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

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GAME 2 • APPALACHIAN STATE • FAMILY WEEKEND & FOOTBALL REUNION • SEPT. 12, 2015 • 12:30 P.M. • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

WHAT’S INSIDE 2 TODAY’S GAME 4 STATISTICAL MATCHUP 6 1965 TEAM - 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 7 1990 TEAM - 25-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 8 2005 TEAM - 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 10 SENIOR RESERVES - SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 13 BRANDON STREETER - COACH SPOTLIGHT 15 Q&A WITH SHAQ LAWSON 113 TIGER BAND 115 KYLE FISHER - MEN’S SOCCER SPOTLIGHT 117 CATRINA ATANDA - WOMEN’S SOCCER SPOTLIGHT 119 BOBBY JOHNSON 124 MIKE ECHOLS 128 THE LAST WORD - TIGER TRUST

News and notes from today’s game between Clemson and Appalachian State.

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

Fifty years ago, Clemson won the ACC title behind team MVP Thomas Ray.

The 1990 Tiger defense was one of the best in school history.

The year began and ended with big wins, including one over No. 17 Texas A&M.

The nine Tiger senior reserves help prepare the team each week.

He returned to Clemson in December to coach the position he played as a Tiger.

Get to know the Tiger junior defensive end and some of his favorites.

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Read what “The Band That Shakes The Southland” has in store today.

One of the Tigers’ top players is looking for another ACC team title in 2015.

The junior led the Tigers to victory over No. 8 South Carolina in August.

The former Tiger player and coach joins the College Football Playoff Committee.

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WRITERS Caroline Anderson, Tim Bourret, Brent Breedin, Sean Butler, Colby Lanham, Matt Rhinesmith, Sanford Rogers, Philip Sikes, Chas Williams

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ON THE COVER Members of the three reunion teams with seven of Clemson’s 2015 senior reserves in the WestZone.

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Seven former players are back at Clemson as student assistant coaches.

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

MISCELLANEOUS 21 25 29 32 49 55 57 61

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

36 42 46 99 101 103 105 113

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

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APPALA AC CH HIAN IAN STATE VS. CLEMSON

BY TIM BOURRET BOTH TEAMS ON WINNING STREAKS Appalachian State is in its ﬁrst year as an FBS school and has the potential to go to a bowl game. Schools that move up to the FBS level must serve a two-year transition period before they are eligible for a bowl game. The Mountaineers served that in 2013 and 2014. In 2014, Appalachian State would have been bowl eligible with a 7-5 overall record and 6-2 Sun Belt Conference mark. The Mountaineers won their last six

games of the season and won the opener last week. That means head coach Scott Satterfield’s team enters today’s game with a seven-game winning streak, the fifth-longest active streak in the nation. It shows how hard it is to win in college football when a seven-game winning streak is among the top-five active streaks in the nation. Ohio State has the longest streak at 14, including its season-opening win over Virginia Tech on Monday. Boise State is second with a 10-game winning streak, while TCU is third with nine in a row. Memphis is fourth with eight, followed by the Mountaineers. Clemson has a modest four-game winning streak, but that is ninth best in the nation, tied with NC State. Since 2005, Appalachian State has 99 wins, eighth among Division I schools. Boise State has the most with 114. By comparison, Clemson has 90 wins since the beginning of the 2005 season.

FORMER TIGERS COACHING AT ASU For the second week in a row, Clemson has a coaching influence on the opposing team for a game in Death Valley. Last week, Brian Mance, who played for the Tigers from 1999-02, faced Clemson as a member of the Wofford defensive coaching staff. This week, former Tigers Justin Watts and Scot Sloan return to their alma mater to coach against the Tigers in Death Valley. Watts is in his first season at Appalachian State as wide receivers coach and was a wideout at Clemson from 1996-00. He is the only Tiger in history to receive five letters. In 1997, he suffered a season-ending injury, but had played enough (in terms of snaps) to earn a letter. Watts had 51 career receptions for 561 yards. The native of Florence, S.C., came to Appalachian State from Middle Tennessee, where he served under former Tiger assistant coach Rick Stockstill for nine years. Sloan is a 1992 Clemson graduate who was a defensive back for the Tigers from 1988-91. He got his start in coaching at Clemson as a video graduate assistant in 1992 and was a graduate assistant coach from 199395. He has been at Appalachian State since 2010.

WATSON FACES LONGTIME FRIEND When Deshaun Watson is on the ﬁeld against Appalachian State, one of the players trying to tackle him will be Mountaineer starting outside linebacker Devan 2

THE STINGY CLEMSON DEFENSE LIMITED THE TERRIERS TO ONLY 123 RUSHING YARDS LAST WEEKEND.

Stringer. Stringer is from Gainesville, Ga., and was a high school teammate and classmate of Watson at Gainesville High School. How close are they? When Watson’s mother was in the hospital ﬁghting tongue cancer for a long period of time, Watson spent much of the time staying with Stringer’s family. The two have been friends since they were in grammar school. Stringer had 34 tackles in 10 games (seven starts) as a ﬁrst-year freshman in 2014. He had two tackles and two quarterback hurries in Appalachian State’s season-opening 49-0 win over Howard.

TIGERS WIN OPENER VS. WOFFORD Clemson had a strong performance on both sides of the ball in the 49-10 victory over Wofford last weekend. First, Dabo Swinney’s team held Wofford to just 123 rushing yards and 2.7 yards per carry. Wofford has ﬁnished in the top 10 in the nation (FCS) in rushing 17 straight years and averaged 297 yards per game on the ground last year. The Tigers had 10 tackles for loss as well. Offensively, Clemson gained 533 yards of total offense, 311 in the air and 222 on the ground. It was the 14th time in history Clemson had 300 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in one game. Clemson is now

PROFESSOR-OF-THE-GAME Dr. J. Drew Lanham is a professor of wildlife ecology whose devotion to his profession has led to him being honored by his students as a Master Teacher and by his colleagues as an Alumni Distinguished Professor. Both awards recognize Lanham’s innovative approach to teaching and research in DR. J. DREW LANHAM the fields of conservation and ecology. Lanham is a Clemson alumnus and Edgefield, S.C., native whose love of the land, the wildlife it supports and those who preserve it is renowned. Lanham is active in efforts to include others, particularly under-represented populations, in more active roles in natural resource conservation. Please help us welcome Lanham during his on-field appearance in the second quarter.

ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS Team 1. Clemson* Boston College* Florida State* NC State* Syracuse* Wake Forest* Louisville*

ACC Overall Home 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

Away Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

COASTAL DIVISION STANDINGS Team 1. Duke* Georgia Tech* Miami (Fla.)* Pittsburgh* North Carolina* Virginia* Virginia Tech*

ACC Overall Home 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

Away Neutral 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

* - controls its own destiny to win the ACC title; Note: Standings and stats are through games of September 7.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Maine 3 at Boston College 24 Wofford 10 at Clemson 49 Duke 37 at Tulane 7 Texas State 16 at Florida State 59 Alcorn State 6 at Georgia Tech 69 Louisville 24 vs. Auburn 31 (Atlanta, Ga.) Bethune-Cookman 0 at Miami (Fla.) 45 North Carolina 13 vs. South Carolina 17 (Charlotte, N.C.) Troy 21 at NC State 49 Youngstown State 37 at Pittsburgh 45 Rhode Island 0 at Syracuse 47 Virginia 16 at UCLA 34 Ohio State 42 at Virginia Tech 24 Elon 3 at Wake Forest 41

RAY-RAY MCCLOUD HAD A TEAM-HIGH EIGHT RECEPTIONS AGAINST WOFFORD AND WAS ONE OF 13 FIRST-YEAR FRESHMEN WHO PLAYED FOR THE TIGERS IN THE GAME.

TODAY’S GAME

ACC TIDBITS

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE 75-0-1 when gaining 500+ yards of total offense in one game and 68-0-1 when gaining 200+ rushing yards and 200+ passing yards in one game. Defensively, T.J. Green led the way with a careerhigh 10 tackles, including a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss. The junior safety did a terrific job in terms of run support against the Wofford option attack, as did Jayron Kearse, who had six tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup. Linebacker B.J. Goodson added seven stops as well. Offensively, Deshaun Watson completed 18-22 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns. That computes to a pass efficiency rating of 185.9, just off Watson’s average of 188.6 last year as a first-year freshman when he led the nation among quarterbacks with 125+ attempts. Preseason All-ACC wide receivers Artavis Scott and Mike Williams caught touchdown passes from Watson, while Wayne Gallman led the team in rushing with 14 carries for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Zac Brooks added 52 rushing yards and a touchdown, while sophomore Tyshon Dye also tallied two rushing touchdowns. The 49-10 victory was Clemson’s largest margin of victory in a season opener since 2006, when Clemson defeated Florida Atlantic 54-6.

TIGERS PLAY 13 FIRST-YEAR FRESHMEN Clemson played 13 first-year freshmen in the season opener against Wofford, the most in a game since 1943. That year, the U.S. government drafted Clemson’s entire junior and senior classes, so head coach Frank Howard’s team was made up entirely of freshmen and sophomores. The first-year Tigers who played were Austin Bryant (DE), Kelly Bryant (QB), Deon Cain (WR), J.D. Davis (LB), Judah Davis (LB), Jake Fruhmorgen (OT), Albert Huggins (DT), Mitch Hyatt (OT), Ray-Ray McCloud (WR), Van Smith (S), Christian Wilkins (DT), Garrett Williams (TE) and Jalen Williams (LB). The most first-year freshmen Clemson had played over the course of a season since 1952 was 12 in 2011.

HYATT MAKES FIRST START Mitch Hyatt started at left offensive tackle in Clemson’s 49-10 win over Wofford. It was a landmark start for the first-year freshman from Suwanee, Ga. Hyatt, who was a Parade First-Team All-American and USA Today All-American coming out of North Gwinnett High School, became the first first-year freshman offensive tackle to start a Tiger season opener since 1944, when Phil Prince started against Presbyterian College. Hyatt had a 92-percent grade from assistant coach Robbie Caldwell on 45 snaps and helped the Tigers jump out to a 35-7 lead at halftime. Hyatt was one of the starting 11 who played six possessions and scored a touchdown on all six drives. Hyatt was just the third first-year freshman to start the opening game of the year since Dabo Swinney took over as head coach on a full-time basis in 2009. The others were Chandler Catanzaro (2010) and Adam Humphries (2011). Hyatt was the first first-year freshman to start at any position on the offensive line in the first game since 1980, when James Farr started the season opener at center against Rice. Hyatt comes from good stock. His uncle, Dan Benish, played for the Tigers as a defensive tackle from 1979-82 and was First-Team All-ACC in 1981, when Clemson won the national title. He also earned a Super Bowl Championship ring with the Washington Redskins in 1987.

MCCLOUD HAS STRONG FIRST GAME Freshman wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud did not start the season opener against Wofford last weekend, but he came off the bench to total eight receptions for 80 yards, including a 32-yard reception from Nick Schuessler. His reception total was the most in Tiger history for a freshman in his ﬁrst game. No player has had at least eight catches in a debut, not even recent Tigers who went on to the NFL in DeAndre Hopkins, Martavis Bryant and Clemson is 3-2 (.600) all-time Sammy Watkins. on September 12. The last

ON THIS DATE

game on this date was Virginia Tech’s 37-0 win over the Tigers in 1998.

Miami (Fla.) at Florida Atlantic South Florida at Florida State Houston at Louisville Appalachian State at Clemson Wake Forest at Syracuse Howard at Boston College Tulane at Georgia Tech Notre Dame at Virginia Furman at Virginia Tech North Carolina Central at Duke North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Eastern Kentucky at NC State Pittsburgh at Akron ^ - Friday; Note: All times are EDT.

FS1 ESPN FS1 ESPN3 ACC ESPN3 RSN ABC ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3

^8 p.m. 11:30 a.m. Noon 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

TEAM STATS Yards Off. Def. 359.0 91.0 533.0 213.0 530.0 271.0 636.0 300.0 553.0 272.0 405.0 327.0 379.0 79.0 440.0 394.0 450.0 305.0 458.0 407.0 426.0 64.0 336.0 503.0 320.0 572.0 591.0 151.0

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

Points Off. Def. 24.0 3.0 49.0 10.0 37.0 7.0 59.0 16.0 69.0 6.0 24.0 31.0 45.0 0.0 13.0 17.0 49.0 21.0 45.0 37.0 47.0 0.0 16.0 34.0 24.0 42.0 41.0 3.0

RUSHING LEADERS Rk 1. 2. 3. 4.

Player Qadree Ollison Marcus Marshall Dalvin Cook Elijah Hood

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4.

Player John Wolford Everett Golson Thomas Sirk Matt Johns

Team PIT GAT FSU UNC

Car. 16 8 19 12

Yards 207 184 156 138

TD 1 2 2 0

Y/G 207.0 184.0 156.0 138.0

PASSING LEADERS Team Cm. WFU 20 FSU 19 DUK 27 UVA 22

Att. Yards TD Y/G 27 323 3 323.0 25 302 4 302.0 40 289 2 289.0 38 237 1 238.0

RECEIVING LEADERS Rk 1. 2. 3.

Player Bug Howard Johnell Barnes Taquan Mizzell Rashawn Scott 5. Ray-Ray McCloud

Team UNC DUK UVA MIA CU

Rec. 6 11 8 6 8

Yards 114 109 100 100 80

TD 1 1 1 1 0

Y/G 114.0 109.0 100.0 100.0 80.0

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

POLLS

Clemson 533 80 6.7 533.0 222.0 311.0 169.5 27.0 49.0 7 0-0 33.8 6-(-5) 1-39 6-55 2 60.0 28:43 0-0 1-3

Opp. 213 63 3.4 213.0 123.0 90.0 75.3 9.0 10.0 1 1-1 37.4 1-0 5-105 4-46 0 25.0 31:17 0-0 1-3

SCORING BY QUARTERS Team Clemson Opponents

1st 14 0

2nd 21 7

3rd 7 3

4th 7 0

OT ---

Tot 49 10

RUSHING LEADERS # 9 24 27 21 4

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

Car. 14 7 7 5 2 43 45

Yards 92 52 26 25 22 222 123

Avg. 6.6 7.4 3.7 5.0 11.0 5.2 2.7

TD 2 1 0 0 0 5 1

LG 35 25 7 9 15 35 17

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

Cm. 18 9 30 6

Att. 22 11 37 18

Yards Int. 194 0 98 0 311 0 90 0

TD 2 0 2 0

LG 35 32 35 41

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

(Sept. 8, 2015) Team Ohio State (61) Alabama TCU Baylor Michigan State Auburn Oregon Southern California Notre Dame Georgia Florida State CLEMSON UCLA Louisiana State Georgia Tech Texas A&M Mississippi Arkansas Oklahoma Boise State Missouri Arizona Tennessee Utah Mississippi State

APPALACHIAN STATE USA TODAY

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

(Sept. 8, 2015) Team Ohio State (63) Alabama (1) TCU Baylor Oregon Michigan State Auburn Florida State Georgia Southern California Notre Dame CLEMSON UCLA Mississippi Louisiana State Georgia Tech Oklahoma Arkansas Texas A&M Arizona Missouri Boise State Tennessee Wisconsin Utah

SERIES HISTORY CLEMSON LEADS 4-0 Year CU ASU Rank Site W-L CU ASU 1984 0-0 0-0 4/H W 40 7 1990 2-1 1-1 17/H W 48 0 1991 0-0 1-0 8/H W 34 0 1997 0-0 0-0 18/H W 23 12 Totals 145 19 Note: Rankings are by AP; Clemson’s ranking is listed ﬁrst, followed by Appalachian State’s ranking; Clemson home games in bold.

