Tiger staff did not bring in many players for official visits during the season, but one they did bring in early was Jeremy Campbell. In Vic Koenning’s defensive scheme, he is looking for a few things in his linebackers: height, speed and intelligence. The Clemson staff believes Campbell has all three. Campbell is a really bright kid. He has great cover skills and plays in space really well. He could be an edge rusher that will remind some of how Nick Watkins plays in this scheme. This high-character prospect was signed by former Clemson assistant Marion Hobby.”

CHRIS RUSSELL Hometown: Nashville, TN Last College: Coffeyville Junior College Height / Weight: 6-2 / 210 Position: DB At Colorado: Signed with Colorado out of high school and spent two seasons in Boulder...played on special teams in all 12 games, including the Big 12 Championship Game that year... missed the Houston Bowl with a knee injury...red-shirted the 2003 season as a defensive back...earned Scout Team Award in preparation for the Iowa State game in 2003... spent the 2005 season at Coffeyville Junior College in Coffeyville, KS...enrolled at Clemson in January and will go through Spring practice with two seasons of eligibilty remaining...majored in journalism at Colorado. In High School: Lettered all four years during his high school career, and as a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America honors, while Prep Football Report named him to its all-Southeast team.... SuperPrep selected him to its all-Dixie team, as he was tabbed the No. 5 player in Tennessee (and the No. 1 defensive back), with Rivals.com ranking him the No. 15 defensive back in the country.... first-team all-state....junior year, he was once again named to the

all-state...as a senior, he was in on 44 tackles, had four interceptions, 20 pass deflections and three forced fumbles....on offense he saw some limited, but very valuable time at receiver, as he caught five passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns....his junior year, he had 40 total tackles (two for losses), as he finished with three interceptions and 25 pass break ups...during his sophomore campaign, he totaled 35 tackles (20 solo), adding one recovered fumble, 18 pass deflections and a career best five interceptions.... started as a freshman and finished the year with 31 total tackles, four interceptions and 15 pass break ups....top career game came during his senior year: in a 19-13 win over Smyrna, he had a 67yard touchdown reception and was in on seven tackles, and had an incredible eight pass deflections, with the most important coming on Smyrna’s last-second desperation pass, which was intercepted by a teammate... Hillsboro complied an impressive 50-6 record during his career under coach Ron Aydelott, as it won its region all four years....Hillsboro was 14-1 his senior year, 14-1 his junior season,13-1 his sophomore year, and 9-3 his freshman season... played in the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game in June of his senior year...lettered four times in basketball, as he earned all-region (11-5A) first-team honors at forward as a junior and senior, the latter when he averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks per game.... lettered once in track, participating in the 100 meters (10.9) and several relays....a Distinguished Scholar (honor roll) member at Hillsboro...born August 14, 1984 in Nashville, Tenn.... member of 100 Scholar program which helps with Habitat for Humanity and several area food drives... cousin (David Mimms) played receiver and cornerback at Middle Tennessee State from 1993-95. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Russell is the third Tiger signee that enrolled in school for the spring semester. He is a talented safety prospect that has impressed coaches already. Probably the best compliment you can give Russell is Clemson didn’t want to take a junior college player; but they still took Russell. He originally committed to Tennessee out of high school; but signed with Colorado where he played corner and safety. Clemson likes him enough where he will definitely make an impact next season. He was signed by Clemson assistant Vic Koenning.”

BYRON MAXWELL Hometown: North Charleston, SC High School: Fort Dorchester HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 185 Position: DB The number-40 ranked player in the nation according to ESPN.com, the highest rated Clemson signee according to that internet site...rated as the #3 player in the state of South Carolina by The State...the #4 player in the state of South Carolina by SuperPrep...#18 cornerback prospect in the nation by Rivals.com... rated as the #2 cornerback prospect in the nation by Scout.com... did not play his senior season due to injury...had 60 tackles, 19 pass break-ups and five interceptions as a junior, also returned a punt for a touchdown...#5 prospect in South Carolina by Rivals. com...the 11th-rated cornerback prospect in the nation by Collegefootballnews.com... a member of the East Hot 100 by Scout. com...rated as the #19 defensive back prospect in the nation by SuperPrep... named to the Super Southern 100 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...played for Steve LaPrad at Fort Dorchester High School...chose Clemson over Georgia, Maryland, Nebraska, Notre Dame, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Byron Maxwell tore his ACL the summer before his senior year. Before his injury he would have been one of the top 2 or 3 players in the state. He is a big physical corner that Clemson jumped on and signed very early on. If he can recover fully, he will be a great corner for Clemson. Maxwell is the rare corner that has great cover skills; but is big enough to grow into a safety. When healthy - he is a difference maker. Maxwell was signed by Clemson assistant coach Burton Burns.”

JACOBY FORD Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL High School: Fork Union Military Academy Height / Weight: 5-9 / 175 Position: WR Played the 2005 season at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia...returned seven kicks for touchdowns at Fork Union (four punt and three kickoff), and also had 57 receptions for 1,254

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yards and nine touchdowns...rushed 12 times for 306 yards (25.5 average) and three touchdowns...rated as the #36 wide receiver/ kick returner in the nation by Scout.com...the #17 rated prep school player in the nation by Rivals.com... tabbed as the “fastest player on the east coast” by Rivals.com...had the best 40-yard dash time at the Fork Union College Coaches Combine with a time of 4.126...Fork Union Coach John Schuman calls Ford “the fastest player ever at Fork Union”...Fork Union has produced 87 NFL Draft picks and two Heisman Trophy winners over the years... as a senior at Cardinal Newman High School in Florida, caught 22 passes for 550 yards (25.0 average) and 10 touchdowns...attended the same high school as former Tiger punter Ryan Romano (1996-99)...named the MVP of the Palm Beach County All-Star Game...a second-team all-state selection...2005 Florida state high school champion in the 100m dash with a time of 10.32, and the 200m dash with a time of 21.25...two-time football letterman in football...earned one letter in track...enrolled at Clemson in January and will be eligible to participate in spring practice... brother Davy played football at Florida State and once scored on an 82-yard run against Clemson in 2000...played for Don Dicus at Cardinal-Newman...played for John Schuman at Fork Union... chose Clemson over Florida, Michigan State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Speed, speed, speed. Someone asked me how fast Jacoby Ford is and I answered, ‘As fast as he needs to be.’ Ford has game-changing speed. He is as fast as any player Clemson has signed - including Tye Hill, Airese Currie and Jerry Butler. Ford will be involved in kick returns, play wide receiver and maybe a little running back. Any time you beat Southern Cal you feel like you got a pretty good player. Ford benefited from going through spring practice. He was signed by Clemson assistant Burton Burns.”

CREZDON BUTLER Hometown: Asheville, NC High School: Asheville HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Position: DB Rated as the #14 cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com... rated as the #4 prospect overall in North Carolina by Rivals.com... a member of the Rivals.com 250... the #19 cornerback prospect in the country by CollegeFootballNews.com...a member of the East Hot 100 by Scout.com...ranked as #24 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com, they rate him a four-star player...rated as the #17 defensive back prospect in the nation by SuperPrep...first-team allstate selection by the Associated Press... a member of the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team...had 61 tackles and seven interceptions as a senior...also played quarterback, and rushed for over 1,300 yards and 16 touchdowns...threw for 749 yards and two touchdowns...helped lead his Asheville High School team to the Class 3A State Championship in 2005... all-time leading rusher at Asheville High with over 4,000 career yards, breaking the 63year old record of Charlie “Choo-Choo” Justice...also runs track for Asheville High...played for Danny Wilkins...chose Clemson over Maryland, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Crezdon Butler would have been the top-rated prospect in any class that did not include prospects like Spiller and Sapp. Butler is one of the top 5 players in North Carolina. He had an unbelievable high school career and did everything for his team. I think he will be a very good corner at Clemson with a chance to come in and play right away. He is another really high-character kid signed by the Tigers. Butler can change direction and accelerate. He makes things look easy. Butler was signed by former Tiger assistant Marion Hobby.”

DEANDRE MCDANIEL Hometown: Tallahassee, FL High School: Amos P. Godby HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: DB A national top 100 recruit by collegefootballnews.com, he is ranked as 72nd best player in the nation... a member of PrepStar’s Dream Team Top 100... the 90th rated prospect overall in the nation by Rivals.com...also an ESPN.com top 150 player, he is ranked 106th......rated as the #6 safety in the nation by Rivals. com...the 10th ranked prospect overall in the state of Florida

by Rivals.com...rated as the #8 safety prospect in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com... a member of the Rivals.com 250... the #16 safety in the nation by Scout.com, they list him as a four-star signee...the #13 defensive back prospect in the nation by PrepStar...a member of the Southern Hot 100 by Scout.com... showed his versatility as a senior, when he caught a touchdown pass, blocked a field goal, and intercepted a pass all in the same game against Leon County High School...recorded 58 tackles and had 39 catches for 696 yards as a senior...as a junior, had 53 tackles and eight interceptions, returning three for touchdowns... also caught 27 passes for 656 yards and six touchdowns as a wide receiver as a junior...two-way starter on the gridiron, he had eight interceptions as a junior and three as a senior...also a starter on the basketball team, he is averaging 22 points per game...played for Shelton Crews at Godby High School...chose Clemson over Alabama, Louisville, Auburn, Florida, and Florida State. MICKEY’S TAKES - “The Tigers went into FSU’s backyard and received an early commitment from DeAndre McDaniel, one of the top 10 players in the state of Florida and one of the top two or three players in this signing class. On film he shows everything the Tigers are looking for. He catches the ball well and has great ball skills. McDaniel has excellent speed and is very athletic and in the return game he is a terrific runner with excellent vision. He is one of the few athletes that can bait the quarterback into throwing an interception. The multi-sport star has great instincts and just does everything well. He could play for any program in the country. McDaniel is the kind of athlete that just makes everything look easy. He was signed by Clemson assistant Dabo Swinney.”

DARIUS GAITHER Hometown: Winnsboro, SC High School: Fairfield Central HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 195 Position: DB Rated as the #14 safety in the nation by Rivals.com...the #6 prospect overall in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.com... the #9 player in the state of South Carolina by SuperPrep...the #21 safety prospect in the nation by Collegefootballnews.com... the #35 safety prospect in the nation by Scout.com... rated as the #9 prospect in the state of South Carolina by The State...the #35 defensive back in the nation by SuperPrep...a member of the South Carolina Shrine Bowl Team...first-team all-state selection as a senior by The State...missed much of his senior season due to a high ankle sprain, but still rushed for 500 yards and eight touchdowns...as a junior, had 87 tackles, 16 pass break-ups, and seven interceptions...returned four punts for touchdowns as a junior... as a junior established state of South Carolina record for the longest interception return for a touchdown (108 yards vs. Irmo)... won Specialist of the Year Award in South Carolina by the State Newspaper...played for Reggie Kennedy at Fairfield Central High School...also runs track at Fairfield Central...chose Clemson over Auburn, Maryland, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wake Forest. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Like so many players in this class, Darius Gaither has three things Bowden and his staff look for: speed, athleticism and character. Gaither is one of the fastest players in the class. Along with his terrific speed, he has great coverage skills. Gaither will play safety for Clemson and has tremendous upside because of his speed. At the Shrine Bowl he played corner; but he will move to safety in Tigertown. Gaither is another prospect in this class that could be used as a return specialist. Gaither was signed by Clemson assistant coach Brad Scott.”

