COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Ralph Friedgen Radio Show begins Wednesday and airs weekly throughout the season.
The one-hour show starts at 8 p.m. on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network. Friedgen and Voice of the Terrapins Johnny Holliday will be on the air taking phone calls from fans and discussing the season.
This season the show will air before a live audience at two Outback Steakhouse locations. Wednesday’s show will take place at the Outback Steakhouse in Hyattsville, Md. (3500 East-West Highway).
Wednesday’s show will air on the following Terrapin Sports Radio Network affiliates:
# WJFK-FM 106.7 – Washington D.C.
# WARK-AM 1490 – Hagerstown
# WFMD-AM 930 – Frederick
# WQMR-FM 101.1 – Ocean City
# WGOP-AM 540 – Crisfield
# WBEY-FM 97.9 – Crisfield
The 2009 Ralph Friedgen Radio Show will air weekly from the following Outback Steakhouse locations:
# Sept. 2 – Hyattsville
# Sept. 9 – Aspen Hill
# Sept. 16 – Aspen Hill
# Sept. 23 – Hyattsville
# Sept. 30 – Aspen Hill
# Oct. 7 – Aspen Hill
# Oct. 14 – Hyattsville
# Oct. 21 – Aspen Hill
# Oct. 28 – No Show (off-week)
# Nov. 4 – Aspen Hill
# Nov. 11 – Hyattsville
# Nov. 18 – Aspen Hill
# Nov. 25 – Aspen Hill
Note: Additional shows may be added based on the post-season schedule.
The Terrapin Sports Radio Network features the following stations:
# WJZ-FM 105.7 – Baltimore (Flagship)
# WJZ-AM 1300 – Baltimore (Flagship)
# WJFK-FM 106.7 – Washington D.C.
# WCEM-AM 1240 – Cambridge
# WBEY-FM 97.9 – Crisfield
# WGOP-AM 540 – Crisfield
# WFMD-AM 930 – Frederick
# WARK-AM 1490 – Hagerstown
# WPTX-AM 1690 – Lexington Park
# WVMD-FM 99.5 – Midland
# WMSG-AM 1050 – Oakland
# WQMR-FM 101.1 – Ocean City
# WTGM-AM 960 – Salisbury
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State isn’t winding down its preparation for the Labor Day night clash with rival Miami inside Doak Campbell Stadium. If anything, the 18th-ranked Seminoles are ratcheting up the intensity with the anticipated season-opener less than a week away.
“Anytime you go into a season it’s always exciting because you’ve been practicing against each other all spring and fall,” FSU coach Bobby Bowden said after Tuesday’s 23-period practice. “You just want to see what you’ve got.”
Tuesday’s feisty practice atmosphere was indicative of a team that is anxious to finally hit someone else. The challenge for the coaching staff at this point is to get the players to focus and practice with intensity and efficiency.
“We’re doing better on our assignments, but we’re still busting some,” said Bowden, who had not been happy with the team’s overall execution the past week. “I hope we get it straightened out.”
The Seminoles closed the 2 1/2-hour practice session with 10 minutes of 11-on-11 scrimmaging in the red zone, which produced a handful of productive plays, then finished with the goal line drill.
Sophomore wide receiver Jarmon Fortson collected touchdown receptions from quarterbacks Christian Ponder and EJ Manuel, while freshman tailback Chris Thompson scooted around the right side on a touchdown run. Manuel also raced – untouched – into the end zone from 10 yards out after executing a brilliant play fake to Thompson.
The defense, however, got the best of the goal line drill with three stops in four snaps – two from the 3-yard line and two from the 1-yard line.
Senior free safety Jamie Robinson broke up a touchdown pass attempt from Ponder to Beau Reliford on the first play, but the biggest lick of the practice followed on the second snap. Linebacker Nigel Bradham burst through the left side to disrupt a run by tailback Jermaine Thomas, before linebacker Nigel Carr finished him off with a crushing blow for a 1-yard loss.
Manuel overthrew a receiver in the end zone on the first snap for the second-team offense, before freshman tailback Lonnie Prior averted the defensive shutout when he ran through the arm tackle of linebacker Maurice Harris for a 1-yard touchdown run.
Better execution and sure tackling are musts against Miami in a series that has see-sawed over the past 10 seasons. The Seminoles have won three of the last four meetings between the programs, including last season’s 41-39 triumph at Dolphin Stadium.
