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GAME 2 • TROY • FAMILY WEEKEND // FOOTBALL REUNION WEEKEND • SEPT. 10, 2016 • 12:30 P.M. • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, S.C.

WHAT’S INSIDE 2 TODAY’S GAME

News and notes from today’s game between Clemson and Troy.

4 STATISTICAL MATCHUP 7 CORDREA TANKERSLEY - SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

Team stats, individual stats and schedules for Clemson and Troy.

The cornerback put the NFL on hold for one more year.

11 JADAR JOHNSON - SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

From the age of four, he knew he was meant to be on a football field.

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15 Q&A WITH RYAN CARTER 121 TIGER BAND

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

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

123 PATRICK ANDREWS - BASEBALL SPOTLIGHT

His love of Clemson and baseball brought him back for one more season.

125 LEAH PERRI - WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SPOTLIGHT

The senior outside hitter has set the standard for the volleyball team.

127 2015-16 SPORTS IN REVIEW 129 2015-16 ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

Tiger athletic programs experienced unprecedented success as a whole last year.

See which 204 Tiger student-athletes were on the ACC’s honor roll last season.

130 CLEMSON’S FIVE-YEAR RUN 133 ABE REED - BEHIND THE SCENES

The Tigers totaled 56 wins from 2011-15, tied for fourth most in the nation.

Tiger football’s director of equipment is in his 19th year with the program.

133 CREDITS CO-EDITORS

Tim Bourret, Brian Hennessy

LAYOUT & DESIGN Brian Hennessy

COVER DESIGN Jeff Kallin

COVER PHOTOS Carl Ackerman

WRITERS

Tim Bourret, Carl Danoff, Elaine Day, Rachel Eagleton, Cole Little, Philip Sikes, Dr. Mark Spede.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Carl Ackerman, Scott Blackwell, Rex Brown, Mark Crammer, Isabelle Davis, Brian Hennessy, Mark Houde, Ashley Jones, Craig Mahaffey, Mark McInnis, Bradley Moore, David Platt, Justin Pondexter, Dawson Powers, Allen Randall, Philip Sikes, Ned Taylor, Vern Verna, Patrick Wright, NFL.

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ON THE COVER

Seniors Jadar Johnson (S) and Cordrea Tankersley (CB), two of the most experienced Tigers on the defense.

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136 THE LAST WORD - DABO SWINNEY’S FUNDAMENTALS OF LIFE Tim Bourret looks into the life lessons Dabo Swinney uses to shape his program.

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

MISCELLANEOUS 22 28 33 36 49 55 57 61

TIGER TRADITIONS First-Team All-Americans 65 First-Round Draft Picks 67 Super Bowl Champions 69 Pro Bowl Players 71 Memorial Stadium (“Death Valley”) 74 Running Down The Hill & Howard’s Rock 80 Football Facilities 84 Alma Mater 121

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

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TODAY'S GAME TROY VS. CLEMSON

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TODAY’S PRESENTATIONS

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ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS Team 1. Clemson* Florida State* Louisville* NC State* Syracuse* Wake Forest* 7. Boston College*

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

Away Neutral 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 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. Georgia Tech* 2. Duke* Miami (Fla.)* Pittsburgh* Virginia Tech* North Carolina* Virginia*

TROY OVERVIEW In the win over Austin Peay last Saturday, Troy accumulated 706 yards, third most in school history, in addition to scoring 57 points. The Trojans had 383 rushing yards and 323 passing yards. Like Clemson last Saturday, Troy had a 200-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver. Two Manning Award Watch List quarterbacks are on display today. It is an accomplishment because the Manning Award committee only has 30 on the list. Everyone knows what Clemson’s Deshaun Watson has accomplished, but Troy’s Brandon Silvers also has some outstanding credentials. Silvers finished third in the Sun Belt Conference in the 2015 season with 216.2 passing yards per game, 20 passing touchdowns and a 61.2 completion percentage. The native of Orange Beach, Ala., threw just seven interceptions last season, fewest among Sun Belt Conference quarterbacks with at least 150 passing attempts. Silvers got his 2016 season off to a great start in the opener by completing 20-27 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown. Jordan Chunn was the top ground gainer with 161 yards on just 13 carries, including a 48-yard scoring run on the first play of the game. Ismail Saleem had four receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown to lead the receivers. Troy has an experienced quarterback in Silvers, but overall, it has a young offense. The Trojans have just four seniors available offensively this season, which is second fewest in the country behind Minnesota. Additionally, Troy’s 15 overall seniors are 14th fewest in the nation. The Troy defensive coordinator is Vic Koenning, who served as Clemson’s defensive coordinator from 200508. During his four years at Clemson, the defense was

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

* - controls its own destiny to win the ACC title; Note: Standings and stats are through games of September 5.

AFTER MISSING MOST OF LAST SEASON, MIKE WILLIAMS HAD NINE RECEPTIONS FOR 174 YARDS IN CLEMSON’S 19-13 VICTORY AT AUBURN LAST WEEKEND.

The 50-year celebration of Howard’s Rock will be a year-long celebration in 2016. For today’s game, members of the Sam Jones family and Gene Willimon family will be honored. Jones brought the rock from Death Valley, Calif., and gave it to Frank Howard, who in turn gave it to Willimon, the former executive secretary of IPTAY. It was Willimon’s idea to mount it on a pedestal at the east end of the stadium. An iconic photo of Howard at the Rock will adorn the Louisville gameday program cover. There will be other features throughout the year on the great tradition that makes the stadium entrance among the best in sport.

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

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS

in the top 20 in the nation in scoring defense, total defense and pass efficiency defense every year.

16 WINS IN A ROW AT HOME Clemson enters today’s game with a school-record 16-game winning streak at Memorial Stadium. The streak began with a 55-31 win over Georgia Tech in 2013. The Tigers finished the regular-season home schedule that year with a win over The Citadel and have now posted consecutive 7-0 records at home since then. The 2014 and 2015 seasons marked the first time Clemson had consecutive perfect seasons at home since 1950 and 1951, when the Tigers were 4-0 at home each year. It should be pointed out that the school record for consecutive home games without a loss has not been broken. From the 1980 South Carolina game to the 1984 Virginia Tech game, the Tigers did not lose a game at home, a streak of 25 consecutive games without a loss in Death Valley. The Tigers were 23-0-2 at home during that time, which included a tie against Boston College in 1982 and a tie against Georgia in 1983. Clemson’s current home winning streak of 16 is second longest in the nation behind Florida State’s 21game home winning streak. The Tigers travel to Florida State on October 29.

WELCOME BACK, MIKE WILLIAMS Playing in his first game since the 2015 opener, Mike Williams had nine receptions for 174 yards in the Tigers’ 19-13 win at Auburn. The senior had 70 percent of Clemson’s receiving yards from All-American Deshaun Watson. His 174 receiving yards were the most ever by a Tiger in the first game of the year. Airese Currie had the previous high with 152 yards on nine receptions against Wake Forest in 2004. Williams had 1,030 receiving yards as a sophomore in the 2014 season and is the only Tiger on the 2016 roster to register a 1,000-yard season. He had a previous career high of 155 receiving yards and two touchdowns against NC State that year. Then in last year’s opener, he suffered a neck injury after hauling in a touchdown reception against Wofford. The injury forced him to miss the rest of the season. Williams has 1,540 career receiving yards on 88 catches (17.5Clemson is 3-4 (.429) all-time yard average).

ON THIS DATE

on September 10. The last game on this date was the Tigers’ 35-27 win over Wofford at Memorial Stadium in 2011.

Georgia Tech 17 vs. Boston College 14 (Dublin, Ireland) Clemson 19 at Auburn 13 North Carolina Central 6 at Duke 49 Mississippi 34 vs. Florida State 45 (Orlando, Fla.) Charlotte 14 at Louisville 70 Florida A&M 3 at Miami (Fla.) 70 Georgia 33 vs. North Carolina 24 (Atlanta, Ga.) William & Mary 14 at NC State 48 Villanova 7 at Pittsburgh 28 Colgate 7 at Syracuse 33 Richmond 37 at Virginia 20 Liberty 13 at Virginia Tech 36 Tulane 3 at Wake Forest 7

TODAY’S GAME

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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Louisville at Syracuse ESPN2 Boston College at Massachusetts ESPN3 NC State at East Carolina ESPNU Penn State at Pittsburgh ESPN Troy at Clemson ACCN Charleston Southern at Florida State RSN Mercer at Georgia Tech ACCN Extra Wake Forest at Duke ESPNU Florida Atlantic at Miami (Fla.) ACCN Extra North Carolina at Illinois BTN Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee (Bristol, Tenn.) ABC Virginia at Oregon ESPN ^ - Friday; Note: All times are EDT.

^8 p.m. Noon Noon Noon 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 10:30 p.m.

TEAM STATS Yards Off. Def. 320.0 238.0 399.0 262.0 535.0 112.0 580.0 380.0 238.0 320.0 663.0 208.0 523.0 197.0 315.0 474.0 521.0 168.0 261.0 172.0 554.0 143.0 302.0 524.0 458.0 160.0 175.0 280.0

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. 14.0 17.0 19.0 13.0 49.0 6.0 45.0 34.0 17.0 14.0 70.0 14.0 70.0 3.0 24.0 33.0 48.0 14.0 28.0 7.0 33.0 7.0 20.0 37.0 36.0 13.0 7.0 3.0

RUSHING LEADERS Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Player Matthew Dayes Wayne Gallman Lamar Jackson Mark Walton Jela Duncan

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Player Deondre Francois Eric Dungey Lamar Jackson Kurt Benkert Deshaun Watson

Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Player Amba Etta-Tawo Mike Williams Jesus Wilson Isaiah Ford Dalvin Cook

Team NCS CU LOU MIA DUK

Car. 23 30 11 15 15

Yards 138 123 119 116 115

TD 2 1 2 1 2

Y/G 138.0 123.0 119.0 116.0 115.0

PASSING LEADERS Team Cm. FSU 33 SYR 34 LOU 17 UVA 26 CU 19

Att. Yards TD Y/G 52 419 2 419.0 40 355 2 355.0 23 286 6 286.0 34 264 3 264.0 34 248 1 248.0

RECEIVING LEADERS Team SYR CU FSU VAT FSU

Rec. 12 9 9 11 7

Yards 210 174 125 117 101

TD 1 0 0 1 0

Y/G 210.0 174.0 125.0 117.0 101.0

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

Opp. 262 71 3.7 262.0 87.0 175.0 85.7 17.0 17.0 1 2-2 44.4 0-0 3-42 9-60 3 17.6 29:31 1-0 0-0

SCORING BY QUARTERS Team Clemson Opponents

1st 0 0

2nd 10 3

3rd 3 0

4th 6 10

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Tot 19 13

RUSHING LEADERS # 9 4 26

Player Wayne Gallman Deshaun Watson Adam Choice Clemson Opponents

Car. 30 11 3 44 41

Yards 123 21 7 151 87

Avg. 4.1 1.9 2.3 3.4 2.1

TD 1 0 0 1 1

LG 20 6 5 20 18

PASSING LEADERS # Player 4 Deshaun Watson Clemson Opponents

Cm. 19 19 15

Att. 34 34 30

TROY

POLLS

Clemson 399 78 5.1 399.0 151.0 248.0 121.0 19.0 19.0 2 2-2 41.5 0-0 1-16 6-55 2 35.3 30:29 2-0 4-30

Yards Int. 248 1 248 1 175 2

TD 1 1 0

LG 34 34 43

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(Sept. 6, 2016) Team Alabama (54) CLEMSON (2) Florida State (4) Ohio State Michigan (1) Houston Stanford Washington Georgia Wisconsin Texas Michigan State Louisville Oklahoma TCU Iowa Tennessee Notre Dame Mississippi Texas A&M Louisiana State Oklahoma State Baylor Oregon Miami (Fla.)

(Sept. 6, 2016) Team Alabama (62) CLEMSON (2) Florida State Ohio State Stanford Michigan Houston Michigan State Georgia Iowa Washington TCU Oklahoma Tennessee Louisville Wisconsin Oklahoma State Mississippi Baylor Texas Notre Dame Louisiana State Oregon Texas A&M Florida

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.

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

W-L W

CU 43 43

TRO 19 19

Player Mike Williams Artavis Scott Hunter Renfrow Ray-Ray McCloud Wayne Gallman Clemson Opponents

# 34 90 23 25 10 42 94 18 57 6 99 56 15

Player Kendall Joseph Dexter Lawrence Van Smith Cordrea Tankersley Ben Boulware Christian Wilkins Carlos Watkins Jadar Johnson Tre Lamar Dorian Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Daniel Clelin Ferrell Scott Pagano Korrin Wiggins

Rec. 9 3 3 2 1 19 15

Yards 174 30 27 8 8 248 175

Avg. 19.3 10.0 9.0 4.0 8.0 13.1 11.7

TD 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

TFL 3-8 1-11 1.5-3 2-4 1-1 2.5-13

Sacks 1-6 1-11

1-2 1.5-3 0.5-1

1-2

Player Jordan Chunn Josh Anderson Kaleb Barker B.J. Smith Jabir Frye Troy Opponents

LG 34 20 16 5 8 34 43

Date 9-10 9-17 9-22 10-1 10-7 10-15 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26

Opponent at Auburn Opponent Troy SC State * at Georgia Tech * Louisville * at Boston College * NC State * at Florida State * Syracuse * Pittsburgh * at Wake Forest South Carolina

Cm. 20 7 29 14

Player Rec. Deondre Douglas 7 Emanuel Thompson 5 Ismail Saleem 4 Adarius Wesley 4 Hiram Velez 2 Troy 29 Opponents 14

# 3 44 23 13 25 12 50 94 7 5

Player Kris Weatherspoon Junior Gnonkonde William Lloyd Justin Lucas Josh Marshall Melvin Tyus Zo Bridges Seth Calloway Rashad Dillard Sam Lebbie

Int.

OT ---

Tot 57 17

Yards 161 68 58 43 33 383 93

Avg. 12.4 13.6 29.0 4.8 6.6 8.9 2.3

TD 1 1 1 0 0 5 0

LG 48 32 50 15 17 50 15

Att. 27 7 36 22

Yards Int. 229 0 86 0 323 0 161 1

TD 2 1 3 2

LG 49 47 49 36

Yards 45 42 106 24 53 323 161

Avg. 6.4 8.4 26.5 6.0 26.5 11.1 11.5

TD 0 1 1 0 1 3 2

LG 10 15 49 12 47 49 36

TACKLE LEADERS 1-0

1-11

Tac. 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3

TFL 1.5-5

Sacks

Int.

1-4 0.5-1

1-7 1.5-2 1.5-5 0.5-1

1-7

RESULTS & SCHEDULE Score 19-13

TV ACCN RSN ESPN

Time 12:30 p.m. Noon 7:30 p.m.

ESPN

7:30 p.m.