MICHAEL WADE Hometown: Greer, SC High School: Riverside HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 187 Position: QB Son of parents who were both Clemson athletes, father (Mike) was letterman on Clemson’s National Championship football team of 1981 and mother (Elizabeth) was on the volleyball team... rated as the #15 duel-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals. com...the #14 prospect in the state of South Carolina by Rivals. com...rated as the #13 player in the state of South Carolina by The State...the #20 player in the state of South Carolina by Superprep...ranked as the #38 quarterback overall in the nation by Scout.com...team captain...completed 113 of 222 passes as a se-

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nior for 1376 yards and 13 touchdowns...rushed for 354 yards and five touchdowns...South Carolina Sports Report all-region and all-state as a senior...as a junior, passed for 1,338 yards and nine touchdowns...also ran for 623 yards and six touchdowns... team MVP as a junior...all-region and all-county as a junior...a member of the National Honor Society...member of Riverside’s 2004 state championship baseball team...high school teammate of fellow Tiger signee Richard Jackson... chose Clemson over Maryland, and Duke. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Clemson will sign all-everything quarterback Will Korn next season. They had a great shot at former Tennessee QB Brent Schaeffer, who they turned down. But Michael Wade impressed Clemson coaches at their summer camp and the Tigers offered. He is the kind of quarterback Rob Spence likes. He is athletic and can get on the corner and throw on the run. He is also a very tough kid. His father was a member of the 1981 National Championship team. I think Wade is farther along, coming into Clemson, than QB Will Proctor was. Wade was signed by Clemson assistant David Blackwell.”

RICHARD JACKSON Hometown: Greer, SC High School: Riverside HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 185 Position: K/P Parade All-American, the first Parade All-America kicker to come to Clemson since Chris Gardocki in 1988...rated as the #3 place kicker in the nation by Rivals.com...first-team All-America selection by EA Sports...rated as the #11 prospect overall in South Carolina by Rivals.com...the #10 kicker in the nation by Scout.

Richard Jackson com... ranked as the #7 player in the state of South Carolina by The State...the #16 player in the state of South Carolina by SuperPrep...member of the South Carolina Shrine Bowl Team...South Carolina High School Coaches Association Special Teams Playerof-the-Year...first-team all-state selection by The State...averaged 46 yards per punt as a senior...was 8-for-11 on field goals as a junior with a long of 50 yards, and also averaged 44 yards per punt...set the state record with a 64-yard field goal as a senior, only four yards shy of the national high school record in 2005...his kick was featured as one of the plays of the week on ESPN by Chris Berman...also connected on a 47-yard field goal in that game... played for Don Frost at Riverside High School...high school teammate of fellow Tiger signee Michael Wade...chose Clemson over LSU, Texas A&M, Georgia, and Maryland. MICKEY’S TAKES - “The 2005 campaign had few weaknesses for the Tigers, but Clemson ranked last in the ACC in punting. Because of this and his talent, Richard Jackson is one of the guys that will have a chance to contribute right away. He holds the state record in field goals and may be an even better punter. Also, he might be a rarity, in that he could perform all three facets of the kicking game - like former Tiger Chris Gardocki. I would think he will start at punter and have a decent shot at kickoffs heading

into camp. Once Jad Dean graduates, Jackson may have a shot at place kicking. Jackson was signed by Clemson assistant coach David Blackwell.”

JAMAL MEDLIN Hometown: Orangeburg, SC High School: Orangeburg Wilkinson HS Height / Weight: 6-6 / 305 Position: OL The #14 player in the state of South Carolina by The State... rated as the #19 prospect overall in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.com... ranked as the #25 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com...played for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, the same high school that produced former Tigers Jackie Robinson (1999-02), and quarterbacks Mike O’Cain (1973-76) and Woodrow Dantzler (1998-01)...played for Tony Felder...chose Clemson over Maryland, N.C. State, South Carolina, Virginia, and UCF. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Jamal Medlin emerged on the scene at the Shrine Bowl this year and received several offers after the Monday and Tuesday practices. Coaches knew he was strong; but he also was a lot more polished than many believed. Medlin has a big, wide body that reminds you a little of Jamarcus Grant. He could play tackle or in the interior. Medlin has a nice upside. He was signed by Clemson assistant coach Burton Burns”

JOJO COX Hometown: Jeffersonville, GA High School: Twiggs County HS Height / Weight: 5-9 / 213 Position: RB First Team All-State selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...One of the top-five running backs in the state of Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...rated as the #43 running back in the nation by Scout.com...ran for 1852 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior at Twiggs County High School...rushed for 1,750 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior...ran for 1,600 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore...high school teammate of current Tiger linebacker Antonio Clay...rated the #39 prospect overall in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com...the #50 player in Georgia by SuperPrep...ranked as the #49 running back in the nation by Rivals.com...coached by Dexter Copeland, who also coached Clay and former Tiger linebacker and current Seattle Seahawk Leroy Hill at Balwdin County High School...chose Clemson over Maryland, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, and West Virginia. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Clemson had Jo Jo Cox in their summer camp and came away impressed with his skills. The former high school teammate of current Tiger linebacker Antonio Clay was one of the first commitments for this class. Cox is a really strong and low-center-of-gravity back that plays at a low pad level. He is a very good power runner between the tackles. He has good forward lean, breaks tackles and gets extra yards after contact. Cox’s style reminds me of Reggie Merriweather. He was signed by Clemson assistant Ron West.”

JEFF OGREN Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL High School: American Christian Academy Height / Weight: 6-3 / 185 Position: WR First-team All-State as a junior and senior, he only played two years of high school football...had 71 receptions as a senior and 62 as a junior...already on the Clemson campus, he enrolled in January and will go through Spring practice...rated as the #30 prospect overall in the state of Alabama by Rivals.com...the #76 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com...had over 1,500 yards receiving as a senior with 17 touchdowns...as a junior had 1,325 yards and 18 touchdowns...played both ways both years, he had 10 interceptions over his junior and senior season...set state of Alabama record with a 102 yard interception return for a score...also served as the punter for American Christian averaging 40.0 yards on 23 kicks...played for Steve Hooks... also a solid golfer, his career best score is a 66...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech, Central Florida, Tulane and UAB. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Like Chris Russell and Jacoby Ford, Jeff Ogren impressed Clemson’s coaches in spring practice. The trio signed with Clemson in December and enrolled in school in Janu-

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ary. Ogren is a lot like Kendrick Johnson in that that he catches the ball very well. He is a taller kid that can surprise you with his speed. Coach Bowden has commented that he is already faster than many of the wideouts they currently have. Ogren has very good ball skills. I think he will play right away and avoid a redshirt. He was signed by Clemson assistant Dabo Swinney.”

KENDRICK JOHNSON Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL High School: Dillard HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 170 Position: WR Rated as the #75 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals.com... the #83 prospect overall in the state of Florida by Rivals.com... had 30 catches for 450 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior... team captain...a member of the National Honor Society...offensive MVP of the South team in the Florida North-South All-Star game...All-Broward County selection...All-State selection...AllConference and All-Region as a senior...led Broward County in touchdown receptions as a senior...played for Mark James...chose Clemson over Georgia, Oklahoma State, Colorado, and Michigan State. MICKEY’S TAKES - “When the Tigers first recruited Kendrick Johnson they thought he might have a chance to enroll in the spring, but that did not happen. The staff will happily wait until August to see him on campus when Johnson will bring some impressive skills with him. Johnson has very good hands and catches the ball extremely well. On film, he shows excellent concentration and good ball skills. His highlight film included several circus catches. He is faster than he is quick. It is safe to say Johnson is more like Aaron Kelly than Chansi Stuckey. Johnson was signed by Clemson assistant coach David Blackwell.”

MICHAEL PALMER Hometown: Lilburn, GA High School: Parkview HS Height / Weight: 6-4 / 228 Position: TE First-Team All-State in Class AAAAA by the Atlanta JournalConstitution...caught 21 passes for 385 yards and five touchdowns as a senior...high school teammate of current Tiger offensive lineman Brandon Pilgrim...played for Cecil Flowe at Parkview High School...also a starter on the basketball team for Parkview....chose Clemson over Virginia. MICKEY’S TAKES - “Clemson has a new tight end coach in Billy Napier and Michael Palmer will impress him when he arrives in Clemson. Palmer is a tight end that catches the ball really well. He is not a speed guy and is not the greatest athlete; but he has been blessed with a terrific set of hands. Rob Spence wants to continue to feature the tight end in the offensive scheme and Palmer is a good pass-receiving tight end. He was signed by Clemson assistant Ron West.”

CHRIS HAIRSTON Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC High School: Carver HS Height / Weight: 6-5 / 270 Position: OL A member of the North Carolina Shrine Bowl Team...firstteam all-state selection by the AP...all-region as a junior and senior...played his entire senior season as a 16-year old...played for Keith Wilks at Carver High School...first Clemson signee from Winston-Salem since Perry Tuttle in 1978 MICKEY’S TAKES - “Prospect is the perfect word to use to describe Chris Hairston. Other words could be potential - upside and highceiling. I hardly knew anything about Hairston until the Shrine Bowl. He is only 16 years old. He is a guy who really doesn’t know how to play football yet; but at 16 has so much potential. Clemson has some talented guys ahead of Hairston now, so it made sense that they could wait a couple of years for him to come into his own as a tackle. In the end - he could be a great one. Hairston was signed by former Clemson assistant Marion Hobby.”

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When Danny Ford came out of high school as a highly touted tight end, he wanted to go to a place where he would have the opportunity to win championships. “That’s why you play the game,” said the Head Coach Danny Ford, 1981 former Clemson Head Coach, who now runs a farm in Pendleton. “You always strive to be the best you can and anyone who coaches or plays the game wants to win a championship.” That’s why Ford chose to play college football for Bear Bryant at Alabama. The Crimson Tide is known for their rich college football roots and traditions, and there Ford would have opportunities every college football player dreams of – winning a National Championship. “It’s a dream for everyone who has or will play college football,” he said. But Ford, like many others, never got that chance. Sure Alabama went to bowl games every year he was there, including playing in the 1967 Cotton Bowl, but he never once had the opportunity to win a championship. “I never had a chance at Alabama,” he said. “We never even won a conference championship and that was our goal. I went to Alabama because they won championships and I wanted to be a champion. But we never got there.” Ford finally started winning his championships in 1973 as an assistant coach when Alabama won the SEC Championship. He won a 2nd championship in 1978 as Charlie Pell’s top assistant when Clemson won the ACC for the first time since 1967. Then after the USC game that year, Pell left to takeover as the new coach at Florida and Ford suddenly found himself in charge of a team that faced the legendary coach Woody Hayes in the Gator Bowl. It wasn’t until 1981, in his 3rd full year as head coach at Clemson, that Ford got the opportunity to win his 1st National Championship, and it came at the least expected time. 72

In 1980, Clemson struggled, losing 4 of its last 6 games including an embarrassing 34-17 loss to Duke in Death Valley to finish 6-5. The last thing Ford and his staff were thinking about, as they entered the 1981 season, was winning a National Championship. “We just wanted to try to improve on the 6-5 team,” he said. “We had to rebuild our football team after my first season because we had a lot of kids that left that had experience. Luckily, we beat South Carolina there at the end, because they were probably a better football team than we were – except for that day. “Willie Underwood made a couple of big plays and we went 6-5, but I think the Clemson people were disappointed because they had a little taste of winning for the first time in a while and then all of sudden Coach (Charlie) Pell left, and I’m young, and they didn’t know if they did the right thing.” But by the end of 1981, that opinion soon changed… Let’s relive that season. Sept. 5, 1981 Game 1: Clemson 45, Wofford 10 Clemson opened the season in Death Valley with a 45-10 victory over Wofford College. The teams traded field goals in the 1st quarter before an 80-yard pass from Clemson QB Homer Jordan to Perry Tuttle gave the Tigers the lead for good in the 2nd quarter. Jordan scored on a 14-yard run before the half, and Clemson added 2 more touchdowns in the 3rd quarter as it broke out to a 31-10 lead. The Tigers cruised from there, adding 2 more scores in the 4th to the Terriers one for a 45-10 victory. “They played us and made us look silly there for a while,” Ford said. “They ran the Wing-T and had us going in different directions than they were sometimes.” Sept. 12, 1981 Game 2: Clemson 13, Tulane 5 Clemson had to depend on its defense to beat Tulane in the Tigers 1st ever game in a dome stadium. “That was the 1st time any of our kids had seen a dome down there,” Ford said. “That didn’t have anything to do with the way we played, we just weren’t a very good football team at the time when we played Tulane.” The Fan’s Media GUIDE

Playing in front of 45,736 fans in the Louisiana Superdome, Clemson found itself trailing 5-0 in the 1st quarter thanks to a Green Wave field goal and a safety on a bad snap that sailed over punter Dale Hatcher’s head. The Tigers took a 7-5 lead in the 2nd quarter (the game’s only TD) on a 4-yard Cliff Austin run. Kicker Bob Pauling added field goals of 31 and 37 yards to seal Clemson’s 13-5 win.