Category Appalachian State Total Offense 663 Plays 84 Yards/Play 7.9 Yards/Game 663.0 Rushing Yards/Game 376.0 Passing Yards/Game 287.0 Passing Efﬁciency 208.2 First Downs/Game 33.0 Points/Game 49.0 Touchdowns 7 Field Goals 0-0 Punting Average 47.5 Punt Returns 2-13 Kickoff Returns 0-0 Penalties 7-60 Turnovers 1 Third-Down Conversion % 53.8 Time of Possession/Game 35:50 Interceptions By Defense 1-0 Sacks 2-7

SCORING BY QUARTERS Team Appalachian State Opponents

Player Ray-Ray McCloud Artavis Scott Deon Cain Hunter Renfrow Germone Hopper Clemson Opponents

# 15 44 1 11 91 90 50 10 25 36 98

Player T.J. Green B.J. Goodson Jayron Kearse Travis Blanks Austin Bryant Shaq Lawson Jabril Robinson Ben Boulware Cordrea Tankersley Judah Davis Kevin Dodd

Rec. 8 6 3 2 2 30 6

Yards 80 75 36 29 27 311 90

Player Marcus Cox Jalin Moore J.P. Caruso Terrence Upshaw Taylor Lamb Appalachian State Opponents

3rd 21 0

4th 0 0

OT ---

Tot 49 0

Car. 11 9 6 10 4 56 30

Yards 105 64 61 42 41 376 36

Avg. 9.5 7.1 10.2 4.2 10.3 6.7 1.2

TD 1 1 0 0 0 3 0

LG 68 26 34 11 14 68 7

Cm. 16 5 21 14

Att. 21 7 28 22

Yards Int. 209 0 78 0 287 0 136 1

TD 3 1 4 0

LG 50 37 50 43

RECEIVING LEADERS

Avg. 10.0 12.5 12.0 14.5 13.5 10.4 15.0

TFL 2.5-6 0.5-1 1-3

2nd 21 0

PASSING LEADERS # Player 11 Taylor Lamb 10 J.P. Caruso Appalachian State Opponents

TD 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

LG 32 35 21 25 25 35 41

# 6 83 85 7 2

Player Shaedon Meadors Simms McElfresh Barrett Burns Malachi Jones Ike Lewis Appalachian State Opponents

Int.

# 45 88 42 6 10 49 36 3 40 30

Player Eric Boggs John Law Antonious Sims Kennan Gilchrist A.J. Howard Ronald Blair Olawale Dada Alex Gray Nate Norwood Oslvaldo Sombo

TACKLE LEADERS Tac. 10 7 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2

1st 7 0

RUSHING LEADERS # 14 25 10 20 11

RECEIVING LEADERS # 34 3 8 13 5

Opp. 172 52 3.3 172.0 36.0 136.0 106.5 8.0 0.0 0 0-0 45.5 1-0 2-26 6-55 1 8.3 24:10 0-0 0-0

Rec. 4 4 3 2 1 21 14

Yards 64 51 16 28 37 287 136

Avg. 16.0 12.8 5.3 14.0 37.0 13.7 9.7

TD 1 1 1 0 1 4 0

LG 50 20 9 19 37 50 43

TACKLE LEADERS Sacks

0.5-0 1-3

1-3

1.5-2

Tac. 9 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

TFL

Sacks

1-4 1-3

1-4

Int.

1-2 0.5-2 1.5-3 0.5-1 0.5-1

0.5-1

RESULTS & SCHEDULE RESULTS & SCHEDULE Date 9-5 Date 9-12 9-17 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

Opponent Wofford Opponent Appalachian State * at Louisville Notre Dame * Georgia Tech * Boston College * at Miami (Fla.) * at NC State * Florida State * at Syracuse * Wake Forest at South Carolina

W-L W TV ESPN3 ESPN

Score 49-10 Time 12:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

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

Date 9-5

ARTAVIS SCOTT HAD SIX CATCHES AGAINST WOFFORD, INCLUDING THIS 35-YARD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION.

Date 9-12 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-22 10-31 11-5 11-14 11-28 12-5

Opponent Howard Opponent at Clemson at Old Dominion Wyoming * at Georgia State * at Louisiana-Monroe * Georgia Southern * Troy * Arkansas State * at Idaho * Louisiana-Lafayette * at South Alabama

W-L W

Score 49-0

TV ESPN3 ASN

Time 12:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

ESPNU

7:30 p.m.

ESPNU

7:30 p.m.

* - SBC game; Note: All times are Eastern; home games in bold.

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1965 5 0 - Y E A R

A N N I V E R S A R Y

SEASON

FIFTY YEARS AGO, CLEMSON WON THE ACC TITLE BEHIND TEAM MVP THOMAS RAY. BY BRENT BREEDIN

ithout a “breather” on the schedule and coming off its worst season since 1952, the 1965 Tigers won their first ACC championship in six years thanks to a stout defense and a physical run-oriented offense. The team finished with a 5-5 record, with three of the losses coming in November by a combined 11 points. Actually, the 1965 Tigers shared the title with NC State, the only time in ACC history the championship teams had three league losses. Officially, Clemson had just two league losses. South Carolina played two ineligible players during the 1965 season, and the league made the decision that all games it played would be forfeited. As a result, the Tigers finished with an official league record of 5-2, the same as the Wolfpack. However you view it, it was a championship season, and the recruitment of some stellar freshmen bode well for the future. Clemson would go on to win the 1966 and 1967 ACC titles as well, a first for the program and head coach Frank Howard. The 1965 Tigers featured four FirstTeam All-ACC players in Johnny Boyette (OT), Bill Hecht (LB), Hugh Mauldin (TB) and Butch Sursavage (DE). Sursavage was a sophomore that year and was just the third sophomore in school history to be named First-Team All-ACC. With all those star players, Thomas Ray was named team MVP. He totaled 1,019 passing yards and had many outstanding performances. Phil Rogers was the top receiver as a sophomore with 36 catches for 466 yards and Mauldin led the ball carriers with 664 yards. The season got off to a good start at home with a win over NC State. On their second series, the Tigers moved the ball 75 yards in 13 plays, with Ray scoring from two yards out. While NC State took advantage of a Clemson fumble to score a tying touchdown after a 26-yard drive in the second quarter, the Tigers’ steady play in the second half netted a second touchdown by Ray from the five and a diving score from the two by fullback Bo Ruffner. The final score was Clemson 21, NC State 7. The following week at Virginia, it was Ray and Ruffner again who led the offense to a 20-14 win over the Cavaliers.

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QUARTERBACK THOMAS RAY (RIGHT), PICTURED WITH BRUCE MCCLURE (LEFT), WAS NAMED TEAM MVP OF THE 1965 TIGERS.

23 against TCU. To say defense was the key would be an understatement. The Tigers won at Duke 3-2, then defeated TCU 3-0. Both games were played during the week of the World Series and the combined scores of Clemson’s games were lower than the contests between the Dodgers and Twins. It is the only time the Tigers have won consecutive games by scoring just three points. Frank Pearce made just four field goals that entire 1965 season, but he provided the game-winners in those contests against Duke and TCU. Clemson had just eight first downs and 147 yards of offense at Duke in front of 31,000 fans at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke had nearly double the total (286), but the Blue Devils’ only score came on a safety. The next Saturday at Clemson, the Tiger defense was the most dominant of the season. The Horned Frogs had just two first downs, among the lowest ever against Clemson, and gained only 72 yards of offense in 43 plays. Clemson upped its ACC record to 4-0 with a 26-13 win over Wake Forest behind a ground attack that totaled 187 rushing yards. Wake Forest passed for 199 yards, but many came in a catch-up time period. The Tigers lost their last three games, but still claimed a part of that ACC crown. Many from the 50-year club are in attendance today to celebrate that season.

Following a scoreless ﬁrst quarter, Clemson came back with consecutive Virginia took a 14-7 halftime lead. wins on October 16 at Duke and October Touchdown passes by Ray to end Wayne Bell in the third and fourth quarters gave Clemson CLEMSON WON THREE GAMES IN A ROW, INCLUDING win No. 2. The fourth-quarter TWO OVER ACC FOES, DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF score was a 16-yarder and came ITS 1965 SCHEDULE EN ROUTE TO THE ACC TITLE. with just 2:06 left, giving Clemson its ninth straight win over the Cavaliers. Consecutive weeks on the road against SEC powers Georgia Tech and Georgia quickly put Clemson on its heels with a pair of losses. By 1965, the ACC’s “800 rule” began to take effect from a talent standpoint. ACC schools could not take a student-athlete who scored less than 800 on the SAT, while SEC schools could. As a result of the inequity, not a single ACC team was ranked in the ﬁnal AP top 20 between 1962-71.

1990 2 5 - Y E A R

A N N I V E R S A R Y

SEASON

THE 1990 TIGER DEFENSE WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY. BY SANFORD ROGERS

s hard as it is to believe, 9,020 days have passed from Jan. 1, 1991 until this afternoon’s contest with Appalachian State. On that day, the Tigers earned a Hall of Fame Bowl victory to remember, claiming a 30-0 shutout over No. 14 Illinois. Many players from the 1990 squad return to Death Valley this afternoon to celebrate their 25-year reunion. The opportunity to return to Clemson and renew old friendships is always enjoyable. But for members of the 1990 team, who were the fourth consecutive Tiger squad to post a 10-2 record, the chance to renew old acquaintances and remember a successful season is very satisfying considering the way the year began. That team had an 83.3 winning percentage (40-8), third highest in Clemson history, and won two ACC titles. It was in early January 1990 when things changed signiﬁcantly for Clemson football. Ken Hatﬁeld was named the 22nd head coach after Clemson and Danny Ford agreed to a mutual separation. For members of 1990 team, it was a time of transition and change. “Those were some crazy times,” recalled Vance Hammond. An All-ACC pick in 1989 and 1990, Hammond was one of the senior lead-

ers on that 1990 team. He understood that the wheels could come off a successful program if everyone did not pull together. “At the time, we did not understand what was going on,” admitted Hammond. “For the seniors on the team, it was very important to keep everyone on the same page. We knew we had the chance to have a great year, but everyone had to be together.” After Hatfield was named head coach, Hammond saw a coach and a staff willing to adapt to continue the success that had been so common at Clemson over the years. The program had just had its third straight 10-win season and third straight top-15 finish. “Having the spring to adjust to a new coaching staff was very important,” said Hammond. “The offense was going to be similar to what we had done before and the defense had so many returning players. The most important thing was everyone being on the same page and communicating with each other.” The results from the 1990 season show the team made the transition to a new coaching staff and a new era. Hatfield became the first Clemson coach to win 10 games in his first season. The Tigers finished the season with six victories over teams with a winning record,

more than any team that year with the exception of national champion Georgia Tech. The Tigers also finished No. 9 in the final polls. Hammond, who is now the director of the Boys & Girls Club in Spartanburg, S.C., is proud of the success of the 1990 team, but to this day still thinks the season could have gone even better with just a few breaks. “Our only two losses were on the road to a really good Virginia team that had Shawn Moore, Herman Moore and Terry Kirby, and the eventual national champion, Georgia Tech,” said Hammond. “In the Georgia Tech game, we moved the DEFENSIVE TACKLE ball all over the field but VANCE HAMMOND only scored 19 points. If STARTED ALL we had scored one more 12 GAMES AS A touchdown instead of a SENIOR IN 1990. field goal, we could have been right there in the “To end the season with a dominating mix for big things at the end of the year. performance on New Year’s Day against a Big Ten team was something to be proud of. Winning 10 games each season meant a lot to the seniors on that team.” With Hammond still calling Spartanburg home (he is a graduate of Dorman High School), he has the opportunity to be around the current Clemson players and coaches several times throughout the year. The success Dabo Swinney has displayed has not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. “I started coming to games in a patrol car when I was nine,” said Hammond. “My dad was a highway patrolman and directed traffic. I was one of those kids who would slide down the Hill on a cardboard box. “To see how coach Swinney has embraced the players who helped build this program over the years means a lot. He has extended a hand of fellowship from the first day he was named head coach. THE 1990 TIGER DEFENSE We are all part of something bigger that LED THE NATION IN TOTAL DEFENSE AND WAS SECOND makes Clemson what it is today.” IN BOTH RUSHING DEFENSE AND SCORING DEFENSE. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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he most pleasant offseasons for Clemson fans are ones after the Tigers beat rival South Carolina in the final regular-season game, then win a bowl game. When the Tigers defeated Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl in December to cap a 10-3 season, it marked the first time since 2005 the Tigers ended the year with wins over the Gamecocks and a bowl opponent. That 2005 season concluded with a 13-9 win over South Carolina in Columbia and a 19-10 victory over Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl, which is now sponsored by Russell Athletic. So, not only was the 2014 accomplishment the first since 2005, both teams concluded the accomplishment with bowl victories in the same Florida venue. The 2005 team is celebrating its 10year reunion today at Memorial Stadium, and there is much to celebrate. When looking back at the last 10 years of Clemson football, there have been eight seasons of 8+ wins and seven seasons that have ended with a top-25 ranking. That stretch of excellence all started with the 2005 season.