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

4th 13 0

RECEIVING LEADERS

1-0

W-L W

3rd 14 3

Car. 13 5 2 9 5 43 41

# 80 8 16 19 7

RESULTS & SCHEDULE Date 9-3

2nd 17 7

PASSING LEADERS

TACKLE LEADERS Tac. 14 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 3

# 38 33 18 26 5

# Player 12 Brandon Silvers 3 Sawyer Smith Troy Opponents

RECEIVING LEADERS # 7 3 13 34 9

1st 13 7

RUSHING LEADERS

CLEMSON LEADS 1-0 Site H

Opp. 254 63 4.0 254.0 93.0 161.0 146.0 13.0 17.0 2 1-1 37.6 1-5 7-131 3-23 1 26.7 32:34 0-0 0-0

SCORING BY QUARTERS Team Troy Opponents

SERIES HISTORY Year CU TRO Rank 2011 0-0 0-0 Totals Note: Clemson home games in bold.

Troy 706 79 8.9 706.0 383.0 323.0 183.4 29.0 57.0 8 1-1 44.5 2-30 3-78 14-153 1 63.6 27:26 1-0 1-7

Date 9-3

CHRISTIAN WILKINS HAD SEVEN TACKLES, 2.5 TACKLES FOR LOSS, A SACK AND RECOVERED FUMBLE AT AUBURN.

Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-15 10-20 11-5 11-12 11-17 11-26 12-3

Opponent Austin Peay

W-L W

Score 57-17

Opponent TV Time at Clemson ACCN 12:30 p.m. at Southern Mississippi beIN SPORTS USA 7 p.m. * New Mexico State * at Idaho 5 p.m. * Georgia State * at South Alabama ESPNU 7:30 p.m. Massachusetts * Appalachian State * Arkansas State ESPNU 9:30 p.m. * at Texas State 4 p.m. * at Georgia Southern 1 p.m.

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

FROM THE

BEECH TO AN ISLAND BY PHILIP SIKES

THE BEECH ISLAND, S.C., NATIVE AND CORNERBACK PUT THE NFL ON HOLD FOR ONE MORE YEAR, AS HE IS BACK FOR HIS SENIOR SEASON AS THE MOST EXPERIENCED MEMBER OF MIKE REEDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SECONDARY.

ordrea Tankersley cannot pinpoint the origin of his hometown’s name, but that does not stop the incessant questions aimed in his direction. “All of the Florida boys on our team always ask me, ‘Tootie, you’re from the beach?’” he said, referring to Beech Island, the small Aiken County community in which he was raised. “They think I’m one of them. I tell them it’s spelled B-ee-c-h, not B-e-a-c-h. We have the Savannah River, and there’s no island. “But I love where I’m from. It’s home.” It was in Beech Island where Tankersley earned the affectionate nickname “Tootie,” first coined by his older brother, Codarius. The day he was born, it was the only phrase Codarius could muster. The nickname stuck and eventually carried over to college, where today the younger Tankersley brother opens the home portion of his senior season against Troy. Tankersley’s football journey began when he was just four years old. His older brother, who preceded him by a year and 10 days, began playing organized football. It did not take long for the younger Tankersley to develop an interest, even though he was not old enough at the time to play. “The moment I saw my brother score his first touchdown, I knew I would play this game,” said Tankersley. “Seeing it

up close, I thought I wanted to score touchdowns and play, too.” He would go on to make his mark at Silver Bluff High School, a AA powerhouse that has produced a long line of talent despite its small size and relative obscurity. Tankersley’s uncle, D’Wayne

Bates, was an All-American at Northwestern and played in the NFL. Vanderbilt’s Corey Chavous and South Carolina’s Troy Williamson followed the model. Four graduates of Silver Bluff have been drafted in the first two rounds of the NFL draft since 1998.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

CORDREA TANKERSLEY Full Name Major Jersey Position Height Weight Hometown High School Date of Birth

Cordrea Tankersley PRTM #25 Cornerback 6’1” 200 Beech Island, S.C. Silver Bluff HS Nov. 19, 1993

Now, Tankersley is Silver Bluff High School’s next prized product with a potential future at the next level. How he became an All-ACC cornerback playing in the national championship game is another story. He did not always play the position. In fact, he drew the bulk of attention with his athletic abilities as Silver Bluff’s starting quarterback. “I played some cornerback as a freshman and sophomore,” he said. “And then as a junior, I was our quarterback. My senior year was the same thing, but also some safety. I was all over the field. Whatever coach (Al) Lown wanted me to do, that’s what I was going to do.” Tankersley had the attention of college recruiters, particularly those at Clemson, Miami (Fla.) and South Carolina. He committed to the Tigers in 2011, but he would not join the team that next summer. He was short on credit hours, and instead went to Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia alongside another Clemson commitment, defensive end Shaq Lawson. Tankersley was already a disciplined individual, but the experience at Hargrave was an eye-opening one. “It was a new experience, and not one of my favorite ones,” admitted #25. “I was there for seven months just to earn enough academic credits to enroll at Clemson. It was stressful being away from my family for so long. Football was fun and it kept me in line. “After football, we had to drill every day. It strengthened my discipline. It also taught me to not take anything for granted and to take advantage of my opportunities. God blessed me with the score I needed on my final test, and that brought me here.” Tankersley earned an opportunity for playing time as a freshman, contributing a team-high nine stops on special teams in 2013. He again played special teams the following season but had to

display some patience as he saw senior cornerback Garry Peters log the majority of snaps ahead of him. “Garry balled out and had a great senior season, and I respect that,” stated Tankersley. “All good things come to those who wait, and I was patient. My junior year, I packaged the anger I had inside and put it all on the field.” The anger was fueled by different external factors in 2015. Tankersley was the unknown in a secondary led by cornerback Mackensie Alexander and safeties T.J. Green and Jayron Kearse, all of whom were drafted in May. Alexander received the bulk of scouting attention, and the bulk of publicity as well. Tankersley rarely received public mention, and opposing offenses took their chances with the new starter in Clemson’s lineup. Defensive backs coach Mike Reed took notice quickly of a more focused player in Tankersley, one he thought was ready for the spotlight that would come his way with Alexander on the opposite side. “A lot of teams gameplanned against Mackensie,” said Reed. “As the boundary corner, you see a lot more balls come your way. He took it in stride, made plays and did what he was supposed to do.” By every measure, Tankersley lived up to his position coach’s expectations. He had five interceptions and 11 pass breakups, leading the defense in both categories in 2015. His interception total tied for 20th in the nation.

“I had an edge,” said Tankersley. “I played with anger every day, trying to prove something. Mackensie was a great player, but my mindset is that I wouldn’t come second to anyone. That’s how I played last season.” A personal highlight came at Miami, one of the schools he had narrowed his college decision to during the recruiting process. In the Tigers’ 58-0 thumping of the Hurricanes, Tankersley stepped in front of a Miami receiver just before halftime and returned it for his first career touchdown. Tankersley said it was the first time in his life he had ever scored on the defensive side of the ball. “That was a great moment,” he said. “I knew they were running comeback routes, and I just went for it. If he ran a stop and go, I would’ve been toast.” Following Clemson’s narrow loss to Alabama, three members of the defensive backfield declared for the 2016 NFL draft, Alexander, Green and Kearse. Tankersley was close to joining them. “I had my mind set...I was leaving,” he admitted. “But I sat down with my family and didn’t want to make an emotional decision. I had proven myself, but I wanted an opportunity to be even better. I wanted to get my degree and graduate in December in three and a half years. I can raise my stock to the first round, and who doesn’t want to go in the first round?” It is an exciting time for the parks, recreation & tourism manage-

ment major. From one credit shy of enrolling with his original signing class in 2012 to being one of the most respected 2016 veterans, his journey is similar to that of growing up in Beech Island. Few have made it out of the tiny Aiken County community to this level of achievement. It takes a special character, someone like Tankersley whose position forces him to play on an “island” in many situations, to come this far.

“It’s a night and day difference with ‘Tootie,’ who was a quiet kid when he arrived here,” added Reed. “Now he’s matured into a guy who can play with technique and speak the defense. If he continues to do what he’s supposed to do, hopefully he will have his name called and have an opportunity to play at the next level.” That sure would make his community proud.

TANKERSLEY 9

JADAR

JOHNSON

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

THE RIGHT FIT BY RACHEL EAGLETON

FROM THE TIME HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD, JADAR JOHNSON KNEW HE WAS MEANT TO BE ON A FOOTBALL FIELD. FOURTEEN YEARS LATER, HE FOUND ANOTHER PERFECT FIT IN TIGERTOWN.

he sun was high in the sky, fans cheering in the stands, the ball was snapped and suddenly, for the first time, four-year-old Jadar Johnson found it in his hands. “My dad had signed me up for the local flag football league. You’re supposed to be five, but somehow he had a connection and I got in a little earlier. “I was the center at first and didn’t get the ball much, but the coach finally gave me a shot. On my first play, I got a 90-yard touchdown.” From the moment he reached the endzone, Johnson knew football was the right fit for him. But as a native of Orangeburg, S.C., Johnson originally set his sights on a different Carolina university. “Growing up closer to Columbia, I always dreamed of playing for the Gamecocks. But during my recruitment, I had to pick who was a better fit for me. “I didn’t think I had a chance to even get on Clemson’s radar.” However, during his 10th-grade year, Johnson attended summer camp at Clemson and caught the attention of a certain high-profile coach. “We were all out playing and coach (Dabo) Swinney happened to ride by on a golf cart. Right as he passed me, I made a crazy catch and backflip. He talked to my parents and told them that he would come and see me in high school. “Coach Swinney followed through with his promise during my junior season.” After seeing Johnson in his element, Clemson decided to pursue him during the recruiting season. Once given the

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

JADAR JOHNSON Full Name Jadar Kentrell Johnson Major Sociology Jersey #18 Position Safety Height 6’0” Weight 210 Hometown Orangeburg, S.C. High School Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS Date of Birth June 29, 1995

opportunity, he did not waste any time making his final decision and decided to end his recruiting process. “Clemson offered me on a Monday of my junior year and I committed that Tuesday. Once I had that first visit, I fell in love with it. “I loved the environment here. I am a country boy, so I love this atmosphere.” But once Johnson began living on campus in January 2013, he realized

that college life wasn’t quite what he expected. He no longer had his parents to help him with day-to-day struggles and instead had to rely on his teammates, most of whom he did not know. “My biggest struggle was adjusting to college. I wanted to go home when I first came here. I told coach Swinney, ‘I don’t think I’m ready for this’.” But Swinney would not accept Johnson’s mindset. Instead, he offered a

small break to the safety so he could refresh and get his mind right. “He let me get a weekend off during spring ball, but that was enough to help me feel right and come back. “He’s not just a football coach, he really cares about you as a person. When he says he treats us like his kids, he means that. He is a father to all of us. “If he only cared about me in regards to football, he wouldn’t have cared that

Of the many lessons Johnson’s father taught him, one of the greatest was how to keep his composure, on and off the gridiron. “When I was young, I had a really bad temper. If I lost a football game, I would cry, scream and throw my helmet, but he always reminded me, ‘It’s just a game... keep your head in it.’ Ever since then, I have had a better attitude.” This lesson came in handy this past January when Clemson was on the losing

JOHNSON

I wasn’t feeling right. He would have made me stay here. He is a real genuine person and I respect him greatly.” Another huge influence and deeply respected person in Johnson’s life is someone who has been there for him as long as he can remember. “My dad and I talk every night, every day. He’s my best friend. We can talk about anything, and any time I get in a tough situation, he is there to guide me.”

side of the national championship game in Arizona. “If my dad hadn’t instilled that composure in me, I would have been going crazy (at the national championship game). That hurt us so bad. We were so close...two or three plays away from winning it all. “Pain always brings you closer to the people you need to be close to. That is the biggest pain we will ever feel together.”

However, the pain felt by the Clemson community re-energized the returning players and made them push even harder through spring and summer camp. “All of us getting a little taste of that and wanting to get back...I believe that we have each stepped it up another notch. With the guys we have this year, it is a true brotherhood.” Another strong influence in Johnson’s life was his late aunt, “Peakie.” “When I was young, my mom went back to college and my dad was always on the road as a truck driver. I would always be left with my aunt, ‘Peakie.’ She was like my second mom. “She ended up getting pancreatic cancer when I was 11 and passed away. Her passing hurt me so deep, I couldn’t stop crying.” Johnson recalled how his aunt used to attend every game and decided to start a new gameday tradition. “I had a football game the week after she died and I started wearing a purple wristband. It felt like she was giving me superpowers. “Since I can’t wear the wristband anymore, I talk to her before every game. I say my prayers and ask her to give me strength. She taught me a lot of lessons I needed to know as a person that also translated on the field.” The influence of his aunt allowed Johnson to have a positive outlook on life and the opportunities that he is given. “Life is too short to stress about things,” added #18. “I want to be remembered as a happy person who always made me laugh. “I want to be remembered as one of the greatest to ever come through here. But at the end of the day, I just want people to say I took this opportunity and gave it all I had each and every day.”

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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY IS GOVERNED BY A 13-MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING SEVEN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES AND SIX ELECTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AS PROVIDED BY THE WILL OF THOMAS GREEN CLEMSON.

Chair • Greenville, S.C.

JOHN N. McCARTER JR. Vice Chair • Columbia, S.C.

DAVID E. DUKES

LEON J. HENDRIX JR.

RONALD D. LEE

LOUIS B. LYNN

PATRICIA H. McABEE

ROBERT L. PEELER

MARK S. RICHARDSON

WILLIAM C. SMITH JR.

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Lexington, S.C.

Aiken, S.C.

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JOSEPH D. SWANN Greenville, S.C.

KIM WILKERSON Cayce, S.C.

DAVID H. WILKINS Greenville, S.C.

Hometown Greenville, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Charleston, S.C. Clemson, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Pinewood, S.C. Florence, S.C.

ames P. Clements became Clemson University’s 15th president on Dec. 31, 2013. Since his arrival, the value of the Tiger Paw has never been higher, thanks to an increasing academic reputation and the national exposure from our recent success in athletics. Under Clements’ leadership, Clemson has broken records in admissions, enrollment, research, facilities development, athletics, graduation and retention rates and fundraising, including the successful completion of the $1 billion Will to Lead capital campaign. Clements is a nationally recognized leader in higher education who has served as president of a university in three different athletic conferences (Big East, Big 12, ACC), where he is also the current chair of the ACC Council of Presidents. Before he came to Clemson, Clements served as president of West Virginia University for nearly five years. During that time, WVU set significant records in private fundraising, enrollment and research funding. He was a leader in West Virginia, chairing the boards of the West Virginia United Health System, the WVU Hospitals and the WVU Research Corporation. And while he loved his time at WVU, he decided he would leave Morgantown for only one institution...Clemson University. Clements was born in Arlington, Va., but spent the majority of his life in Maryland before relocating to West Virginia and until his move to Clemson. The grandson of a coal miner and firefighter and son to parents who taught him and his three older siblings that education was the key to a better life, Clements is a first-generation college graduate. This was a key reason he pursued a life and career in higher education...to

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give others the same opportunity he was given by getting a formal education. Clements holds a B.S. degree in computer science and an M.S. degree and a Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, as well as an M.S. degree in computer science from Johns Hopkins

University. He was also awarded an honorary degree as doctor of public education from his alma mater, UMBC. He has published and presented more than 75 papers in the fields of computer science, higher education, information technology, project management and strategic planning. He also

THE CLEMENTS FAMILY - JIM AND WIFE, BETH, ALONG WITH (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) SONIN-LAW, TANNER, CHILDREN, TY, MAGGIE, GRACE AND HANNAH AND DOG, SKITTLES.

served as principal investigator or coinvestigator on more than $15 million in research grants. Prior to his service at WVU, he 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. Clements’ Successful Project Management book is now in its seventh edition, is published in multiple languages and used in numerous countries. His other leadership positions include co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, the only university president on the board; current member and past chair of the board of directors for the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, North America’s oldest higher education association; and board positions with the American Council on Education, the Business-Higher Education Forum and the Council on Competitiveness. Clements also serves on the executive committee of APLU’s Commission of Innovation, Competitiveness & Economic Prosperity. He previously chaired the ACE Commission on Leadership. Clements and his wife, Beth, have been married for 25 years and have four children, Ty, Hannah, Maggie and Grace, and a son-in-law, Tanner Coombs.