William Perry and Danny Tripplett bringing Hershcel Walker and the defending National Champion Georgia Bulldogs down.

Sept. 19, 1981 Game 3: Clemson 13, #4 Georgia 3 It might have been a beautiful fall afternoon that day the defending National Champion and #4 ranked Georgia Bulldogs came to Clemson, but it turned out to be an ugly day for the Bulldogs and star running back Herschel Walker. Clemson forced a school record 9 turnovers that day, including 5 interceptions on its way to a 13-3 victory. “We had played Georgia pretty good for the last 3 or 4 years,” Ford said. “Our guys had gotten to thinking that they were nearly as good as Georgia anyway since Georgia had dominated that series pretty good up until that time.” Georgia was the highest ranked team Clemson had beaten in its history to that point. An interception by strong safety Tim Childress set up the game’s only TD, an 8-yard pass from Jordan to Tuttle in the 2nd quarter. To counter Georgia kicker Kevin Butler’s 40-yard field goal, Donald Ig-

webuike booted 2 of his own, for 39 and 29 yards, in the 3rd quarter to secure the win. “We happened to have a pretty good day against them that day and held Walker down a little bit and forced a good bit of turnovers,” Ford said. “That was a key game for us. It was a hump game. If you got by them, you’re pretty good. We knew if we won that one, we had a chance to get better.” The win propelled the Tigers into the national rankings the next week at #19 in the Associated Press (AP) Poll and #18 in the Coaches’ Poll. Oct. 3, 1981 Game 4: #14 Clemson 21, Kentucky 3 After an open week, the Tigers had moved up to #14 in both national polls and were starting to get some respect around the country as they headed to Lexington, KY, to face the Kentucky Wildcats of the SEC. Kentucky, which was coming off a near upset of SEC heavyweight Alabama, completely stymied the Clemson offense in the 1st half and led 3-0 at the break, thanks to a 40-yard field goal in the 1st quarter. But the Tigers took control of the game on the opening possession of the 2nd half. Clemson drove 83 yards in 13 plays, which was topped off by an 11-yard Kevin Mack touchdown. After recovering a Kentucky fumble on the Wildcats’ ensuing possession, Jordan took the football in from the 3 for a 14-3 lead. The Tigers put the game away in the 4th quarter with a 94-yard drive which consumed nearly 6 minutes of the clock. Chuck McSwain clinched the drive with a 3-yard plunge. Clemson amassed 213 yards in the 2nd half, while holding Kentucky to 97. Oct. 10, 1981 Game 5: #9 Clemson 27, Virginia 0 After beating Kentucky, the Tigers cracked the Top 10 for the first time since 1978 in both wire service polls as they returned to Death Valley for Homecoming. The #9 Tigers had little trouble against a Virginia team that was 0-20 against Clemson coming in. The Tigers racked up 265 yards rushing in their ACC-opener and finished the afternoon with 426 yards of total offense. The Cavaliers on the other hand were limited to 237 total yards and never sniffed the Clemson end zone. The Tigers got 2 Cliff Austin TDs and 1 from Jeff McCall in the 27-0 victory.

Jeff McCall, leading rusher in the UNC game.

Oct. 17, 1981 Game 6: #6 Clemson 38, Duke 10 Clemson continued its strong climb in the polls, with a #6 AP ranking and a #7 Coaches’ Poll. The Tigers went to Durham, NC to battle pesky Duke, which had upset them in Death Valley the year before. This time, however, there was no upset as Clemson jumped out to a 31-3 lead in the 3rd quarter on its way to a 38-10 victory. The Clemson offense rolled up 563 total yards with 323 of that coming on the ground. Jordan completed 13 of 19 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown. Austin ran for 178 yards and 2 TDs on just 19 carries. Though they gave up 325 yards, the Clemson defense, led by linebacker Jeff Davis, held its 7th straight opponent – dating back to the season finale win over South Carolina in 1980 – to 10 points or less. Oct. 24, 1981 Game 7: #4 Clemson 17, N.C. State 7 For the 1st time since 1959, Clemson entered a football game with a Top 5 ranking. The Tiger defense did its part to ensure that ranking with their 8th consecutive game of holding an opponent to 10 points or less. “That was our 3rd conference game and at that point our football team wasn’t thinking Orange Bowl, National Championship, or anything like that,” Ford said. “We were just trying to stay in the The Fan’s Media GUIDE

conference race and we knew a win would keep us in the race for what was our primary goal, winning an ACC Championship.” Clemson needed its defense more than ever as it hosted N.C. State in the first Textile Bowl. Though the 2 ACC rivals played for a number of years, the two schools, which have strong ties to the textile industry, decided to name the game and award the winning team with a trophy each year. As it turned out, it was the first of many trophies the Clemson team would take ownership to in 1981. After giving up its first rushing touchdown of the season in the 1st quarter, the Clemson defense smothered the Wolfpack the rest of the day, holding them to a mere 201 total yards. The Clemson offense didn’t have a great day, but it did rush for 304 yards, controlling the line of scrimmage and the football for much of the afternoon. Jordan rushed for a career-high 104 yards, while Austin and McCall each scored TDs in the 17-7 win. Oct. 31, 1981 Game 8: #3 Clemson 82, Wake Forest 24 With its highest ranking ever to that point, Clemson set an ACC record for points scored against an ACC opponent that still stands today. Ford said it was one of those afternoons where everything was clicking for his team and nothing was for Wake Forest. “Everything we did was good and everything they did was bad,” he said. “That was the game that made everyone feel a little bit better about themselves.” (Except maybe The Tiger, Ricky Capps, who had to perform a whopping 465 pushups that day – the most in Tiger history.) The Tigers set ACC records for total yards (756), rushing yards (536), margin of victory (58 points) and points scored (82) in the 82-24 victory in Death Valley. As the Tigers were trying to run out the clock, walk-on Craig Crawford scored on a 72yard jaunt. “He wasn’t even listed in the (game) program,” Ford said. “We were just trying to play everyone and run out the clock. It’s not any fun to beat someone like that. It was just one of those things where their kids couldn’t do anything to stop us that day.” Crawford was one of 9 Tigers to score on the day, including 3 TDs by McSwain and 2 by Austin. continued on page 86

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During his time at Clemson, Tommy Bowden has given his position as head coach its justified respect. When he was hired, he noted this was one of a handful of destinations he’d targeted many years before as a place where he wanted to continue his family’s success in the game. What he probably never contemplated before taking the job, though, is that one of college football’s coaching luminaries would be his counterpart at the archrival during his first six years. Bowden certainly competed well against South Carolina’s

Lou Holtz, winning five of their six meetings. Add in the wry tidbit that his Tigers denied Holtz a 250th career win as a result of Clemson’s victory in 2004, and his work against someone on the same pedestal as his dad in the game, is certainly noteworthy. However, when Holtz departed the South Carolina scene just a few days after that final, brawlmarred meeting with Clemson in ‘04, along came another major name in the sport, one who is also on track for the College Football Hall of Fame and a coach who has a National Championship to his name, too. From Lou Holtz to Steve Spurrier. You’d be hard pressed to find another coach in the land who’s had to go up against such competition, especially in games that include the enduring emotion generated by the Clemson/USC rivalry. “They (other coaches) might have gone against (big name coaches) in their conference. But I don’t think anybody has their rival,” Bowden said of what is his eighth season of preparing to face Holtz or Spurrier. “This happened to be my rival. Two great coaches, National Championship guys, Hall of Fame guys, top notch. Not just in the pack, they’re top-level guys and I don’t know if that’s ever happened. You go and get your dream job and the two guys they throw up there are top-level guys you go against, as far as the rivalry.” For his part, South Carolina’s second-year coach may wonder if he was destined to only face the Bowden family in rivalry situations. After leaving Duke, he went against Bobby Bowden’s Florida State teams between 1990 and 2001, and posted a 5-8-1 record, including a 1-1 mark in two Sugar Bowl meetings. Spurrier’s continued his downward trend against the Bowden family as Tommy’s team registered last fall’s 13-9 victory in Columbia. It was a rivalry meeting in which both schools entered with significant momentum and, in the end, Clemson’s defense proved to be up to the task of handling the Spurrier-engineered offense. It also marked the fourth loss in the past five meetings by a Spurrier team against those guided by a Bowden. It’s one thing to be motivated to face the archrival. It’s another to have the type of success Tommy Bowden has had against the opponent that gets his fans’ attention year round - going 6-1 against the Holtz and Spurrierled South Carolina teams. “When you jump into this profession, you have opportunities to coach against The Fan’s Media GUIDE

the best,” Bowden said. “Not a lot of guys get that opportunity. The game’s important. You say you coach it all the same, but anytime you beat one of those guys, they’re well coached, well prepared, they’ve got good players just like you, so it is more significant, probably.” Having a bloodline to Florida State’s Bobby Bowden, who won eight of 14 meetings against Spurrier, could perhaps, mean that Tommy and his dad have discussed the intricacies of going against the former Florida head coach. Not exactly. “I don’t think he (Bobby Bowden) adjusts his style to a coach, he does to a defensive scheme,” the younger Bowden noted.

Meaning Bobby Bowden, with his strength on the offensive side of the football, had a big hand in the Seminoles scoring more than 30 points against the Gators six times during the Spurrier era, facing Florida defenses that were usually allowing about half that amount per game. Although Tommy doesn’t consider himself a “defensive” coach, it was his team that kept the scheming Spurrier under 10 points in the 2005 meeting. In any case, Tommy Bowden wasn’t given a game plan from his dad for facing the man he’s now up against in his rivalry series. In terms of building a program, it’s clear (based on the various recruiting rankings over the past three or four years) that Bowden and his staff were ramping-up the talent level in the program. This is a sign that the Holtz name was certainly not getting in the way of Clemson landing top players. Measuring the past two Tiger classes with Spurrier as the coach at South Carolina, the ratings continue to show little impact against Clemson by a big name at the rival. Granted, there are players who’ve had their choice come down to the two in-state rivals. At the very least, Clemson’s staff is likely more than pleased with its take in this respect. Perhaps the best comparison between the two is in their management styles, which produce somewhat of an ironic twist based on Bowden’s assessment. Bowden is in his second head coaching job and in his 10th year guiding a program. It’s a role that was preceded by many years as an assistant under a wide array of successful, veteran coaches. It was through these experiences that he’s noted over the years that he was able to develop various ideas about how to run a program. While he most frequently cites his dad as his primary reference point (Bobby Bowden is Division I-A’s winning-est coach, after all) he’ll also refer to how others, he worked under, handled things. He appears to have catalogued various ideas from a wide spectrum. Spurrier – nine years Tommy Bowden’s senior – is guiding his third college program, and fifth team overall when you include his stints with the USFL’s Tampa Bay Bandits (three seasons) and the NFL’s Washington Redskins (two seasons). The 2006 season marks his 17th campaign at the helm of a college program. He has that National Championship to his credit and a reputation that’s known from coast to coast. Spurrier’s NFL playing days folded into working as an offensive assistant at Florida, Georgia Tech, and Duke for five seasons combined, and then his journey as a head coach began in 1983. With more than 20 years of head coaching (Spurrier) compared to 10 (Tommy Bowden), you would suspect the one with fewer years under his belt might be more inclined to tinker with every aspect of his ball club. And the opposite would likely be the perception of the man with the longer tenure. That’s not the case here, according to Bowden. “(Our offensive philosophies are) probably very similar now. Run, run-action pass. But, I’ve headed more in the delegation-management style. He’s

still hands-on, he’ll micro-manage the offense. I’m not.” Spurrier makes no bones about the fact that he runs his team’s offense, essentially calling the plays from the sideline and, according to those in the game who would know, at times going about his business with limited input from those in the coaching booth upstairs. His style, while labeled as brash by some, has certainly led him to numerous accolades. Bowden obviously hopes, and believes, his approach is the route that will take the Tigers to that next level they appear on the verge of achieving. With the Bowden-Spurrier Era entering year number two in this colorful rivalry, Spurrier will bring a team to Death Valley for a third time this

