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Gamecocks, Tigers Ink Football Recruits

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Both Clemson University and the University of South Carolina landed solid recruiting classes in 2012, with the Tigers inking the nation's No. 13 class and the Gamecocks coming in not far behind at No. 18. Neither school landed a five-star recruit this year, according to Rivals.com, but Clemson scored

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Clemson Dismisses Joe Craig

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Clemson University wide receiver/ track star Joe Craig was booted from the Tiger football team on Thursday, head coach Dabo Swinney announced. "Joe Craig has been permanently dismissed from the Clemson football team for a violation of team rules," Swinney said in a statement released by the Clemson

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Florida Rising

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Eager to rebound from a disappointing 2011 season, head coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gator football team is stocking up on new talent ... The Gators are poised to land one of the nation's top recruiting classes in 2012, including  a trio of five-star players - 6-foot-5, 265-pound offensive lineman

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Dabo Swinney To Assess 2012 Recruits

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Clemson University head coach Dabo Swinney will assess his 2012 recruiting class at an event in Tigertown, S.C. on February 1. So ... how many points will West Virginia score on the Clemson defense between now and then? Kidding, kidding ... although we're betting the over/under is likely to be pretty

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Kevin Steele Out At Clemson

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A week after his unit gave up an NCAA bowl-record 70 points against West Virginia, Clemson University defensive coordinator Kevin Steele has been fired. Errr ... sorry. He has accepted an invitation to "explore other opportunities." "I have had a great experience at Clemson and feel good about

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Gamecocks Finish In Top Ten

South Carolina's Antonio Allen hugs D.J. Swearinger after Swearinger made a big defensive play during fourth-quarter action in Columbia, S.C. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. (Photo by Travis Bell/Sideline Carolina)

CLEMSON STAYS RANKED DESPITE BLOWOUT BOWL LOSS For the first time in the 118-year history of the University of South Carolina football program, the Gamecocks are a Top Ten team. Head coach Steve Spurrier's squad - which finished its 2011 campaign with a convincing win over Nebraska in the Capital

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Take That, Tigers

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WEST VIRGINIA REWRITES ORANGE BOWL, BCS RECORD BOOKS WITH BLOWOUT WIN OVER CLEMSON By Jordan Dominick || Winning your conference and playing in a Bowl Championship Series game generally constitutes a successful season. But is that really still the case for the ACC Champion Clemson Tigers following their

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Chad Morris Gets The Big Sweet Dollars

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Chad Morris' impressive first year in Tigertown has earned him an "extended stay ..." and a fat raise. The Clemson University offensive coordinator - whose aggressive up-tempo play-calling paved the way for the Clemson Tigers' first Atlantic Coast Conference football championship in 20 years - has

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Tigers Topple Tech, Take ACC Title

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By Jordan Dominick || After being embarrassed in consecutive games, few college football pundits gave the No. 20 Clemson  Tigers a chance against 5th-ranked Virginia Tech in Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference championship game at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Having been dominated

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Dabo Swinney Isn’t Backing Down

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Clemson University head football coach Dabo Swinney isn't backing down from his explosive response to comments that a Gamecock radio announcer attributed to University of South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier. "I really don't have any comment, it is what it is," Swinney said at a press conference

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“Dat Boy” Fires Back

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Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney has had enough of University of South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier talking trash about his program. After the No. 12 Gamecocks (10-2, 6-2 SEC) picked up their third consecutive win over their arch-rivals last weekend, Spurrier threw a few mild jabs in

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USC-Clemson Quotes

For the third year in a row, the University of South Carolina football team not only beat the Clemson Tigers - they pounded their arch-rivals into submission. The No. 12 Gamecocks (10-2, 6-2 SEC) rolled over the seventeenth-ranked Tigers (9-3, 6-2 ACC) by a 34-13 margin on Saturday night - holding

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