Asked what worried him most about the Hurricanes, Bowden indicated very little has changed with the team from Coral Gables.
“They’ve got good athletes,” Bowden said. “Miami can always run.”
Noteworthy
Defensive ends coach Jody Allen praised the efforts of walk-on Craig Yarborough, who has earned the right to start at left end with his hard-nosed, smart play. “It’s not a motivational ploy,” Allen said, explaining his decision to start Yarborough over senior Kevin McNeil. … Freshman Dustin Hopkins has got the early nod to handle all of the Seminoles’ place-kicking duties. Allen, however, said the battle between Hopkins and walk-on James Esco if “far from over” and will likely continue throughout the season.
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Atlanta, GA – A transcription of head coach Paul Johnson’s first weekly press conference of the 2009 season.
Opening Statement
“It’s hard to believe game week is finally here. This has been the longest camp that I can remember. We have had five weeks from the day we started until we play the first game. I think we have gotten a lot of good work in. We hit a little bit of the doldrums in the middle as guys did not have much to look forward too. The intensity and pace has really picked up. We will have another work day today and try to polish on Wednesday and Thursday, take Friday off and come back and play on Saturday. The main focus right now is to get everyone to the gate healthy. We have some guys bumped and nicked a little bit but I think overall, considering the amount of time we had in camp, we are coming out fairly healthy.”
“The one position we are a little short at is wide receiver. With Tyler Melton going down and Zack Fisher is status uncertain for the game. We have Demaryius Thomas and Kevin Cone to start and Stephen Hill will play some but after that I am not sure how deep we will get at receiver. Some of the guys we were counting on for depth may not play Saturday. Other than that, I think we are healthy and we have everyone that we can possibly have ready to go. Roddy Jones is available if we want to play him. He started practicing full contact yesterday, but that may be a game-time decision on what we are going to do with Roddy. Physically, he can go if we need to have him.”
On the progression of the defensive line
“The big thing is we did not lose a lot of people on defense, we just lost a lot of people at one position. We basically have eight starters back on defense that played at the end of last season. We did lose three of the four defensive linemen so that becomes a big question mark. I am as anxious as anyone to see how our guys are going to play. I think that Jason Peters has had a good camp. Derrick Morgan is a good football player with a great motor. He may have been our most productive player last season. Ben Anderson and Robert Hall are guys that play hard. T.J. Barnes, who hasn’t played and Logan Walls, a big guy, has not played much. Anthony Egbuniwe, then the freshman Izaan Cross are all going to play and after a game or two we will have a better idea how we are going to fare there. I do think they have the ability there to be O.K.”
On playing three games in 12 days
“The hardest game will be the second one [against Clemson] because you have the five-day turnaround. The third game you do have seven days, just with a different schedule. I would be more upset with the second game if we only have five days to prepare and the other team had seven but they are in the same boat that we are. The team that has a little bit of an advantage is Miami because they play on Monday and will pick up some extra days on us, who has to play on a Thursday night. Overall, it generally works itself out. We have been planning for it so we just have to be ready. Getting ready for Clemson is going to be a chore but right now our focus is on Jacksonville State. It is the first game we play and the first game we have to win.”
On practicing for Clemson while working on Jacksonville State
“We did not do it. Have not done it all and will not. I think it sends the wrong message. I want to beat Jacksonville State. We are going to make sure we get ready for Jacksonville State. It could happen. Every year one of the FCS teams comes in and beats someone. They will have some good players and we are not going to overlook them.”
On adjusting camp due to length of time
“We had to adjust camp some because it was so long. Normally, you have four weeks. In a regular camp, you will play two weeks against yourself, then you will have a week of scouts and then the final week you will focus on the game. We had to adjust a little bit. We actually had three weeks of playing against ourselves. When you do this, you have to guard against guys getting hurt. It doesn’t do any good playing pity pat, it isn’t any good just punching the clock. We played, got a lot of live reps in and had a lot of guys play. The biggest adjustment is going to come after Saturday. We will be back practicing on Sunday. People wondered about the start time for this Saturday’s game but 1:00 p.m. is a great start time for us because that is five to seven hours for these guys to rest before having to come back out on Sunday. When you play again on Thursday night, our Sunday practice becomes the normal Monday practice. Monday and Tuesday become our Tuesday and Wednesday practices. We have to move everything back. There will be a lot of football played before our first two games but after that we can go back to a normal schedule.”