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November (he has an 0-2 record in the Tigers’ home, by the way). Tommy Bowden will look to continue his run against South Carolina and build on his early success against the guy with the visor. Their different paths to opposing sidelines will again have them front and center in one of college football’s most heated matchups. And Clemson’s coach will again employ his style, looking to prove that a big name won’t stand in the way of his dream. Pete Yanity is the Voice of the Clemson Tigers and Sports Director, WSPA-TV

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Nov. 7, 1981 a 24-yard field goal and Jordan scrambled for an Game 9: 11-yard touchdown, giving Clemson a 15-7 lead at #2 Clemson 10, #8 North Carolina 8 halftime. The Gamecocks pulled within two points, 15By this time the whispers around the Clemson 13, when quarterback Gordan Beckham hit Horace campus had turned into loud yells as fans and stuSmith with a 10-yard pass. The two-point converdents began to talk about the possibility of going sion to tie the game, however, failed. Clemson put undefeated and what that might mean for the Tithe game away in the 4th quarter with two Chuck gers on the national scene. But the Clemson footMcSwain TDs, including a 23-yard run for the final ball team had other worries, despite being ranked score of the afternoon. McSwain rushed for 151 #2 in the country, their main focus was to win the yards on 25 carries and was named the game’s ACC as they headed to Chapel Hill, NC to battle 7-1 MVP. After the game the Tigers accepted a bid to and #8 North Carolina. play Nebraska in the Orange Bowl on Jan.1st. The game marked the 1st time in the history of Rod McSwain changing the momentum in the play of the game “That game made everyone happy for so many the ACC that 2 ACC teams entered a football game in the Top 10. The game lived up to its billing too. Clemson career with his 1st TD catch. The Tiger reasons,” Ford said. “It was South Carolina first of The ACC’s two top defenses dominated the after- defense held Maryland to 236 yards and only al- all, it was the first time we went undefeated in a noon as the Tar Heels managed 263 yards, while lowed a touchdown after the Terrapins recovered good many years, we already had the conference championship and then accepted the bid to the the Tigers totaled just 254. a fumble at the Clemson seven. Orange Bowl.” “It was a real good football game,” Ford said. “I remember after the football game Coach JerThat next week, #1 Pittsburgh was soundly upAfter falling behind 3-0 in the 2nd quarter, ry Claiborne, who had coached there a long time, Clemson answered with a Jeff McCall TD to cul- was very positive about our football team and set by Penn State, 42-14, bolting Clemson to the minate a 14-play, 81-yard drive. North Carolina talked very good about our defense,” Ford said. top spot in the land for the first time in its hisblocked a punt which sailed out of the end zone “That game was a confidence building one in fact, tory. It also meant the Tigers had an opportunity to win the school’s first National just before the 1st half came to Championship in any sport when a close and the Tigers took a 7-5 they made the journey to Miami’s lead into the locker room. IgweOrange Bowl. buike kicked a 39-yard field goal in “Everyone was happy, but I the 3rd quarter for a 10-5 Clemson don’t ever recall us talking about lead. After the Tar Heels pulled a National Championship that within 2 again with a field goal much even when we were at that of their own, the Tiger defense point,” Ford said. “It was still out made several big plays, including in front of us, but just like the Jeff Bryant’s recovery of an incomother games we played against plete lateral, as UNC was driving North Carolina, Maryland and with 57 seconds left, to preserve South Carolina, we were more the victory. “That was a game we had to Perry Tuttle and Homer Jordan in action during the National Championship Game concentrating on who we had to play instead of what it might win to stay where we were,” Ford because we had a good throwing game. mean - because we had to beat them first.” said. “We had Maryland coming in the next week “At that point we realized we were pretty tough. and we had to go to South Carolina. We won the conference championship which was “That was probably the 1st time where we felt our 1st goal and now we could set our sights on Jan. 1, 1982 we are a pretty good football team. We beat a Top South Carolina and try to win in the in-state ri- Game 12: #1 Clemson 22, #4 Nebraska 15 10 football team. We were progressing and getting valry. If we do that and everything falls into place It’s a night Tiger fans will never forget. Afbetter a little bit better each week so we felt pretty with the bowl games then we have a chance to ter playing football for 86 years and struggling good about ourselves at that point.” play for something we have never played for.” through the down years of the early 1970’s, Clemson claimed its 1st National Championship in any Nov. 14, 1981 Nov. 21, 1981 sport with a 22-15 victory over Big 8 Champion Game 10: #2 Clemson 21, Maryland 7 Game 11: Nebraska. #2 Clemson 29, South Carolina 13 The Tigers wrapped up their 2nd ACC title in “At that time back then, Clemson wasn’t an ev14 years and their 7th overall with a 21-7 victory The Clemson Tigers crowned their first unde- ery day name in college football too much,” Ford on Senior Day in Death Valley. This was one of feated regular season since 1948 with a 29-13 win said. “When Coach (Frank) Howard was here he Clemson’s more impressive wins of the year con- over their archrival in Columbia. The day, howev- won a few ACC Championships and some bowl sidering Maryland had beat the Tigers 8 of the last er, didn’t start off so good. The Gamecocks stuffed games back then, but the ACC wasn’t a conference 9 years prior to 1981. The Terps also had a shot at the Clemson offense early and took a 7-0 lead when with big bowl-type situations like it is now.” a share of the ACC title if they could beat Clem- Johnnie Wright scored from a yard out. The Tigers With Nebraska being favored, it was obvious son. But Jordan and the Tigers would have none still struggled until Rod McSwain came from the from the start, Clemson wasn’t going to play the of that and ended Maryland’s hope for an upset left side and blocked a Chris Norman punt. The role of underdog, but of conqueror as it forced a early by jumping out to a 21-0 advantage. Jordan, ball rolled into the end zone where Johnny Rem- Nebraska fumble on the 3rd play from scrimmage. himself, was responsible for 312 total yards – the bert fell on the ball for a Clemson touchdown. The fumble was recovered by middle guard Wil3rd highest total in Clemson history at the time “That was a really big play for us,” Ford said. liam Devane and 6 plays later Igwebuike nailed a – including 3 TD passes, while completing 20 of “That kind of turned the ball game around after 41-yard field goal to give Clemson a 3-0 lead. 29 passes. Two of those touchdown strikes went that.” “All we had to do was go out there and play one to Tuttle, who had 10 catches for 151 yards to beThough the Tigers missed the extra point, the more good game and show them that we could come Clemson’s all-time reception leader, while momentum shifted over to the Clemson sideline play with them and that we were as good as they the other went to Jerry Gaillard, who ended his where it was never relinquished. Pauling added were,” Ford said. 86

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Nebraska responded on its next drive with a 69yard march, completed with a 25-yard Mike Rozier to Anthony Steels pass for a 7-3 lead with 6:43 to go in the 1st quarter. But Clemson wasn’t to be intimidated. After an exchange of punts, Igwebuike hit a 2nd field goal - this time from 37 yards away - to make the score 7-6. After a recovered fumble from linebacker Jeff Davis at the Nebraska 27, the Tigers took a 12-7 lead, just before the half, as Austin swept the right side from 2 yards out. . Clemson drove 75 yards in 12 plays on its second possession of the 2nd half for its final TD of the night. Jordan clinched the drive with a 13-yard pass to the left corner of the end zone to Tuttle, which gave the Tigers a 19-7 lead. It was Tuttle’s 8th touchdown of the season – a school record for a receiver at the time. Igwebuike kicked his 3rd field goal of the night, this time from 36 yards for a 22-7 lead with 2:36 to play in the 3rd quarter. The field goal was set up by a 41-yard Billy Davis punt return to the Cornhuskers’ 20. “At that point we had a chance to really blow that game out of the water, but being the kind of football team they are, they hung in there and came back with a great play,” Ford said. Roger Craig kept Nebraska in the game when he darted 26 yards for a TD. After a successful twopoint conversion by Craig, the Cornhuskers trailed by just 7 points with 9 minutes to play. The Clemson defense stiffened up and held the Nebraska offense on its next possession, while the Tigers’ offense held onto the ball for nearly 5 and a half minutes, running all but 12 seconds off the game clock. Mark Mauer’s heave downfield for one last chance was batted down by defensive end Andy Headen, giving Clemson the National Championship. “Our guys played good when they had to,” Ford said. “When you go back and see what happened. We were behind several times in that game and in the season, but we never gave up. We won some close games and won some when we didn’t play very good. “They had chances to get beat, but they didn’t. They found a way to win every football game.” And found a way to bring a National Championship back to Clemson, S.C., for the first time in history. Will Vandervort is a Sports Editor for the Seneca Daily Journal/Messenger and Clemson Sportswriter.

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Eastern Michigan (MAC) 8/31 Thu @ *Ball State 9/9 Sat @ Michigan State 9/16 Sat @ Northwestern 9/23 Sat vs. *Central Michigan 9/30 Sat @ Louisiana-Lafayette 10/14 Sat @ *Bowling Green State 10/21 Sat vs. *Toledo 10/28 Sat @ *Western Michigan 11/4 Sat vs. *Ohio 11/11 Sat vs. Navy 11/18 Sat @ *Kent 11/24 Fri vs. *Northern Illinois Kent (MAC) 8/31 Thu vs. Minnesota 9/9 Sat @ Army 9/16 Sat @ *Miami (Ohio) 9/23 Sat @ *Bowling Green State 9/30 Sat vs. *Akron 10/7 Sat @ Temple 10/14 Sat vs. *Toledo 10/28 Sat vs. *Ohio

Boise State (WAC) 9/2 Sat vs. Sacramento State 9/7 Thu vs. Oregon State 9/16 Sat @ Wyoming 9/23 Sat vs. *Hawaii 9/30 Sat @ Utah 10/7 Sat vs. *Louisiana Tech 10/15 Sun @ *New Mexico State 10/21 Sat @ *Idaho 11/1 Wed vs. *Fresno State 11/11 Sat @ *San Jose State 11/18 Sat vs. *Utah State 11/25 Sat @ *Nevada Fresno State (WAC) 9/1 Fri vs. *Nevada 9/9 Sat vs. Oregon 9/16 Sat @ Washington 9/30 Sat vs. Colorado State 10/7 Sat @ *Utah State 10/14 Sat vs. *Hawaii 10/21 Sat @ Louisiana State 11/1 Wed @ *Boise State 11/11 Sat vs. *New Mexico State 11/18 Sat vs. *Idaho 11/24 Fri @ *Louisiana Tech 12/2 Sat @ *San Jose State Hawaii (WAC) 9/2 Sat @ Alabama 9/16 Sat vs. Nevada-Las Vegas 9/23 Sat @ *Boise State 9/30 Sat vs. Eastern Illinois 10/7 Sat vs. *Nevada 10/14 Sat @ *Fresno State 10/21 Sat @ *New Mexico State 10/28 Sat vs. *Idaho 11/4 Sat @ *Utah State 11/11 Sat vs. *Louisiana Tech 11/18 Sat vs. *San Jose State 11/25 Sat vs. Purdue 12/2 Sat vs. Oregon State