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DAN RADAKOVICH CLEMSON’S 13TH DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, IN HIS FIFTH SEASON IN TIGERTOWN, HAS OVER 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

y nearly every measure, Dan Radakovich led Clemson to one of the best athletic years in school history in 2015-16. With a fall semester featuring berths in the national championship games in both football and men’s soccer and spring ACC titles in men’s golf and baseball, the Tigers recorded their highest finish in the Learfield Director’s Cup in a decade. In the classroom, 78 student-athletes earned degrees and, while competing for national titles, both football and men’s soccer registered record GPAs. Clemson’s Graduation Success Rate and Academic Progress Rate continue to be among the nation’s best, as football, men’s basketball and women’s golf were recognized among the top-10 percent nationally in APR, with football earning the distinction for the sixth consecutive year. Named the 13th director of athletics in Clemson history on Dec. 1, 2012, Radakovich has continuously led the Tiger athletic department to high achievements both on the field and in the classroom while developing significant upgrades in finance and facilities. Since his arrival in December 2013, the athletic department has received approvals for $176 million in facility improvements and increased spending on direct student-athlete development programs, including nutrition, mental health and professional development by $2.4 million. His department has increased overall revenue from $69 million in fiscal year 2014 to a budgeted $99.7 million in fiscal year 2017. Radakovich came to Clemson with a wealth of experience after serving in sig-

nificant 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 28 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. Following the 2014-15 academic year, Radakovich was named a finalist for the SportsBusiness Journal Athletics Director-of-the-Year award. 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. Radakovich came to Clemson from Georgia Tech, where he served with dis-

tinction 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 either NCAA Tourney play or bowl games in his six years. 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 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 regularseason conference or division titles. The construction of new facilities or upgrades to existing ones was a focus of Radakovich’s tenure with the Yellow

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

Jacket program. The John & Mary Brock Football Practice Facility, which opened in 2011, and McCamish Pavilion, which opened for basketball in 2012, are two of the top facilities of their kind in college athletics. Radakovich also initiated the Athletic Director’s Initiative Fund, started in 2006, which raised cash and pledges of more than $12 million. The Aliquippa, Pa., native was first made aware of Tiger athletics through the basketball exploits of Butch Zatezalo, who was from the same town. Zatezalo was a three-time All-ACC Tiger whose legendary 25-point scoring nights received a lot of attention in Pennsylvania in the 1960s when Radakovich was a youth. Prior to his tenure at Georgia Tech, Radakovich worked as a senior associate athletic director at Louisiana State from 2001-06. He had many responsibilities that dealt with the football program and worked closely with then head coach Nick Saban, including the year (2003) the Tigers won the national title. He became a director of athletics for the first time at American University in Washington, D.C., in 2000. Between 1994 and 2000, Radakovich 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’s degree in finance. He was also a football letterman and student coach with the Crimson Hawk program. 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 2015 Mercer graduate who joined the Clemson football program over the summer.

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DABO SWINNEY DABO SWINNEY, THE 2015 HOME DEPOT NATIONAL COACH-OF-THE-YEAR, AND HIS ALL-IN APPROACH HAS LED THE PROGRAM TO RECORD-SETTING HEIGHTS.

here is a strong coaching heritage over the 120 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 in 2017, led Clemson to the 1981 national championship. Dabo Swinney has been at Clemson for just eight years as head coach, but he

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 18, Drew 16, Clay 13).

has cemented himself among the Tiger legends of the past. He is the first person to say that the program has not reached all of its goals just yet, but he took the 2015 Tigers to the brink of winning the program’s second national title.

Swinney guided Clemson to the No. 1 spot in every College Football Playoff poll in 2015 and led the Tigers to their first national championship game appearance under the new format after his team defeated Oklahoma 37-17 in the Orange Bowl. The Tigers led Alabama in the fourth quarter of the championship game, but came up just short in an epic game in Glendale, Ariz. Following the team’s 14-1 record and No. 2 final ranking, Swinney was the recipient of 10 national and two ACC coach-of-the-year honors. The win over Oklahoma made him just the second coach in college football history (joining Alabama’s Bear Bryant) to beat the Sooners in two bowl games. Clemson’s 13th win, which came against North Carolina in the ACC Championship Game, established a school record. It was the Tigers’ 15th ACC title, matching Florida State for most in history. All told, the Tigers defeated four teams that finished the season in the top 15 of both polls, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Florida State. Swinney coached Deshaun Watson to a record-setting sophomore season in

2015. Watson became Clemson’s first Heisman Trophy finalist after becoming the first player in FBS history to total 4,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season. Watson was the ACC Player-of-theYear and MVP of both the ACC Championship Game and Orange Bowl. He won the Davey O’Brien Award and Manning Award and was Clemson’s second ACC Athlete-of-the-Year in history. From 2011-15, Clemson compiled a 56-12 record, the most wins in a fiveyear period in school history. Thirty-six of the victories came against ACC teams. The 2015 seniors finished their careers with a 46-8 record, including a 29-4 ACC mark. Clemson was in the top-10 percent of APR scores and the final top 25 of the AP and USA Today polls in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, the only FBS program that could make that claim. In eight years (seven full seasons) as the Tigers’ head coach, Swinney has directed Clemson to a 75-27 overall record (.735) and a 47-14 ACC regularseason mark (.770). He has also led the Tigers to the ACC Championship Game three times, won two ACC titles, won or shared four ACC Atlantic Division titles and won five bowl games. With the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl win over Oklahoma and head coach Bob Stoops, Swinney became the first and only coach in history to win three bowl games in consecutive seasons over teams whose head coaches had previously won a national title. The 2015

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

Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma made it four in a row. Defense was the key to success for the 2014 Tigers, as they led the nation in total defense, pass efficiency defense, first downs allowed, third-down conver-

sion percentage defense and tackles for loss along with being in the top five in many other defensive categories. Defensive end Vic Beasley was named ACC Defensive Player-of-the-Year as well as being a finalist for multiple national

awards and a first-team All-American thanks to his 21.5 tackles for loss and 12 sacks. Beasley and Stephone Anthony were both first-round draft picks in 2015. 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 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 in the top 20 of every BCS standing from 2011 to 2013. Tajh Boyd broke many Clemson career records for quarterbacks thanks in part to 2013, when he completed 68.5 percent of his passes for 3,851 yards and 34 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 receptions 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 Swinney’s Tigers when looking at the overall consistency of the program. The seven conference wins in the regular season set a school record, while Clemson was co-champion of the ACC Atlantic Division. The school record for

consecutive wins at Memorial Stadium (13) was also established, as was the record for consecutive wins by 14+ points (7). 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. The 2012 campaign featured a record-setting offense. Clemson had six of the 11 offensive players on the All-ACC first team chosen by the media and set over 80 Tiger team and individual records. Leading the way was Boyd, the ACC Player-of-the-Year. The quarterback joined center Dalton Freeman as firstteam All-Americans by AFCA, just the third time since 1945 that the AFCA first-team All-America quarterback and center were from the same school. Boyd’s favorite wide receiver, DeAndre Hopkins, had 18 receiving touchdowns, second most in the nation, and was a second-team All-American. He was a big reason Clemson scored a then school-record 533 points. 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. It tied for the highest-ranked 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.

Swinney was named Bobby Dodd National Coach-of-the-Year in 2011 to become the first Tiger head coach to win a national coach-of-the-year award since 1981, when Ford directed Clemson to the national title. Dwayne Allen received the John Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end and totaled 50 receptions for 598 yards and eight touchdowns. Boyd set the school record for total yards (4,046), passing yards (3,828) and passing touchdowns (33), all marks he eclipsed

in subsequent seasons. Andre Branch, a finalist for the Hendricks Award, had an ACC-high 17 tackles for loss and an ACC-high 10.5 sacks. Watkins was one of the most dynamic freshmen in the nation. The ACC Rookie-of-the-Year totaled 82 receptions for 1,219 yards and 12 touchdowns despite missing one game due to injury. Watkins was also an AP First-Team All-American. Swinney became just the second Tiger coach to lead Clemson’s program to a bowl game in his first two full years

as head coach, joining his predecessor, Tommy Bowden. The 2010 season included wins over bowl teams Georgia Tech, Maryland and NC State. The team excelled defensively in 2010 and was 13th in the nation in scoring defense and in the top 25 in total defense and passing defense. 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 2010 Nagurski Award as the nation’s

SWINNEY’S COACHING RECORD Year School Position(s) W-L Bowl 1993 Alabama GA 9-3-1 Gator 1994 Alabama GA 12-1 Citrus 1995 Alabama GA 8-3 1996 Alabama WR,TE 10-3 Outback 1997 Alabama TE 4-7 1998 Alabama WR 7-5 Music City 1999 Alabama WR 10-3 Orange 2000 Alabama WR 3-8 2003 Clemson WR 9-4 Peach 2004 Clemson WR 6-5 2005 Clemson WR 8-4 Champs Sports 2006 Clemson WR 8-5 Music City 2007 Clemson AHC,WR 9-4 Chick-fil-A 2008 Clemson AHC,WR 3-3 Clemson IHC 4-2 Clemson HC 0-1 Gator 2009 Clemson HC 9-5 Music City 2010 Clemson HC 6-7 Meineke Car Care 2011 Clemson HC 10-4 Orange 2012 Clemson HC 11-2 Chick-fil-A 2013 Clemson HC 11-2 Orange 2014 Clemson HC 10-3 Russell Athletic 2015 Clemson HC 14-1 Orange/CFPNCG Years as a full-time college coach:............................. 22nd Winning seasons:.........................................................18 Bowl seasons:.............................................................17 Record as an assistant coach:.................. 106-58-1 (.645) Record as a head coach:...............................75-27 (.735) Record at Clemson:.....................................118-52 (.694)

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. Swinney was named ACC coach-of-the-year by Sporting News. He totaled nine wins, second most among FBS coaches in their first full year. They also tied for fourth most in ACC history for a first-year head coach. The main reason Clemson was so outstanding on special teams was the play of college football’s most dynamic player (Spiller) in 2009. The Tiger running back was named MVP of the ACC in 2009 and was a consensus All-American. He had five kick returns for touchdowns during the 2009 season, an all-time Clemson record, and established the NCAA record for kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career (7). In October 2008, Swinney was named Clemson interim head coach, replacing 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. On Dec. 1, 2008, the interim tag was removed from the title and he was named the program’s head coach. At the time, there had been 28 interim head coaches at the FBS level since 1970 and those coaches had combined for a record of 26-86-2. Only one of those 28 interim coaches posted a winning record, and that was Swinney.

The 1993 Alabama graduate joined the Clemson staff prior to the 2003 season. In his 13 years as an assistant or head coach, the Tigers have finished in the top 25 of the polls nine times and have 24 wins over top-25 teams, including victories over Florida State (6), Auburn (2), Miami (Fla.) (2), Oklahoma (2), Virginia Tech (2), Georgia (1), Louisiana State (1), Ohio State (1) and Tennessee (1) during his tenure in Tigertown. 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 12 of his 13 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. It marked the second straight year that he was lauded by the website as a top-25 national recruiter. 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, where 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 and coached five seasons there on a full-time basis. Swinney was assigned to coach the Crimson Tide’s wide receivers and tight ends in 1996. The following year, he solely coached the tight ends. 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 (18), Drew (16) and Clay (13).

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• 8th Season at Clemson • 33rd Season Overall • Western Carolina ‘76 • Born June 25, 1951

• 9th Season at Clemson • 26th Season Overall • Clemson ‘87 • Born Feb. 17, 1965

• 5th Season at Clemson • 21st Season Overall • Kansas State ‘92 • Born Dec. 18, 1970

• Coached First-Team All-ACC defensive tackle Carlos Watkins in 2015, his fourth All-ACC pick. The defensive tackles were major contributors on a team that played in the national title game and had a No. 2 final ranking. • Coached First-Team All-ACC defensive tackle Grady Jarrett in 2014, a fifth-round NFL draft pick. • His defensive tackles were a big reason Clemson led the nation in total defense (260.8) and tackles for loss in 2013 (122) and 2014 (131). • Played a big role in Clemson winning the 2011 and 2015 ACC titles. He has been on the staff of four ACC Atlantic Division titles in the last seven years. Clemson is 71-24 with him on staff. • Finalist for defensive line coach-of-the-year according to Football Scoop in 2010. • Has coached 397 games as a full-time assistant coach, second most on the Tiger coaching staff. He will coach his 400th game on September 17 against SC State. • 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.

Began his football career at Appalachian State in 1969 ... after serving in the Army for three years, he transferred to Western Carolina and played in 1973.

• Has coached in a national championship game with three different schools, including Clemson in the 2015 season. • Coached second-team All-Americans in tight end Jordan Leggett, a John Mackey Award finalist, and freshman placekicker Greg Huegel, in 2015. • Coached Bradley Pinion, who averaged 42.6 yards per punt with 28 punts inside the 20 against only two touchbacks in 2014. Pinion was drafted in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft by the 49ers. • Has coached the Tiger special teams since 2011, including Chandler Catanzaro, who was a three-time All-ACC placekicker. Catanzaro is Clemson’s career scoring leader (404) and made 81.7 percent of his field goals. • Coached Dwayne Allen in 2011. He won the John Mackey Award and was a first-team All-American. 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.

• In his 20 years as a full-time assistant coach, his teams have 20 winning seasons, have been to 20 bowl games and have won 10+ games 15 times. • Clemson has averaged 9.31 tackles for loss per game and a 28.7 third-down conversion percentage defense over the last three years, best in the nation in both categories. • His 2015 defense was fourth in the nation in thirddown conversion percentage defense (27.7), fourth in sacks per game (3.2) and fifth in tackles for loss per game (8.4). He coached Second-Team All-ACC linebackers Ben Boulware and B.J. Goodson. • One of five finalists for the 2015 Frank Broyles Award, which goes to the nation’s top assistant coach. • Named one of the top-10 recruiters in the ACC in 2015 by Rivals. • National defensive coordinator-of-the-year by Football Scoop in 2014 and national recruiter-of-the-year by Rivals in 2015. • His 2014 defense led the nation in total defense (260.8), pass efficiency defense (98.3), first downs allowed (185), third-down conversion percentage defense (27.4) and tackles for loss (131). • Served as co-defensive coordinator at Oklahoma (1999-03) and defensive coordinator at Oklahoma (2004-11).

