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Spiller, Swinney preview championship game

December 4, 2009 By
Swinney excited

Swinney excited

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and Tiger running back CJ Spiller went before the media one final time Friday in Tampa to talk about the ACC Championship Game tomorrow night against Georgia Tech. 

This will be the second meeting of the season between the teams.  They played in the second weekof the season on a Thursday night in Atlanta.  Tech jumped out to a 24-0 lead only to see Clemson score 27 straight points.  But Tech tied the game on a field goal and won it on a 36 yard field goal by Scott Blair with 57 seconds to play.

Interview with Dabo Swinney

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The Tigers yielded a season high 307 rushing yards to Georgia Tech.  Anthony Allen led the attack with 127 yards. 

Spiller focused

Spiller focused

Spiller rushed for 87 yards on 20 carries.  He also caught 4 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown, a 63 yard pass from Kyle Parker.

Interview with CJ Spiller

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The Tigers are 8-4, the Yellow Jackets are 10-2.  Both teams are coming off losses to their rivals.  Tech has won three in a row against Clemson and five of the last six, but Clemson is 2-0 againsst Tech at neutral sites.  Tech is a one point favorite for the 8:00 PM kickoff on ESPN.

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Tigers win division, beat Virginia 34-21

November 21, 2009 By
Scoreboard says it all for Tigers

Scoreboard says it all for Tigers

Swinney wins division

Swinney wins division

A long run of ACC frustration ended for Clemson Saturday afternoon before the Tigers kicked off their game with Virginia.  When North Carolina beat Boston College, that made the Tigers ACC Atlantic Division champions, their first ACC title of any kind since 1991.  Then, the Tigers went out and made it a happy Senior Day for CJ Spiller, Jacoby Ford, Thomas Austin, Michael Palmer, Ricky Sapp and the others who would be playing their last game at Death Valley by rolling over Virginia 34-21.   

AUDIO:  Dabo Swinney post game news conference (25:32)

The Cavaliers battled the Tigers nearly even in the first half trailing  just 24-21 at the break thanks to a 23 yard touchdown pass from Jameel Sewell to Mikell Simpson on the last play of the half.  But the Clemson defense rose to the occassion in the second half limiting the Cavaliers to just 40 yards over the final 30 minutes.  The Tigers sacked Virginia quarterbacks seven times in the second half.

Career day for Ford

Career day for Ford

Virginia finished with just 273 total yards while Clemson had 366.  While CJ Spiller was held in check (58 yards rushing, 39 yards receiving, 1 touchdown), receiver Jacoby Ford went basically unchecked by the Cavalier defense.  Ford had 6 catches for 106 yards and a touchdown, and he finished the day with 211 all purpose yards. 

AUDIO:  Jacoby Ford (2:04)

Spiller heads to title game

Spiller heads to title game

Spiller set another ACC record, this one for all purpose yards in a season, with 114 against the Cavaliers.    His total now stands at 2066 yards.  He’s also the only player in the country to score at least one touchdown in every game.  Spiller now has 6974 all purpose yards for his career and needs just 28 to become the fifth player in FBS history to reach 7000 yards. 

AUDIO:  CJ Spiller (2:36)

Parker stays hot

Parker stays hot

Quarterback Kyle Parker continued to show his improvement.  He was 19-26 for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Parker has thrown for at least 230 yards in four games this season.  During the Tigers current six game winning streak, Parker has thrown 12 touchdowns with only four interceptions. 

AUDIO:  Kyle Parker (3:20)

Clemson’s tight ends have 46 receptions this season after getting four against Virginia.  That ties the school single season record held by the 1970 team.  And the tight ends have seven touchdown catches, and that ties the single season record set in 1974.

Maye sparks defensive surge

Maye sparks defensive surge

Senior Kavell Connor, a Virginia native, had a career high 15 tackles to lead the defense.  Rennie Moore recorded two of the seven sacks.  Brandon Maye also had a big game with 12 tackles and 2 forced fumbles.  The Tigers allowed the Cavaliers across midfield just once in the second half, and that drive ended on downs at the Clemson 34. 

AUDIO: Brandon Maye (2:15)

The Tigers are now 8-3 overall and they finish 6-2 for the ACC campaign.  They will play at USC next Saturday with a 12:00 kickoff on ESPN.  The following Saturday  the Tigers will face Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game in Tampa at 8:00 on ESPN.  That will be a rematch of the second game of the season, a 30-27 Tech win in Atlanta. 

Final Stats

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Clemson takes care of business, blasts NC State

November 14, 2009 By
Swinney on brink of title

Swinney on brink of title

Clemson brought a business like attitude to Raleigh Saturday, and the Tigers cashed their checks as they blew out the Wolfpack 43-17  to remain on track to win their first ACC Atlantic Division title.  Should Virginia beat Boston College today, the Tigers will have the title.  If BC wins, Clemson can win the division next week by defeating Virginia at home.

AUDIO:  Dabo Swinney post game news conference  (11:46)

Parker has sharp day

Parker has sharp day

The Tigers put this one away by halftime with 21 second quarter points.  Jacoby Ford  caught a 17 yard touchdown pass from Kyle Parker, CJ Spiller tossed a 17 yard scoring pass to Xavier Dye, and Parker hit tight end Michael Palmer in the back of the end zone with a five yard scoring pass. Parker completed  12 of 18 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, and he was not sacked.  Palmer was his favorite target with four catches for 50 yards and the touchdown.