On the amount of the offensive playbook installed this season
“We ran a lot of the offense last season. There are a couple of things we did not have last year. We couldn’t run all the wrinkles and the adjustments, but to the common eye it will look the same. Hopefully it will just look faster.”
On the high expectations for the team going into the season
“I went into a lot of seasons with high expectations. I was at one school where we were preseason No. 1. I do not worry about all of that. We are just trying to get better. We are trying to win all our games. Nobody has mentioned anything but the team goals. I may have mentioned to the team after practice one day that with expectations come responsibility but you want to have expectations. Every team has expectations right now. The media and fans may not, but if you polled every team in our league they would think they are going to win the league because they have not lost a game. I guarantee everyone on Jacksonville State’s team thinks they are going to come in here and win the game. Our player’s hopefully believe they are going to win the game. That is why you play. Once you get seven, eight games into the season, maybe you look at it a little differently. I do not think the expectations are any different than what I had a year ago.”
On the biggest surprise in camp
“I hesitate to single anyone out. There were a couple of the freshmen that caught my eye in camp. Julian Burnett caught my eye in camp as being a guy that will play some. As far as returning guys, I think a lot of them have gotten better. Preston Lyons is a guy that has gotten better every week and should help us. There are a lot of guys in that category. I do not think there is any one guy that was overly surprising.”
“I do not know, that is why you play the games. We have a lot of guys back in the secondary. We have a lot of depth at A-Back and we have some depth at B-Back. Josh Nesbit may surprise some people. He is a lot more comfortable doing what he is doing. I think he will be a lot better than he was a year ago. That is just my belief but until you see it happen you just do not know.”
On special teams
“[Scott Blair] has kicked the ball better the last few weeks. You just have to see it in a game. I do not know if he will have any more pressure than he had last season. When you trot out there by yourself to kick, I can imagine that is pretty pressure packed when you have anywhere from 50 – 80,000 people watching you kick the ball. There is a lot of pressure on him already. I think he is very capable to have a very good year. He has kicked the ball well for the last part of camp. We will see how he does. We think our return game is going to be better. You probably will not know the answer to these questions for two to three games. I think it is going to be a process of a few games to see where we are out. We can go out and return two kicks and then the rest of the year not do anything. Your average may be better but unit may not be better. I am looking for the consistency.”
On opening up with the same team two years in a row
“I have not thought much about it. Being in a conference, you are going to play the same teams year in and year out. Even though they are not in our league, I have not thought much about it. They will have semblance of what we do, we will have some semblance of what they do but we would have run into that no matter who we play.”
On the depth at the quarterback position
“I want to win the game so I will do whatever it takes to win. If we have a chance to play them, yeah they will play. Just like everyone else on the bench, I will love to get everyone in the game. I am under no illusion that it will happen. We just have to see how the game unfolds. Everybody has made such a deal about the quarterback situation. We are probably better off than we were a year ago. Last season, we were going in with Josh [Nesbitt], who was still feeling his way around, and you had Jaybo [Shaw], a true freshman who was coming straight out of high school. This year, we have an experienced quarterback (Nesbitt). We have Tevin [Washington], who is a redshirt with two camps and a spring practice under his belt. We also have Quentin [Sims] who has been here the same amount of time and even though he has not been playing quarterback, he did in high school and looks good out there. If need be, we have freshmen quarterbacks that were recruited to this system. Jaybo [Shaw] should be back after three to four games. I think we are better off than we were a year ago. Now if two guys go down, will it hurt you, sure it will. If two guys go down anywhere it will hurt. There is not a team in the country that would not be hurt by losing its top two quarterbacks. We have more depth there than we did a year ago.”
On the lack of seniors on the roster
“We did not have many seniors on the roster last year. We have 18 starters back so that means only four seniors were starting last season. We will probably have three seniors out of our 22 starters. I do not think you need to be a senior to be a leader. We had some great guys last year. Darryl Richard was a great leader but we have some guys who have filled that position. Morgan Burnett is a great leader on the field, I think Jonathan Dwyer leads because of the way he plays. Josh [Nesbitt] has become a leader, Demaryius Thomas, Brad Jefferson, Derrick Morgan. There are a lot of guys that are not seniors who are leaders on the team. I think we are O.K. there.”
On looking past the next game
“There is a history when you look ahead and it is not pretty. I am hoping they are looking at the last game we played against LSU. That is what I am thinking about. We need to get that one behind us. I want to get the next one so we can move on. We have had to live with that game since we played it. Hopefully, we learned a lesson. We will find out Saturday night if we did or not. Like I tell the team, you only get one chance at making a first impression. Right or wrong, after our game Saturday night, we are going to be labeled in whatever category they want to put us in.”