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Earned an undergraduate degree from Western Carolina in 1976 ... master’s degree from Florida in 1984.

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

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

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

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

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

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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• 7th Season at Clemson • 18th Season Overall • Tennessee ‘95 • Born Nov. 7, 1966

• 9th Season at Clemson • 10th Season Overall • Clemson ‘03 • Born Dec. 28, 1980

• 6th Season at Clemson • 11th Season Overall • Clemson ‘02 • Born Nov. 26, 1979

• Clemson has finished in the top 25 all six years as an assistant coach, including a No. 2 ranking in 2015 after helping the Tigers to the national title game. • Coached first-team All-American Shaq Lawson, a finalist for several national awards who had 25.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks, in 2015. He also coached Honorable Mention All-ACC performer Kevin Dodd, who had 23.5 tackles for loss and 12 sacks. The duo finished first and second nationally in tackles for loss. • His defensive ends were a big reason the 2014 defense led the nation in total defense (260.8) and tackles for loss (131). He also coached Vic Beasley, who was a first-team All-American and the ACC Defensive Player-of-the-Year. Beasley set the school record with 33 career sacks. • His defensive ends were a big reason Clemson led the nation in tackles for loss (122) in 2013. • In 2011, he coached second-team All-American and First-Team All-ACC defensive end Andre Branch, who was a finalist for the Hendricks Award. • Returned to Clemson after spending three years (2008-10) at Duke. • 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.

• Clemson has been to a bowl game each of his eight years as a full-time assistant coach. The Tigers finished No. 2 after their 14-1 record in 2015. • Named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation and ACC recruiter-of-the-year in 2015 by Rivals. • Named co-offensive coordinator prior to the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. • Coached First-Team All-ACC wide receiver Artavis Scott in 2015 after a Second-Team All-ACC season in 2014. • Named one of the top-10 recruiters in the nation by ESPN in 2014, one of the top-14 recruiters in the country by NFL.com in 2014 and one of the top-25 recruiters by Rivals in 2012 and 2014. • 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. Hopkins had 82 receptions for 1,405 yards and an ACC-record 18 touchdowns, second most in the nation. Hopkins was a Pro Bowl pick with the Houston Texans in 2015. • A member of three bowl teams as a player at Clemson from 2000-02. He played in the 2001 Gator Bowl, 2001 Humanitarian Bowl and 2002 Tangerine Bowl.

• Clemson has a 56-12 record and four top-25 final rankings in his five years on staff. He has also coached a 1,000-yard rusher four times. • A big reason Clemson won the 2011 and 2015 ACC titles, and a major factor in leading the 2015 team to a No. 2 final ranking. • Named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation and a top-10 recruiter in the ACC by Rivals in 2015. • Has coached First-Team All-ACC running back Wayne Gallman, who broke the Clemson single-season rushing mark with 1,527 yards in 2015. • Coached First-Team All-ACC running back Andre Ellington in 2012. • Has played on and coached Clemson teams that have been in the final AP top 25. He played on the 2003 team that finished No. 23. • Entered the business world after his playing days were over at Clemson and worked with Michelin North America for two years. • Earned an 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 final ranking. He was also a recipient of an ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

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

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

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Degree in secondary education from Clemson in 2003.

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

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

Born Dec. 28, 1980 in Arcadia, Fla. ... he and his wife, Sara, have a daughter, Savannah ... son of former Clemson assistant coach Brad Scott (1999-10).

Born Nov. 26, 1979 in Watsonville, Calif. ... he and his wife, Tamika, have two sons, A.J. and Ace.

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• 6th Season at Clemson • 39th Season Overall • Furman ‘77 • Born Jan. 26, 1954

• 4th Season at Clemson • 12th Season Overall • Boston College ‘94 • Born Aug. 16, 1972

• 3rd Season at Clemson • 11th Season Overall • Clemson ‘99 • Born Jan. 1, 1977

• Has a staff-high 38 years of experience in college coaching and a staff-high 446 college games as a coach. • Clemson has a 56-12 record and five top-25 final rankings in his five seasons. He also has two ACC titles and a national championship game appearance in 2015. • Coached five All-ACC selections in 2015, Clemson’s entire starting five on the offensive line. It was the first time in program history that occurred. Tackle Mitch Hyatt was a unanimous freshman All-American. • Coached offensive tackle Brandon Thomas, a thirdround draft pick, to his second-straight All-ACC season in 2013. Guard Tyler Shatley also earned All-ACC honors in 2013 and played in the NFL in 2014. • In 2012, he coached first-team All-American Dalton Freeman (C) and Thomas, a First-Team All-ACC pick. Freeman was a Rimington Trophy finalist for the second year in a row. • A big reason Clemson won the 2011 and 2015 ACC titles. • Served as Vanderbilt’s head coach in 2010 after eight years as offensive line coach at the school. • Started his coaching career as a student assistant at Furman under Art Baker in 1976 and became a full-time offensive line coach with the Paladins under Dick Sheridan in 1978.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 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.

• Coached first-team All-American Deshaun Watson, Clemson’s first Heisman Trophy finalist, in 2015. Watson became the first player in FBS history with 4,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season. • Watson was Clemson’s first recipient of the Davey O’Brien Award and Manning Award. • Helped the 2015 Tigers to 11 straight games with 500 yards of total offense, a school record, and an appearance in the national championship game. • As recruiting coordinator, he spearheaded Clemson’s consensus top-10 class in February 2016. • Came to Clemson as 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. • 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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• Helped the Tigers to the 2015 ACC title and an appearance in the national championship game. • His defensive backs were a big reason the 2015 Tigers were fourth in the nation in third-down conversion percentage defense. • Coached First-Team All-ACC cornerback Mackensie Alexander, Second-Team All-ACC safety Jayron Kearse and Third-Team All-ACC cornerback Cordrea Tankersley in 2015. Alexander and Kearse were also AllAmericans, while that duo and T.J. Green are all on NFL rosters in 2016. • His defensive backs were a big reason the 2014 defense led the nation in total defense (260.8). He also coached cornerback Garry Peters, who was a FirstTeam All-ACC selection. • Was the defensive backs coach at NC State for six seasons (2007-12) and played four bowl games. • 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 an NFL coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, he worked with former Clemson All-American and ninetime Pro Bowl selection Brian Dawkins. • Played two years in the NFL with the Panthers.

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Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) • Geology

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

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

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

Lancaster, S.C. (Lancaster HS) • Construction Science & Management

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

Pavo, Ga. (Thomas County Central HS) • Pre-Business

Calhoun Falls, S.C. (Wren HS) • History

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

Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Sociology

Greenwood, S.C. (Emerald HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Argyle, Texas (Argyle HS) • Agribusiness

Plant City, Fla. (Plant City HS) • Sports Communication

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

Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS) • Pre-Business

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

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Marketing

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

Parker, Colo. (Valor Christian HS) • Communication

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

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

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

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

Middletown, Md. (Middletown HS) • Management

RB 5-11

210

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6-5

265

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180

So.

290

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Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS) • Sports Communication

Richmond, Va. (Benedictine HS) • Sports Communication

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

Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS) • History

6-5

RB 5-10

215 *So.

210

Easley, S.C. (Easley HS) • Sociology

6-0

Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Communication

*Jr.

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6-5

290

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6-1

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6-3

310

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195 *So.

6-3

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6-5

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230 *So.

6-4

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6-3

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340

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6-5

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6-7

280

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6-3

255 *So.

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

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

Clemson, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Sociology

Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS) • Sociology

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

Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood HS) • Construction Science & Management

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

Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) • Pre-Business

Orlando, Fla. (Lake Nona HS) • Sociology

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

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

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

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

Wichita, Kan. (East HS) • Pre-Business

Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS) • Pre-Business

Wake Forest, N.C. (Wake Forest HS) • Justice Studies

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

Hope Mills, N.C. (Jack Britt HS) • History

Tampa, Fla. (Sickles HS) • Health Science

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

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Coconut Creek HS) • Sports Communication

Belmont, N.C. (South Point HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

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

Greensboro, N.C. (Walter Hines Page HS) • Sports Communication

Honolulu, Hawaii (Moanalua HS) • Sociology

Beaufort, S.C. (Whale Branch Early College HS) • Justice Studies

Jackson Springs, N.C. (Pinecrest HS) • History

Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose HS) • Pre-Business

Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS) • Athletic Leadership

McDonough, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy) • Pre-Business

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

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225

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Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Socastee HS) • Economics

Savannah, Ga. (Calvary Day School) • Communication

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

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

Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) • Accounting

Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake HS) • Communication

Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North HS) • Sports Communication

North Charleston, S.C. (Fort Dorchester HS) • Pre-Business

Sharpsburg, Ga. (Northgate HS) • Communication

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

Sterling, Va. (Dominion HS) • Sports Communication

Baltimore, Md. (IMG (Fla.) Academy) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

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

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

Six Mile, S.C. (Daniel HS) • Construction Science & Management

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

Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS) • Biological Sciences

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

6-2

200 *So.

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160

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Durham, N.C. (Hillside HS) • Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

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

Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) • Pre-Business

Richmond, Va. (Highland Springs HS) • Communication

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

Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) • Communication

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

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

Orlando, Fla. (The First Academy) • Agricultural Mechanization & Business

Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) • Psychology

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

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

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290

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189

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209

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Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS)

Killeen, Texas (Navarro College)

Decatur, Ala. (Priceville HS)

Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS)

Huntsville, Ala. (Buckhorn HS)

Opelika, Ala. (Opelika HS)

Canton, Ga. (Cherokee HS)

Hazlehurst, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)

Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS)

Ariton, Ala. (Ariton HS)

Gurley, Ala. (Madison County HS)

Linden, Ala. (Marengo Academy)

Athens, Ala. (East Limestone HS)

Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS)

Lake City, Fla. (Columbia HS)

Natchez, Miss. (Southwest Mississippi CC)

Greer, S.C. (Coffeyville (Kan.) CC)

Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS)

Waynesboro, Ga. (Burke County HS)

Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County HS)

Water Valley, Miss. (Water Valley HS)

Montgomery, Ala. (Stanhope Elmore HS)

Milton, Fla. (Milton HS)

Alma, Ga. (Bacon County HS)

Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS)

Luverne, Ala. (Crenshaw Christian Academy)

Atlanta, Ga. (Charles Drew HS)

Monroeville, Ala. (Monroe Academy)

Lakeland, Ga. (Lanier County HS)

Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)

Panama City, Fla. (Rutherford HS)

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Alachua, Fla. (Santa Fe HS)

Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale HS)

6-0

188

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6-0

320

Jr.

6-2

240

So.

6-5

270

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187

Jr.

6-0

196

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PK/P 6-2

222

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6-4

330

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6-4

195

Fr.

6-6

302

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251

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6-2

215

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6-2

225

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6-0

215

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227

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189

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180

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180

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6-4

249

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185

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190

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Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal School)

Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson HS)

Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown HS)

Jonesboro, Ga. (Dutchtown HS)

Marrero, La. (John Ehret HS)

Sugar Hill, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)

Hazel Green, Ala. (Hazel Green HS)

Washington, D.C. (DeMatha Catholic HS)

Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)

Linden, Ala. (Linden HS)

Rosedale, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)

Aberdeen, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)

Lawrenceville, Ga. (Iowa Central CC)

Biloxi, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)

Mobile, Ala. (UMS-Wright Preparatory School)

Montgomery, Ala. (Jeff Davis HS)

Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS)

Mableton, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS)

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Albany, Ga. (Deerfield Windsor HS)

Demopolis, Ala. (Demopolis HS)

Decatur, Ga. (Hinds (Miss.) CC)

Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS)

Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka HS)

Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS)

Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS)

Warner Robins, Ga. (Coffeyville (Kan.) CC)

Park Forest, Ill. (Eastern Arizona College)

Brantley, Ala. (Brantley HS)

Charleston, S.C. (Garrett Academy of Technology)

Orange Beach, Ala. (Gulf Shores HS)

Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS)

Millbrook, Ala. (Stanhope Elmore HS)

Cantonment, Fla. (J.M. Tate HS)

Melbourne, Fla. (Melbourne HS)

Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS)

Clayton, Ala. (Barbour County HS)

Montgomery, Ala. (Carver HS)

Dothan, Ala. (Houston Academy)

Adairsville, Ga. (Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC)

Orlando, Fla. (Itawamba (Miss.) CC)

Natchez, Miss. (Hinds CC)

Decatur, Ala. (Austin HS)

Skipperville, Ala. (George W. Long HS)

Montgomery, Ala. (Jefferson Davis HS)

Suwanee, Ga. (Pierce (Calif.) College)

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Oklahoma City, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College)

Montgomery, Ala. (Carver HS)

Homewood, Ala. (Victor Valley (Calif.) College)

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Location Troy, Ala. Enrollment 20,000 Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. Athletic Director Jeremy McClain Nickname Trojans Colors Black, Silver & Cardinal Conference Sun Belt Conference Home Field Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000) First Year of Football 1909 Series Record Clemson leads 1-0 Athletic Website TroyTrojans.com

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COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Head Coach Neal Brown (Massachusetts ‘02) Record at Troy (Seasons) 5-8 (2nd) Career Record (Seasons) 5-8 (2nd)

ASSISTANT COACHES

JEREMY McCLAIN Athletic Director

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Coach Kenny Edenfield Matt Moore Vic Koenning Jordan Lesley Bam Hardmon Al Pogue Sean Reagan Jon Sumrall Cornelius Williams

Position(s) Alma Mater OC, IWR Troy ‘89 Co-OC, OL Valdosta State ‘95 DC, S Kansas State ‘83 DT Troy ‘05 DL Florida ‘03 CB Alabama State ‘98 QB, RB North Georgia ‘08 AHC, STC, LB Kentucky ‘04 WR Troy ‘10

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ANDRE FLAKES ANDRE FLAKES RB •RB Jr.• Jr. Milton, Milton, Fla. Fla.

JOHN JOHNSON JOHN JOHNSON WR •WR Jr.• Jr. Troy,Troy, Ala. Ala.

WILLIAM LLOYD WILLIAM LLOYD LB •LB Sr.• Sr. Rosedale, Rosedale, Miss.Miss.

CEDARIUS ROOKARD CEDARIUS ROOKARD S • So. S • So. Spartanburg, Spartanburg, S.C.S.C.

SETH SETH CALLOWAY CALLOWAY DT •DT Jr.• Jr. Ariton, Ariton, Ala. Ala.

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JORDAN JORDAN CHUNN CHUNN RB •RB Jr.• Jr. Gurley, Gurley, Ala. Ala.

RASHAD DILLARD RASHAD DILLARD DE •DE Sr.• Sr. Greer, Greer, S.C.S.C.