The year started in exciting fashion with a 25-24 win over No. 17 Texas A&M, who had not Year USC Bowl Opponent Score been to Clemson since 1978 41-23 Gator Ohio State 17-15 1973. It was an odd 1981 29-13 Orange Nebraska 22-15 game in many respects in 1988 29-10 Citrus Oklahoma 13-6 that Clemson scored 25 West Virginia 27-7 1989 45-0 Gator points, but did not score 30-0 1990 24-15 Hall of Fame Illinois an offensive touchdown. 1993 16-13 Peach Kentucky 14-13 Chansi Stuckey re2003 63-17 Chick-fil-A Tennessee 27-14 turned a punt 47 yards 19-10 2005 13-9 Champs Sports Colorado for a touchdown in the 40-6 2014 35-17 Russell Athletic Oklahoma second quarter to give Clemson the lead and Jad Dean made a schoolrecord six field goals, inCHARLIE WHITEHURST, WHO HAD A 4-0 cluding a 42-yarder with RECORD AS A STARTING QUARTERBACK just two seconds left to AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA, LED THE TIGERS win the game. The naTO A 13-9 WIN IN COLUMBIA IN 2005. IT WAS tionally televised game PART OF THE EIGHTH TIME IN TIGER HISTORY proved to be a great deCLEMSON DEFEATED THE GAMECOCKS AND but for James Davis, who WON ITS BOWL GAME TO CLOSE A SEASON. rushed for 101 yards, the first Tiger first-year freshman to rush for 100 yards in his first game since the 1945 season. eled to NC State for a Thursday night Clemson then defeated Maryland game. Davis put the Tigers on his back 28-24. Reggie Merriweather scored two with 143 rushing yards and two touchtouchdowns, indowns before breaking a wrist, and the cluding the gameTiger defense held the Wolfpack to just winner on a 38-yard one touchdown and 10 points. run with 2:58 left. It was the first win in a streak of six At 2-0, No. victories in the last seven games to end 13 Miami (Fla.) the season. The only loss was a 10-9 came to town for a setback at Georgia Tech on October 29, meeting with No. Clemson’s fourth loss by six points or 20 Clemson. This less, including two in overtime. proved to be one of After a 49-20 win over Duke great games in the when Will Proctor came off the Memorial Stadium bench for an injured Charlie Whitehistory and is still hurst to total 201 passing yards the longest game and two touchdowns, the Tigers the Tigers have defeated eventual ACC champion played. The two Florida State 35-14 on November teams battled for 12. three overtimes bePlaying in his final home game, fore the Hurricanes Whitehurst was superb, completing prevailed 36-30. 21-32 passes for 269 yards and What followed three touchdowns. Stuckey had 11 were two more receptions for 156 yards and two close games, a 16touchdowns, as Clemson dominat13 overtime loss ed the third quarter (21-0). to Boston College Clemson closed the regular seaand a 31-27 loss at son with a 13-9 win at South CaroWake Forest. lina, making Whitehurst the first The season hung and still only player in the history in the balance as of the series to start and win four the 2-3 Tigers travgames at quarterback in the ClemTHE LATE GAINES ADAMS (#93) AND CHARLES BENNETT (#86) COMBINED FOR 27.5 TACKLES FOR LOSS AND 13 SACKS AS DEFENSIVE ENDS IN 2005.

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son vs. South Carolina rivalry. The now longtime NFL veteran iced the game with a 10-yard run on a draw to allow Clemson to run out the clock. The win over Colorado in the bowl game was certainly earned. Davis was the MVP with 150 rushing yards. Whitehurst, playing in his ﬁnal game as a Tiger, was efﬁcient by going 21-29 for 205 yards. It was his 25th win as Clemson’s starting quarterback.

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looks to him for advice, and any need we might have we go to him. He has been here throughout the entire process and he doesn’t get thanked enough.” Brown is still exploring several options once the season ends, but remains interested in working in international business and pursuing his master’s degree.

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For Jordan Bianchi, asking him to think of one particular moment that sticks out from the rest during his time with the Clemson football program is hard, but not because they aren’t plentiful. Rather, just having the opportunity to be a part of these moments is all the Greer, S.C., native could ask for. “Being a part of the team and around the guys and coach (Dabo) Swinney, who’s taught me so many great life lessons, has been a great experience,” said Bianchi. Clemson was always a part of the plan for Bianchi, who originally came for civil engineering after transferring from Presbyterian College. After getting involved with the Tiger football program, he decided to walk on to the team, and he has not looked back. “I decided to walk on to the team because I like being a part of something greater than myself and with a group of guys who want to win and be the best.” Originally a baseball player out of high school, he had his ups and downs prior to Clemson and credits his parents for always supporting him throughout the process. Bianchi also credits both Swinney and co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott for being his biggest inﬂuences in the football program and pushing him to be the best he can be. “They (Swinney and Scott) want the best out of you and they expect the best out of you,” he added. “They always want you to love the game and play every play like it’s your last, even if you’re a guy who’s not getting a ton of reps.” After he graduates, Bianchi plans to pursue his master’s degree in structural engineering.

From the classroom to the gridiron, being a member of the team has given Beau Brown a second family and prepped him for his future. Brown has many memorable experiences, having been through big bowl game wins against Louisiana State, Ohio State and Oklahoma. For Brown, it is moments like these that are unforgettable. “There’s nothing like the bonding between teammates during a postgame celebration,” stated Brown. “I’ll eventually forget about the scores of games, but I will never forget the memories I’ve made with my teammates on and off the field.” During his time in the program, Brown, a Beaufort, S.C., native, has been impacted the most by director of football strength & conditioning Joey Batson and defensive backs coach Mike Reed. Off the field, Brown credits his parents for molding him into the person he is today and being his biggest supporters. “Coach Batson has taught me that it takes drive, determination and hard work to finish goals and tasks in life,” added Brown. “Coach Reed has not only given me more knowledge of the game of football, but also taught me how to enjoy the little things in life as well as believing in myself.” Upon graduation, Brown plans to take some time off and travel to explore different cultures around the world before pursuing a career in the oil and gas industry.

A recruited walk-on from Walterboro, S.C., Jim Brown patiently worked behind fellow long snappers Phillip Fajgenbaum and Michael Sobeski for four years. Looking back at his time with the team, Brown has lived a dream and has been ecstatic at the opportunities that have been put before him. Brown not only became the starter this year, he was also awarded a scholarship, an announcement made in front of the team in August. Brown’s experience as a walk-on his ﬁrst four years have served him well, and he knows that he cannot afford to settle for anything less than he has given up to this point. “Getting to come on with the scholarship guys was awesome and helped me understand everything and see what was going on. I was the third-string guy for three years, and I got to see a lot thanks to the two long snappers I was behind. Once they left and the door opened for me, I went right through it trying to seize every opportunity I’ve had. “I don’t ever want to get complacent and think just because I have a scholarship, I’m any better than any other guys, because I know how it was and know how to get here.” Brown credits former Tiger placekicker Chandler Catanzaro as well as Sobeski and Fajgenbaum as his role models, but also heaped plenty of praise on special teams analyst Brandon “Stopwatch” McCombs for being the “crew leader” of the unit. “He (McCombs) always has our backs, is looking out for us and is our go-to guy,” said Brown. “He’s helped us through the last four or ﬁve years being our liaison and our crew leader. Everyone

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Offensive tackle William Cockerill could not have imagined what being a part of the Clemson football program would be like. Now he knows and enjoys every second of it. “It’s a job,” said Cockerill. “It’s not just football...it’s everything.” As a part of the program, the Sumter, S.C., native credits offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell and director of football strength & conditioning Joey Batson for making him a stronger player and better lineman. He also notes the impact Jeff Davis has made on him through his football journey. “Jeff Davis has helped me out a lot,” stated Cockerill. “My mom and dad have been huge for me as well. I call them after practice for words of encouragement for anything, whether it’s class or football.” After graduation, Cockerill wants to teach and coach football at the high school level, and also continues to actively explore other means of career options.

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Hailing from Italy, Brennan Goodnature certainly had his own adjustment period to go through. But his time with the team has been one he has certainly enjoyed. “My time with the team has been great,” he said. “There is a real sense of family that I felt right away. All the guys have been really cool and helpful with showing me the ropes around here.” Italy remains a dear place to Goodnature, who loves the country for its own sense of family and familiarity. “Italy and the U.S., are really different. Italy is super chill and laid back. Everyone is on their own time. The Italians are super friendly as well. Living in Italy was a great experience, but America will always be my home. I have a special place in my heart for Italy.” Goodnature’s biggest role models have been his brother, stepfather and father, who have all been big inﬂuences on him. All three are in the military and have taught him valuable lessons. He has enjoyed his brief time at Clemson and credits Mike Dooley for helping him adjust and supporting him through the walk-on process. After school, he plans to attend medical school and enlist in the Army as a doctor.

opportunity that Hall has loved from the beginning, whether it was his ﬁrst time running down the Hill or the 2014 Orange Bowl victory over Ohio State. “Being part of the team has been incredible,” said Hall. “I’ve built some deep friendships and have had experiences I would have never gotten otherwise. This opportunity has been better than I ever imagined.” Since his time at Clemson as part of the football program, Hall has been impacted the most by assistant football strength & conditioning coach Adam Smotherman, known as the “get-back guy” for defensive coordinator Brent Venables. A two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member, Hall plans to pursue a master’s degree in kinesiology to become a strength & conditioning coach after he graduates. Hall hopes to emulate what he has learned to impact players in the same manner that Smotherman has while carving out a role in player development and mentoring athletes. “Coach Smotherman is a strong Christian man who lets God shine through him as he coaches all of us,” added Hall. “He always keeps a good attitude and inspires me to work hard by pushing me when I need it and encouraging me. As an aspiring coach, I hope to take what I’ve learned from him and use it to impact players in the same way.”

COLLINS MAULDIN

QUINTIN HALL LB • PIEDMONT, S.C.

Growing up a Tiger fan, Quintin Hall always dreamed of being a Clemson football player. That dream has been an

A three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member, defensive end Collins Mauldin has enjoyed his run as a member of the Clemson football program. The Rock Hill, S.C., native has been witness to many great moments, but the bowl victories are what stick with him the most. “I’d deﬁnitely say the bowl games are some of my favorites,” said Mauldin. “The Russell Athletic Bowl was certainly among the best, especially being with the guys and having a great win against Oklahoma.” Mauldin has found his niche as a reserve defensive end and tight end the past ﬁve seasons, and he credits defensive ends coach Marion Hobby for being a great support system and someone he can trust.

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Trapp, now with the Buffalo Bills, for being a positive influence on him. Thanks to these two men, Mauldin overcame the challenges of balancing academics and athletics en route to multiple ACC Academic Honor Roll selections. “Coach Hobby has been a huge impact,” added Mauldin. “I see him every day, at least four hours a day, so he’s like a second dad to me. He’s someone I can come to on a daily basis if I need someone to talk to.” Having graduated in May with a degree in wildlife & fisheries biology, Mauldin is exploring graduate school options once he finishes his final season of football.

Clemson is well known for its engineering programs, and offensive tackle Daniel Stone has reaped both the athletic and academic benefits Clemson has had to offer. “I chose Clemson because it has a great engineering program,” said Stone. “I’m really interested in that kind of stuff, so I ended up doing a material science engineering program. It’s been really good so far.” Hailing from Simpsonville, S.C., Stone’s favorite Clemson football moment was the 2013 game against Georgia in Death Valley, and it is a moment that sticks with him. “It was so loud and you could feel the energy in the air. The whole stadium was shaking.” On the field, Stone credits teammate and fellow offensive lineman Eric Mac Lain for being a great inspiration and team leader. Away from the field, Stone credits his parents for always being there and keeping him motivated when he has needed it the most. Upon graduation, Stone will begin an engineering co-op starting in January.

A native of Ninety Six, S.C., Harrison Tucker is passionate about establishing a career in computer engineering. But the urge to play football again after graduating from Ninety Six High School never left him, and he chose to walk on for the Tigers. At Clemson, Tucker has had the best of both worlds...playing the game he loves and building towards his future career. “It’s been a great and fun experience,” said Tucker. “I love football and wanted to try it after doing it all through high school. It’s been a privilege to be out here with the team.” Tucker’s favorite Clemson memory was the 2013 Georgia game, with the intense atmosphere and the Tigers puling out a victory over an SEC rival. Looking back on his time at Clemson, Tucker credits offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell for pushing to be the best man he can be. “He’s a great man, he’s funny, he wants you to do well and he keeps on you hard,” said Tucker. “He’s made me better technique-wise and being responsible as a man. “Something I learned to do is that I’ve kept to myself, focused on my schoolwork and taken pride in what I do with my major.” After his ﬁnal season, Tucker plans to continue to focus on his career goals in computer engineering. He recently completed a year-and-a-half-long internship in Anderson, S.C., and plans on using that experience in the future.

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es, there’s something in these hills where the Blue Ridge yawns it greatnesss - Joe Sherman, Clemson class of 1934.

When head coach Dabo Swinney began a search to replace offensive coordinator Chad Morris, who accepted the head coaching job at Southern Methodist a couple of days after the 2014 South Carolina game, he had several actions to take. First, he promoted Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott to co-offensive coordinators. The next step was to select a quarterbacks coach. The decision Swinney made would have pleased Sherman, as Swinney tabbed Brandon Streeter, a former Clemson quarterback and 1999 graduate, to coach the signal-callers. When Streeter joined the staff in early December, he became the fourth member of the Tiger offensive staff (Danny Pearman - 1987, Tony Elliott - 2002, Jeff Scott - 2003) who played, graduated and coached at Clemson. The choice that Swinney made allowed Streeter, a veteran of nine years as a full-time coach at Liberty and Richmond, to achieve a dream of returning to a place where he earned a degree in health science in 1999 and master’s degree in human resource development in 2001. “It is so special that coach Swinney has put together a staff with so many Clemson guys,” said Streeter. “The common bond that we have really gives you even more passion because this is our school. We are able to go into a recruit’s

home and tell him about our experience at Clemson. You can tell him what a great life experience Clemson is and how it will be with you your entire life.” Elliott is glad to have Streeter back in Clemson for many reasons, including his Tiger ties. “It is awesome to have Brandon back,” said Elliott. “There is no question where his passion is. He cares so much about the program and is going to do everything he can to make sure we are successful.” Streeter had a unique opportunity this past December when he was hired and coached quarterbacks in the Russell Athletic Bowl. He went into the game with Cole Stoudt as the starter after Deshaun Watson underwent knee surgery following the win over South Carolina.

The first thing Streeter did was meet with all his quarterbacks. His first goal was to show confidence in Stoudt and let the senior signal-caller know he was in his corner. “Cole went through a lot last season,” said Streeter. “He was in a place where he needed a clean slate. The first thing I told him was we were starting fresh and going to have fun. Cole did a great job of preparing. He knew he was going to prepare and earn it. The thing I wanted was for him to have fun and cut it loose.” “Cut it loose” was exactly what Stoudt did that December evening in Orlando. He finished with a career-high 319 passing yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions en route to game MVP honors, as Clemson routed the Sooners 40-6.