Kansas (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. Northwestern State 9/9 Sat vs. Louisiana-Monroe 9/15 Fri @ Toledo 9/23 Sat vs. South Florida 9/30 Sat @ *Nebraska 10/7 Sat vs. *Texas A&M 10/14 Sat vs. *Oklahoma State 10/21 Sat @ *Baylor 10/28 Sat vs. *Colorado 11/4 Sat @ *Iowa State 11/18 Sat vs. *Kansas State 11/25 Sat @ *Missouri Kansas State (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. Illinois State 9/9 Sat vs. Florida Atlantic 9/16 Sat vs. Marshall 9/23 Sat vs. Louisville 9/30 Sat @ *Baylor 10/7 Sat vs. *Oklahoma State 10/14 Sat vs. *Nebraska 10/21 Sat @ *Missouri 10/28 Sat vs. *Iowa State 11/4 Sat @ *Colorado 11/11 Sat vs. *Texas 11/18 Sat @ *Kansas Missouri (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. Murray State 9/9 Sat vs. Mississippi 9/16 Sat @ New Mexico 9/23 Sat vs. Ohio 9/30 Sat vs. *Colorado 10/7 Sat @ *Texas Tech 10/14 Sat @ *Texas A&M 10/21 Sat vs. *Kansas State 10/28 Sat vs. *Oklahoma 11/4 Sat @ *Nebraska 11/18 Sat @ *Iowa State 11/25 Sat vs. *Kansas

11/4 Sat @ *Buffalo 11/11 Sat @ Virginia Tech 11/18 Sat vs. *Eastern Michigan 11/24 Fri @ *Ball State Miami (Ohio) (MAC) 8/31 Thu vs. Northwestern 9/9 Sat @ Purdue 9/16 Sat vs. *Kent 9/23 Sat @ Syracuse 9/30 Sat @ Cincinnati 10/7 Sat vs. *Northern Illinois 10/14 Sat @ *Buffalo 10/21 Sat @ *Akron 10/28 Sat vs. *Ball State 11/4 Sat @ *Western Michigan 11/15 Wed @ *Bowling Green State 11/24 Fri vs. *Ohio Northern Illinois (MAC) 9/2 Sat @ Ohio State 9/9 Sat vs. *Ohio 9/16 Sat vs. *Buffalo 9/23 Sat vs. Indiana State 9/30 Sat @ *Ball State

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Idaho (WAC) 9/2 Sat @ Michigan State 9/9 Sat @ Washington State 9/16 Sat vs. Idaho State 9/23 Sat @ Oregon State 9/30 Sat @ *Utah State 10/7 Sat vs. *New Mexico State 10/14 Sat @ *Louisiana Tech 10/21 Sat vs. *Boise State 10/28 Sat @ *Hawaii 11/4 Sat vs. *Nevada 11/18 Sat @ *Fresno State 11/25 Sat vs. *San Jose State Louisiana Tech (WAC) 9/2 Sat @ Nebraska 9/16 Sat vs. Nicholls State 9/23 Sat @ Texas A&M 9/30 Sat @ Clemson 10/7 Sat @ *Boise State 10/14 Sat vs. *Idaho 10/21 Sat vs. *Utah State 10/28 Sat @ *San Jose State 11/4 Sat @ North Texas 11/11 Sat @ *Hawaii 11/18 Sat vs. *Nevada 11/24 Fri vs. *Fresno State 12/2 Sat @ *New Mexico State Nevada (WAC) 9/1 Fri @ *Fresno State 9/9 Sat @ Arizona State 9/16 Sat vs. Colorado State 9/22 Fri vs. Northwestern 9/30 Sat @ Nevada-Las Vegas 10/7 Sat @ *Hawaii 10/21 Sat vs. *San Jose State 10/28 Sat vs. *New Mexico State 11/4 Sat @ *Idaho 11/11 Sat vs. *Utah State 11/18 Sat @ *Louisiana Tech 11/25 Sat vs. *Boise State

New Mexico State (WAC) 8/31 Thu vs. Southeast Louisiana 9/9 Sat vs. New Mexico 9/16 Sat vs. Texas Southern 9/30 Sat @ Texas-El Paso 10/7 Sat @ *Idaho 10/15 Sun vs. *Boise State 10/21 Sat vs. *Hawaii 10/28 Sat @ *Nevada 11/4 Sat vs. *San Jose State 11/11 Sat @ *Fresno State 11/25 Sat @ *Utah State 12/2 Sat vs. *Louisiana Tech San Jose State (WAC) 9/2 Sat @ Washington 9/9 Sat vs. Stanford 9/23 Sat vs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 9/30 Sat vs. San Diego State 10/14 Sat vs. *Utah State 10/21 Sat @ *Nevada 10/28 Sat vs. *Louisiana Tech 11/4 Sat @ *New Mexico State 11/11 Sat vs. *Boise State 11/18 Sat @ *Hawaii 11/25 Sat @ *Idaho 12/2 Sat vs. *Fresno State Utah State (WAC) 9/2 Sat @ Wyoming 9/9 Sat @ Arkansas 9/16 Sat vs. Utah 9/23 Sat @ Brigham Young 9/30 Sat vs. *Idaho 10/7 Sat vs. *Fresno State 10/14 Sat @ *San Jose State 10/21 Sat @ *Louisiana Tech 11/4 Sat vs. *Hawaii 11/11 Sat @ *Nevada 11/18 Sat @ *Boise State 11/25 Sat vs. *New Mexico State

Nebraska (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. Louisiana Tech 9/9 Sat vs. Nicholls State 9/16 Sat @ Southern California 9/23 Sat vs. Troy 9/30 Sat vs. *Kansas 10/7 Sat @ *Iowa State 10/14 Sat @ *Kansas State 10/21 Sat vs. *Texas 10/28 Sat @ *Oklahoma State 11/4 Sat vs. *Missouri 11/11 Sat @ *Texas A&M 11/24 Fri vs. *Colorado Oklahoma (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. Alabama Birmingham 9/9 Sat vs. Washington 9/16 Sat @ Oregon 9/23 Sat vs. Middle Tennessee St. 10/7 Sat vs. *Texas @ Dallas, TX 10/14 Sat vs. *Iowa State 10/21 Sat vs. *Colorado 10/28 Sat @ *Missouri 11/4 Sat @ *Texas A&M 11/11 Sat vs. *Texas Tech 11/18 Sat @ *Baylor 11/25 Sat @ *Oklahoma State Oklahoma State (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. Missouri State 9/9 Sat vs. Arkansas State @ Little Rock, AR 9/16 Sat vs. Florida Atlantic 9/23 Sat @ Houston 10/7 Sat @ *Kansas State 10/14 Sat @ *Kansas 10/21 Sat vs. *Texas A&M 10/28 Sat vs. *Nebraska 11/4 Sat @ *Texas 11/11 Sat vs. *Baylor 11/18 Sat @ *Texas Tech 11/25 Sat vs. *Oklahoma

Texas (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. North Texas 9/9 Sat vs. Ohio State 9/16 Sat vs. Rice @ Houston, TX 9/23 Sat vs. *Iowa State 9/30 Sat vs. Sam Houston State 10/7 Sat vs. *Oklahoma @ Dallas, TX 10/14 Sat vs. *Baylor 10/21 Sat @ *Nebraska 10/28 Sat @ *Texas Tech 11/4 Sat vs. *Oklahoma State 11/11 Sat @ *Kansas State 11/24 Fri vs. *Texas A&M Texas A&M (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. Citadel 9/9 Sat vs. Louisiana Lafayette 9/16 Sat vs. Army @ San Antonio, TX 9/23 Sat vs. Louisiana Tech 9/30 Sat vs. *Texas Tech 10/7 Sat @ *Kansas 10/14 Sat vs. *Missouri 10/21 Sat @ *Oklahoma State 10/28 Sat @ *Baylor 11/4 Sat vs. *Oklahoma 11/11 Sat vs. *Nebraska 11/24 Fri @ *Texas Texas Tech (Big 12) 9/2 Sat vs. Southern Methodist 9/9 Sat @ Texas-El Paso 9/16 Sat @ Texas Christian 9/23 Sat vs. Southeastern Louisiana 9/30 Sat @ *Texas A&M 10/7 Sat vs. *Missouri 10/14 Sat @ *Colorado 10/21 Sat @ *Iowa State 10/28 Sat vs. *Texas

10/7 Sat @ *Miami (Ohio) 10/14 Sat @ *Western Michigan 10/21 Sat vs. Temple 10/28 Sat @ Iowa 11/7 Tue vs. *Toledo 11/17 Fri vs. *Central Michigan 11/24 Fri @ *Eastern Michigan Ohio (MAC) 9/2 Sat vs. Tennessee-Martin 9/9 Sat @ *Northern Illinois 9/16 Sat @ Rutgers 9/23 Sat @ Missouri 9/30 Sat vs. *Bowling Green State 10/7 Sat vs. *Western Michigan 10/14 Sat @ Illinois 10/21 Sat vs. *Buffalo 10/28 Sat @ *Kent 11/4 Sat @ *Eastern Michigan 11/16 Thu vs. *Akron 11/24 Fri @ *Miami (Ohio) Toledo (MAC) 8/31 Thu @ Iowa State 9/9 Sat @ *Western Michigan

9/15 Fri vs. Kansas 9/23 Sat vs. McNeese State 9/30 Sat @ Pittsburgh 10/7 Sat vs. *Central Michigan 10/14 Sat @ *Kent 10/21 Sat @ *Eastern Michigan 10/28 Sat vs. *Akron 11/7 Tue @ *Northern Illinois 11/14 Tue vs. *Ball State 11/21 Tue vs. *Bowling Green State Western Michigan (MAC) 9/2 Sat @ Indiana 9/9 Sat vs. *Toledo 9/16 Sat @ Virginia 9/23 Sat vs. Temple 10/7 Sat @ *Ohio 10/14 Sat vs. *Northern Illinois 10/21 Sat @ *Ball State 10/28 Sat vs. *Eastern Michigan 11/4 Sat vs. *Miami (Ohio) 11/10 Fri @ *Central Michigan 11/18 Sat @ Florida State 11/24 Fri @ *Akron

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Alabama-Birmingham (CUSA) 9/2 Sat @ Oklahoma 9/9 Sat vs. *East Carolina 9/16 Sat @ Georgia 9/23 Sat vs. Mississippi State 9/30 Sat vs. Troy 10/7 Sat vs. *Memphis 10/14 Sat @ *Rice 10/21 Sat vs. *Marshall 10/31 Tue @ *Southern Methodist 11/10 Fri vs. *Texas-El Paso 11/18 Sat @ *Southern Mississippi 11/25 Sat @ *Central Florida Central Florida (CUSA) 9/2 Sat vs. Villanova 9/9 Sat @ Florida 9/16 Sat vs. South Florida 9/26 Tue vs. *Southern Mississippi 10/4 Wed @ *Marshall 10/13 Fri vs. Pittsburgh 10/21 Sat vs. *Rice 10/28 Sat @ *Houston 11/4 Sat vs. *East Carolina 11/11 Sat @ *Memphis 11/18 Sat @ *Tulane 11/25 Sat vs. *Alabama Birmingham East Carolina (CUSA) 9/2 Sat @ Navy 9/9 Sat @ *Alabama Birmingham 9/16 Sat vs. *Memphis 9/23 Sat vs. West Virginia 10/7 Sat vs. Virginia 10/14 Sat vs. *Tulsa 10/21 Sat vs. *Southern Methodist 10/28 Sat @ *Southern Mississippi 11/4 Sat @ *Central Florida 11/11 Sat vs. *Marshall 11/18 Sat @ *Rice 11/25 Sat @ North Carolina State