ANTONIO GARCIA ANTONIO GARCIA

DE •DE Sr.• Sr. Lakeland, Lakeland, Ga. Ga.

RYAN RYAN KAYKAY

TYLER LASSITER TYLER LASSITER

PK/PPK/P • Sr.• Sr. Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Ga. Ga.

OL •OL Sr.• Sr. Hazel Green, Hazel Green, Ala. Ala.

TERRISLEWIS LEWIS TERRIS

JUSTIN LUCAS JUSTIN LUCAS

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LB •LB Sr.• Sr. Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Miss.Miss.

CB •CB Sr.• Sr. Warner Robins, Warner Robins, Ga. Ga.

WR •WR So.• So. Madison, Madison, Ala. Ala.

JUNIOR GNONKONDE JUNIOR GNONKONDE

OL •OL Sr.• Sr. Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga. Ga.

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TREVON SANDERS TREVON SANDERS DT •DT So.• So. Charleston, Charleston, S.C.S.C.

JOSH MARSHALL JOSH MARSHALL SPRSPR • Sr.• Sr. Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville, Ga. Ga.

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BRANDON SILVERS BRANDON SILVERS QB •QB Jr.• Jr. Orange Beach, Orange Beach, Ala. Ala.

JAMAL STADOM JAMAL STADOM DT •DT Jr.• Jr. Melbourne, Melbourne, Fla. Fla.

XAVIER FIELDS XAVIER FIELDS OL •OL Sr.• Sr. Montgomery, Montgomery, Ala. Ala.

JALEN HARRIS JALEN HARRIS CB •CB Jr.• Jr. Dothan, Dothan, Ala. Ala.

TERRIS LEWIS TERRIS LEWIS LB •LB Sr.• Sr. Linden, Linden, Ala. Ala.

BARON POOLE BARON POOLE DT •DT Jr.• Jr. Decatur, Decatur, Ga. Ga.

WEATHERSPOON KRISKRIS WEATHERSPOON S • Jr. S • Jr. Natchez, Natchez, Miss.Miss.

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Player Trayvon Mullen Trevion Thompson Mark Fields Kelly Bryant Artavis Scott Deshaun Watson Shaq Smith Dorian O’Daniel Zerrick Cooper Mike Williams Lasamuel Davis Deon Cain Wayne Gallman Brian Dawkins Jr. Ben Boulware Tucker Israel Shadell Bell Isaiah Simmons K’Von Wallace Nick Schuessler Hunter Renfrow Denzel Johnson Diondre Overton Korrin Wiggins Jordan Leggett Cornell Powell Jadar Johnson T.J. Chase Tanner Muse Adrian Baker Tyshon Dye Xavier Kelly Van Smith Nolan Turner Cordrea Tankersley J.C. Chalk Adam Choice C.J. Fuller Tavien Feaster Marcus Edmond Jalen Williams Ryan Carter Andy Teasdall J.D. Davis Kendall Joseph Ray-Ray McCloud Marcus Brown Judah Davis Amir Trapp Jaquarius Brice Grant Radakovich Christian Wilkins Chad Smith Garrett Williams Chris Register James Skalski Alex Spence Richard Yeargin Jabril Robinson Justin Falcinelli Taylor Hearn Tyrone Crowder Scott Pagano Tre Lamar Jay Guillermo Gage Cervenka Bradley Tatko David Estes Cade Stewart Jake Fruhmorgen Albert Huggins Maverick Morris Noah Green Tremayne Anchrum John Simpson Mitch Hyatt Sean Pollard Zach Giella Chandler Reeves Milan Richard Adrien Dunn Cannon Smith Seth Ryan D.J. Greenlee Sean Mac Lain Dexter Lawrence Austin Bryant Greg Huegel Nyles Pinckney Sterling Johnson Carlos Watkins Clelin Ferrell

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

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

Wgt. 185 200 180 215 190 215 240 215 205 225 210 210 210 175 235 180 220 220 190 200 180 195 200 200 260 200 210 175 220 180 220 265 195 195 200 235 210 215 210 175 215 180 190 225 230 180 200 235 160 215 255 310 235 245 255 235 195 260 265 315 325 340 295 240 310 305 225 200 290 290 305 305 290 290 315 295 315 300 280 260 180 265 180 245 200 340 265 195 295 305 305 265

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TIGERS vs. TROJANS

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

# 75 51 57 55 63 16 7 4 9 13 3 92

Player Mitch Hyatt Taylor Hearn Jay Guillermo Tyrone Crowder Jake Fruhmorgen Jordan Leggett Mike Williams Deshaun Watson Wayne Gallman Hunter Renfrow Artavis Scott Greg Huegel

Pos. DE DT NG BAN MLB WLB CB CS FS SPR CB P

# 44 30 97 7 13 23 9 3 24 10 4 99

Player Junior Gnonkonde Jamal Stadom Baron Poole Rashad Dillard Justin Lucas William Lloyd Jalen Harris Kris Weatherspoon Cedarius Rookard Tyquae Russell Kamryn Melton Ryan Kay

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

Wgt. 295 325 310 340 290 260 225 215 210 180 190 195

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

Wgt. 260 265 295 255 227 215 188 202 209 202 185 222

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

TROY DEFENSE Hgt. 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-2

WHEN TROY HAS THE BALL TROY OFFENSE Pos. LT LG C RG RT WR-X WR-H QB RB WR-Y WR-Z PK

# 53 67 57 77 72 16 15 12 38 80 8 99

Player Antonio Garcia Steven Rowzee Deontae Crumitie Xavier Fields Tyler Lassiter Ismail Saleem Andre Flakes Brandon Silvers Jordan Chunn Deondre Douglas Emanuel Thompson Ryan Kay

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

# 42 94 56 99 6 34 10 31 18 23 25 32

Player Christian Wilkins Carlos Watkins Scott Pagano Clelin Ferrell Dorian O’Daniel Kendall Joseph Ben Boulware Ryan Carter Jadar Johnson Van Smith Cordrea Tankersley Andy Teasdall

Hgt. 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-6 5-8 5-8 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2

Wgt. 302 320 282 341 302 172 195 214 231 204 202 222

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

Wgt. 310 305 295 265 215 230 235 180 210 195 200 190

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

CLEMSON DEFENSE Hgt. 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11

# 2 2 3 3 3 5 4 6 5 7 5 8 6 9 7 10 7 11 8 12 9 13 10 13 10 14 11 15 11 15 15 12 17 12 18 13 18 14 20 15 21 16 22 17 22 18 23 18 24 19 25 20 26 20 27 21 27 22 28 23 28 29 24 30 25 32 26 34 27 36 29 37 30 38 31 39 32 40 33 41 34 42 35 44 38 46 39 48 41 50 42 51 42 53 55 43 56 44 57 45 62 46 63 47 64 48 65 50 66 53 67 54 68 57 70 58 74 59 75 63 76 64 78 65 79 80 66 82 67 83 69 84 70 85 72 87 73 89 75 90 77 91 78 92 79 93 80 94 82 95 84 96 86 97 88 89 90 94 95 97 98 99

Player Cameron Glenn John Johnson KendallSmith Hinton Sawyer DevinWeatherspoon Gaulden Kris Zack Wary Kamryn Melton Tabari Hines Jabir Frye Maddox Stamey Sam Lebbie Marquel Lee Jawon McDowell Zach Dancel Rashad Dillard John Wolford Hiram Dionte Velez Austin Emanuel Thompson Tyree Harris Jalen Harris Kyle Kearns Richard Hallman Jalen Latter Tyquae WendellRussell Dunn Tevaris McCormick Kyle Driscoll Uvakeious McGhee Cortez Lewis Garrett Wilson Brandon Silvers Steve Donatell Melvin Tyus John Armstrong Justin Lucas Mike Weaver Nyck Young Dezmond Wortham Andre Flakes Isaiah Robinson Ismail Saleem Matt Colburn Sam Letton Ryan Janvion Kaleb Barker James Ward Blace Brown Josh Okonye Adarius Wesley Brad Watson Tray Eafford Thomas Brown Terris Lewis Tyler Bell Demetrius Cain Bryant Gross-Armiento Jalen Teddy Rountree Matthews William Lloyd Christopher Pearcey Deonte CedariusDavis Rookard Hunter Williams Josh Marshall Charles Argenzio B.J. Smith Demetrius Kemp Jai Nunn-Liddell Tylor Harris Tron Folsom Thomas Dillon Jamal Stadom Alex Kinal A.J. Smiley Jaboree Williams Marcus Anderson Josh Banks Josh Anderson Devin Pike RobertJackson Johnson Julian Doug Salter Kalin McNeil Jordan Chunn Nick Luedeke Dondrell Chubb Harris Brandon Terrance Corbett Grant Dawson Gabe Calhoun Hill Chris Kyler Knudsen Duke Ejiofor A’Lique BratcherTerry Underwood Harry Warner Junior Gnonkonde Ali Lamot Zacc Weldon Reid Althoff Walter Pritchett Dylan HunterIntemann Reese TJ Haney Marcus Webb Josh Harris Zo Bridges Rocco Esposito Antonio Garcia Taylor Chambers Tristan Crowder Patrick Osterhage Deontae Crumitie Ryan Anderson Aaron Herring Phil Haynes Jay DyeHerron Justin Justin Fuller Joel Suggs Ethan Calhoun Tyler Hayworth Dylan Bradshaw Cameron Gardner KJ Brent Taylor Edwards P.J. Howard IV Steven Rowzee Jonathan Williams J.L. Gaston Brendan O’Neil Zach Branner Cam Serigne Tyler Lassiter Alex Bachman Taylor Polk Chuck Peach Wade James Rashawn Shaw Xavier Fields Chase Wilson Kirk Kelley Willie Yarbary Case Zeek Hillier Rodney Deondre Douglas William Flood KE’Marvin Pitts Shelldon Lewinson Sidney Davis Chris Stewart Justin Wyatt Ben Brown Dominic Walker Cason Cook Trevon Sanders Seth Calloway Michael Robinson Baron Poole Tyler Sumpter Ryan Kay

Pos. DB WR QB DB S LB CB WR RB WR BAN LB CB DB DE QB WR DB WR WR CB QB WR DB SPR DL WR QB DE WR LS QB TE/LS S DB LB PK/P WR TB RB TB WR TB WR DB QB DB CB DB WR DB WR DB LB TB LB DB CB LB LB TB DB S LB SPR TE RB LB CB DL LB DB DT P SPR LB RB DL RB TE S DL LB LB RB TE S LB BAN LB TE DL S DL OL PK OL DE DL FB DL LB OL BAN OL DE OL BAN OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL LS OL OL OL WR OL WR OL WR OL TE OL TE OL WR LS WR OL DL OL LS OL DL OL DL WR FB RB DL WR DL WR PK WR TE DT DT DT DT PK/P PK/P

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

Wgt. 200 187 185 210 190 202 225 185 165 170 180 251 235 180 200 255 205 173 165 202 185 188 190 189 190 202 250 180 215 249 200 195 214 230 214 165 227 180 203 205 195 215 172 195 215 190 199 210 182 200 196 190 195 220 225 205 220 190 177 240 215 195 185 209 220 189 230 190 205 190 295 213 180 265 205 203 240 210 275 251 245 196 220 228 225 231 265 209 245 215 225 240 195 275 310 160 260 265 233 255 217 305 210 330 245 310 214 315 302 290 323 300 282 290 320 280 275 290 253 300 285 325 312 285 190 300 190 320 185 290 230 309 245 302 175 240 200 299 250 341 210 330 280 270 295 204 265 155 260 215 260 195 213 265 315 266 324 295 240 222

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2016 OPPONENT RESULTS & SCHEDULES AUBURN (0-1) Opponent Clemson Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26

TROY (1-0)

W-L Score L 13-19

Opponent Time Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. * Texas A&M 7 p.m. * Louisiana State Louisiana-Monroe * at Mississippi State * Arkansas * at Mississippi * Vanderbilt * at Georgia * Alabama A&M * at Alabama

NC STATE (1-0) Opponent William & Mary Date 9-10 9-17 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-25

Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-15 10-20 11-5 11-12 11-17 11-26 12-3

W-L Score W 57-17

Opponent Time at Clemson 12:30 p.m. at Southern Mississippi 7 p.m. * New Mexico State * at Idaho 5 p.m. * Georgia State * at South Alabama 7:30 p.m. Massachusetts * Appalachian State * Arkansas State 9:30 p.m. * at Texas State 4 p.m. * at Georgia Southern 1 p.m.

SC STATE (0-1) Opponent at Central Florida Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-8 10-15 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19

FLORIDA STATE (1-0)

W-L Score W 48-14

Opponent at East Carolina Old Dominion * Wake Forest Notre Dame * at Clemson * at Louisville * Boston College * Florida State * at Syracuse * Miami (Fla.) * at North Carolina

Opponent Austin Peay

Time Noon 6 p.m.

Opponent Mississippi Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-29 11-5 11-11 11-19 11-26

W-L Score W 45-34

Opponent Time Charleston Southern 12:30 p.m. * at Louisville Noon at South Florida * North Carolina * at Miami (Fla.) * Wake Forest * Clemson * at NC State * Boston College 7:30 p.m. * at Syracuse Florida

W-L L

GEORGIA TECH (1-0) Score 0-38

Opponent Time at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. at Clemson Noon * at Florida A&M 6 p.m. * Bethune-Cookman 1:30 p.m. * at Howard 1 p.m. * Delaware State 1:30 p.m. * at Hampton 1 p.m. * at North Carolina A&T 1 p.m. * Norfolk State 2 p.m. * Savannah State 1:30 p.m.

SYRACUSE (1-0) Opponent Colgate Date 9-9 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-22 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26

W-L W

Opponent * Boston College Date 9-10 9-17 9-22 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26

W-L Score W 17-14

Opponent Time Mercer 3 p.m. Vanderbilt 12:30 p.m. * Clemson 7:30 p.m. * Miami (Fla.) * at Pittsburgh Georgia Southern * Duke * at North Carolina * at Virginia Tech * Virginia at Georgia

PITTSBURGH (1-0) Score 33-7

Opponent Time * Louisville 8 p.m. South Florida 3:30 p.m. at Connecticut Notre Dame * at Wake Forest * Virginia Tech * at Boston College * at Clemson * NC State * Florida State * at Pittsburgh

Opponent Villanova Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-27 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26

W-L W

LOUISVILLE (1-0) Opponent Charlotte Date 9-9 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-14 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-17 11-26

BOSTON COLLEGE (0-1)

W-L Score W 70-14

Opponent * at Syracuse * Florida State at Marshall * at Clemson * Duke * NC State * at Virginia * at Boston College * Wake Forest at Houston Kentucky

Time 8 p.m. Noon 8 p.m.

8 p.m.