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“That was very rewarding for Cole,” stated Streeter. “Here was a guy who went through a lot with injuries and obstacles, and he kept fighting. I was so happy for him.” It should not be surprising for Streeter to talk about overcoming injuries and adversity. A three-time letterman and two-year starter, he played just eight games in 1999 due to injury in Tommy Bowden’s first year at Clemson. Streeter’s grit and determination was evident to all. In 1999, he was given the inaugural Brandon Streeter Award, which is still annually given in his honor to a student-athlete who has succeeded despite a physical injury. With the 2015 season just underway, Streeter has had the opportunity to direct Watson, one of the most exciting quarterbacks in the nation. Watson is coming off ACL surgery and should feel comfortable in knowing his position coach has battled injuries and overcome them. “One of the first things I did after I joined the staff was to meet with the quarterbacks individually,” added Streeter. “Deshaun and I talked about coming back from injury. I believe we are able to relate because I have sat in the chair he is sitting in today. He is a special player and a great person. His work ethic and determination in coming back from injury show the kind of character he has.” That is the kind of character Streeter had as a player at Clemson and demonstrates today as a coach. CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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Q. What age did you begin playing football and what position(s) have you played? A. I started when I was eight. I’ve played quarterback and running back. I played offense back then. Q. When did you know Clemson was the right fit for you? A. In high school. I grew up a Clemson fan. A lot of my high school teammates came here. Q. What has been your top moment as a Tiger? A. Sacking Braxton Miller in the Orange Bowl. Being on that stage and making a play like that felt surreal. Q. What word best describes this year’s defensive unit? A. Disruptive. Q. What is one thing you have learned playing with great defensive linemen who have come before you? A. Work ethic, no doubt. I learned how to come out here, bring it and get better every day as a team. Q. Who has had the biggest impact on your life? A. My dad. After he passed away, it motivated me to get better in every aspect of the game and life in general. Q. What question do you hate answering? A. “Why did they name you (Shaq) after a basketball player?” That is by far the question I hate answering the most. Q. Outside of football, what hobbies do you partake in? A. I play video games and like to go fishing when time allows for it. Q. If you weren’t playing football, what kind of team would you see yourself being a part of? A. I never thought of not playing football, but if I had to pick, I would be a basketball player. Then, my name could be more fitting. Q. Do you have any hidden talents? A. I’m very athletic. I can do all kinds of dunks, which, for someone my size, is pretty impressive.

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

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

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

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

THE CLEMENTS FAMILY - JIM AND WIFE, BETH, ALONG WITH CHILDREN (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT), MAGGIE, GRACE, TYLER AND HANNAH.

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

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

Director of Athletics

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

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

THE RADAKOVICH FAMILY - DAN AND WIFE, MARCIE, ALONG WITH SONS, CHRISTIAN (LEFT) AND GRANT (RIGHT).

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

Head Coach

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

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

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

THE SWINNEY FAMILY - DABO WITH WIFE, KATHLEEN, AND SONS, WILL, CLAY AND DREW.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ASSISTANT COACHES DAN BROOKS ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH DEFENSIVE TACKLES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DAN BROOKS

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

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

BRENT VENABLES DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR LINEBACKERS

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

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

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

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

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

DANNY PEARMAN

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

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

EDUCATION Graduated from Kansas State in 1992.

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

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ASSISTANT COACHES MARION HOBBY CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE ENDS

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

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

JEFF SCOTT CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WIDE RECEIVERS

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

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

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

EDUCATION B.S. degree from Tennessee in 1995.

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

MARION HOBBY

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

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

TONY ELLIOTT CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR RUNNING BACKS

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

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

EDUCATION Degree in secondary education from Clemson in 2003.

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

JEFF SCOTT

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

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

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

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

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

TONY ELLIOTT

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ASSISTANT COACHES ROBBIE CALDWELL OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

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

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

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

MIKE REED DEFENSIVE BACKS

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

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

BRANDON STREETER RECRUITING COORDINATOR QUARTERBACKS

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

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

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

EDUCATION Degree from Furman in 1977.

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

ROBBIE CALDWELL

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

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

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

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

MIKE REED

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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DE • *Jr. Taylors, S.C.

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CB • *So. Immokalee, Fla.

S • *Sr. Beaufort, S.C.

OT • Sr. Sumter, S.C.

WR • *So. Clemson, S.C.

OL • *Fr. Middletown, Md.

CB • *So. Hallandale, Fla.

LS • *Gr. Walterboro, S.C.

OG • *So. Marston, N.C.

RB • *So. Elberton, Ga.

RB • *Fr. Easley, S.C.

WR • *Sr. Greer, S.C.

LB • *Jr. Goose Creek, S.C.

LB • *Jr. Tallahassee, Fla.

DT • *Sr. Rock Hill, S.C.

LB • Jr. Anderson, S.C.

CB • *So. Grayson, Ga.

RB • *Gr. Clemson, S.C.

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JEFFERIE GIBSON

BRENNAN GOODNATURE

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JOE GORE

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JAY GUILLERMO

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JADAR JOHNSON

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RYAN NORTON

DORIAN O’DANIEL

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LB • *Fr. Belton, S.C.

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OG • *So. Broxton, Ga.

S • Jr. Sylacauga, Ala.

WR • *Jr. Charlotte, N.C.

S • Jr. Fort Myers, Fla.

OG • *Gr. Hope Mills, N.C.

C • *Gr. Simpsonville, S.C.

TE • *So. Clemson, S.C.

PK • *Fr. Blythewood, S.C.

PK/P • *Sr. Johns Creek, Ga.

DE • *Gr. Rock Hill, S.C.

LB • *So. Olney, Md.

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DT • *So. Honolulu, Hawaii

DT • *Fr. Leland, N.C.

TE • *Fr. Columbia, S.C.

P • *Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C.

QB • So. Gainesville, Ga.

WR • *Gr. Moore, S.C.

DE • *So. Shelby, N.C.

PK • *Fr. Florence, S.C.

WR • *Fr. Durham, N.C.

S • Jr. Durham, N.C.

DT • Sr. Greensboro, N.C.

WR • *So. Summit, N.J.

OT • Sr. Simpsonville, S.C.

OL • *Sr. Ninety Six, S.C.

WR • Jr. Vance, S.C.

DE • *Fr. Browns Summit, N.C.

QB • *Jr. Grayson, Ga.

HUNTER RENFROW

MILAN RICHARD

ARTAVIS SCOTT

STANTON SECKINGER

WR/P • *Fr. Myrtle Beach, S.C.

WR • So. Clearwater, Fla.

TE • *Fr. Savannah, Ga.

TE • *Gr. Isle of Palms, S.C.

CB • Jr. Beech Island, S.C.

DT • *Jr. Mooresboro, N.C.

DE • *Fr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.

CARLOS LOS WATKINS WATK DEFENSIVE TACKLE

2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL

TIGER ROOKIES

SHADELL BELL

AUSTIN BRYANT

J.D. DAVIS

JUDAH DAVIS

CLELIN FERRELL

NOAH GREEN

ALBERT HUGGINS

WR • Fr. Decatur, Ga.

LB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

OL • Fr. Boiling Springs, S.C.

DE • Fr. Pavo, Ga.

LB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

DT • Fr. Orangeburg, S.C.

KELLY LY BRYANT BRYA QUARTERBACK

DEON CAIN

GAGE CERVENKA

KALEB CHALMERS

MARK FIELDS

JAKE FRUHMORGEN

ZACH GIELLA

MITCH HYATT

TUCKER ISRAEL

DENZEL JOHNSON

STERLING JOHNSON

RAY-RAY MCCLOUD

TANNER MUSE

CHAD SMITH

VAN SMITH

AMIR TRAPP

CHRISTIAN WILKINS

GARRETT WILLIAMS

JALEN WILLIAMS

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

DE • Fr. Richmond, Va.

OT • Fr. Suwanee, Ga.

WR • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Clemson, S.C.

WR • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Charlotte, N.C.

QB • Fr. Orlando, Fla.

S • Fr. Belmont, N.C.

DT • Fr. Springﬁeld, Mass.

DT • Fr. Greenwood, S.C.

OT • Fr. Tampa, Fla.

CB • Fr. Columbia, S.C.

LB • Fr. Sterling, Va.

TE • Fr. Orlando, Fla.

CB • Fr. Greenwood, S.C.

C • Fr. Lincolnton, Ga.

DE • Fr. Clayton, N.C.

S • Fr. Charlotte, N.C.

LB • Fr. Columbia, S.C.

2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL

TIGER RESERVES

JAMES BARNES

JESSE FISHER

ZACH RIGGS

QB • Fr. Sumter, S.C.

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION & BUSINESS

TE • Fr. Travelers Rest, S.C.

GENERAL ENGINEERING

OL • *So. Greer, S.C.

PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM MANAGEMENT

MICHAEL BATSON

PAT GODFREY

CAMERON SCOTT

P • Fr. Central, S.C.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

OL • Fr. Greenlawn, N.Y. ECONOMICS

S • *Fr. Florence, S.C.

GENERAL ENGINEERING

KALEB BEVELLE

SEAN MAC LAIN

AUSTIN SPENCE

DE • *So. Apopka, Fla.

SPORT COMMUNICATION

KELBY BEVELLE

JARVIS MAGWOOD

BRADLEY TATKO

DE • *So. Apopka, Fla.

SPORT COMMUNICATION

WR • Jr. Hope Mills, N.C. HISTORY

LS • Fr. Florence, S.C.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

LB • *Fr. Greenville, S.C. SOCIOLOGY

LS • *So. Greenwood, S.C.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

JAQUARIUS BRICE

SETH PENNER

TY THOMASON

DE • *So. Lancaster, S.C.

CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT

OG • Fr. Naples, Fla.

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION & BUSINESS

WR • Fr. Greenville, S.C.

PACKAGING SCIENCE

KYLE COTE

CONNOR PREVOST

S • Fr. Six Mile, S.C.

PRE-BUSINESS

LB • *So. Raleigh, N.C.

BIOENGINEERING

LOGAN TISCH OL • Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

TIGER RESERVE NUMERICAL ROSTER # Player Pos. 18 James Barnes QB 32 Kyle Cote S 37 Cameron Scott S 40 Jaquarius Brice DE 46 Jarvis Magwood LB 52 Connor Prevost LB 52 Austin Spence LS 54 Zach Riggs OL 59 Bradley Tatko LS 60 Kelby Bevelle DE 62 Kaleb Bevelle DE 64 Pat Godfrey OL 70 Seth Penner OG 72 Logan Tisch OL 83 Jesse Fisher TE 86 Ty Thomason WR 88 Sean Mac Lain WR 96 Michael Batson P * - spent one season as a redshirt player

Hgt. 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-4 5-10

Wgt. 175 170 205 215 215 220 195 275 225 260 255 260 320 290 215 210 210 200

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

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

Hometown Sumter, S.C. Six Mile, S.C. Florence, S.C. Lancaster, S.C. Greenville, S.C. Raleigh, N.C. Florence, S.C. Greer, S.C. Greenwood, S.C. Apopka, Fla. Apopka, Fla. Greenlawn, N.Y. Naples, Fla. Chapel Hill, N.C. Travelers Rest, S.C. Greenville, S.C. Hope Mills, N.C. Central, S.C.

High School or Junior College Sumter HS Daniel HS Wilson HS Lancaster HS James F. Byrnes HS Cardinal Gibbons HS West Florence HS J.L. Mann HS Greenwood HS Apopka HS Apopka HS Harborﬁelds HS First Baptist Academy Chapel Hill HS Eastside HS Jack Britt HS Christ Church Episcopal School

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2015 CLEMSON FOOTBALL

CLEMSON ROSTER 53 Aiken, Martin 2 Alexander, Mackensie 21 Baker, Adrian 11 Bell, Shadell 39 Bianchi, Jordan 11 Blanks, Travis 10 Boulware, Ben 24 Brooks, Zac 49 Brown, Beau 76 Brown, Jim 91 Bryant, Austin 2 Bryant, Kelly 41 Burrell, T.J. 40 Byers, Roderick 8 Cain, Deon 31 Carter, Ryan 95 Cervenka, Gage 20 Chalmers, Kaleb 26 Choice, Adam 61 Cockerill, William 55 Crowder, Tyrone 21 Davidson, C.J. 33 Davis, J.D. 36 Davis, Judah 98 Dodd, Kevin 82 Dunn, Adrien 22 Dye, Tyshon 29 Edmond, Marcus 61 Estes, David 50 Falcinelli, Justin 99 Ferrell, Clelin 24 Fields, Mark 63 Fruhmorgen, Jake

6-2

225

*Jr.

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

CB 5-11

195 *So.

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

6-0

180 *So.

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

6-2

200

Fr.

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

6-6

215

*Sr.

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

6-1

210

*Jr.

LB 5-11

240

Jr.

6-1

200

Sr.

6-0

195

*Sr.

6-4

235

*Gr.

6-4

265

Fr.

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

6-3

215

Fr.

6-0

215

*Jr.

6-4

295

*Sr.

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

6-2

200

Fr.

5-9

175 *So.

6-3

305

Fr.

CB 5-11

180

Fr.

6-5

295

Fr.

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

RB 5-11 LB

5-9

215

So.

205

*Sr.

6-6

270

Sr.

6-1

250

*Sr.

6-2

330 *So.

6-6

300

*Gr.

6-5

285

Fr.

RB 5-10

200

*Gr.

6-3

205

Jr.

6-2

245 *So.

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Sociology

6-1

225

Fr.

PK/P 5-10

185

*Fr.

6-1

230

Fr.

6-3

325

*Jr.

6-5

275

*Sr.

6-0

225

Sr.

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

5-7

175 *So.

6-0

215 *So.

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

6-0

170 *So.

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

6-5

330

*Fr.

6-0

180

*Jr.

6-1

200

*Jr.

PK 5-11

185

*Fr.

6-3

305

*Fr.

6-4

295

Fr.

6-5

295

Fr.

6-5

255

Fr.

QB 5-11

195

Fr.

CB 5-10

195

Fr.

6-6

280

6-0

200

Fr.

6-3

325

Sr.

6-2

245

*Fr.

S DE LB S

6-1 6-4 6-0 6-5

PK/P 5-10 DE

205

Jr.

175

*Fr.

295

Fr.

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

WR 5-10 TE OG S

6-2

250

*Fr.

6-2

280

*Fr.

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

6-3

275 *So.

6-0

175 *So.

6-3

200

*Jr.

WR 5-11

190

So.

6-5

235

*Gr.

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

6-5

260

*Fr.

6-4

235

Fr.

190

Fr.

6-0

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

6-1

190

*Fr.

6-5

285

Sr.

6-1

195

Jr.

5-11

190

*Jr.

6-2

200

*Fr.

5-8

155

Fr.

325

*Sr.

6-3

300

*Jr.

6-2

210

So.

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

230

*Fr.

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

220

Jr.

200

6-4

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

*Sr.

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

270

Jr.

255

Jr.

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

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

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

WR/P 5-10

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

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

315

*Gr.

240 180

Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) • Communication Studies

6-0

200

Jr.

6-4

315

Fr.

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

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

*Gr.

6-2

235

Fr.

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

Fr.

5-9

225

Fr.

6-4

220

Jr.

6-3

255

*Fr.

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

6-3

255

*Jr.

6-5 6-2

300 *So. 230

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

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

Fr.

*Gr.

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

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

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

215

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

Tampa, Fla. (Sickles HS) • Health Science

Richmond, Va. (Benedictine HS) • Sports Communication

6-3

Sterling, Va. (Dominion HS) • Sports Communication

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

Middletown, Md. (Middletown HS) • Management

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

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

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

295 *So.

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

Johns Creek, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS) • Sociology

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

6-3

Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Accounting

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

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

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

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

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Marketing

215 *So.

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

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

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Marketing

6-1

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

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

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Sociology

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

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

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

*Gr.

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

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

Sumter, S.C. (Sumter HS) • History

285

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

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

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

Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS) • History

6-3

Honolulu, Hawaii (Moanalua HS) • Sociology

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

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

*Fr.