On going to the Alabama vs. Virginia Tech game Saturday night
“It is illegal, can’t do it. The NCAA will no let you go see any team you will play in person. To answer your question, I would not have gone anyway.”
On coaches coming to Tech or the Tech staff going to another program to learn
“I think through the years there have been a lot of teams that have done it. We have tried to be open to all the high schools in Georgia. We have a ton of them visit in the spring. If someone wants to swap ideas we are here. We try to help them all we can. They can not do anything but help us when they are doing it.
“In the past we have done it. When we were at Navy, we went up to visit the New England Patriots. I have known Bill Belichick for a while and we are pretty good friends. We also went up to West Virginia. You swap ideas. We have had several college staffs come in here. We just decided not to go anywhere this spring. Mostly, we had offensive staffs come in but sometimes you have others as well. It just varies. Coaching is a small profession and everyone knows each other. Sometimes, I am just going to take my staff to see how a team practices. It is not always how a coach schemes or it might be how a team sets up the week, grade film or how they run study hall. It is a lot of things.
“You are not going to let anyone you are going to play come in. I had an unwritten rule while I was at Navy that I would not let anyone that was going to play Georgia Southern come in. I would not let anyone playing Navy come in. I would think Navy would do the same thing. There is somewhere you draw the line. I am not sure how it would help.”
On the biggest surprise coming from Navy to Tech
“Probably the biggest surprise was we might catch a break schedule wise and academically coming from an academy. It might have been easier at times at Navy. There are not a lot of classes offered here in the morning; most of the classes are in the afternoon. Trying to schedule around the labs is the biggest surprise to me. When I was at other state schools it was pretty easy to have everyone finish classes by one o’clock. Here it is tough. We miss guys in meetings everyday due to academics.”
On Johnson’s play calling patterns
“I just try to look out on the field, see what the defense is doing and call the plays accordingly. It depends on the type of system you have. It just never made any sense to me to write down all the plays I would run on first and 10 from what I see on film and then we get into the game the defenses is lined up differently. Now I have my nine plays and I have to use them. To me, I just find the play that is working and then I might run it over and over until they stop it. You just try to stay one step ahead of the other guy. I always try to put myself in their shoes. If I am on defense and this hurt me what would I do to stop it. Sometimes you guess right and sometimes you guess wrong. The beauty of doing something over and over again you hope to get better at it. Hopefully, no one is going to run something we have not seen. I would like to think we know how to attack something, whatever it is. We might not get it done and you might be a couple of steps ahead of us but I do not think it is because we do not know what we want to do.”
On Jacksonville State
“Jacksonville State returns 16 or 17 starters. They are ranked in the preseason in their division. They list three transfers from FBS schools that I know of because one of those guys (Greg Smith) transferred from here. They have two defensive tackles; one played in the national title game with Florida and the other played some with Southern Miss. They will have some good players. It will be a question of us going out and playing the way Georgia Tech can play as opposed to finding the match-ups with Jacksonville State. That is how we do it no matter who we play. We are going about this like we would play anyone on our schedule.”
On going into the game preparing to pull starters
“I look at how the game is going. If I was way ahead or behind I may pull someone. I am going in with the philosophy to try and win the game. I do not have a crystal ball; I do not know how it is going to turn out. If I was going into the game against Gardner-Webb, I would have been in trouble. You do not ever know until you play the game. The philosophy is not any different if I was playing Ohio State, I would pull them. Until you play and see what happens you do not know what will happen.”
On familiarity of coaching staff
“I think our staff has been together for a long time. On offense, Brian [Bohannon] and Jeff [Monken] have been with me 13 years, longer than that really. Mike [Sewak] and I have coached together 14 years. Buzz [Preston] and I have been together for eight years. Todd [Spencer] and I have been together for seven. We have been together for a while. We know how each other is going to react. On the defensive side, Giff [Smith] had worked for me at Georgia Southern. I have known Dave [Wommack] forever. I have not known Charles [Kelly] and Brian [Jean-Mary] that well but I do not talk about technique at corner or whatever during the game. The staff has more familiarity with the players. I think we are better aware of what the players can do in situations. That might be a difference. Starting about Thursday I will be in knots on the inside but I do not show it on the outside because I want to give the players an air of confidence. On the inside I will be churning and if not you should get out of the business. I think we will be better but I do not know. We will see. That is why we play the games. We could be better and not show it in the game, that is why I am not going to make any snap judgments based on one or two series. I want to see the thing it play out a little bit.”