WAKE FOREST (1-0) Score 28-7

Opponent Time Penn State Noon at Oklahoma State 3:30 p.m. * at North Carolina Marshall * Georgia Tech * at Virginia * Virginia Tech 7 p.m. * at Miami (Fla.) * at Clemson * Duke * Syracuse

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

Opponent Tulane Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26

W-L W

Score 7-3

Opponent Time * at Duke 3:30 p.m. Delaware 6:30 p.m. at Indiana * at NC State * Syracuse * at Florida State Army * Virginia * at Louisville * Clemson * Boston College

Opponent * Georgia Tech Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-7 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-11 11-19 11-26

W-L Score L 14-17

Opponent Time at Massachusetts Noon * at Virginia Tech 3:30 p.m. Wagner Buffalo * Clemson 7:30 p.m. * Syracuse * at NC State * Louisville * at Florida State 7:30 p.m. Connecticut * at Wake Forest

SOUTH CAROLINA (1-0) Opponent * at Vanderbilt Date 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26

W-L Score W 13-10

Opponent * at Mississippi State East Carolina * at Kentucky * Texas A&M * Georgia Massachusetts * Tennessee * Missouri * at Florida Western Carolina at Clemson

Time 7 p.m. 4 p.m.

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FROM “THE MOST EXCITING 25 SECONDS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL,” TO 85,000 SCREAMING TIGER FANS, DEATH VALLEY HAS GIVEN CLEMSON ONE OF THE BEST HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGES IN THE COUNTRY.

lemson’s Memorial Stadium has been held in high esteem for many years. Whether it be players from the 1940s and 1950s, opposing players from the 1970s and 1980s or even professional players in the 1990s, the ambiance of this special setting is what college football is all about. And in 2013, Bleacher Report rated Memorial Stadium as the third-best stadium in the nation. The storied edifice added to its legend when the first meeting of father-and-son head coaches (Bowden Bowl I) took place before a record crowd of 86,092 fans in 1999. Clemson has been in the top 20 in the nation in average attendance 34 straight seasons. A crowd has exceeded 80,000 fans 70 times since the 1983 season. In 2015, Clemson was 14th in the nation in average home attendance. The legend was further enhanced in 2014 and 2015 when the Tigers had perfect 7-0 home records. Defending national champions are 0-3 all-time at Memorial Stadium. Clemson had a 13game winning streak at home from 2011 to 2012, setting a record for the facility. The Tigers entered the 2016 season with 33 wins in their last 35 home games and a school-record 16-game winning streak. 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 282 games in 74 years and have won over 73 percent of the contests (282-101-7). 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. When the original part of the stadium was built in the early 1940s, much of the work was done by scholarship athletes, including football players. The first staking out of the stadium was done by two members of the football team, A.N. Cameron and Hugh Webb. Webb returned to Clemson years later to be an architecture professor and Cameron went on to become a civil engineer in Louisiana. The construction of Memorial Stadium did not proceed without problems. One afternoon during the clearing of the land, a young player proudly announced that he was not allergic to poison oak. He then proceeded to attack the poison oak with a swing blade, throwing the plants to and fro. The next day, the boy was swollen twice his size and was hospitalized. There are many other stories about the stadium, including one that Frank Howard put a chew of tobacco in each corner as the concrete poured. Howard said that the seeding of the grass caused a few problems. “About 40 people and I laid sod on the field,” he said. “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 largest on-campus stadiums in the country. In 2006, the WestZone was added, an area that contains locker rooms, offices, a weight room and luxury club level that holds over 1,000 seats. The effect that inflation has had can be dramatically seen in the differences in stadium construction. The original part of Memorial Stadium was built at a cost of only $125,000, or $6.25 per seat. Memorial Stadium’s newest upper deck was finished in 1983 at a cost of $13.5 million, or $866 per seat. Through the years, Memorial Stadium has become known as “Death Valley” across the country. It was tagged by Presbyterian College head coach Lonnie McMillian during the late 1940s. After bringing his teams to Clemson for many 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.

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THROUGH THE YEARS, MEMORIAL STADIUM HAS BECOME KNOWN AS “DEATH VALLEY” ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT WAS TAGGED BY PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE HEAD COACH LONNIE McMILLIAN DURING THE LATE 1940s. AFTER BRINGING HIS TEAMS TO CLEMSON FOR MANY YEARS AND GETTING WHIPPED, HE SAID THE PLACE WAS LIKE “DEATH VALLEY.” A FEW YEARS LATER, THE NAME STUCK.

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

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 U.S., 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, his teams were getting “killed” by the Tigers regularly. In 1948, McMillian made the remark to the press that he was taking his team to play Clemson in “Death Valley.” An occasional reference to Memorial Stadium

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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 74th year in the “Valley” in 2015 with a 7-0 home record, one of 12 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 Howard’s 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 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 before every home game since 1942, except for the years mentioned and the first game of 1973 (381 times entering 2016). 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.

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new era of Clemson football is officially underway. Head coach Dabo Swinney and director of athletics Dan Radakovich held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new football operations complex adjacent to the indoor practice facility in December 2015. In only a few short months, the 140,000 square foot facility has taken root on the west side of the indoor practice area, springing to life one of the nation’s premier complexes for football operations. The targeted completion for the $55 million project is early 2017. The complex will include all the elements needed to run the day-to-day operations - locker room, training room, equipment room, weight room, meeting rooms, dining hall, recruiting center and coaches offices. The plans for the new facility include a dedicated space for player development, which is currently housed in a small area where associate athletic director Jeff Davis works in the WestZone. The uniqueness of the facility does not end there. Inside, the main lobby of the operations complex will house a replica of the Hill, complete with a “Rock” at the top, that will provide a significant boost in terms of recruiting visits. The complex will also utilize plenty of outdoor space, by incorporating the geography from the Seneca River and the surrounding area. One of the biggest advantages the new facility offers is the chance to bring all of the program facets together in close proximity. “We’ve put our guys on trams yearround across the street, and there’s always a little bit of a disconnect when they’re over there and we’re in the WestZone in the summer,” said Swinney. “This allows us to have a football operations center where it all happens - the practice, the indoor facility, everything. You’re with players and interacting with them all the time. “Then on gameday, when you walk in that locker room, it’s special...seven days a year.”

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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, will adjoin the new football operations complex, specifically the new weight room, when the project is completed.

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More than 50% of Clemson students who partcipate in AFL’s

intern/co-op program are

hired full-time

VICKERY Hall CLEMSON’S INNOVATIVE AND IMITATED VICKERY HALL WAS THE NATION’S FIRST STAND-ALONE FACILITY BUILT SOLELY TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO STUDENT-ATHLETES. IT HAS HELPED THE TIGER FOOTBALL PROGRAM SET NEW STANDARDS FOR SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND GRADUATION RATES.

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 a staff of 18 fulltime members, one graduate assistant and over 100 tutors, mentors and strategic tutors. Our mission is to address the total student-athlete by coaching our 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 dedicated to providing a cational experience by environment of respect,

programs are holistic, eduinspiring an integrity and

excellence. Under the direction of the associate athletic director for athletic academic services, Steve Duzan, the staff guides and encourages each indi-

vidual 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 percent in terms of APR scores in the classroom each of the last five seasons. Clemson is also one of only three FBS programs in the top-10 percent each of the last six years in terms of APR scores, joining Duke and Northwestern.

A TOTAL OF 129 OF THE 135 SENIOR LETTERMEN (96 PERCENT) IN DABO SWINNEY’S SEVEN 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.

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COMPLIANCE T

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 servic-

es (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.

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 transportation or financial assistance.

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.

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

• 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.

SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING Please notify compliance services immediately of any potential violations involving Clemson University.

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Marina John Lambrou

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David P. Knoblauch

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JACOB ADDISON Trades Specialist, Athletic Grounds

ROBERTA BALLIET

JON ALLEN

JAMES ALLISON

Assistant Athletic Director, Event Management

Director of Aviation Operations & Chief Pilot

K.C. BELL

IDA BENSON

Administrative Coordinator, Olympic Sports

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

Human Resource Partner

DR. LARRY BOWMAN

DONNA BULLOCK

NICK CANTRELL

Team Orthopedic Surgeon

NIK CONKLIN

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Associate Director of Ticket Operations & Systems

WESLEY CRIBB

CASEY CRISP

DANNY EARNHARDT

MIKE ECHOLS

STEPHANIE ELLISON

SHELLY GEER

CHANDLER GELLER

Administrative Coordinator, Athletic Academic Services

Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

GRACE AMMONS Assistant to the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Head Coach

Associate Director of Educational Services

Associate Athletic Director, Compliance Services

ERIC GEORGE

Assistant Athletic Director, Business Operations

DAN ARBLASTER

Pilot & Maintenance Manager

MIKE BEWLEY

Director of Basketball Strength & Conditioning

Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

Coordinator of Digital Content

Assistant Director of Equipment, Olympic Sports

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JEFF CAREY

Associate Director of Educational Services

SAM BLACKMAN

Assistant Athletic Director, Director of Football Communications

LISA CHAN

STEVE COLEMAN

Director of Sports Nutrition

KAITLYN CUNNINGHAM

LUKE FIESER

RICK FRANZBLAU

Associate Director of Football Academic Services

MATT GLENN

Assistant Director of Athletic Video Services

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Director of Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning

OWEN GODFREY

TIM BOURRET

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

BRAD CROWE

Assistant Athletic Trainer

RICK BAGBY

Assistant Athletic Director, Video & Technology

Assistant Athletic Director, Director of Ticket Operations & Sales

ABBY DeDECKER

Coordinator of Information Technology

STEVE DUZAN

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Academic Services

JOE GALBRAITH

JONATHAN GANTT

Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Communications

AMANDA GRAY

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

Director of New & Creative Media

JEFF HALEY

Senior Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

ATHLETIC DEPA R

KESHANA HAM

BRAD HENDERSON

DR. LORETO JACKSON

TRAVIS JOHNSTON

BRETT KEY

MELISSA KING

Administrative Coordinator, Olympic Sports

Associate Athletic Director, StudentAthlete Wellness & Development

Assistant Director of Athletic Video Services

Associate Director of Educational Services

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Business Operations Coordinator

KYRA LOBBINS

MATT LOMBARDI

TINA MIDDLETON

STEPHANIE MOCK

TORI POLSINELLO

ROBBIE PHILLIPS

Director of Student-Athlete Development

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

Spirit Squad Coordinator, Head Cheerleading Coach

Director of Football Academic Services

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Supervisor of Athletic Facilities

BRIAN HENNESSY

MARIA HERBST

Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications

JEFF KALLIN

Director of Educational Services

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NATALIE G. HONNEN

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Associate Athletic Director, Senior Woman Administrator

Assistant Director of Event Management & Championships

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Services

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

LIBBY KEHN

BARBARA KENNEDY-DIXON

RYAN KING

SARAH-JO LAWRENCE

JASON LAZAR

SHARON LITTLEJOHN

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

DR. MILT LOWDER

YIANNA KAPPAS

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

YASHICA MARTIN

TIM MATCH

Sports Psychologist

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Associate Athletic Director, External Affairs

MIKE MONEY

ERIC MORABITO

LESLIE MORELAND-BISHOP

ROZ PITTS

JORDAN PLUMBLEE

Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing & Game Management

Associate Director of Educational Services

Assistant Ticket Operations Manager

Assistant Director of Marketing

Director of Athletic Academic Advising

GINTY PORTER

Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

Director of Littlejohn Coliseum

HANNON MAYLEE Assistant Tutor Coordinator & Learning Specialist

DON MUNSON

Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Academic Services

Business Manager

JANET MERRIFIELD Accounts Payable Specialist

GRAHAM NEFF

Director of Broadcasting

Deputy Director of Athletics

BUD POUGH

JESSICA PRENCIPE

Compliance Coordinator

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

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SUMMER RAYL Head Rally Cat Coach

SUSAN RUARK

Assistant to the Men’s Basketball Head Coach

MATTHEW THOMSON Business Operations Coordinator

JEROME RAZAYESKI Assistant Athletic Trainer

SUNNY RUSSELL

Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development

GARY WADE

Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities

DR. LEN REEVES Team Physician

LINDSEY RICKETTS Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising

JAYSON SANTOS

PHILIP SIKES

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

SHARON WEAVER Athletic Insurance Coordinator

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

JASON WILLIAMS Pilot & Hangar Manager

MIKE WILSON

Director of Equipment, Olympic Sports

CHRIS ROBERTS

KATIE ROVTAR

Associate Director of Football Academic Services

Assistant Athletic Trainer

JOE SIMON

LYNN SPARKS

Associate Athletic Director, Facilities Management

BRAD WOODY

Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services

Assistant to the Director of Athletics

KYLE YOUNG

Associate Athletic Director, Administration

ES H C A O C HEAD

LESLIE HASSELBACH ADAMS Women’s Diving

HUGH HERNESMAN Women’s Volleyball

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JOHN BOETSCH Men’s Tennis

KELLEY HESTER Women’s Golf

BRAD BROWNELL Men’s Basketball

MONTE LEE Baseball

MARK ELLIOTT

Track & Field • Cross Country

MIKE NOONAN Men’s Soccer

LARRY PENLEY Men’s Golf

STEPHEN FRAZIER WONG Rowing

EDDIE RADWANSKI Women’s Soccer

NANCY HARRIS Women’s Tennis

AUDRA SMITH Women’s Basketball

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IPTAY STA

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 against 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 total of $56.6 million in 2016. These dollars contributed by our 16,320 members directly impact the lives of our nearly 500 studentathletes 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. Since 2015, we have taken on the management and oversight of Clemson athletics’ premium seating, the IPTAY Dealer Program and the Block C Club. 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. T H E

I P T A Y

F A M I L Y

JEAN ARMITAGE

JANICE CANTINIERI

GAY COPELAND

BOBBY COUCH Director of Major Gifts

Administrative Specialist

TRAVIS FURBEE

LAUREN GAULIN

CONNIE GILREATH

BERT HENDERSON

REED KRAMER

LINDSEY LEONARD

BOB MAHONY

ROBYN MASSEY

JILL RICHARD

Administrative Coordinator

Director of Annual Fund

Assistant Director

Director of Stewardship

Assistant Director

Executive Director of Block C Club

Administrative Coordinator

Major Gifts Development Coordinator

Administrative Specialist

Director of Planned Giving

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst

LINDA DAVIS

AARON DUNHAM Associate Director of Major Gifts

ROBIN LAY

Assistant Director

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst

KYLE SHIELDS

FORD WILLIAMS

Director of Premium Seating & Major Gifts Officer

Assistant Director of Major Gifts

JASON WILSON Assistant Director

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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

PRESIDENT District X Director

DR. EDDIE ROBINSON PRESIDENT-ELECT District III Director

RICK GRIFFIN SECRETARY District V Director

BOB RIGGINS TREASURER District VII Director

County (S.C.) County Chairperson Cherokee Boone Peeler Newberry Charles Bedenbaugh Saluda Chad Berry Spartanburg Wesley Stoddard Union Jerry Brannon

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

County Chairperson Bryan Young Samuel Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Lewis Holmes Jim & Marilyn Bull Kenneth Buck David Mitchum

DISTRICT IV

JAN CHILDRESS District I Director

JEAN DESDUNES District IX Director

SANDY EDGE

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 time to encourage those in the communities and in the circle of influence to join IPTAY on an annual basis and to support Clemson in all endeavors. The recruitment of new IPTAY donors, those who have a potential

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leadership provided by the IPTAY board of directors and our past presidents, the representative program will continue to be successful.