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

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

200

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

Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Sociology

6-4

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

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

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

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

Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS) • Sociology

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

215 *So.

Central, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Pre-Business

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

6-1

Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Communication Studies

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Fr.

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

Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro Senior HS) • Sociology

210

Lamar, S.C. (Lamar HS) • Sociology

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

RB 5-10

Easley, S.C. (Easley HS) • Sociology

Naples, Italy (Naples American HS) • Undeclared

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

27 Fuller, C.J. 9 Gallman, Wayne 17 Gibson, Jefferie 77 Giella, Zach 38 Goodnature, Brennan 44 Goodson, B.J. 73 Gore, Joe 71 Green, Noah 15 Green, T.J. 87 Greenlee, D.J. 39 Groomes, Christian 57 Guillermo, Jay 35 Hall, Quintin 51 Hearn, Taylor 5 Hopper, Germone 92 Huegel, Greg 67 Huggins, Albert 75 Hyatt, Mitch 10 Israel, Tucker 14 Johnson, Denzel 18 Johnson, Jadar 93 Johnson, Sterling 34 Joseph, Kendall 1 Kearse, Jayron 36 Lakip, Ammon 90 Lawson, Shaq 16 Leggett, Jordan 78 Mac Lain, Eric 59 Mauldin, Collins 34 McCloud, Ray-Ray 89 McCullough, Jay Jay 69 Morris, Maverick 19 Muse, Tanner

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

Fr.

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

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APPALACHIAN STATE ROSTER 15 Adams, Mock 22 Anderson, Dustin 4 Barbour, Jaylan 68 Barrett, Brody 81 Beathard, Bobo 49 Blair, Ronald 45 Boggs, Eric 8 Boyd, Josh 56 Bronson, Thomas 85 Burns, Barrett 99 Burns, Stephen 16 Capel, Jaquil 10 Caruso, J.P. 46 Cecil, Bill 60 Chapman, Jesse 75 Collins, Parker 66 Collmar, Jamie 67 Counts, Shaq 14 Cox, Marcus 91 Critcher, Bentlee 36 Dada, Olawale 12 David, Daniel 33 Davidson, Eric 24 Davis, Akeem 86 Dufﬁeld, Levi 52 Edge-Campbell, Tobias 96 Edwards, Isaac 9 Exford, Austin 28 Fergerson, Ricky 72 Fernandez, Tyson 58 Flory, Anthony 12 Ford, Jordan 51 Fuller, Caleb

6-4

187

Fr.

Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS)

OLB 6-2

225

Fr.

Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers HS)

OLB 5-10

200

Jr.

Hiddenite, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)

WR 5-10

180

Fr.

6-1

195

So.

6-3

305

Fr.

DB 5-10

170

So.

WR 5-10

190

Sr.

OLB 6-2

210

Jr.

6-4

270

Sr.

OLB 6-2

240

Fr.

ILB

6-3

235

So.

6-6

315

So.

RB 5-10

180

Fr.

6-3

210

Jr.

6-3

265

Sr.

6-5

280

Fr.

6-4

245

Jr.

6-3

260

Fr.

6-2

270

Sr.

6-6

290

Sr.

WR 5-11

190

Jr.

QB TE

DB 5-11

175

Fr.

6-1

210

Fr.

5-8

160

Fr.

6-0

210

So.

DB 5-11

190

So.

6-1

275

Sr.

6-5

260

Fr.

6-3

280

Jr.

WR 5-11

185

So.

6-2

295

Jr.

6-2

215

Sr.

6-2

295

Sr.

DB 5-11

185

Sr.

RB 5-10

200

Jr.

6-2

200

So.

P/PK 6-1

190

Jr.

ILB

6-0

230

Jr.

6-0

235

Jr.

185

Fr.

6-3

250

Jr.

6-3

260

Jr.

6-2

260

Sr.

6-2

315

Jr.

OLB 6-2

240

Sr.

6-1

285

Fr.

OLB 5-11

200

So.

6-9

294

Fr.

6-0

205

Fr.

6-0

235

Jr.

OLB 6-2

220

Jr.

RB 5-10

210

So.

ILB 5-11

245

Sr.

DB 5-11

165

Jr.

DB 5-10

180

Fr.

DL LS DL

ILB

Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)

6-3

195

Jr.

Lincolnton, Ga. (Georgia Military College)

Columbus, Ga. (Shaw HS)

6-0

Elizabeth City, N.C. (Northeastern HS)

Atlanta, Ga. (Henry W. Grady HS)

South Daytona, Fla. (Warner Christian Academy)

Duluth, Ga. (Northview HS)

Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun HS)

Dacula, Ga. (Dacula HS)

Fr.

Macon, Ga. (Howard HS)

Durham, N.C. (Hillside HS)

Irmo, S.C. (Irmo HS)

205

Ellenwood, Ga. (Martin Luther King Jr. HS)

Roswell, Ga. (Central Gwinnett HS)

Gastonia, N.C. (Forestview HS)

6-3

Montgomery, Ala. (Montgomery Academy)

Raleigh, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh HS)

North Augusta, S.C. (North Augusta HS)

Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley HS)

North Augusta, S.C. (North Augusta HS)

Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville HS)

Jr.

Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS)

Hamilton, Ga. (Harris County HS)

Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson HS)

230

China Grove, N.C. (Jesse Carson HS)

Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington HS)

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens Community HS)

OLB 6-2

Matthews, N.C. (Bakersﬁeld (Calif.) College)

Decatur, Ga. (Decatur HS)

Mount Gilead, N.C. (West Montgomery HS)

Fr.

Hampton, Ga. (Dutchtown HS)

Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood HS)

Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)

235

Pilot Mountain, N.C. (East Surry HS)

Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King Jr. HS)

Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS)

6-3

Charlotte, N.C. (West Mecklenburg HS)

Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS)

Brooksville, Fla. (Hernando HS)

Covington, Ga. (Georgia Military College)

Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)

Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)

Fr.

Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS)

Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS)

Belton, S.C. (Belton-Honea Path HS)

225

Apex, N.C. (Middle Creek HS)

Covington, Ga. (Alcovy HS)

Greensboro, N.C. (Greene County HS)

6-6

Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Military College)

Abbeville, S.C. (Abbeville HS)

Haymarket, Va. (Battleﬁeld HS)

Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs HS)

Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb HS)

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (JSerra Catholic HS)

95 Papenheim, Devin 87 Reed, Collin 48 Reed, Dezmin 41 Rubino, Michael 27 Sigalo, Junior 42 Sims, Antonious 90 Singleton, Tashion 94 Slate, Devin 54 Small, Darian 30 Sombo, Osvaldo 92 Stout, Myquon 11 Stringer, Devan 77 Taylor, Alex 26 Thomas, Josh 35 Thomas, Toronto 31 Townes, Rashaad 20 Upshaw, Terrence 43 Ward, D.J. 4 Williams, Mondo 39 Wilson, Justin

Bushnell, Fla. (South Sumter HS)

Miami, Fla. (Miami Beach HS)

Monroe, N.C. (Monroe HS)

Elon, N.C. (Western Alamance HS)

WR 5-10

175

So.

6-5

275

Fr.

PK/P 6-2

195

Sr.

WR 5-10

180

Sr.

ILB 5-10

215

Jr.

6-1

235

Fr.

6-2

180

So.

6-0

210

Sr.

6-1

210

Jr.

RB 5-11

200

Fr.

6-2

240

Jr.

6-4

305

So.

6-3

225

So.

Simpsonville, S.C. (Hillcrest HS)

6-1

192

Fr.

Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS)

Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian School)

RB 5-10

195

Sr.

Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford HS)

Jacksonville, N.C. (Southwest HS)

OLB 6-2

200

Fr.

Thomasville, N.C. (Thomasville HS)

Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian School)

6-2

205

So.

Waynesville, N.C. (Tuscola HS)

Vilas, N.C. (Watauga HS)

6-2

300

Fr.

Raeford, N.C. (Hoke County HS)

Statesville, N.C. (Statesville HS)

6-1

230

Sr.

Spruce Pines, N.C. (Mitchell County HS)

Duncan, S.C. (James F. Byrnes HS)

6-2

195

Fr.

Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh HS)

Winston-Salem, N.C. (Parkland HS)

5-8

170

Sr.

Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (Fuquay-Varina HS)

Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic HS)

6-2

320

Jr.

Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (Fuquay-Varina HS)

ILB

Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS)

6-2

225

Fr.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (American Heritage School)

6-2

Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS)

200

Jr.

Calhoun Falls, S.C. (Monroe (N.Y.) CC)

Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover HS)

37 Fuller, Teh’Ron 16 Garnett, Treyon 5 Gibbs, Latrell 6 Gilchrist, Kennan 47 Godwin, Okon 70 Gossett, Colby 3 Gray, Alex 78 Greer, Chandler 44 Harkness, Alanmicheal 73 Harris, Davante 17 Hayes, Tae 3 Hopkins, Deltron 10 Howard, A.J. 74 Johnson, Victor 13 Jones, Dante 7 Jones, Malachi 29 Krah, Aaron 11 Lamb, Taylor 88 Law, John 82 Letman, Zy 2 Lewis, Ike 76 Malone, Madison 59 Matics, Zach 83 McElfresh, Simms 53 McKinney, Cody 93 McMurry, Elias 6 Meadors, Shaedon 21 Middleton, Doug 89 Moll, Michael 25 Moore, Jalin 40 Norwood, Nate 50 Nunn, Beau 80 Nunn, Hunter

York, S.C. (York Comprehensive HS)

6-0

240

So.

York, S.C. (York Comprehensive HS)

DOUGG M MIDDLETON IDDL DEFENSIVE BACK

57 57

UNIVERSITY PROFILE Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Appalachian State University offers a challenging academic environment, energetic campus life and breathtaking location. Appalachian State combines the best attributes of a small liberal arts college with those of a large research university. Known for its value and affordability, Appalachian State enrolls about 18,026 students and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. Small classes and close interactions between faculty and students create a strong sense of community, which has become an Appalachian State hallmark. Appalachian State, located in Boone, N.C., is one of 16 universities in the University of North Carolina system.

APPALACHIAN STATE

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY FACTS

SHERI N. EVERTS

Location Boone, N.C. Enrollment 18,026 Chancellor Sheri N. Everts Athletic Director Doug Gillin Nickname Mountaineers Colors Black & Gold Conference Sun Belt Conference Home Field Kidd Brewer Stadium (23,150) First Year of Football 1928 Series Record Clemson leads 4-0 Athletic Website AppStateSports.com

Chancellor

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Head Coach Scott Satterﬁeld (Appalachian State ‘96) Record at Appalachian State (Seasons) 12-13 (3rd) Career Record (Seasons) 12-13 (3rd)

ASSISTANT COACHES

DOUG GILLIN Athletic Director

SCOTT SATTERFIELD Head Coach

Coach Nate Woody Dwayne Ledford Frank Ponce Bryan Brown Stu Holt Mark Ivey Dale Jones Scot Sloan Justin Watts

Position(s) Alma Mater DC, OLB Wofford ‘84 Co-OC (RG), OL East Carolina ‘99 Co-OC (PG), QB Florida International ‘97 CB Mississippi ‘06 RB North Carolina ‘95 DL Appalachian State ‘96 ILB Tennessee ‘88 RC, DB Clemson ‘92 WR Clemson ‘00

Home of the Mountaineers

KIDD BREWER WER ER

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MOUNTAINEER LEADERS

BOBO BEATHARD

RONALD BLAIR

ERIC BOGGS

BARRETT BURNS

PARKER COLLINS

MARCUS COX

BENTLEE CRITCHER

TYSON FERNANDEZ

COLBY GOSSETT

ALEX GRAY

A.J. HOWARD

MALACHI JONES

WR • Sr. Haymarket, Va.

OL • Jr. North Augusta, S.C.

OL • So. Cumming, Ga.

DL • Sr. Greensboro, N.C.

RB • Jr. Dacula, Ga.

DB • Jr. Suwanee, Ga.

ILB • So. Belton, S.C.

P/PK • Jr. South Daytona, Fla.

DB • So. Hamilton, Ga.

TE • Jr. Woodstock, Ga.

DL • Jr. Fuquay-Varina, N.C.

WR • Sr. Roswell, Ga.

STEPHEN BURNS DL • Sr. Taylorsville, N.C.

LATRELL GIBBS DB • So. Kennesaw, Ga.

TAYLOR LAMB QB • So. Calhoun, Ga.

JESSE CHAPMAN

KENNAN GILCHRIST

OL • Sr. Cookeville, Tenn.

OLB • Jr. Abbeville, S.C.

JOHN LAW ILB • Jr. Atlanta, Ga.

MARCUS RCUS CCOX RUNNING BACK

SIMMS MCELFRESH

DOUG MIDDLETON

NATE NORWOOD

BEAU NUNN

DARIAN SMALL

DEVAN STRINGER

WR • Sr. Charlotte, N.C.

OL • So. York, S.C.

DB • Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C.

DL • Jr. Hampton, Ga.

OLB • So. Gainesville, Ga.