Houston (CUSA) 9/2 Sat @ *Rice 9/9 Sat vs. *Tulane 9/16 Sat vs. Grambling State 9/23 Sat vs. Oklahoma State 9/30 Sat @ Miami (Florida) 10/7 Sat vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 10/14 Sat @ *Southern Mississippi 10/21 Sat vs. *Texas-El Paso 10/28 Sat vs. *Central Florida 11/4 Sat vs. *Tulsa 11/11 Sat @ *Southern Methodist 11/18 Sat @ *Memphis Marshall (CUSA) 9/2 Sat @ West Virginia 9/9 Sat vs. Hofstra 9/16 Sat @ Kansas State 9/23 Sat @ Tennessee 10/4 Wed vs. *Central Florida 10/14 Sat @ *Southern Methodist 10/21 Sat @ *Alabama Birmingham 10/28 Sat vs. *Memphis 11/4 Sat vs. *Tulane 11/11 Sat @ *East Carolina 11/18 Sat vs. *Texas-El Paso 11/25 Sat @ *Southern Mississippi Memphis (CUSA) 9/2 Sat @ Mississippi 9/9 Sat vs. Tennessee Chattanooga 9/16 Sat @ *East Carolina 9/30 Sat vs. Tennessee 10/7 Sat @ *Alabama Birmingham 10/14 Sat vs. Arkansas State 10/21 Sat vs. *Tulsa 10/28 Sat @ *Marshall 11/4 Sat vs. *Southern Mississippi 11/11 Sat vs. *Central Florida 11/18 Sat vs. *Houston 11/25 Sat @ *Texas-El Paso

Rice (CUSA) 9/2 Sat vs. *Houston 9/9 Sat @ UCLA 9/16 Sat vs. Texas @ Houston, TX 9/23 Sat @ Florida State 9/30 Sat @ Army 10/7 Sat @ *Tulane 10/14 Sat vs. *Alabama Birmingham 10/21 Sat @ *Central Florida 11/4 Sat @ *Texas-El Paso 11/11 Sat @ *Tulsa 11/18 Sat vs. *East Carolina 11/25 Sat vs. *Southern Methodist Southern Methodist (CUSA) 9/2 Sat @ Texas Tech 9/9 Sat @ North Texas 9/16 Sat vs. Sam Houston State 9/23 Sat vs. Arkansas State 9/30 Sat @ *Tulane 10/7 Sat @ *Texas-El Paso 10/14 Sat vs. *Marshall 10/21 Sat @ *East Carolina 10/31 Tue vs. *Alabama Birmingham 11/11 Sat vs. *Houston 11/18 Sat vs. *Tulsa 11/25 Sat @ *Rice Southern Mississippi (CUSA) 9/2 Sat @ Florida 9/9 Sat vs. Southeast Louisiana 9/16 Sat vs. North Carolina State 9/26 Tue @ *Central Florida 10/3 Tue @ *Tulsa 10/14 Sat vs. *Houston 10/21 Sat @ Virginia Tech 10/28 Sat vs. *East Carolina 11/4 Sat @ *Memphis 11/11 Sat @ *Tulane 11/18 Sat vs. *Alabama Birmingham

11/25 Sat vs. *Marshall Texas-El Paso (CUSA) 8/31 Thu @ San Diego State 9/9 Sat vs. Texas Tech 9/23 Sat @ New Mexico 9/30 Sat vs. New Mexico State 10/7 Sat vs. *Southern Methodist 10/14 Sat vs. *Tulane 10/21 Sat @ *Houston 10/27 Fri @ *Tulsa 11/4 Sat vs. *Rice 11/10 Fri @ *Alabama Birmingham 11/18 Sat @ *Marshall 11/25 Sat vs. *Memphis Tulane (CUSA) 9/9 Sat @ *Houston 9/16 Sat @ Mississippi State 9/23 Sat @ Louisiana State 9/30 Sat vs. *Southern Methodist 10/7 Sat vs. *Rice 10/14 Sat @ *Texas-El Paso 10/21 Sat @ Auburn 10/28 Sat vs. Army 11/4 Sat @ *Marshall 11/11 Sat vs. *Southern Mississippi 11/18 Sat vs. *Central Florida 11/25 Sat @ *Tulsa Tulsa (CUSA) 8/31 Thu vs. Stephen F. Austin 9/9 Sat @ Brigham Young 9/16 Sat vs. North Texas 9/23 Sat @ Navy 10/3 Tue vs. *Southern Mississippi 10/14 Sat @ *East Carolina 10/21 Sat @ *Memphis 10/27 Fri vs. *Texas-El Paso 11/4 Sat @ *Houston 11/11 Sat vs. *Rice 11/18 Sat @ *Southern Methodist 11/25 Sat vs. *Tulane

Arkansas State (Sun Belt) 9/2 Sat vs. Army 9/9 Sat vs. Oklahoma State @ Little Rock, AR 9/23 Sat @ Southern Methodist 9/30 Sat @ *Florida International 10/7 Sat vs. *Louisiana-Monroe 10/14 Sat @ Memphis 10/21 Sat vs. *North Texas 10/28 Sat @ *Florida Atlantic 11/4 Sat @ Auburn 11/11 Sat vs. *Middle Tennessee St. 11/18 Sat @ *Troy 11/25 Sat @ *Louisiana-Lafayette Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) 9/2 Sat @ Clemson 9/9 Sat @ Kansas State 9/16 Sat @ Oklahoma State 9/23 Sat @ South Carolina 9/30 Sat @ *Louisiana-Monroe 10/18 Wed vs. *Louisiana-Lafayette 10/28 Sat vs. *Arkansas State 11/4 Sat @ *Middle Tennessee St. 11/11 Sat vs. *Troy 11/18 Sat @ *North Texas 11/25 Sat vs. *Florida International @ Miami, FL

Florida International (Sun Belt) 8/31 Thu @ *Middle Tennessee St. 9/9 Sat @ South Florida 9/16 Sat vs. Bowling Green State 9/23 Sat @ Maryland 9/30 Sat vs. *Arkansas State 10/7 Sat @ *North Texas 10/14 Sat @ Miami (Florida) 10/28 Sat @ Alabama 11/11 Sat vs. *Louisiana-Monroe 11/18 Sat vs. *Louisiana-Lafayette 11/25 Sat vs. *Florida Atlantic @ Miami, FL 12/2 Sat vs. *Troy Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) 9/2 Sat @ Louisiana State 9/9 Sat @ Texas A&M 9/30 Sat vs. Eastern Michigan 10/7 Sat @ Houston 10/18 Wed @ *Florida Atlantic 10/28 Sat vs. *Middle Tennessee St. 11/4 Sat @ *Troy 11/11 Sat vs. *North Texas 11/18 Sat @ *Florida International 11/25 Sat vs. *Arkansas State 12/2 Sat vs. *Louisiana-Monroe

Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt) 9/2 Sat vs. Alcorn State 9/9 Sat @ Kansas 9/16 Sat @ Alabama 9/30 Sat vs. *Florida Atlantic 10/7 Sat @ *Arkansas State 10/14 Sat @ *Troy 10/21 Sat vs. *Middle Tennessee St. 10/28 Sat vs. Arkansas @ Little Rock, AR 11/11 Sat @ *Florida International 11/18 Sat @ Kentucky 11/25 Sat vs. *North Texas 12/2 Sat @ *Louisiana-Lafayette Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt) 8/31 Thu vs. *Florida International 9/9 Sat @ Maryland 9/14 Thu vs. Tennessee Tech 9/23 Sat @ Oklahoma 9/30 Sat @ *North Texas 10/6 Fri vs. Louisville @ Nashville, TN 10/21 Sat @ *Louisiana-Monroe 10/28 Sat @ *Louisiana-Lafayette 11/4 Sat vs. *Florida Atlantic 11/11 Sat @ *Arkansas State 11/18 Sat @ South Carolina 11/25 Sat vs. *Troy

North Texas (Sun Belt) 9/2 Sat @ Texas 9/9 Sat vs. Southern Methodist 9/16 Sat @ Tulsa 9/23 Sat @ Akron 9/30 Sat vs. *Middle Tennessee St. 10/7 Sat vs. *Florida International 10/21 Sat @ *Arkansas State 10/28 Sat @ *Troy 11/4 Sat vs. Louisiana Tech 11/11 Sat @ *Louisiana-Lafayette 11/18 Sat vs. *Florida Atlantic 11/25 Sat @ *Louisiana-Monroe Troy (Sun Belt) 9/2 Sat vs. Alabama State 9/9 Sat @ Florida State 9/16 Sat @ Georgia Tech 9/23 Sat @ Nebraska 9/30 Sat @ Alabama-Birmingham 10/14 Sat vs. *Louisiana-Monroe 10/28 Sat vs. *North Texas 11/4 Sat vs. *Louisiana-Lafayette 11/11 Sat @ *Florida Atlantic 11/18 Sat vs. *Arkansas State 11/25 Sat @ *Middle Tennessee St. 12/2 Sat @ *Florida International

Cincinnati (Big East) 9/2 Sat vs. Eastern Kentucky 9/8 Fri vs. *Pittsburgh 9/16 Sat @ Ohio State 9/23 Sat @ Virginia Tech 9/30 Sat vs. Miami (Ohio) 10/7 Sat vs. Akron 10/14 Sat @ *Louisville 10/21 Sat vs. *South Florida 10/28 Sat vs. *Syracuse 11/11 Sat @ *West Virginia 11/18 Sat vs. *Rutgers 11/25 Sat @ *Connecticut Connecticut (Big East) 8/31 Thu vs. Rhode Island 9/16 Sat vs. Wake Forest 9/23 Sat @ Indiana 9/30 Sat vs. Navy 10/7 Sat @ *South Florida 10/14 Sat vs. Army 10/20 Fri vs. *West Virginia 10/28 Sat @ *Rutgers 11/11 Sat vs. *Pittsburgh 11/18 Sat @ *Syracuse 11/25 Sat vs. *Cincinnati 12/2 Sat @ *Louisville

Louisville (Big East) 9/2 Sat vs. Kentucky 9/9 Sat @ Temple 9/16 Sat vs. Miami (Florida) 9/23 Sat @ Kansas State 10/6 Fri vs. Middle Tennessee St. @ Nashville, TN 10/14 Sat vs. *Cincinnati 10/21 Sat @ *Syracuse 11/2 Thu vs. *West Virginia 11/9 Thu @ *Rutgers 11/18 Sat vs. *South Florida 11/25 Sat @ *Pittsburgh 12/2 Sat vs. *Connecticut Pittsburgh (Big East) 9/2 Sat vs. Virginia 9/8 Fri @ *Cincinnati 9/16 Sat vs. Michigan State 9/23 Sat vs. Citadel 9/30 Sat vs. Toledo 10/7 Sat @ *Syracuse 10/13 Fri @ Central Florida 10/21 Sat vs. *Rutgers 11/4 Sat @ *South Florida 11/11 Sat @ *Connecticut 11/16 Thu vs. *West Virginia 11/25 Sat vs. *Louisville

Rutgers (Big East) 9/2 Sat @ North Carolina 9/9 Sat vs. Illinois 9/16 Sat vs. Ohio 9/23 Sat vs. Howard 9/29 Fri @ *South Florida 10/14 Sat @ Navy 10/21 Sat @ *Pittsburgh 10/28 Sat vs. *Connecticut 11/9 Thu vs. *Louisville 11/18 Sat @ *Cincinnati 11/25 Sat vs. *Syracuse 12/2 Sat @ *West Virginia South Florida (Big East) 9/2 Sat vs. McNeese State 9/9 Sat vs. Florida International 9/16 Sat @ Central Florida 9/23 Sat @ Kansas 9/29 Fri vs. *Rutgers 10/7 Sat vs. *Connecticut 10/14 Sat @ North Carolina 10/21 Sat @ *Cincinnati 11/4 Sat vs. *Pittsburgh 11/11 Sat vs. *Syracuse 11/18 Sat @ *Louisville 11/25 Sat @ *West Virginia