On defense hurt by facing option offense
“The only time our defense saw our offense yesterday was in the one minute drill and they were not too worried about the option. We were throwing the ball and no huddle just like they will see on Saturday. If you look at the statistics, it will be pretty easy to prove it is not true, we ran the option last season, I do not think the defensive stats fell off at all. It might be where it was the season before when they were a year ago when they were running the pro set and had the perception that they were killing everyone defensively. When I was Georgia Southern, our defensive was in the top five a number of years. Once you get into the season, you are not playing against the offense; you are playing against scout teams. Football is football. If we do not play assignment football, any offense is going to get you.”
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Christian Ponder will start at Quarterback for the second straight season.
FSU Offense
FSU Defense
FSU Specialists
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Head Coach Steve Spurrier met with the media Tuesday afternoon to preview the Gamecocks’ Thursday night season-opening contest with North Carolina State. That contest will kickoff at 7:01 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Opening Statement
“We’re a couple of days away from kicking off the `09 season. We have a good group of players here. We think we’re ready to play with a lot of spirit and a lot of fight. We have a lot of new players that will play important roles in whatever success we have this year. Eric Norwood is our all-conference returnee. Other than that we do have a lot of players that have played a bit. Cliff Matthews and Nathan Pepper have been here a while. We have some older guys on the offensive line in Garret Anderson and Lemuel Jeanpierre.”
On Stephen Garcia’s preparation
“We’ve had a lot of preparation time. Gaining experience is what it comes down to now. Stephen Garcia has made strides. He’s practiced a lot better the past week. We think he’s a lot better prepared, so we’ll find out this week. We have confidence that Stephen will play well.”
On improving from last season
“We haven’t played yet so we have to play (and see). We’re not talking big. We need to earn our way as we go. This is a new team. We have five new assistant coaches. Attitudes have been very good and summer workouts were the best they’ve been. Academically we had the best GPA ever last semester. We think we’re headed in the right direction, but we’ll find out when we kick it off Thursday night.”
On being the underdog
“I’ve been the underdog many times. I want our players to know this is a very good team we’re playing. People go by the score of last year’s game, but really you cant. N.C. State became a much better team as the season progressed. Hopefully that’s what we’ll do is become a stronger team as the season progresses.”
On team chemistry
“It’s important in any team sport. They all have to get along and pull for each other. We’re unknown and we have to prove it. Hopefully our guys on the bench will cheer for their teammates Thursday night and show a lot of team spirit.”
On opening the season Thursday night on ESPN
“We have to thank Dave Brown of ESPN Sports for putting us on first. When I first got here Dave said if you let us put you on Thursday, we’ll let you be the first game of the college football season. We try to use it in recruiting. We tell the guys you can have the first game on national television of college football. I heard people around the country say (they’re) excited to see South Carolina play that first game and see what we look like.”
On the running game
“Hopefully it will be more productive but hopefully our quarterbacks will take care of the ball much better. We can’t win games with a lot of turnovers. We’ll try to play smart and run the ball. All the good teams run the ball. Even if they throw it well they still run, so we hope to be a much-improved running team.”
On key to success this year
“It’s called taking care of the ball, running and passing and mixing it up, but also putting Stephen Garcia in position where he knows what to do. We don’t want him running all over the place. It all starts with the offensive line and the ability to run the ball and help with pass protection. We’re looking for a lot more mix than in previous years.”
On running backs
“All of them have been hurt except for Jarvis Giles and our little guy Bryce Sherman. Bryce has been over (to the scout team) most of the time, but he comes with the regular guys also. We want to give everyone a chance in the real games as much as we can, and after that we want to find out which one the best is. Brian Maddox is scheduled to start, and after that Jarvis and Kenny Miles will get some shots also. We’ll get Eric Baker and Bryce in there also, but you can’t get five on the field (through the course of a game). It’s hard to do that.”
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As you make your way to Clemson this fall, please take a few minutes and read through the following notes and frequently asked questions about football game-day at Clemson University.
Ticket Information:
Don’t leave your tickets at home!!
Lost or stolen tickets may be reprinted for a non-refundable $5 per ticket fee. To receive reprints, please go to the Athletic Ticket Office at the IPTAY Center (to the right of Gate 9) at Memorial Stadium on game day.