59 59

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

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

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

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

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

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

TIGERSS vs. MOUNTAINEERS

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

# 75 78 58 55 73 16 5 4 9 3 19 92

Pos. DE NT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB P

# 49 72 40 6 88 45 11 5 21 3 4 91

Player Mitch Hyatt Eric Mac Lain Ryan Norton Tyrone Crowder Joe Gore Jordan Leggett Germone Hopper Deshaun Watson Wayne Gallman Artavis Scott Charone Peake Greg Huegel

Hgt. 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-3 5-11

Wgt. 295 315 285 330 300 255 180 210 215 190 215 185

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

APPALACHIAN STATE DEFENSE Player Ronald Blair Tyson Fernandez Nate Norwood Kennan Gilchrist John Law Eric Boggs Devan Stringer Latrell Gibbs Doug Middleton Alex Gray Mondo Williams Bentlee Critcher

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

Wgt. 270 320 240 210 230 235 200 170 210 210 165 190

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

WHEN APPALACHIAN STATE HAS THE BALL APPALACHIAN STATE OFFENSE Pos. LT LG C RG RT TE WR-X QB RB WR-Z WR-M PK

# 73 75 60 70 50 85 7 11 14 81 83 59

Player Davante Harris Parker Collins Jesse Chapman Colby Gossett Beau Nunn Barrett Burns Malachi Jones Taylor Lamb Marcus Cox Bobo Beathard Simms McElfresh Zach Matics

Hgt. 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-2

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

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

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

Wgt. 290 280 275 315 305 245 215 200 200 190 180 195

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

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

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

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

# 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 58 59 60 66 67 68 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 99

Player Ike Lewis Alex Gray Deltron Hopkins Jaylan Barbour Mondo Williams Latrell Gibbs Kennan Gilchrist Shaedon Meadors Malachi Jones Josh Boyd Austin Exford J.P. Caruso A.J. Howard Taylor Lamb Devan Stringer Daniel David Jordan Ford Dante Jones Marcus Cox Mock Adams Jaquil Capel Treyon Garnett Tae Hayes Terrence Upshaw Doug Middleton Dustin Anderson Akeem Davis Jalin Moore Josh Thomas Junior Sigalo Ricky Fergerson Aaron Krah Osvaldo Sombo Rashaad Townes Eric Davidson Toronto Thomas Olawale Dada Teh’Ron Fuller Justin Wilson Nate Norwood Michael Rubino Antonious Sims D.J. Ward Alanmicheal Harkness Eric Boggs Bill Cecil Okon Godwin Dezmin Reed Ronald Blair Beau Nunn Caleb Fuller Tobias Edge-Campbell Cody McKinney Darian Small Thomas Bronson Anthony Flory Zach Matics Jesse Chapman Jamie Collmar Shaq Counts Brody Barrett Colby Gossett Tyson Fernandez Davante Harris Victor Johnson Parker Collins Madison Malone Alex Taylor Chandler Greer Hunter Nunn Bobo Beathard Zy Letman Simms McElfresh Barrett Burns Levi Dufﬁeld Collin Reed John Law Michael Moll Tashion Singleton Bentlee Critcher Myquon Stout Elias McMurry Devin Slate Devin Papenheim Isaac Edwards Stephen Burns

Pos. WR DB WR WR DB DB OLB WR WR RB DB QB DB QB OLB QB DB WR RB WR WR DB DB RB DB OLB OLB RB DB DB RB DB OLB OLB RB ILB DL OLB DB DL PK DL ILB DL ILB TE OLB OLB DL OL DL OL ILB DL DL ILB PK/P OL DL OL DL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR TE TE TE ILB TE DL P/PK DL LS LS DL LS DL

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

Wgt. 175 210 160 180 165 170 210 180 215 180 195 210 190 200 200 192 200 185 200 187 190 195 175 210 210 200 200 200 205 185 170 185 240 220 195 235 235 225 180 240 205 250 245 260 235 210 240 230 270 305 240 300 215 315 265 225 195 275 295 295 305 315 320 290 260 280 275 294 280 225 190 195 180 245 205 235 230 210 260 190 285 235 260 225 230 270

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

OFFICIALS Referee Stuart Mullins Center David Goodwin Umpire Johnnie Forte Head Linesman Mike Pavese Line Judge Danny Short Side Judge Jim Corpora

Field Judge Tom Potts Back Judge Delbert Bell TV Liaison Rick Walton Tech. Advisor Tom DeJoseph Communicator Sterling Allen Replay Tech. Kennon Holcombe

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2015 OPPONENT RESULTS & SCHEDULES WOFFORD (0-1) Opponent at Clemson Date 9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-14 11-21

APPALACHIAN STATE (1-0)

W-L Score L 10-49

Opponent Time Tennessee Tech 7 p.m. at Idaho 5 p.m. Gardner-Webb 7 p.m. * at Mercer * at The Citadel 2 p.m. * Western Carolina 2 p.m. * Chattanooga 1:30 p.m. * at Virginia Military 1:30 p.m. * Samford 1:30 p.m. * Furman 3:30 p.m.

Opponent Howard Date 9-12 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-22 10-31 11-5 11-14 11-28 12-5

MIAMI (FLA.) (1-0) Opponent Bethune-Cookman Date 9-11 9-19 10-1 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-17

W-L W

Score 49-0

Opponent Time at Clemson 12:30 p.m. at Old Dominion 3:30 p.m. Wyoming * at Georgia State * at Louisiana-Monroe * Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. * Troy * Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. * at Idaho * Louisiana-Lafayette * at South Alabama

NC STATE (1-0) Score 45-0

Opponent Time at Florida Atlantic 8 p.m. Nebraska 3:30 p.m. at Cincinnati 7:30 p.m. * at Florida State * Virginia Tech * Clemson * at Duke * Virginia * at North Carolina * Georgia Tech * at Pittsburgh

Opponent Troy Date 9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-9 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L Score W 49-21

Opponent Time Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m. at Old Dominion 7 p.m. at South Alabama * Louisville * at Virginia Tech 8 p.m. * at Wake Forest * Clemson * at Boston College * at Florida State * Syracuse * North Carolina

LOUISVILLE (0-1) Opponent Auburn Date 9-12 9-17 9-26 10-3 10-17 10-24 10-30 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L Score L 24-31

Opponent Time Houston Noon * Clemson 7:30 p.m. Samford * at NC State * at Florida State * Boston College * at Wake Forest 7 p.m. * Syracuse * Virginia * at Pittsburgh at Kentucky

NOTRE DAME (1-0) Opponent Texas Date 9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

FLORIDA STATE (1-0) Opponent Texas State Date 9-12 9-18 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L Score W 59-16

Opponent Time South Florida 11:30 a.m. * at Boston College 8 p.m. * at Wake Forest * Miami (Fla.) * Louisville * at Georgia Tech * Syracuse * at Clemson * NC State Chattanooga at Florida

Opponent at Virginia Georgia Tech Massachusetts at Clemson Navy Southern California at Temple at Pittsburgh Wake Forest Boston College at Stanford

W-L W

GEORGIA TECH (1-0) Score 38-3

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

3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

SYRACUSE (1-0) Opponent Rhode Island Date 9-12 9-19 9-26 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L W

Opponent Alcorn State Date 9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-12 11-21 11-28

W-L W

Score 69-6

Opponent Time Tulane 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. * at Duke * North Carolina * at Clemson * Pittsburgh * Florida State * at Virginia * Virginia Tech 7:30 p.m. * at Miami (Fla.) Georgia

WAKE FOREST (1-0) Score 47-0

Opponent Time * Wake Forest 12:30 p.m. Central Michigan 12:30 p.m. Louisiana State at South Florida * at Virginia * Pittsburgh * at Florida State * at Louisville * Clemson * at NC State * Boston College

Opponent Elon Date 9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-30 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L W

Score 41-3

Opponent Time * at Syracuse 12:30 p.m. at Army Noon Indiana * Florida State * at Boston College * at North Carolina * NC State * Louisville 7 p.m. at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. * at Clemson * Duke

BOSTON COLLEGE (1-0) Opponent Maine Date 9-12 9-18 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-21 11-28

W-L W

Score 24-3

Opponent Time Howard 1 p.m. * Florida State 8 p.m. Northern Illinois * at Duke * Wake Forest * at Clemson * at Louisville * Virginia Tech * NC State Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. * at Syracuse

SOUTH CAROLINA (1-0) Opponent North Carolina Date 9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28

W-L Score W 17-13

Opponent Time * Kentucky 7:30 p.m. * at Georgia 6 p.m. Central Florida * at Missouri * Louisiana State * Vanderbilt * at Texas A&M * at Tennessee * Florida The Citadel Clemson

* - conference regular-season game; Note: All times are Eastern; home games in bold.

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BOWL SCHEDULE Date 12-19

Day Sat

12-21 12-22

Mon Tue

12-23

Wed

12-24

Thu

12-26

Sat

12-28

Mon

12-29

Tue

12-30

Wed

12-31

Thu

1-1

Fri

1-2

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1-11 Mon Note: All times are

Time Bowl Noon AutoNation Cure Bowl 2 p.m. Gildan New Mexico Bowl 3:30 p.m. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl 5:30 p.m. Raycom Media Camellia Bowl 9 p.m. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 2:30 p.m. Miami Beach Bowl 3:30 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 7 p.m. Boca Raton Bowl 4:30 p.m. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl 8 p.m. GoDaddy Bowl Noon Popeyes Bahamas Bowl 8 p.m. Hawaii Bowl 11 a.m. St. Petersburg Bowl 2 p.m. Hyundai Sun Bowl 2:20 p.m. Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 3:30 p.m. New Era Pinstripe Bowl 5:45 p.m. Independence Bowl 9:15 p.m. Foster Farms Bowl 2:30 p.m. Military Bowl 5 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl 2 p.m. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 5:30 p.m. Russell Athletic Bowl 9 p.m. AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl TBA Arizona Bowl Noon Birmingham Bowl 3:30 p.m. Belk Bowl 7 p.m. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl 10:30 p.m. National University Holiday Bowl Noon Chick-ﬁl-A Peach Bowl TBA Capital One Orange Bowl TBA Goodyear Cotton Bowl Noon Outback Bowl 1 p.m. Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl 1 p.m. Fiesta Bowl 5 p.m. Rose Bowl Game 8:30 p.m. Allstate Sugar Bowl Noon TaxSlayer Bowl 3:20 p.m. AutoZone Liberty Bowl 6:45 p.m. Valero Alamo Bowl 10:15 p.m. Cactus Bowl 8:30 p.m. College Football Playoff National Championship EST and subject to change; possible bowls for ACC teams in bold.

Location Orlando, Fla. Albuquerque, N.M. Las Vegas, Nev. Montgomery, Ala. New Orleans, La. Miami, Fla. Boise, Idaho Boca Raton, Fla. San Diego, Calif. Mobile, Ala. Nassau, Bahamas Honolulu, Hawaii St. Petersburg, Fla. El Paso, Texas Dallas, Texas Bronx, N.Y. Shreveport, La. Santa Clara, Calif. Annapolis, Md. Detroit, Mich. Fort Worth, Texas Orlando, Fla. Houston, Texas Tucson, Ariz. Birmingham, Ala. Charlotte, N.C. Nashville, Tenn. San Diego, Calif. Atlanta, Ga. Miami Gardens, Fla. Arlington, Texas Tampa, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Glendale, Ariz. Pasadena, Calif. New Orleans, La. Jacksonville, Fla. Memphis, Tenn. San Antonio, Texas Phoenix, Ariz. Glendale, Ariz.

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VICKERY HALL

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

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

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

THE VICKERY HALL STAFF MEMBERS GIVE TIGER FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION TO SUCCEED IN THE CLASSROOM.

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COMPLIANCE Ask Before You Act!

his brief NCAA rules education is aimed at outlining basic rules to help potential students-athletes, parents and boosters better understand the regulations. Clemson University is committed to recruiting and conducting our athletic program with the highest level of integrity. If you have any questions, contact our compliance services ofﬁce at 864-6561580, compliance-L@clemson.edu or visit our website (ClemsonTigers.com) for more information.

ARE YOU A BOOSTER? The NCAA definition of a “representative of athletics interest” generally encompasses most individuals who regularly attend Clemson sporting events (reminder - once a representative, always a representative). Specifically, a booster, or “representative of athletics interests,” is any individual, independent agency, corporate entity or other organization that is presently or has ever: • Participated in promoting the institution’s athletic program (such as buying season tickets to sporting events). • Assisted in providing benefits (such as summer employment) to enrolled student-athletes. • Assisted or been requested by the department of athletics staff to assist in the recruitment of prospective studentathletes.

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

• Attended Clemson University. • Contributed to the department of athletics or IPTAY. • Participated in or been a member of IPTAY. • Been otherwise involved in the Clemson University athletics program.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

JACOB ADDISON

JON ALLEN

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

Associate Athletic Director, Event Management

ROBERTA BALLIET

K.C. BELL

Director of Aviation Operations

IDA BENSON

Administrative Coordinator, Olympic Sports

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

DONNA BULLOCK

NICK CANTRELL Athletic Facilities Trades Specialist

Associate Director of Educational Services

WESLEY CRIBB

KAITLYN CUNNINGHAM

ABBY DEDECKER

MIKE ECHOLS

STEPHANIE ELLISON

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

SHELLY GEER

Administrative Assistant, Athletic Academic Services

JAMES ALLISON

Associate Athletic Director, Compliance Services

CHANDLER GELLER Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

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Human Resource Manager

JEFF CAREY

GRACE AMMONS Assistant to the Women’s Basketball Head Coach

SAM BLACKMAN

DR. LARRY BOWMAN

STEVE COLEMAN

KATIE DIXON

LUKE FIESER

RICK FRANZBLAU

MATT GLENN

TIM BOURRET

LISA CHAN

Administrative Specialist, Ticket Operations

Assistant Director of Athletic Video Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Video & Technology

Assistant Athletic Director, Director of Football Communications

Director of Sports Nutrition

Director of Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning

AMANDA GRAY

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

JEFF HALEY

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

RICK BAGBY

Pilot

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Associate Director of Football Academic Services

DAN ARBLASTER

Team Orthopedic Surgeon

NIK CONKLIN

Information Resource Consultant

Digital Media Coordinator

STEVE DUZAN

DANNY EARNHARDT

JOE GALBRAITH

JONATHAN GANTT

Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Academic Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Communications

KESHANA HAM

Administrative Coordinator, Olympic Sports

Equipment Room Mechanic

Director of New Media

ASHTON HENDERSON Associate Director of Football Academic Services

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

BRAD HENDERSON

BRIAN HENNESSY

DR. LORETO JACKSON

TRAVIS JOHNSTON Assistant Athletic Trainer

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

BRETT KEY

MELISSA KING

SHARON LITTLEJOHN

Associate Director of Educational Services

Associate Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Services

Assistant Director of Athletic Video Services

YASHICA MARTIN

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Travel & Purchasing, Business Ofﬁce

TIM MATCH

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Associate Athletic Director, External Affairs

MIKE MONEY

LESLIE MORELAND-BISHOP

TORI PALMER

ROBBIE PHILLIPS

Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing & Game Management

Spirit Squad Coordinator

Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

MARIA HERBST Director of Educational Services

JEFF KALLIN

NATALIE G. HONNEN Associate Athletic Director, Senior Woman Administrator

YIANNA KAPPAS

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Services

NICOLE HOWARD

LIBBY KEHN

BARBARA KENNEDY-DIXON

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Associate Director of Educational Services

Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Academic Services

Assistant Business Manager

Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development

Director of Football Academic Services

MATT LOMBARDI

DR. MILT LOWDER

KATE MCCRARY

ANDY MCPHERSON

JANET MERRIFIELD

TINA MIDDLETON

Director of Ticket Operations

RAMY MOSBAH

KYRA LOBBINS

DARRIC HONNOLD

Assistant Athletic Trainer

DON MUNSON

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Director of Broadcasting

ROZ PITTS

JORDAN PLUMBLEE

Associate Director of Educational Services

Assistant Director of Marketing

Administrative Assistant

GRAHAM NEFF

Associate Athletic Director, Finances & Facilities

GINTY PORTER

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Sports Psychologist

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

LYDIA ORF

Marketing Associate

BUD POUGH

Compliance Coordinator

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

JESSICA PRENCIPE

SHEILA PRICE

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Administrative Assistant, Women’s Basketball

KATIE ROVTAR

SUSAN RUARK

SUMMER RAYL

Assistant to the Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

GARY WADE

SHARON WEAVER

JASON WILLIAMS

Athletic Insurance Coordinator

Assistant Athletic Trainer

JAYSON SANTOS

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities

JEROME RAZAYESKI

Rally Cat Coach

PHILIP SIKES

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

MIKE WILSON

Pilot

Director of Equipment, Olympic Sports

DR. LEN REEVES Team Physician

JOE SIMON

Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities

BRAD WOODY

LINDSEY RICKETTS Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

LYNN SPARKS

Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics

KYLE YOUNG

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

Associate Athletic Director, Administration

NANCY HARRIS

HUGH HERNESMAN

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HEAD COACHES

LESLIE HASSELBACH ADAMS

BRAD BROWNELL

Women’s Diving

J.T. HORTON Women’s Golf

Men’s Basketball

MONTE LEE

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MARK ELLIOTT

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CHUCK MCCUEN Men’s Tennis

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MIKE NOONAN Men’s Soccer

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LARRY PENLEY Men’s Golf

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Reading Season Has Begun! Children who read succeed in school and life. Reading improves a child’s communication skills, vocabulary, and focus. Please join the SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) in motivating young people to read during the Read Your Way to the Big Game Reading Contest.