Syracuse (Big East) 9/2 Sat @ Wake Forest 9/9 Sat vs. Iowa 9/16 Sat @ Illinois 9/23 Sat vs. Miami (Ohio) 9/30 Sat vs. Wyoming 10/7 Sat vs. *Pittsburgh 10/14 Sat @ *West Virginia 10/21 Sat vs. *Louisville 10/28 Sat @ *Cincinnati 11/11 Sat @ *South Florida 11/18 Sat vs. *Connecticut 11/25 Sat @ *Rutgers West Virginia (Big East) 9/2 Sat vs. Marshall 9/9 Sat vs. Eastern Washington 9/14 Thu vs. Maryland 9/23 Sat @ East Carolina 10/7 Sat @ Mississippi State 10/14 Sat vs. *Syracuse 10/20 Fri @ *Connecticut 11/2 Thu @ *Louisville 11/11 Sat vs. *Cincinnati 11/16 Thu @ *Pittsburgh 11/25 Sat vs. *South Florida 12/2 Sat vs. *Rutgers

Arizona (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat vs. Brigham Young 9/9 Sat @ Louisiana State 9/16 Sat vs. Stephen F. Austin 9/23 Sat vs. *Southern California 9/30 Sat vs. *Washington 10/7 Sat @ *UCLA 10/14 Sat @ *Stanford 10/21 Sat vs. *Oregon State 11/4 Sat @ *Washington State 11/11 Sat vs. *California 11/18 Sat @ *Oregon 11/24 Fri vs. *Arizona State Arizona State (Pac 10) 8/31 Thu vs. Northern Arizona 9/9 Sat vs. Nevada 9/16 Sat @ Colorado 9/23 Sat @ *California 9/30 Sat vs. *Oregon 10/14 Sat @ *Southern California 10/21 Sat vs. *Stanford 10/28 Sat @ *Washington 11/4 Sat @ *Oregon State 11/11 Sat vs. *Washington State 11/18 Sat vs. *UCLA 11/24 Fri @ *Arizona California (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat @ Tennessee 9/9 Sat vs. Minnesota 9/16 Sat vs. Portland State 9/23 Sat vs. *Arizona State 9/30 Sat @ *Oregon State 10/7 Sat vs. *Oregon 10/14 Sat @ *Washington State

10/21 Sat vs. *Washington 11/4 Sat vs. *UCLA 11/11 Sat @ *Arizona 11/18 Sat @ *Southern California 12/2 Sat vs. *Stanford Oregon (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat vs. *Stanford 9/9 Sat @ Fresno State 9/16 Sat vs. Oklahoma 9/30 Sat @ *Arizona State 10/7 Sat @ *California 10/14 Sat vs. *UCLA 10/21 Sat @ *Washington State 10/28 Sat vs. Portland State 11/4 Sat vs. *Washington 11/11 Sat @ *Southern California 11/18 Sat vs. *Arizona 11/25 Sat @ *Oregon State Oregon State (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat vs. Eastern Washington 9/7 Thu @ Boise State 9/23 Sat vs. Idaho 9/30 Sat vs. *California 10/7 Sat vs. *Washington State 10/14 Sat @ *Washington 10/21 Sat @ *Arizona 10/28 Sat vs. *Southern California 11/4 Sat vs. *Arizona State 11/11 Sat @ *UCLA 11/18 Sat @ *Stanford 11/25 Sat vs. *Oregon 12/2 Sat @ Hawaii

Southern California (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat @ Arkansas 9/16 Sat vs. Nebraska 9/23 Sat @ *Arizona 9/30 Sat @ *Washington State 10/7 Sat vs. *Washington 10/14 Sat vs. *Arizona State 10/28 Sat @ *Oregon State 11/4 Sat @ *Stanford 11/11 Sat vs. *Oregon 11/18 Sat vs. *California 11/25 Sat vs. Notre Dame 12/2 Sat @ *UCLA Stanford (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat @ *Oregon 9/9 Sat @ San Jose State 9/16 Sat vs. Navy 9/23 Sat vs. *Washington State 9/30 Sat @ *UCLA 10/7 Sat @ Notre Dame 10/14 Sat vs. *Arizona 10/21 Sat @ *Arizona State 11/4 Sat vs. *Southern California 11/11 Sat @ *Washington 11/18 Sat vs. *Oregon State 12/2 Sat @ *California UCLA (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat vs. Utah 9/9 Sat vs. Rice 9/23 Sat @ *Washington 9/30 Sat vs. *Stanford 10/7 Sat vs. *Arizona 10/14 Sat @ *Oregon 10/21 Sat @ Notre Dame

10/28 Sat vs. *Washington State 11/4 Sat @ *California 11/11 Sat vs. *Oregon State 11/18 Sat @ *Arizona State 12/2 Sat vs. *Southern California Washington (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat vs. San Jose State 9/9 Sat @ Oklahoma 9/16 Sat vs. Fresno State 9/23 Sat vs. *UCLA 9/30 Sat @ *Arizona 10/7 Sat @ *Southern California 10/14 Sat vs. *Oregon State 10/21 Sat @ *California 10/28 Sat vs. *Arizona State 11/4 Sat @ *Oregon 11/11 Sat vs. *Stanford 11/18 Sat @ *Washington State Washington State (Pac 10) 9/2 Sat @ Auburn 9/9 Sat vs. Idaho 9/16 Sat vs. Baylor @ Seattle, WA 9/23 Sat @ *Stanford 9/30 Sat vs. *Southern California 10/7 Sat @ *Oregon State 10/14 Sat vs. *California 10/21 Sat vs. *Oregon 10/28 Sat @ *UCLA 11/4 Sat vs. *Arizona 11/11 Sat @ *Arizona State 11/18 Sat vs. *Washington

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Air Force (MWC) 9/9 Sat @ Tennessee 9/23 Sat @ *Wyoming 9/30 Sat vs. *New Mexico 10/7 Sat vs. Navy 10/12 Thu vs. *Colorado State 10/21 Sat @ *San Diego State 10/28 Sat vs. *Brigham Young 11/3 Fri @ Army 11/11 Sat vs. Notre Dame 11/18 Sat vs. *Utah 11/24 Fri @ *Nevada-Las Vegas 12/2 Sat @ *Texas Christian Brigham Young (MWC) 9/2 Sat @ Arizona 9/9 Sat vs. Tulsa 9/16 Sat @ Boston College 9/23 Sat vs. Utah State 9/28 Thu @ *Texas Christian 10/7 Sat vs. *San Diego State 10/21 Sat vs. *Nevada-Las Vegas 10/28 Sat @ *Air Force 11/4 Sat @ *Colorado State 11/9 Thu vs. *Wyoming 11/18 Sat vs. *New Mexico 11/25 Sat @ *Utah Colorado State (MWC) 9/2 Sat vs. Weber State 9/9 Sat vs. Colorado @ Denver, CO 9/16 Sat @ Nevada 9/30 Sat @ Fresno State 10/7 Sat vs. *Nevada-Las Vegas 10/12 Thu @ *Air Force 10/21 Sat @ *Wyoming 10/28 Sat vs. *New Mexico 11/4 Sat vs. *Brigham Young 11/11 Sat @ *Utah 11/25 Sat vs. *Texas Christian 12/2 Sat @ *San Diego State Nevada-Las Vegas (MWC) 9/2 Sat vs. Idaho State 9/9 Sat @ Iowa State 9/16 Sat @ Hawaii 9/30 Sat vs. Nevada 10/7 Sat @ *Colorado State 10/14 Sat vs. *New Mexico 10/21 Sat @ *Brigham Young 10/28 Sat @ *Utah 11/4 Sat vs. *Texas Christian 11/11 Sat @ *San Diego State 11/18 Sat vs. *Wyoming 11/24 Fri vs. *Air Force New Mexico (MWC) 9/2 Sat vs. Portland State 9/9 Sat @ New Mexico State 9/16 Sat vs. Missouri 9/23 Sat vs. Texas-El Paso 9/30 Sat @ *Air Force 10/7 Sat vs. *Wyoming

10/14 Sat @ *Nevada-Las Vegas 10/19 Thu vs. *Utah 10/28 Sat @ *Colorado State 11/11 Sat vs. *Texas Christian 11/18 Sat @ *Brigham Young 11/25 Sat vs. *San Diego State San Diego State (MWC) 8/31 Thu vs. Texas-El Paso 9/16 Sat @ Wisconsin 9/23 Sat vs. *Utah 9/30 Sat @ San Jose State 10/7 Sat @ *Brigham Young 10/21 Sat vs. *Air Force 10/28 Sat vs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 11/4 Sat @ *Wyoming 11/11 Sat vs. *Nevada-Las Vegas 11/18 Sat @ *Texas Christian 11/25 Sat @ *New Mexico 12/2 Sat vs. *Colorado State Texas Christian (MWC) 9/2 Sat @ Baylor 9/16 Sat vs. Texas Tech 9/28 Thu vs. *Brigham Young 10/5 Thu @ *Utah 10/21 Sat @ Army 10/28 Sat vs. *Wyoming 11/4 Sat @ *Nevada-Las Vegas 11/11 Sat @ *New Mexico 11/18 Sat vs. *San Diego State 11/25 Sat @ *Colorado State 12/2 Sat vs. *Air Force Utah (MWC) 9/2 Sat @ UCLA 9/9 Sat vs. Northern Arizona 9/16 Sat @ Utah State 9/23 Sat @ *San Diego State 9/30 Sat vs. Boise State 10/5 Thu vs. *Texas Christian 10/14 Sat @ *Wyoming 10/19 Thu @ *New Mexico 10/28 Sat vs. *Nevada-Las Vegas 11/11 Sat vs. *Colorado State 11/18 Sat @ *Air Force 11/25 Sat vs. *Brigham Young Wyoming (MWC) 9/2 Sat vs. Utah State 9/9 Sat @ Virginia 9/16 Sat vs. Boise State 9/23 Sat vs. *Air Force 9/30 Sat @ Syracuse 10/7 Sat @ *New Mexico 10/14 Sat vs. *Utah 10/21 Sat vs. *Colorado State 10/28 Sat @ *Texas Christian 11/4 Sat vs. *San Diego State 11/9 Thu @ *Brigham Young 11/18 Sat @ *Nevada-Las Vegas

