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Clemson's backfield back to timeshare
The State — The thunder-and-lightning combination is back at Clemson.With C.J. Spiller departed after a year as the feature back, the backfield timeshare returns Saturday against North Texas with Jamie Harper and Andre Ellington sharing the ball in the season opener.Harper is OK with the split workload. Sharing is all he has known since high school when he split backfield carries with current Boston College running back Montel Harris. Ellington says the timeshare works because he and Harper have been good friends since meeting at the Under Armour All-American game as prep stars.They say the sharing arran...
16 hours agoClemson football season kicks off Friday in Tiger Town
Greenville News — CLEMSON — There's nary a hint of fall in the hot summer air, but fall arrives in Clemson Friday, when the college town will be covered with more orange than an autumn woodland for the kickoff of the 2010 football season.
August 30, 2010Recruiting: USC issues concern Clowney
The State — THE COUNTRY’S top-ranked recruit, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (6-6, 247) of South Pointe, told reporters after Saturday’s ESPNU game against Northwestern he still has USC and Alabama as his top two schools.Clowney said he has no favorite, but did indicate concern about the off-field issues at USC.“You’ve seen the Roll Tide,” Clowney said. “They just play hard. South Carolina is in a little bit of trouble right now, so I don’t know right now. I’m still thinking about where I’m going to go to. I haven’t decided yet. It will be a big ...
August 29, 2010Where to find public dove fields in the Upstate
Greenville News — • Anderson County: Clemson University/Fants Grove WMA, 45 acres; from U.S.
August 28, 2010Dove season ready for kickoff
Greenville News — CLEMSON -- While Clemson kicks off its football season at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, many hunters will kick off their season with an opening-day dove hunt.
August 28, 2010UNC probe expands to academic misconduct
The State — North Carolina’s investigation into possible improprieties in its football program took another serious turn Thursday night with the announcement of possible academic misconduct. The allegations involve a tutor who formerly was employed by Tar Heels football coach Butch Davis.Chancellor Holden Thorp, athletic director Dick Baddour and Davis explained the new twist at a news conference at the Kenan Football Center on campus.Baddour said a player interviewed during the NCAA’s investigation into possible improprieties with sports agents shared information about the academic situation ...
August 27, 2010Hairston stored among Clemson’s valuables
The State — At ACC media days last month, a talk-show host pulled aside Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney to reveal a surprising discovery:Clemson’s reserved, 6-foot-7, 325-pound left tackle was the most articulate and engaging on-air guest among the players in attendance.“I thought that was pretty cool, one of my big “nasties” getting that kind of compliment,” Swinney said of Chris Hairston. “(He) is just a real sharp guy. He’s soft-spoken, but he’s a competitor.”Perhaps because of the position he plays, perhaps because of his unassuming demeanor, ...
August 26, 2010Clemson walk-ons have mentor in Price
The State — Hopeful walk-ons began arriving at the Clemson practice facility when classes began last week, chasing a dream much like Dabo Swinney did more than 20 years ago in the SEC.Does a walk-on have a better chance under the Clemson coach, who walked on as a receiver at Alabama?It certainly doesn’t hurt.“I treat them all fairly,” Swinney said. “I give them all an opportunity. The best guys play. I’m not afraid because we recruited somebody (to have) a walk-on beat out a recruited guy.
August 24, 2010Tigers eager to show progress
Greenville News — Following an up-and-down season, the Blue Ridge High football team is looking to tidy up some loose ends as the Tigers prepare for their season opener vs. Wade Hampton on Friday.
August 24, 2010Morris: Parker isn't ready for NFL - yet
The State — WE NOW KNOW that at least one Major League Baseball club believes Kyle Parker will one day play on the game’s biggest stage. Parker’s savings account increased by $1.4 million recently when he signed as a first-round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies.Now comes the next challenge for Parker: proving he can be an NFL quarterback. He admits that is part of the reason he gave up $600,000 to $800,000 in signing-bonus money to return to college football. His second season as Clemson’s quarterback will give NFL scouts a better read on whether he can play at that level; he is eligib...
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- Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery ACC Now | News & Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced. Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15. “Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at f...
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- Duke's Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery Above the Rims | Charlotte Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced.Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15.“Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at full strength before the start o...
- Trustees' chair backs Davis, Baddour Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer UNC Board of Trustees chair Bob Winston said he is "extremely saddened and disappointed" with the school's football scandal today, but said he backs coach Butch Davis and athletic director Dick Baddour as the Tar Heels move forward.Twelve UNC players are being held out of Saturday's season opener against LSU, and three more have not made the trip to Atlanta for the game but may be cleared in time to play."I think we have the right guy as our coach," Winston said. "I feel that Butch Davis is going to take a look at what’s happened and will figure the best way to move forward. And I think he is ...
- Former UNC president on football: "Great sadness" Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer In the early 1960s, then-UNC President William Friday had to deal with a point-shaving scandal involving basketball players at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State.Now long retired, Friday, 90, has been thinking about those bad old days a good bit lately as he follows the scandal enveloping the football program at Carolina."For people who care about the university, this is a moment of great sadness," Friday said today. "We've gone 50 years without even the remotest allegation of wrongdoing at Chapel Hill.Athletic ethics is an issue dear to Friday's heart. For more than 15 years, he co-chaired the Kn...