Celebrate Clemson’s championship tradition by participating in the SC Education Oversight Committee’s Read Your Way to the Big Game contest. All Pre-K through 8th grade public school students who read six books qualify to win tickets to the Palmetto Bowl on November 28. One winner reading for Clemson will receive four tickets and pre-game sideline passes to the Clemson vs. USC game.

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IPTAY STAFF

DAVIS BABB Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

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

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

JEAN ARMITAGE

GAY COPELAND

CONNIE GILREATH

BERT HENDERSON

ROBYN MASSEY

JILL RICHARD

Administrative Coordinator

IPTAY Major Gifts Development Coordinator

Administrative Specialist

Administrative Coordinator

Director of IPTAY Planned Giving

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst

BOBBY COUCH Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

REED KRAMER

IPTAY Assistant Director

KYLE SHIELDS

Director of Premium Seating & Major Gifts Ofﬁcer

LINDA DAVIS

AARON DUNHAM

TRAVIS FURBEE

ROBIN LAY

LINDSEY LEONARD

BOB MAHONY

JULIA STUMP

FORD WILLIAMS

Administrative Specialist

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst

IPTAY Assistant Director

Associate Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

IPTAY Assistant Director

Assistant Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

Director of IPTAY Annual Fund

Executive Director of The Block C Club

JASON WILSON

IPTAY Assistant Director

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

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

DISTRICT II

JOE TODD

DR. EDDIE ROBINSON

PRESIDENT District X Director

PRESIDENT-ELECT District III Director

RICK GRIFFIN SECRETARY District V Director

BOB RIGGINS TREASURER District VII Director

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

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

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

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

DISTRICT IV

JAN CHILDRESS District I Director

JEAN DESDUNES District IX Director

DANNY GREGG

Alumni Association President

STEVE HAWLEY District VI Director

DR. JANIE HODGE NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative

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

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

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

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

DISTRICT VI

JOHN N. MCCARTER JR. University Trustee Representative

BILLY MILAM District VIII Director

MARK MUSSMAN District II Director

ROBERT L. PEELER University Trustee Representative

RETT RUTLAND District IV Director

IPTAY REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM

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

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

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

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

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

DISTRICT VII Region Region Region Region Region Region

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

DISTRICT VIII Region (Ga.) Region II Region III

Regional Chairperson Earle Maxwell Bill Heatley

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

DISTRICT X County (S.C.) Greenville Greenwood

County Chairperson Richard Ammons Wayne Bell

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IPTAY PAST PRESIDENTS

MARY ANNE BIGGER

DR. JIM BOSTIC

LYNN CAMPBELL

CHARLES DALTON

EDDIE N. DALTON

FRED FAIRCLOTH

DON GOLIGHTLY

JOHN H. HOLCOMBE JR.

DR. GLENN LAWHON JR.

EDGAR C. MCGEE

THURMON MCLAMB

LAWRENCE STARKEY

JOHN TICE

DR. JOHN TIMMERMAN

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IPTAY DEALER PROGRAM

AL BILTON FORD, INC.

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DICK BROOKS HONDA OF GREER

DICK SMITH AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

BRIAN SMITH

RYAN CHASE

CHRIS RAEDELS

Holly Hill, S.C.

Piedmont, S.C.

Greer, S.C.

Columbia, S.C. • Greenville, S.C.

Upstate, South Carolina

South Carolina

JOSEPH FAIREY

GARY MCALISTER FAIRWAY FORD

GEORGE BALLENTINE FORD-TOYOTA

GEORGE COLEMAN FORD

GREENWOOD EQUIPMENT & REPAIR

HERLONG CHEVROLET-BUICK

Orangeburg, S.C.

Greenville, S.C.

Greenwood, S.C.

Travelers Rest, S.C.

Greenwood, S.C.

Johnston, S.C.

FAIREY CHEVROLET-CADILLAC

EDDIE BENNETT

BILL JACKSON

BAL BALLENTINE

GREGG COLEMAN

ENTERPRISE

JOHN LUMLEY

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

JIM SATCHER

JIM SATCHER MOTORS Johnston, S.C.

MAC SNYDER

ENTERPRISE

BEN HERLONG

MARK WILLIAMS LEADER FORD Seneca, S.C.

GRAHAM EUBANK

KURT MECHLING

JARRAD POWELL

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

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

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

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

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he age-old adage of, “So this one time at band camp...” rings very true in the middle of August. For incoming freshmen, Tiger Band preseason is a whole new undertaking that is both exhausting and exciting. For our returning members, the ﬁrst day of band camp is a huge family reunion. The Brooks Center goes from being quiet and collected to the home of

340 students carrying instruments, flags and pompoms. At three practices a day, for a little over a week and a half, the band works on mastering pages of music, miles worth of drill and the art of capturing that Clemson spirit. The first day of practice begins with finding each member’s section, stretching and hearing the words, “Basics Block...” come across the loudspeakers. Since the band is such a wonderfully diverse group, there are combinations of all kinds of marching styles. Basics Block is the opportunity for director Dr. Mark Spede and assistant director Tim Hurlburt to teach us to march as uniformly as possible.

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After a full day of rehearsal, the first evening practice of the new academic year brings one of the most exciting moments of the week. Spede climbs up onto the ladder on the 50 yard line as the band gathers around him in its concert formation. Spede brings his arms up to conduct and everyone ends up with chills as Tiger Band produces its first sounds together on the band field. One of Tiger Band’s biggest roles on gameday is running out of the tunnels in the West endzone to line the field in Death Valley and play Tiger Rag as the team runs down the Hill. “The most exciting 25 seconds in college football” is what so many people come to Clemson ready to view and participate in. Therefore, learning how to do this maneuver is a hugely important part of preseason preparation. The final weekend of camp is when it all comes together. Drill has been memorized, music has been practiced, choreography has been mastered and now it is time to put it all out there on the field. Seeing two weeks worth of work unfold beautifully makes all that work worthwhile.

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

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

We finish these final evenings of camp gathered on the Tiger Paw in the center of the band field, arm in arm, swaying as we proudly sing the Clemson alma mater. This place, this group of talented students, the time, the sweat and the passion are unlike any other. We have managed to come together like a smoothly-oiled machine, gliding across the field making music, stirring hearts and igniting the crowd. We did it. We made it. And now we are ready for gameday in Memorial Stadium.

TODAY’S SHOW Tiger Band welcomes our band parents to Death Valley today to experience a gameday with their son or daughter band member. The halftime show reprises last week’s “2015 Pop Music Mashups.” CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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Kyle David Fisher Management Soccer #2 Defender 6’0” 180 Senior Easley, S.C. Wren HS June 19, 1994

KYLE FISHER HIS HIGH SOCCER IQ AND DRIVE HAVE LED THE TIGERS TO NEW HEIGHTS.

BY MATT RHINESMITH

hen you watch the Clemson men’s soccer team, you will likely notice one player in particular who plays with a sort of reckless abandon that ignites his teammates. He plays with a sheer determination to get the job done, no matter the cost. That player, wearing #2, is senior captain Kyle Fisher, a defender from Easley, S.C., who plays along Clemson’s back line. Fisher has been a cornerstone on the ﬁeld for Clemson ever since his arrival on campus three years ago. He has started every match of his decorated career and played nearly 6,000 minutes at a position not often recognized. A casual soccer fan might only notice a defender when he makes a mistake and allows an opposing forward to run by. A defender’s job is, in essence, to be unnoticeable. If he does his job well and prevents the opposing team from scoring, the forwards and midﬁelders can sneak in and steal the spotlight with a game-winning goal or other dramatic plays. Not Fisher. Entering September, he scored four game-winning goals

in his career. He is one of Clemson’s designated penalty kickers this season, meaning the team and coaching staff trust him to come through when it counts the most. Fisher’s best weapon is not his foot or even his chest, but his head. Two of

the three goals he scored last season came off his head. At any point during a match, you will likely ﬁnd him airborne with an opposing forward ﬁghting for a ball, which he almost always wins. His head is good for more than just sending a ball into the net. He is one of the most intelligent players on the pitch at any time, constantly directing his teammates and seeing passing lanes before they open. “Kyle is one of the best players I’ve ever coached in a lot of different ways,” said head coach Mike Noonan. “His soccer IQ has grown dramatically over the last three years and he’s one of the best players in the air I’ve ever seen. He’s the kind of guy who lifts his teammates up. He is the guy you want in your foxhole.” In the classroom, Fisher is a management major. He was named to Clemson’s Dean’s List last fall, during Clemson’s run to the ACC Tournament title, for maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA. He contributed to helping the squad set a GPA record in both the fall and spring semesters last season. Coming out of nearby Wren High School, Fisher had his

choice of schools. Clemson was the local option, but it was more than that that drew him to Tigertown. “Coach Noonan and I connected right away,” stated Fisher. “His drive and his competitive edge really appealed to me, and I thought my playing style would be a good fit here. “What really sets Clemson apart from other schools is that the coaching staff here really cares about each guy’s development, on and off the field. Coach Noonan wants you to become the best soccer player you can, but he also wants you to be successful in life after soccer. He works every day to prepare us for that, and the results speak for themselves.” Fisher hopes to join many of his former teammates in success after Clemson. Four players from last season’s ACC Tournament championship team are now on professional rosters, including his running mate on the back line, Phanuel Kavita. Two more players have entered the professional world, with one headed to medical school and the other working for an agency. But before any of that, Fisher has a full season ahead of him, and he is determined to get the job done in his final year in a Tiger uniform. “We got a taste of a championship last season, but now we want something more, something bigger.” CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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F Name Full Catrina Docia Atanda M Major English SSport Soccer JJersey #11 PPositions Midﬁelder/Forward HHeight 5’3” CClass Junior HHometown Belle Mead, N.J. HHigh School Montgomery HS DDate of Birth June 29, 1995

CATRINA ATANDA THE JUNIOR FROM NEW JERSEY HAS ALREADY MADE HER MARK IN 2015.

BY CHAS WILLIAMS

hen asked to describe her school in one word, junior midfielder Catrina Atanda created her own word. She described Clemson as being her “home-away-from-home,” however, her path to Tigertown was a bit unconventional. The Belle Mead, N.J., native first stepped foot on a soccer field at the age of three. Her older brother, Corey, was playing organized soccer for his first time and his sister decided to join the squad. She was the only girl on the team when she first started, but she credits playing with boys for her development early on. “I was never a step ahead of them... it was more of a challenge for me to stay at their pace since they were bigger and stronger than me,” said Atanda. “I was born into a soccer family. My brother played and my dad and uncle both played at Virginia. Soccer was in my blood and so was the competitiveness that I still have today.” As Atanda’s talents improved, she ultimately found herself playing for a local club team, Players Development Academy, where she would remain from age eight to 18. She admits that it might seem a little strange staying with the same squad, especially the way players often bounce from one team to another, but she and two of her teammates re-

mained with PDA their entire amateur careers. It was not until 2002 that Atanda realized she wanted to compete at the next level. “I’m a soccer fanatic and I watched the 2002 World Cup, my favorite to this day, and I loved the games so much and knew one day I wanted to play at that level.” As Atanda began high school, she started to hear from different recruiters around the country, including Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, Northwestern and Rutgers. When it came time for her visit to Northwestern, however, with a visit to Clemson scheduled a week later, she committed to Northwestern and cancelled her trip to Clemson. A few weeks later, Atanda received word that the Northwestern coaching staff was going to change and decided to decommit. She then scheduled a visit to Clemson. “I called coach (Eddie) Radwanski and ended up coming on a visit, and I committed while I was still in town,” recalled Atanda. “Everyone was smiling in Clemson and so happy and friendly, and I loved it. I deﬁnitely saw what people meant by southern hospitality.” During her ﬁrst two years on campus, Atanda recorded 13 goals in 28 games. She led the Tigers in goals and points scored as a sophomore in 2014, and

was named Second-Team All-ACC and was the recipient of the team’s Deliah Arrington Offensive MVP Award. Two games into the 2015 season, Atanda scored the decisive goal in the Tigers’ upset win over No. 8 South Carolina in August. She admits that being the leading scorer a year ago adds some pressure. “I do put pressure on myself because I know a lot of people are counting on me, but I know I can achieve more with the team around me than I can individually.” Atanda also likes to take time to watch others enjoy the game. “I like to sit on Bowman Field and watch people play soccer. One day, I will build up the courage and ask them to join, but until then I’m just a spectator. I love to watch people play with so much passion.” Some students know before they are ﬁve that they want to be a Tiger. For others, their path might be more unconventional, like Atanda’s. But when they step on campus for the ﬁrst time, something seems to change. They feel what many of us know as the Clemson family, which was evident last season during the NCAA Tournament selection show. Atanda recalls her favorite moment at Clemson being that very

show, when the team was surrounded by coaches and student-athletes from other sports and learned it had made the tournament for the ﬁrst time since 2007, an accomplishment Atanda and the rest of the squad aim to repeat in 2015.

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THE FORMER TIGER PLAYER AND ASSISTANT COACH RECEIVED AN UNEXPECTED PHONE CALL IN MARCH. THE OFFER WAS ONE HE COULD NOT PASS UP. BY TIM BOURRET

obby Johnson was sitting in the living room at his home in Charleston, S.C., last March when his cell phone rang. The person on the other end was Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff Committee. “When he introduced himself, I thought, ‘What could this be about?’,” asked Johnson. The call was an invitation to become a part of one of the most important committees in college athletics. Archie Manning had decided to step down from the committee and Hancock was looking for a replacement. He believed Johnson had the experience as a former studentathlete and respected longtime coach to be a great asset to the 13-person group. “Bill asked me if I wanted to be on the committee,” said Johnson. “I had a pregnant pause, then told him I would. He said I could think about it a few days, but I told him on the call...I didn’t need to think it over.” Johnson had retired from his position as head coach at Vanderbilt just before the 2010 season. Current Clemson offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell was named interim coach. Johnson was enjoying retirement in Charleston, but joining this committee gave him the opportunity to be involved in college athletics in a meaningful way. “This gives me a chance to get back in the game I love,” stated Johnson. “I won’t be game planning and recruiting, but I do enjoy watching games and analyzing teams. Now I will be watching all these games with a purpose.”