Alabama (SEC) 9/2 Sat vs. Hawaii 9/9 Sat vs. *Vanderbilt 9/16 Sat vs. Louisiana-Monroe 9/23 Sat @ *Arkansas 9/30 Sat @ *Florida 10/7 Sat vs. Duke 10/14 Sat vs. *Mississippi 10/21 Sat @ *Tennessee 10/28 Sat vs. Florida International 11/4 Sat vs. *Mississippi State 11/11 Sat @ *Louisiana State 11/18 Sat vs. *Auburn Arkansas (SEC) 9/2 Sat vs. Southern California 9/9 Sat vs. Utah State 9/16 Sat @ *Vanderbilt 9/23 Sat vs. *Alabama 10/7 Sat @ *Auburn 10/14 Sat vs. Southeast Missouri St. 10/21 Sat vs. *Mississippi 10/28 Sat vs. Louisiana-Monroe @ Little Rock, AR 11/4 Sat @ *South Carolina 11/11 Sat vs. *Tennessee 11/18 Sat @ *Mississippi State 11/24 Fri vs. *Louisiana State Auburn (SEC) 9/2 Sat vs. Washington State 9/9 Sat @ *Mississippi State 9/16 Sat vs. *Louisiana State 9/23 Sat vs. Buffalo 9/28 Thu @ *South Carolina 10/7 Sat vs. *Arkansas 10/14 Sat vs. *Florida 10/21 Sat vs. Tulane 10/28 Sat @ *Mississippi 11/4 Sat vs. Arkansas State 11/11 Sat vs. *Georgia 11/18 Sat @ *Alabama Florida (SEC) 9/2 Sat vs. Southern Mississippi 9/9 Sat vs. Central Florida 9/16 Sat @ *Tennessee 9/23 Sat vs. *Kentucky 9/30 Sat vs. *Alabama 10/7 Sat vs. *Louisiana State 10/14 Sat @ *Auburn 10/28 Sat vs. *Georgia @ Jacksonville, FL 11/4 Sat @ *Vanderbilt 11/11 Sat vs. *South Carolina 11/18 Sat vs. Western Carolina 11/25 Sat @ Florida State Georgia (SEC) 9/2 Sat vs. Western Kentucky 9/9 Sat @ *South Carolina 9/16 Sat vs. Alabama-Birmingham 9/23 Sat vs. Colorado 9/30 Sat @ *Mississippi 10/7 Sat vs. *Tennessee 10/14 Sat vs. *Vanderbilt 10/21 Sat vs. *Mississippi State 10/28 Sat vs. *Florida @ Jacksonville, FL 11/4 Sat @ *Kentucky 11/11 Sat @ *Auburn 11/25 Sat vs. Georgia Tech Kentucky (SEC) 9/2 Sat @ Louisville 9/9 Sat vs. Texas State 9/16 Sat vs. *Mississippi 9/23 Sat @ *Florida 9/30 Sat vs. Central Michigan 10/7 Sat vs. *South Carolina 10/14 Sat @ *Louisiana State 10/28 Sat @ *Mississippi State 11/4 Sat vs. *Georgia 11/11 Sat vs. *Vanderbilt 11/18 Sat vs. Louisiana-Monroe

11/25 Sat @ *Tennessee Louisiana State (SEC) 9/2 Sat vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 9/9 Sat vs. Arizona 9/16 Sat @ *Auburn 9/23 Sat vs. Tulane 9/30 Sat vs. *Mississippi State 10/7 Sat @ *Florida 10/14 Sat vs. *Kentucky 10/21 Sat vs. Fresno State 11/4 Sat @ *Tennessee 11/11 Sat vs. *Alabama 11/18 Sat vs. *Mississippi 11/24 Fri @ *Arkansas Mississippi (SEC) 9/2 Sat vs. Memphis 9/9 Sat @ Missouri 9/16 Sat @ *Kentucky 9/23 Sat vs. Wake Forest 9/30 Sat vs. *Georgia 10/7 Sat vs. *Vanderbilt 10/14 Sat @ *Alabama 10/21 Sat @ *Arkansas 10/28 Sat vs. *Auburn 11/4 Sat vs. Northwestern State 11/18 Sat @ *Louisiana State 11/25 Sat vs. *Mississippi State Mississippi State (SEC) 8/31 Thu vs. *South Carolina 9/9 Sat vs. *Auburn 9/16 Sat vs. Tulane 9/23 Sat @ Alabama-Birmingham 9/30 Sat @ *Louisiana State 10/7 Sat vs. West Virginia 10/14 Sat vs. Jacksonville State 10/21 Sat @ *Georgia 10/28 Sat vs. *Kentucky 11/4 Sat @ *Alabama 11/18 Sat vs. *Arkansas 11/25 Sat @ *Mississippi South Carolina (SEC) 8/31 Thu @ *Mississippi State 9/9 Sat vs. *Georgia 9/16 Sat vs. Wofford 9/23 Sat vs. Florida Atlantic 9/28 Thu vs. *Auburn 10/7 Sat @ *Kentucky 10/21 Sat @ *Vanderbilt 10/28 Sat vs. *Tennessee 11/4 Sat vs. *Arkansas 11/11 Sat @ *Florida 11/18 Sat vs. Middle Tennessee St. 11/25 Sat @ Clemson Tennessee (SEC) 9/2 Sat vs. California 9/9 Sat vs. Air Force 9/16 Sat vs. *Florida 9/23 Sat vs. Marshall 9/30 Sat @ Memphis 10/7 Sat @ *Georgia 10/21 Sat vs. *Alabama 10/28 Sat @ *South Carolina 11/4 Sat vs. *Louisiana State 11/11 Sat @ *Arkansas 11/18 Sat @ *Vanderbilt 11/25 Sat vs. *Kentucky Vanderbilt (SEC) 9/2 Sat @ Michigan 9/9 Sat @ *Alabama 9/16 Sat vs. *Arkansas 9/23 Sat vs. Tennessee State 9/30 Sat vs. Temple 10/7 Sat @ *Mississippi 10/14 Sat @ *Georgia 10/21 Sat vs. *South Carolina 10/28 Sat @ Duke 11/4 Sat vs. *Florida 11/11 Sat @ *Kentucky 11/18 Sat vs. *Tennessee

1 Oklahoma After closing 2005 with a bang, the Sooners are back with leading Heisman candidate Adrian Peterson.

2 Texas Vince Young is gone, but there’s still gobs of talent remaining in Austin.

10 Tennessee The return of David Cutcliffe will work wonders for the Vols’ offense.

11 Clemson With key starters returning and Bowden’s best recruiting class ever the Tigers are poised to pounce.

19 Virginia Tech Defense will be salty. The receivers are excellent. But who will be the Hokies’ quarterback?

20 Nebraska Cornhuskers could be ready to make a move under Bill Callahan.

21 Arizona State 3 Southern Cal No Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush? See Texas.

12 Miami In some games, the Hurricanes seem close to greatness. In others, they’re close to collapse.

Sun Devils’ offense will be worth staying up late to watch on Saturday nights.

22 Iowa 4 Auburn How did Lou Holtz let Kenny Irons get away?

13 Oregon Ducks’ offense should be fun to watch.

Hawkeyes need to improve their pass defense.

23 Penn State 5 Ohio State Troy Smith is the real deal.

14 Florida State Win the opener at Miami, and the Seminoles could make a strong run.

6 West Virginia

15 Georgia

There’s no doubt the Mountaineers are good. There’s also no doubt their schedule is easy.

Major issues at quarterback, but the Bulldogs are loaded almost everywhere else.

16 Louisville 7 Florida Urban Meyer should have the Gators’ offense sizzling in his second year.

Quarterback Brian Brohm and running back Michael Bush give the Cardinals an entertaining combination.

8 LSU

17 California

Road schedule is too brutal for an undefeated season.

If you haven’t checked out tailback Marshawn Lynch, you need to.

9 Notre Dame

18 Michigan

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The Nittany Lions lost too many players to return to a BCS bowl.

24 Alabama The defense won’t be as dominant, so the offense needs to pick up some of the slack and improve – a lot.

25 Texas Tech Mike Leach is the most underrated coach in college football.

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way on a Thursday night at N.C. State. In just 12 carries, Davis rushed for 143 yards – 139 in the continued from page 9 first half – and scored 2 touchdowns as the Tigers down the left sideline to set up Jad Dean’s 1st of rolled to a 31-10 victory. But just when it seemed it had all come together, Davis broke his left wrist six field goals. Later in the game, after A&M pulled within two while being tackled on the first play from scrimpoints at 19-17, Davis broke off left tackle for a 21- mage to start the second half. The injury caused him to miss all of the Temple yard gain. Again, it was the key play in another game the next week and though he tried hard to Tiger scoring drive as Dean booted a 44-yard field get back for the Georgia Tech game in his homegoal moments later to make the score 22-17 with town of Atlanta, he was able to play only one 10:41 remaining in the game. Davis ultimately carried the Tigers to victory play. “At first I didn’t think the injury was that bad,” with 8 straight carries late in the 4th quarter, the he said. “After one play, I realized I couldn’t do most by a Clemson running back since 1997. On it.” the game-winning drive, he had runs of 9 and 8 By letting the wrist heal for another week, Davis yards to start the 33-yard drive. He also rumbled was able to play against Duke where he rushed for ahead for 4 yards on a third down-and-four play 85 yards on 10 carries with a cast on his left arm. that kept things moving and pushed Clemson into Florida State then rolled into town the next week field goal range. A few minutes later, Dean made Davis’ hard run- and though confident, Davis was unsure of how ning pay off by splitting the uprights on a 42-yard the wrist might hold up against a fast and physical field goal with 2 seconds left, giving the Tigers a Florida State team. But everything turned out for the best in 25-24 victory over #17 Texas A&M. He finished the evening with 19 carries, averag- Clemson’s 35-14 victory. Davis rushed for 65 yards and caught 2 passes for 44 more and 2 TD’s as he ing 5.3 yards per rush. Davis again played well at Maryland the next earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors for a 3rd week as he rushed for 82 yards on 20 carries. The time. “It didn’t hurt at all and I had a pretty good next week against Miami, however, things slowed game,” he said. “I knew then I could play with this down. (cast). I started catching the ball well with the cast. I stayed after practice every day doing extra work and running with it.” Against rival South Carolina the next week, Davis had his best game of the season as he ran for 145 yards and scored the winning touchdown with 5:58 to play. After carrying the ball just six times for 27 yards in the first half, he asked the coaches for the football - and for the most part - promised he would carry his team to a victory. “I told Coach (Spence) to give me the ball,” Davis said. “We ran the ball a few times in the 1st half and got a couple of yards, so I told Coach to ‘give me the ball and let’s get a drive going and it’ll open up the pass.’” James carrying the ball against Mays HS (Atlanta) So Davis got the ball and answered by rushing for 111 yards in the 2nd half, including the game-winner from 2 yards out “James came into the game with a lot of confi- in the Tigers’ 13-9 victory. dence,” Burns said. “But Miami made a decision Davis finished the season the next month they were going to take the run away.” against Colorado with 150 yards on 28 carries The Hurricanes held Davis to a season-low 12 and was named MVP of the Champs Sports yards and after rushing for 183 yards in the first Bowl. two games, the freshman gained just 107 yards He rushed for a team-high 879 yards – the 2nd in 3 straight losses to Miami, Boston College and most yards by a freshman in Clemson history – and Wake Forest. scored a school freshman record 9 touchdowns, “It was kind of hard for me to adjust. I couldn’t get off the ball or do anything,” Davis said. “I good enough for him to earn ACC Rookie of the learned I had to get a lot of work done in the weight Year honors. room to help with my speed and quickness.” “He went through some peaks and valleys,” With Clemson needing a win to save its season, Burns said. “But like Coach Bowden said after the Davis and the offensive line came through in a big bowl game, this guy hasn’t even scratched the sur94

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face on what he can do. “He is still learning. The great thing about it is - he is still eager, too. When he was a freshman he was learning things - as opposed to understanding, now I think he understands them.” And he also understands just how important he is to the Clemson family. Will Vandervort is a Sports Editor for the Seneca Daily Journal/Messenger and Clemson Sportswriter.

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“When the funds become available, they’ll step right into it,” he says. The anticipated completion date for Component 2 is the off-season 2007. How will the additional height of the West Zone effect the noise and temperature on the field? There’s no “technical data” to tell the exact effect but “raising the height and adding 1,000 cheering fans will make it louder. As for the temperature, it was designed in such a way that the 3rd level is open like a breezeway and wind is constant through that breezeway.” When asked if any other events could be held in the West Zone, Sam responded, “The sky’s the limit. We’re open for anything. The Recruiting Level would be ideal for receptions and there is potential for wedding receptions at the Club Level. We’re open to anything.” What effect will the state-of-the-art structure have on recruiting? “The West End Zone has been a big boost to recruiting,” says Sam. Tommy Bowden agrees. “I think we are in a better situation than we have been in the past simply because the talent level has been elevated because of the improvement of the facilities. With (2005’s) recruiting class and what we’re going to have this year, I think we are getting closer every year.” And to Tiger fans—that may be the greatest benefit of all.

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