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 Region

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

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DISTRICT VIII Regional Chairperson --- Open --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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DON MUNSON, RODNEY WILLIAMS, MICHAEL PALMER AND THE REST OF THE CTSN TEAM BRING LIVE BROADCASTS OF ALL TIGER FOOTBALL GAMES TO THE AIRWAVES IN 2016.

he Clemson Tiger completions (333) Sports Network while also setting (CTSN) supplies the Clemson career Tiger fans with a record for starts full day of broad(44). A member of cast every football Saturthe Clemson Hall day. Each broadcast day of Fame, he led the has five programs, Tiger Tigers to four conTailgate Show, pregame secutive bowls. show, game broadcast, Michael Palmer, DON MUNSON RODNEY WILLIAMS MICHAEL PALMER postgame show and Fifth who was a tight Play-By-Play Announcer Color Commentator Sideline Commentator Quarter Show. end at Clemson 3rd Season 11th Season 2nd Season A Clemson tradition from 2006-09 and since the 1970s, the played five years in Tiger Tailgate Show is a two-hour enterthe NFL, is in his second season as sideTiger Tailgate Show and Fifth Quarter tainment and interactive program. It is line commentator. Show. When the longtime “Voice of the produced on the lawn of Littlejohn Coli After the game is the 45-minute Tigers,” Jim Phillips, passed away in seum at the corner closest to Memorial postgame show from the stadium. Tiger 2003, he assumed the duties as host of Stadium. fans can then tune in to the Fifth Quarter Tiger Calls and play-by-play announcer The Tiger Tailgate Show, hosted by Show, hosted by Jimmy Watt. Interviews for women’s basketball and baseball. William Qualkinbush and David Stein, from the locker room with Swinney and Joining Munson in the broadcast booth begins three hours prior to kickoff and Clemson’s top players are included. A is former Clemson quarterback Rodney is a popular gathering place. Interviews complete rundown of stats and audio Williams, who is in his fourth season as with former players, games, display items highlights are provided. color commentator. In 2002, he was the and other exciting action are all part of CTSN also produces the Dabo Swincolor commentator alongside Phillips the show. ney TV Show. Munson is the host of this after serving as sideline commentator for After the Tiger Tailgate show is a oneweekly program that gives insight into seven years (1995-01). hour pregame show leading up to kickoff. coaches’ decisions from the previous Williams completed his Tiger career Highlighting the show is head coach Dabo game and looks at your favorite players (1985-88) as the winningest starting Swinney meeting with director of football and coaches. quarterback in ACC history with a 32-10communications Tim Bourret to provide For more information on CTSN, con2 record. He established then-Tiger career fans with the latest lineup and strategy tact general manager Gerry Dickey at records for passing yards (4,647) and information. The game broadcast is anchored by Don Munson, who is in his seventh year with the Clemson athletic department in a full-time capacity and his third year as director of broadcasting. Munson is a familiar name to Tiger fans because of his involvement with the Clemson radio network the last 22 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

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DON MUNSON, DAVID STEIN (LEFT) AND WILLIAM QUALKINBUSH (RIGHT) ON THE TIGER TAILGATE SHOW PRIOR TO THE 2015 BOSTON COLLEGE GAME.

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The Band That Shakes The Southland

TIGER BAND 2015 POSTSEASON

hen the Tigers wrapped up the 2015 Atlantic Division title, they weren’t the only ones preparing for postseason play. Tiger Band also moved into high gear, mobilizing staff, equipment, buses and personnel to move 400 people to Charlotte for the ACC Championship Game against North Carolina. After a busy week of preparation following the win over South Carolina, it was off to Charlotte on Friday for some evening performances and pep rallies, another rally on Saturday before the game and an exciting win over the Tar Heels. On Sunday morning, the band and cheerleaders left the “Queen City” and drove directly to Memorial Stadium for the “Pizza Party” and playoff selection show. As soon as the band was unpacked at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, the staff was already at work preparing to move the masses to Miami for the Orange Bowl. Meanwhile, the students started final exams on Monday, met for a brief meeting on Tuesday and broke for the semester. After the trek to Miami, the band was busy getting back

into performance shape (after three weeks off) with rehearsals and performances all over south Florida. After the exciting victory over the Sooners, it was off to Orlando for a performance and well-deserved day of fun at Disney World. The preparations for the national championship game were already underway.

With the trip to Arizona looming only nine days away and a new semester about to begin, the band had a new sense of urgency, getting everything ready for the most important and visible performance in Tiger Band history. All instruments had to be weighed, luggage was limited to under 20 pounds per person, a manifest was

BY DR. MARK SPEDE

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.

created with federal ID numbers and birthdates had to be logged. Two charter planes were reserved, bus companies hired to get the band to Greenville and picked up in Mesa, Ariz., and hotel lists were doublechecked. Food was ordered to feed this small army, rehearsal sites booked, travel routes planned...anything that could be planned for in advance was. Then it was off for a whirlwind weekend 1,700 miles away. The “Guardians of the Clemson Spirit” never wavered in their support for the Tigers through the postseason, and although we all wish the outcome of the national championship game had been different, the band had the experience of a lifetime.

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Full Name Patrick Connor Andrews Degree Mechanical Engineering Sport Baseball Jersey #43 Position Righthander Height 6’4” Weight 245 Class Graduate Hometown Hilton Head Island, S.C. High School Hilton Head Prep School Date of Birth March 26, 1993

PATRICK

ANDREWS

THE RIGHTHANDER AND GRADUATE STUDENT ALREADY HAS A JOB LINED UP, BUT HIS LOVE OF CLEMSON AND BASEBALL BROUGHT HIM BACK FOR ONE MORE SEASON. BY ELAINE DAY

n 2012, Patrick Andrews came to Clemson as a freshman engineering major and righthanded pitcher. In 2014, he received a medical redshirt because of an elbow injury that resulted in “Tommy John” surgery. In 2015, he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree but did not pitch due to a setback in his surgical recovery. In 2016, he made a remarkable comeback and worked his way to being one of the team’s top relievers, posting a 2.31 ERA over 19 relief appearances. And in 2017, he will be back for one more year and will become the first sixth-year player in program history. “My Clemson experience has been unbelievable,” said Andrews. “That was a big part of wanting to come back and play a sixth year. Having the opportunity to play one more year at Clemson was something I couldn’t turn down because of what I’ve been able to experience so far as a student-athlete.” The four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member said that Clemson was the perfect fit for his college experience because it is a place where he could pursue his interests in mechanical engineering while also “being a student-athlete on a campus where the baseball program means so much to the university.” In November 2014, he was chosen as one of three ACC student-athletes to hold voting power on proposed gover-

nance rule changes under the NCAA’s Division I autonomy process. He attended the NCAA convention in January 2015 as one of 80 voting members, including one of three ACC student-athletes, on legislation proposals. Clemson prepared Andrews well for life after baseball, as he has already accepted a job with General Electric, but for right now, he is focused on continuing the success he found as a reliever for the Tigers last season.

“I’ve been middle relief for most of my career, and I enjoy that because you get the opportunity to pick up your teammates coming in during the middle of innings, and you get the opportunity to bridge games to the end for big-time relievers. I personally think that middle relief separates the good teams in college baseball, so I always enjoy having that on my shoulders.” Middle relief or otherwise, Andrews is looking forward to having the opportunity

ANDREWS HAD A 2.31 ERA AS ONE OF CLEMSON’S TOP RELIEVERS IN THE 2016 SEASON.

to contribute in any way he can during the 2017 season, and he wants his final year to be a memorable one. “My goal for this year is to win the national championship,” stated Andrews. “Winning the ACC Tournament last year was great, but that’s not all the way done. Personally, I want to give everything I can to the team and the program. Whatever my role is, I’m going to do everything I can for it. Hopefully, whatever I do impacts the end result of the game. At the end of the day, it’s about how many games we can win and being the last team on the field.” He also is honored to be able to represent the university that has meant so much to him. “Clemson has meant more than I ever could have imagined,” reflected Andrews. “Going through the experience of being hurt like that, having to come through recovery from ‘Tommy John’ and then having a setback that cost me another year...Clemson kept me involved in the process. “Clemson grounded me, and the community and the family kept me in it every day. Knowing that there was going to be a day in the future when I’d be back out on the field in front of the fans...that’s what kept me in it every day. “When I first came here, I never expected Clemson would mean as much to me as it does today.”

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL S

Leah Elizabeth Perri Health Science Volleyball #6 Outside Hitter 6’0” Senior Richland, Mich. Gull Lake HS May 17, 1995

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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PERRI

THE SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER HAS SET THE STANDARD FOR THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM UNDER HEAD COACH HUGH HERNESMAN.

BY CARL DANOFF

n 2013, Leah Perri joined a Clemson roster full of talent. Mo Simmons and Hannah Brenner were about to finish two of the most impressive careers in program history while Karis Watson and Kristin Faust were emerging as two of the top players in the conference. Yet, from the moment Perri arrived on campus, she has found a way to make an impact. As a freshman, she registered 302 kills, the most by a firstyear player since Tiger great Sandra Adeleye in 2009, and led Clemson with a .287 hitting percentage, the first freshman to do so since Alexa Rand in 2009. Perri was second to Simmons with 302 kills and was later named to the All-ACC Freshman team as well as the All-ACC Academic team. Since the moment she put on a Clemson jersey, the Richland, Mich., native has flourished in whatever situation she has been in, whether it is playing on the right side, outside or as a middle. “As a freshman, I was focused on bettering myself for the team, and I agreed to play

any position they needed me to,” said Perri, “When I made mistakes, I felt

like my teammates had my back and they tried to help me gain a better understanding of the game. They never made me feel like an outsider, and I hope the current underclassmen feel the same way.” “Leah is a perfect example of what coaches look for in their players,” said head coach Hugh Hernesman. “Even though she is blessed with tremendous talent, she also happens to be the hardest working player on the team and serves as a great example for the rest of our student-athletes. “Additionally, she does all the right things off the floor academically and socially. She is someone who young people in our community can look up to, and in a place like Clemson, where the community embraces all its athletes, this becomes even more important.” Perri’s breakthrough season came in Hernesman’s first season at the helm of the program in 2015. She expanded her game and developed into one of the best six-rotation players in the ACC. As a junior, Perri registered five matches with 20 kills or more along with six double-

doubles en route to career-high totals in kills (412), kills per set (3.68) and digs (213). Her season was ultimately highlighted by Clemson’s 3-1 victory at Georgia Tech, where she registered 20 kills and 19 digs while earning her 1,000th career kill. “I’m excited to see her game mature with more help this season,” stated Hernesman. “With more offensive options, teams won’t be able to key on her as much. Additionally, Leah has put in the work to become an option in the back row as a defender and in serve receive. This allows her to also attack on a faster tempo set that will add a dynamic to our offense that we didn’t have last year.” As a testament to her success throughout her time as a Tiger, 14 other student-athletes now look to the senior as their leader on and off the court, day in and day out. “I have experienced so many changes in my four years at Clemson,” added Perri. “Every year has been a learning experience and has come with its own highs and lows, challenges and rewards. “However, what hasn’t changed is the fact that I’m playing a sport that I love for the school that I love. The program is in great hands. The staff and the team are determined to take what has historically been a great program to even greater places.”

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LED A PLATOON OF SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN. GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE WHILE SERVING HIS COUNTRY. INSPIRES SOLDIERS TO BECOME BETTER INDIVIDUALS.

Leadership is one word that U.S. Army Officers take very seriously, like Captain Francisco Martínez. Growing up with his grandfather’s example as an officer inspired him, and now at 28, he is living his dream in the Army as a Signal Officer in charge of tactical communications. There’s strong. Then there’s Army Strong. See more at goarmy.com/officer To contact Army ROTC, call (864)656-2578 or email MSAMUE2@clemson.edu Visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/Clemson-University-Army-ROTCFightin-Tigers-58469551997/ or online at www.clemson.edu/cbbs/departments/army-rotc/

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2015-16

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BY ELAINE DAY

REVIEW

TIGER ATHLETIC PROGRAMS EXPERIENCED UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS AS A WHOLE LAST SEASON. WITH MANY STANDOUTS RETURNING, THE 2016-17 SEASON IS FILLED WITH THE SAME PROMISE.

he 2015-2016 athletic year proved to be quite a time to be a Tiger, as Clemson experienced unprecedented success across many programs, from Death Valley to Doug Kingsmore Stadium and beyond. Three Tiger teams won ACC championships (football, men’s golf, baseball) and nine programs earned berths in postseason play (baseball, football, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s track, women’s track & field). Fueled by these accomplishments and two national title game appearances, Clemson finished the 2015-16 academic year fifth in the men’s standings of the Capital One Cup, the school’s highest finish in the six years of the award. After defeating North Carolina to win the ACC Championship Game and Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, the football team advanced to the national championship game and ended the season ranked No. 2 in the nation in both the AP and USA Today polls, marking the second-highest final rankings in program history and best since 1981. Clemson was the only program in the country to beat three teams that were in the top 10 of the final CFP poll. Deshaun Watson finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, the best finish ever by a Tiger, and he also became the first Tiger to win the Davey O’Brien and Manning Awards, given to the nation’s top quarterback. Watson set multiple records, including becoming the first player in FBS history with 4,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season. A different kind of football also advanced to the national title game, as

JARON BLOSSOMGAME (LEFT), DESHAUN WATSON (CENTER) AND SETH BEER (RIGHT) ALL EARNED ACCLAIM DURING THEIR REMARKABLE SEASONS IN 2015-16. men’s soccer defeated Syracuse in the College Cup semifinal en route to its first appearance in the national final since 1987. Head coach Mike Noonan was named national coach-of-the-year by NCSAA and seven Tigers earned AllACC honors, including Paul Clowes, who was also ACC Midfielder-of-the-Year, and Kyle Fisher, who was ACC Defensive Player-of-the-Year. Their female counterparts also advanced to the NCAA Tournament and had five players earn All-ACC honors. Kailen Sheridan was a third-team AllAmerican and participated in the 2016 Olympics as a member of the Canadian National Team. On the diamond, the baseball team earned the No. 7 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and hosted a regional for the first time since 2011 in Monte Lee’s first year as head coach. Led by freshman phenom Seth Beer, the Tigers battled to 44 wins, including 24

THE MEN’S GOLF TEAM WON THE ACC TITLE, WHILE KAILEN SHERIDAN (INSET) LED THE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

in come-from-behind fashion. Beer was named ACC Player-of-the-Year and ACC Freshman-of-the-Year, then he received the Dick Howser Trophy, given to the national player-of-the-year. He was the first freshman in history to win the award.