AUDIO:   Kyle Parker  (2:33) 

State opened the second half with a long touchdown drive, but outside of a field goal, the Wolfpack wouldn’t reach the end zone again until the final three seconds. 

Another record for CJ

Another record for CJ

Meantime, Spiller scored on a 16 yard run and a 34 yard pass reception, and Jamie Harper broke free for a 69 yard scoring run, the longest run of his Clemson career.  The Tigers finished with 454 yards, their fourth straight game of at last 400 yards.  They averaged over eight yards per play.  Spiller finished with 97 yards.  He became the first Clemson player to account for touchdowns five different ways in a single season. 

AUDIO:  CJ Spiller  (3:50)

Sapp helps lead defense

Sapp helps lead defense

Linebacker Brandon Maye led the defense with 10 total tackles and a sack.  The Tigers had two sacks on the afternoon and seven tackles for loss.  They allowed 377 total yards but held quarterback Russell Wilson to a 12-32 passing day with one with one pick. He did throw two touchdown passes.

AUDIO:  Kevin Steele  (3:32)

AUDIO:  Ricky Sapp  (1:37) 

The only injury incurred by Clemson was an ankle sprain by offensive guard Thomas Austin. Swinney said the injury does not appear to be serious. 

Final Stats

The Tigers play their final ACC game next Saturday at Death Valley against Virginia  in what will be the final home game for seniors CJ Spiller, Jacoby Ford, Ricky Sapp, Thomas Austin and others.  The kickoff time and TV outlet for the game will be announced Sunday.

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Swinney, Tigers preview Miami

October 20, 2009 By

Fresh off a resounding win over Wake Forest, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and some of his players met with the media Tuesday to talk about the Tigers’ next challenge, a meeting Saturday afternoon at #10 Miami.  The Tigers evened their records at 3-3 and 2-2 in the ACC with the win over the Demon Deacons.  That victory kept alive the Tigers’ hopes of winning the Atlantic Division.  The Tigers are just a half game back of division leading Boston College and they own the tiebreaker with the Eagles. 

Dabo Swinney news conference: (21:10)

The Clemson players regained the confidence that was shattered by the loss at Maryland with their performance against Wake Forest.  The Tigers dominated the Demon Deacon defense and were efficient on the ground and thru the air.  CJ Spiller rushed for 106 yards including one 66 yard touchdown scamper.  The Clemson offense averaged nearly seven yards per snap. 

Jacoby Ford one-on-one interview: (4:06)

CJ Spiller group interview: (5:00)

Kyle Parker group interview: (3:23)

Chris Chancellor one-on-one interview: (4:50)

The Tigers’ are seven point underdogs against the Hurricanes.  Kickoff will be at 3:30 on ABC.

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Clemson falls to TCU 14-10

September 26, 2009 By
Swinney loses close one

Swinney loses close one

Clemson battled 14th ranked TCU to the final minutes before falling the Horned Frogs 14-10 at rain soaked Death Valley.  The Tigers once again squandered numerous scoring opportunities including a late fourth quarter drive that died at the TCU 16.  The Tigers have scored just one offensive touchdown in their last two games.

Audio:  Dabo Swinney (11:15)

Complete game story

Spiller carries offense

Spiller carries offense

CJ Spiller led the Tiger offense with 112 rushing yards on 26 carries.  He also caught three  passes for 79 yards including a 60 yarder that carried to the TCU four yard line.  Spiller later scored on a one yard one.

Audio:  CJ Spiller (2:57)

Tiger quarterback Kyle Parker faced a heavy rush much of the day though he  was only sacked once.  He was flushed from the pocket on several occassions and forced to throw the ball away or missed his receivers.  Parker finished the day 17-37 for 192 yards.

Parker comes up short

Parker comes up short

Audio:  Kyle Parker (2:57)

The Tigers made four trips into the TCU red zone and game away with ten points.  Besides Spiller’s touchdown and a 25 yard Richard Jackson field goal, the Tigers had a missed Jackson field goal from 34 yards and turned the ball over on downs from the TCU 17 and TCU 16.  The missed field goal was obviously huge because the Tigers could have kicked for the win at the end instead of being forced to go for the touchdown.  But to be fair, TCU also missed a 42 yard field goal in the third quarter.  The Tigers finished with 309 total yards including 117 on the ground.

Napier proud of effort

Napier proud of effort

Audio:  OC Billy Napier (2:46)

The Clemson defense yielded 388 yards including 162 on the ground.  TCU quarterback Andy Dalton rushed for 86 yards and passed for 226 yards and two touchdowns.  He had a lot of success with the zone read option and found the middle of the Clemson defense wide open on several plays.  The Tigers apparently were running a lot of dime coverage leaving  just one linebacker to play the middle of the field, and TCU attacked that.

Maye sees middle open

Maye sees middle open

Audio:  LB Brandon Maye

The Tigers fall to 2-2 overall and will play at Maryland next Saturday with kickoff at 12:00.  TCU is 3-0 and plays SMU next week.

Final Stats

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