The College Football Playoff Committee is composed of 13 people who meet

during the season and select the four teams for the college football playoff af-

ter the conference championship games, as well as the other four bowl games that are involved in the rotation of playoff sites. This year, those selections take place on December 6. It is a committee that is composed of some of the most respected former coaches and current athletic directors in the game. “This is a great honor,” said Johnson. “We had a meeting at the Final Four (basketball) in Indianapolis, and to walk in that room and be a part of this committee with such respected people was amazing.” Clemson is the only school in the nation to have a former player and a current director of athletics on the College Football Playoff Committee, an example of the respect the program has attained. Clemson’s Dan Radakovich is one of five current FBS directors of athletics on the committee. Each one of the five major FBS conferences has a representative, and Radakovich was selected for the inaugural 2014 season, a big honor in itself. Radakovich has known Johnson and followed his career for many years. “Having been on the committee last year, I saw the value of having former coaches give their input,” said Radakovich. “Combined with Barry Alvarez, Tom Osborne and Tyrone Willingham, Bobby Johnson will give a great perspective throughout the process. He has been a respected coach for many years and he fits in with this committee. From a coaching standpoint, you aren’t selected to this committee unless you are reCLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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BOBBY JOHNSON (#87) STARTED ALL 11 GAMES AT WIDE RECEIVER AS A TIGER IN 1970, THEN STARTED ALL 11 GAMES IN 1971 AND 1972 AS A DEFENSIVE BACK.

spected for how you ran your program in every aspect. I am very pleased to have him on the committee.” The word respect is omnipresent throughout Johnson’s resumé. That goes

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back to his days as a Tiger when he was a three-year starter. He started all 11 games as a wide receiver in 1970, and all 11 games in 1971 and 1972 as a defensive back. He led the team in inter-

ceptions as a junior and senior and was named Academic All-ACC both seasons. Prior to Johnson’s last home game, he was one of the players who went to head coach Hootie Ingram to ask about

letting the team run down the Hill prior to the South Carolina game. When the locker rooms were built under the West endzone stands prior to the 1970 season, the team did not run down the Hill because it made sense to come out of the now nearby locker room. “The credit for that meeting goes to Ben Anderson,” recalled Johnson. “I just went along for moral support.” Johnson and Anderson were two of the team leaders and Ingram thought it was a good idea, especially for the game against the Gamecocks. Clemson won and the tradition was back. Johnson graduated in 1973 with a degree in management. He entered the textile industry, but he always had the itch to get back to the game in some capacity. His wife (the former Catherine Bonner, Clemson class of 1973) played a huge role in starting his coaching career. “I kept talking with her about my missing football and wanting to get into coaching, and she encouraged me to pursue it.” That discussion led to a meeting with Dick Sheridan, who was one of Johnson’s coaches at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, S.C. In 1976, Sheridan was at Furman under Art Baker. They got together and decided to give Johnson a chance as a graduate assistant. After the 1976 season, the defensive backs coach left and Baker decided to give Johnson an opportunity. “That was the big break for me in my career,” said Johnson. “Art Baker gave me a chance as a full-time coach. I got

great experience at Furman and Art Baker was a great mentor.” Johnson made the most of it, helping Furman to some outstanding seasons. From 1976-92 with Johnson on staff, the Paladins won five Southern Conference championships and had eight top20 finishes at the Division I-AA level. With Johnson coaching on the defensive side the ball, Furman led the SoCon in total defense five times. In 1993, Clemson head coach Ken Hatfield had an opening for a defensive coordinator and called Johnson. After 16 years at Furman, Johnson made the move. “We had some great players on that defense and it was a fun season,” remembered Johnson. “Brian Dawkins was a sophomore and I was his position coach. Brentson Buckner was the leader of the defensive line and of course went on to play many years in the NFL.” That Clemson defense allowed just 16.3 points per game, 13th best in the nation, and the Tigers finished ninth in

BOBBY JOHNSON, WHO WAS THE TIGERS’ DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR IN 1993, JOINS DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS DAN RADAKOVICH ON THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COMMITTEE.

turnover margin. Winners of five games by a touchdown or less, Clemson had a 9-3 record and a top-25 final ranking in both polls. The next year, the Furman headcoaching position opened and it did not take the program long to call Johnson and ask him to come back to lead the program. He accepted the position and his first game as head coach was at Clemson in the 1994 season opener against head coach Tommy West, who similarly had returned to Tigertown after a long tenure as an assistant coach. Clemson won that contest, but it was the first game in a great career for Johnson as a head coach. He guided the Paladins to Division I-AA playoffs in 1999, 2000 and 2001. His 2001 squad finished 12-3, won the Southern Conference title and reached the national championship game. Vanderbilt came calling after that run to the championship and he was named the Commodores’ head coach for the 2002 season. He coached Vanderbilt for eight seasons and brought the program to heights it had not seen in many decades. The 2008 team posted a winning record for the first time in 26 years and registered a bowl victory for the first time in 53 years. He was named SEC Coachof-the-Year. During his tenure, he also beat Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee and twice upset South Carolina. Now, Johnson is back in the game and excited about it. “I do feel pride in being named to the College Football Playoff Committee. They would not have called me if we did not run our programs the right way.” Without a doubt, the only regret that Johnson has is that Anderson, his close friend and former teammate, is not around to share in the experience. Anderson died after a long bout with lung cancer this past summer. Johnson gave one of the great eulogies in the history of any memorial service held in Tillman Hall. “When it was announced (March 27) that I was going to be on the College Football Playoff Committee, one of the first people to call me was Ben,” said Johnson. “I think he might have been more excited than I was. We both followed college football very closely. In fact, Ben would have been a perfect person to be on this committee.” The College Football Playoff Committee had a meeting before the season and will hold meetings the last six weeks of the year. The group releases its first poll on November 3. After attending the first meeting in March, Johnson can tell this will be one of the most fascinating endeavors of his career. “When you walk into the room and see Tom Osborne, Condeleezza Rice, Barry Alvarez and General Gould... “These are smart people who want to do things the right way. They did a great job last year, but like all great people, they are working to make it better. I am proud to be a part of the process.” CLEMSONTIGERS.COM • @CLEMSONFB

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FIELD OF DREAMS SUPERVISOR OF ATHLETIC GROUNDS MIKE ECHOLS IS A STAPLE AT CLEMSON SPORTING EVENTS, BUT HE DOES MOST OF HIS WORK ON DAYS THE TIGERS DON’T TAKE THE FIELD.

n gameday, Clemson fans arrive filled with the anticipation of finally seeing their Tigers play. From the gridiron to the soccer pitch and the baseball diamond, there is no better feeling for a Tiger fan than seeing the field for the first time in months on opening day of the regular season. For supervisor of athletic grounds Mike Echols and his staff, keeping Clemson’s athletic fields in top condition is their ultimate goal. A Charlottesville, Va., native and former student-athlete at Clemson, Echols played golf for the Tigers from 1981-83 under former head coach Bobby Robinson and was a teammate of current head coach Larry Penley, who also became an assistant coach upon graduating. Golf was Echols’ first love, and it was through the game that he found a different way to give back to the game he loved so much. Echols graduated with a degree in agronomy with an emphasis in turfgrass management. After working in small business for a landscape maintenance firm and owning a landscape contracting firm for a num-

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ber of years, Clemson came calling with a job opening for ﬁeld management, and it was an opportunity that Echols did not let slip away.

“Gary Wade, who works for facilities at Clemson, indicated to me that Mr. Robinson had an opening here and asked if I’d like to apply. I did, and here

I sit today, where I’ve been working for 14 seasons.” For those 14 seasons, Echols and his staff continue to maintain 80 acres of

turf and the landscape areas associated with Clemson athletics. These areas include Historic Riggs Field, Memorial Stadium, Doug Kingsmore Stadium, the golf facility, football and soccer practice facilities, upper and lower intramural fields, rowing center, tennis center and rugby field. Echols describes the process of maintaining all of these areas as a year-round affair, and getting the fields to peak at the right time is essential before the season begins. The natural growing process that Echols and his staff use involves mowing, fertility, water management and other cultural processes that ensure the fields are in proper condition for athletic competition. “What you really want to have happen isn’t for the field to peak in July,” Echols stated regarding fall sports like football and soccer. “You really want it to peak in August and September, when it’s going to be played on. “That’s always been something I’ve set my goals on, but that’s really where the industry is changing, and it’s important as we talk about sports-turf management. Recruiting is a 365-day-a-year event, so you never know who’s coming to campus on what day. There’s more pressure to have fields like Riggs, Doug Kingsmore and Death Valley in top shape year round, and that’s not very easy to do.” But Echols is by no means without a very solid supporting staff. Dubbed, “the best staff in America,” by Echols, he had nothing but praise for his staff, which consists of four full-time employees, Jacob Addison, K.C. Bell, Mark Hendricks and Daniel McKinney. Clemson also employs a part-time member, Thomas Latimer, who has worked in athletics for 35 years. “That man is as good as any that there is,” Echols said of Latimer.

“We supplement our full-time staff with students, and we’ve been blessed through the years to have a great group of students who come in and help us create these types of playing surfaces. “I have the best staff in America. In August, it was 95-100 degrees, and we had to endure it. I know there are things out there we can’t control. ‘Mother Nature’ is both our greatest ally and our greatest adversary.” Just as Echols and his staff put the ﬁelds together each and every week and keep them growing, one of the favorite parts of his job is watching other people become successful, whether it be students he works with or the athletes making plays on the ﬁelds he has helped cultivate and maintain all year long.

“When I first got this job, I worked with a student named Jonathan Holland,” said Echols. “I had the greatest pleasure of watching Jonathan finish school, work, get married, become a father and grow his business to the point that he now owns Precision Turf. “That, to me, is one of the greatest adventures that I get to be a part of, whether it’s the Jonathan Hollands of the world or seeing a student-athlete score their first touchdown, collegiate goal, hit their first home run or whatever that may look like. I know we didn’t have anything to do with it, but they’re doing it on a facility I have a little part of, and it really makes it special for all of us.” These kinds of connections make the job worth it for Echols, who continues to

credit Robinson and Penley for the lasting impact they left on him as a studentathlete. To be able to return to the place where it all began, playing the game he loved most, is special for Echols, who feels a special connection maintaining the golf facilities that have since been named in honor of the two men who impacted him the most during his time as a student-athlete. “I still remember when my sister and I drove down from Virginia and I met Mr. Robinson at Boscobel Golf Club, back behind the 12th green,” said Echols. “I knew right then and there that he was the man I wanted to play for. “A couple of days after my visit, I got a handwritten letter from him thanking me for coming down. There’s so much parallel between Mr. Robinson and my father. Mr. Robinson was, and is, a tremendous individual who is very sincere and held you accountable, but he’s one of those types of men who supported you, had your back and was a father ﬁgure. “Larry and I were teammates, and later he was my coach, so to see the success Larry had, to know he’s in the Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame, to see all the accolades he has, the men he’s developed, the players who are now playing on the PGA Tour and the program’s success speaks highly for both of those men.” Just as Death Valley, Riggs Field, Doug Kingsmore Stadium and the other athletic venues must be cultivated and developed, so too must the connections and bonds that people form with one another. Echols has grown and cultivated his own connections into something special that matches the splendor of the beautiful ﬁelds he and his staff have put together. They make the thrill of gameday that much more exciting, and being a small part of the athletic process is something Echols will always be proud of.

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ROSCOE CROSBY IS ONE OF SEVEN FORMER TIGERS WHO HAVE RETURNED TO CLEMSON AS PART OF THE TIGER TRUST PROGRAM.

TERRY ALLEN WAS A STANDOUT RUNNING BACK AS A TIGER (1987-89) AND IN THE NFL (1991-01) BEFORE RETURNING TO CLEMSON AS A STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH IN 2015 AS PART OF THE TIGER TRUST PROGRAM.

the side as co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott took the wide receivers through a multitude of drills. Crosby was charting every catch, drop and ball in jeopardy to provide Scott as much data as possible from practice. Crosby has relished the opportunity to be back on the sidelines. “You don’t meet a lot of people like Dabo Swinney,” said Crosby. “I knew as soon as I met him that he was genuine. He reminds me of coach (Tony) Dungy, who I was around in the NFL. You know he cares, so you’ll run through a wall for him.” In addition to Crosby, other former lettermen serving in an undergraduate coaching capacity this fall while pursuing their degrees are Dymon Adams (1998), Terry Allen (1987-89), David Davis (1988-91), Keith Jennings (198588), Harom Pringle (1992,93) and Roy Walker (2005,06). Two of the Tiger Trust participants, Adams and Allen, assist co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott with the instruction of the running backs. Both played the position for the Tigers. “Look at Terry Allen...he’s come back to get his degree after a very accomplished professional career, and he’s in his 40s,” said Elliott. “He has great expertise, and he and Dymon help me teach our young backs everything they need to know about playing the position. Plus, having them around further instills what we’re trying to teach our players about never quitting.” Allen, still seventh in Tiger history with 2,778 rushing yards, played 10 seasons in the NFL. “To be able to come back and relive the memories I had at Clemson... it speaks for itself,” stated Allen. “I’m very proud of the progress within our pro-

gram. We’re winning, and that’s what I’m used to.” Swinney is used to winning as well, both on and off the ﬁeld. In six full seasons, he has seen 114 of 120 seniors earn a Clemson degree. The other six are either in school or in the NFL. “These guys are welcomed and embraced by everyone in our program,” said Swinney. “The ultimate goal is to get your Clemson degree. That means more to me than anything, and that’s what the Tiger Trust program is all about.”

And there’s no question in Elliott’s mind that seeing former players from all eras of Tiger football return to earn their degree resonates with the athletes proudly wearing the Clemson uniform today. “When you’re young, you think you’re invincible,” added Elliott. “We try and prepare our guys for life after football. They can’t see past tomorrow. Now they see someone who’s seen the future, who can come back and let them know how to prepare for it.”

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harone Peake was a young boy at the time, but he remembers the games well. “My dad’s side of the family is from Union (S.C.), so I was always at Roscoe’s games growing up,” he said. “My older cousin was a receiver on the team when Roscoe was a freshman in high school.” Roscoe, in this case, is former Clemson and Union High School wide receiver Roscoe Crosby, one of the most talented two-sport athletes to come out of the Palmetto State. After a long and tumultuous journey that included stints at Clemson, minor league baseball and eventually the NFL, Crosby came full circle by returning to school last summer with two focuses, earning his degree and helping mentor the Tigers’ young wide receivers, including Peake. “He has a lot of knowledge and was a great player at Clemson,” said Peake. “He deﬁnitely coaches us up when he sees something.” Crosby is one of seven former players who have returned to campus as part of the Tiger Trust program, one of the 12 tenets introduced in the Clemson Will during the 2014-15 academic year. Tiger Trust provides an opportunity for all student-athletes who have exhausted eligibility or left early for a professional career to return to Clemson to earn an undergraduate degree if he or she left in good standing. The athletes receive scholarship assistance through the athletic department and IPTAY. As camp opened in early August, Crosby could be found standing off to

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