A third ACC title was won by the men’s golf team, as it finished 11 strokes ahead of Wake Forest for its first title since 2004. Led by Stephen Behr Jr., the team tied for 14th at the NCAA Tournament, which was its best finish since 2008. Larry Penley was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year for the eighth time in his career, becoming the first Tiger coach to win that honor in four different decades. Behr also became the first Tiger to win the Byron Nelson Award. Women’s golf worked its way to its highest finish at the ACC Tournament and an NCAA Regional for the second time in three seasons. Alice Hewson was named ACC Rookie-of-the-Year and was a First-Team All-ACC selection on the course and in the classroom, just the second Clemson freshman to do that. On the hardwood in Jervey Gym, the Tigers were led by sophomore Nelly Perry, who averaged a team-high 14.3 points per game. On the volleyball side of Jervey Gym, Keelie Arneson’s 576 digs led the ACC and were a national top-35 figure. She concluded her career with 2,707 digs, fifth most in NCAA history. On the hardwood inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., the men’s basketball team was a force to be reckoned with, winning 10 ACC regular-season games for just the fifth time in school history. Led by First-Team All-ACC player Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson also produced a program first, defeating three consecutive top-20 opponents, Louisville, Duke and Miami (Fla.), in one calendar week. The cross country and track & field programs were driven by senior leadership, as Grace Barnett became Clemson’s first All-ACC performer in women’s cross country since 2009, and Tevin Hester and Mimi Land both concluded their Tiger careers with individual ACC titles. Both the men’s and women’s track & field teams finished runner-up at the ACC Indoor Championships. Men’s and women’s tennis had strong performances from freshmen, with Alex Favrot listed as one of the top-10 newcomers by ITA, and Ayan Broomfield was the ACC Freshman-of-the-Year in helping the women’s team make its 15th straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Rowing and diving also found success, as the former won the 2016 Carolinas Cup over Duke and North Carolina and hosted the ACC Championship for the seventh year in a row, and the latter tied a program record by sending six divers to the NCAA Zone B Championships. What a time, indeed.

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204 CLEMSON STUDENT-ATHLETES HAD A 3.0 GPA OR HIGHER IN 2015-16. Student-Athlete Selections Sport Brady Allardice 1 Soccer Sarah Alvi 1 Rowing Iana Amsterdam 1 Track & Field Tori Andreski 3 Soccer Catrina Atanda 3 Soccer Cayley Balser 3 Volleyball Tabitha Banks 4 Diving Lauren Barclay 1 Rowing Charlie Barnes 2 Baseball Grace Barnett 3 Track & Field Glenn Batson 3 Baseball Michael Batson 1 Football Irem Bayramoglu 3 Volleyball Seth Beer 1 Baseball Stephen Behr Jr. 5 Golf Kelby Bevelle 1 Football Samantha Beyer 1 Track & Field Jordan Bianchi 2 Football Carolyn Bigger 1 Rowing Gabby Blados 2 Volleyball Ben Boulware 1 Football Sarah Braun 3 Diving Allison Brophy 2 Diving Beau Brown 3 Football Rachel Brown 1 Rowing Patrick Bunk-Andersen 1 Soccer Andrew Burnikel 1 Soccer Austen Burnikel 2 Soccer Emily Byorth 3 Soccer Gabby Byorth 3 Soccer Miller Capps 2 Golf Kaley Ciluffo 1 Track & Field Paul Clowes 4 Soccer Ellen Colborn 1 Soccer Sabreena Cole 3 Rowing Kyle Cote 1 Football Dejhana Cotton 1 Volleyball Andrew Cox 4 Baseball J.D. Davis 1 Football Chirstopher Cummings 2 Track & Field Jennifer D’Anthony 2 Rowing Anna Davis 3 Soccer Gemma Davis 2 Rowing Lou Davis 3 Volleyball Elizabeth Dawson 2 Track & Field Alyssa Debski 1 Track & Field Sarah Decker 2 Rowing Gabe DeVoe 2 Basketball Tristen Dewar 4 Tennis Patrice DiPasquale 1 Soccer Robert Dudley 3 Tennis Adrien Dunn 2 Football James Dwyer 3 Track & Field Tyshon Dye 2 Football Danielle Edwards 1 Basketball Joana Eidukonyte 2 Tennis Jeni Erickson 2 Soccer David Estes 2 Football Alex Eubanks 1 Baseball Justin Falcinelli 2 Football Ersula Farrow 1 Track & Field Brianna Feerst 1 Track & Field Chad Fennell 1 Track & Field Erin Ferguson 4 Rowing Josh Fickes 2 Golf Jesse Fisher 1 Football Morgan Fiske 1 Diving Katie Fortner 2 Track & Field Aaron Gambrell 3 Track & Field

TIGHT END JORDAN LEGGETT, PICTURED WITH STEVE DUZAN, ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ATHLETIC ACADEMIC SERVICES, IS A TWO-TIME ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL MEMBER.

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n late February 2002, Dabo Swinney was working for a commercial real estate company based in Birmingham, Ala. Swinney’s job revolved around the development of shopping centers in various cities around the country. In some ways it involved recruiting...recruiting stores to become part of the new commerce center. One of the company’s projects was based in Anderson, S.C. While this one was not his primary responsibility, Swinney was asked to come to Upstate South Carolina and lend a hand. “It really was unusual that they asked me to get involved in a project that was not mine,” Swinney said reflecting on the trip before the start of this season. “So, I came to Anderson to help out. We stayed in Anderson, but I discovered Clemson was just 18 miles away. “I got in the car one night and drove over to the stadium. I called my wife and said, ‘Guess where I am?’ “I remember going around the stadium until I found Howard’s Rock.” The funny part of the story took place the next day. “Part of the job was to tell people about the new shopping centers in each area. So I went back to Clemson and went down College Avenue, door to door at each business. I came in off the street and told them about the new shopping center that was going up in Anderson.” Now, picture that today. The current head coach of the Tigers, the 2015 national coach-of-the-year, walking down the main street of Clemson soliciting business for a real-estate project. My, haven’t we come a long way in 14 years. My, hasn’t Swinney come a long way in 14 years. The next year, Tommy Bowden needed a wide receivers coach when longtime assistant coach Rick Stockstill moved on to a coordinator’s position at East Carolina. Bowden, who had coached Swinney at Alabama, called the young real-estate tycoon (he was making more money in real estate than he had made as an assistant coach at Alabama) to see if he wanted to get back into coaching. In 2003, Swinney joined the staff, and five years later, on a remarkable day in October, was named head coach. What a journey for Swinney, who now has the Tigers among the elite programs of college football. Bowden brought the Clemson program to consistency and had four top-25 seasons, but never got the Tigers to the ACC Championship Game. Swinney has found the formula for another level. “The first thing it takes is commitment and everyone being on the same page,” stated Swinney. “We have had a great commitment from our director of

athletics (including Terry Don Phillips, who hired Swinney) and our president. “It has led to a culture change. It has led to trust and respect among all involved in our program. You have to appreciate everyone’s role in the process.” Swinney is quick to point out that the coaches and players have to buy in to what you are doing. “You can have a bunch of good coaches, but the players have to buy in for your approach to work. “I can’t thank enough the first group we had, the guys who were seniors in 2008 and 2009, for the way they bought in from day one. The success we have today is a result of what C.J. Spiller, Tajh Boyd, Sammy Watkins, Da’Quan Bowers and many others did on the field and in terms of leadership.” The success of those players has helped significantly in the recruiting of current players. Clemson had 17 AllACC players in 2015, and 11 are back in 2016. The last five years have been among the best, if not the best, five-year runs in Tiger history. The program had a 56-12 record between 2011 and 2015, tied for the fourth-most wins in college football with Ohio State during that time period. Clemson and Alabama are the only programs in the nation to win 10+ games each of the last five years. Clemson has been in the AP top 25 a total of 75 of the 82 polls between 2011 and 2015, tied with Oregon for the fifth-most top-25 appearances during that time period. That includes 35 appearances in the top 10. The Tigers have many of those wins over top-flight programs as well. There are 23 programs (including Clemson) with at least 700 all-time wins, and the Tigers have a 17-4 record against those programs since 2011. Only four programs have finished the season ranked in the top 25 of both polls each of the last five years. Those programs are Alabama, Clemson, Florida State and Oregon. But Clemson is the only school that has finished the same or higher than their preseason ranking each of those five seasons. In fact, it is a landmark accomplishment in college football. Swinney joined Bill Snyder of Kansas State (1993-97) and John Cooper of Ohio State (199296) as the only head coaches to accomplish that feat five years in a row. Swinney has done all this while keeping the Tigers’ nose to the grindstone when it comes to academics. Each of the last six years, the program has been in the top-10 percent of all FBS schools when it comes to APR scores. Clemson is also the only program to finish in the top 25 of both polls and top-10 percent of the APR in each of those years.

WINNINGEST PROGRAMS (2011-15) Rk 1. 2. 3. 4.

School 2011 Alabama 12-1 Florida State 9-4 Oregon 12-2 CLEMSON 10-4 Ohio State 6-7 6. Michigan State 11-3 Northern Illinois 11-3 Stanford 11-2 9. Boise State 12-1

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2013 11-2 14-0 11-2 11-2 12-2 13-1 12-2 11-3 8-5

2014 12-2 13-1 13-2 10-3 14-1 11-2 11-3 8-5 12-2

2015 14-1 10-3 9-4 14-1 12-1 12-2 8-6 12-2 9-4

Total 62-7 58-10 57-11 56-12 56-11 54-14 54-16 54-14 52-14

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BEHIND THE SCENES WITH

ABE REED

TIGER FOOTBALL’S DIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT IS IN HIS 19TH YEAR WITH THE PROGRAM. BY PHILIP SIKES

be Reed was working in the clubhouse for a Double-A minor league baseball team in his hometown of El Paso, Texas when he decided to attend the Athletic Equipment Managers Association national convention in Phoenix, Ariz., during the summer of 1998. One night at the convention, he tracked down a mutual acquaintance of his former boss at the University of Houston, James Frazier. The connection was a man by the name of Alphonso Smith, who had recently taken the position as Clemson’s director of equipment. Smith was in desperate need of a graduate assistant, and Frazier had recommended Reed for the position. “‘Phonz’ told me, ‘If Frazier says you’re the guy for me, I’ll take his word for it’,” recalled Reed. “So in July 1998, I drove from El Paso to Clemson. Now I’m married with two kids and this is the start of year 19 for me. I’ve been here ever since.” Reed began his fourth season as Clemson’s director of football equipment in August. He has seen a complete transformation across the landscape of Clemson football, which was in the midst of a rough stretch at the beginning of his tenure. A 1997 Houston graduate with a degree in biology, Reed’s first season in Tigertown saw Clemson compile a 3-8 record. Fifteen years later, in his first year in charge of the team’s equipment needs, the Tigers beat Ohio State in the Orange Bowl. By year three, Clemson was a finalist in the College Football Playoff. After years as Smith’s top assistant, Reed is now the one managing the budget, placing Nike orders and sitting in on staff meetings. He manages a staff of one full-time assistant, one graduate assistant and a host of undergraduate workers. Working with young people is what brings him the most joy in his position. “From the players on the team to the kids that work for me, they keep me going. People don’t necessarily know the ins and outs to the job, but that’s how we like it. If no one knows my name, that’s a good thing.” Folks may not know Reed’s name, but his voice should be familiar to many. For years, he has “snapped” the football during Clemson’s Paw drill, a physical contact exercise held typically during August camp. As players line up to go against one another, Reed removes the ball from the line of scrimmage with the help of an extension handle. Then he shouts “GO” at the top of his lungs, followed by players engaging with one another. It became household television when the Tigers’ video department began producing practice reports, where the Paw drill was a staple. “That came about under coach (Tommy) Bowden,” he laughed. “I never stopped doing it, and now it’s my deal, I guess. My friends all make fun of me because I have a high-pitched voice on the videos.” Reed is preparing his staff to make the move into the new operations complex in the winter. It won’t be his first move. His first several years in Clemson, the equipment staff was located in the basement of Jervey Athletic Center. “To house all our sports stuff out of one shop, I don’t know how we ever did it. Now, if a guy forgets a knee brace or a glove, we’ll be able to run inside and get it rather than hop on a golf cart to drive across the street.” Reed has come a long way from making 1,600 mile trips across the country, and he is grateful to Clemson football for that.

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FUNDAMENTALS OF LIFE

TIM BOURRET LOOKS INTO THE LIFE LESSONS DABO SWINNEY USES TO SHAPE HIS PROGRAM.

his past June, I attended the final day of Dabo Swinney’s football camp on the practice fields in and around the indoor facility. (No satellite camp in Hawaii for Dabo!) Ten national coach-of-the-year awards will lead to a sharp increase in camp enrollment the following summer, and that was the case as over 4,000 kids who dreamed to one day run down the Hill at Memorial Stadium came to campus during a two-week period, including over 1,000 on this final day. I was intrigued to see some of the more highly-rated players, but I was also fascinated to see how the camp was run from a logistical standpoint. I remember when former Clemson basketball coach Bill Foster had 1,300 campers the summer after he took the Tigers to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in 1980. It seemed an astronomical figure then. And, that was for four weeks. Awards were presented this hot summer day, and then Swinney gave the campers a sendoff presentation on the fundamentals of life. It was a 22-minute dissertation that really struck me. As he usually does for one of his press confer-

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ences, he wrote down a few bullet points as a guide, but most of it was from the heart. The message was powerful, but at the same time, it was delivered with common sense, one the campers, even the younger ones, could follow. So, I took some notes, and here is a synopsis of what he said. It is a message that can be used as a guide for all parents and students, not just future firstround draft picks.

the process of finishing it. It came from a goal with a plan.”

1. Have goals and vision for those goals. “Don’t just write down goals on a piece of paper...have a plan to achieve them. Stick to the plan. We (Swinney and administrators) met two-and-a-half years ago and I put down a plan for this building on a piece of paper. Now we are in

4. Your education is so important. “I am the first person in my family to get a college degree, and that is why I am here today. Take pride in your education. Academic ability will be much more important than athletic ability over time. Only 1.6 percent of college football

2. Be involved in community, school, etc. “You create opportunities when you are involved. Don’t be afraid to fail.” 3. Hang around with the right friends. “Who you become can be a product of whom you hang around with. Surround yourself with people who are committed and are quality people.”

players make it to the NFL. You need to graduate. We had 42 players make the academic honor roll with a 3.0 GPA or better in the first semester last year when we were making the drive to the national title game. We had the highest fall team GPA in history. That is what we strive for.” 5. Have the proper attitude. “The only disability is a bad attitude. Optimistic people can change the world. Go on YouTube and type in Richie Parker’s name. He is a Clemson graduate who works in the engineering division for Hendrick Motorsports in Charlotte. He doesn’t have any arms. But he doesn’t let that stop him or define him. You should see him drive a car or work at his computer by typing with his feet.” 6. Be prepared for the opportunity. “Spend the time preparing for success and bloom where you are planted. Have the attitude that you are going to get what you earn.” 7. Character. “Be a person of integrity in everything you do. Do the right thing in everything you do. You are who you are when no one else is looking.” 8. Have a spiritual foundation. “God never says ‘oops.’ There are problems coming in life, and having this foundation will allow you to handle it better.” 9. Have a firm belief in what you do. “You have to believe it can be done.”

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