Who needs a ticket for admission?
All patrons 2 years old and younger do NOT need a ticket to enter any gate at Memorial Stadium.
How do you get handicap seating?
If you need handicap accessible seating, please call our ticket office at 1-800-CLEMSON to reserve seats that meet your needs. Due to a limited number of accessible seats, we allow only 2 tickets to be purchased in those specific areas. Any additional seats will be assigned in the best available seating option.
Where do I pick up my Will Call tickets?
Clemson Player parents, managers/trainers, cheerleaders – Gate 13
High School Coaches and Prospects (non-football) – Gate 13
Football Recruits – WestZone Level 1
Press Passes – Gate 16
All General Tickets – Gate 9: Athletic Ticket office
*PICTURE ID REQUIRED for ALL Will Call ticket pickups
I purchased tickets online or want to buy more tickets; where do I pick them up?
Tickets can be picked up at the Athletic Ticket Office at the IPTAY Center next to Gate 9. The office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm. Tickets can also be picked up/purchased 4 hours prior to kick-off from the Ticket Office.
Tobacco use of ANY kind (cigarettes, cigars, smokeless) is prohibited inside the ticketed gates of Memorial Stadium. Patrons must leave the stadium to use these types of products per state law.
What can I bring into the stadium with me?
Items NOT allowed: backpacks, large tote style bags, folding chairs, thermos jugs, ice chests, alcoholic beverages, artificial noisemakers
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Umbrellas and strollers can be checked by event staff to pick up as you leave Memorial Stadium
Purses, diaper bags, seat cushions, binoculars, cameras, cell phones and radios are subject to search by police officers.
Suite and WestZone ticket gates will open 2 hours prior to kickoff. All other gates open 90 minutes before kickoff.
Parking and Traffic:
When do parking lots/streets open?
6:00 AM – noon and 1:00 PM kickoffs
8:00 AM – all other kickoff times
All lost or stolen parking hangtags can be replaced once for non-refundable fee of $100 by calling 1-800-CLEMSON
Handicap accessible parking/transportation
All visitors with a state issued handicap accessible hangtag or license plate will be directed by S.C State Highway Patrol to the Hendrix Student Center off Cherry Rd in the interior of campus.
Upon entry into the Hendrix lot you will be given 2 wristbands to allow you and one other person to ride the ADA compliant CATBUS shuttle service to Gate 1 of Memorial Stadium. Shuttle Service begins 2 hours before each game. After the game you will need your wristbands to ride the CATBUS back to the Hendrix Lot.
General Public/Non-IPTAY placard parking options:
Coming from Oconee County/Hwy 123 – University Beach (formerly YMCA); $10 fee with shuttle service to the McFadden Center
Coming from Anderson County/Hwy 76/I-85 – R-1 lot off Perimeter Rd near SC Botanical Gardens
Coming from Central/Hwy 93 – Douthit Hills; turn right off Hwy 93 near President’s House
*Please follow all Highway Patrol directions to the nearest available public lot
IPTAY Placard Parking Information:
IPTAY offers season-long assigned parking spaces in the athletic district and the core of Clemson’s campus. All spaces require an IPTAY placard that must be displayed from your rearview mirror for law enforcement and lot security to view. Parking in the core of campus without an IPTAY hangtag or in a lot not designated by your hangtag will result in your car being towed at the owner’s expense. Please familiarize yourself with the route to your assigned parking lot or space before arriving at the first game.
Tailgating space information:
Each IPTAY assigned CAR space is 9 feet wide by 23 feet long; typical striped parking space size. Depending on the size of your vehicle this allows for 5-6 feet behind/in front of your vehicle for tailgating tents/chairs/etc. Please be courteous to your fellow Tiger fans and visitors to Clemson when arriving at your parking space and tailgating to allow EVERYONE to enjoy their day at on campus.
Game-Day parking information and assistance is available at Gate 11 ticket window; just to the left of the main WestZone entrance.
Portable restrooms are available throughout athletic parking areas. Fans are encouraged to use permanent restrooms at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Littlejohn Coliseum, Rock-Norman Track Complex, Hoke-Sloan Tennis Center and at Memorial Stadium.
Golf carts, mopeds, scooters and other personal motorized vehicles are discouraged and will be towed if left unattended around Memorial Stadium.
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The Tar Heels lost some big names this past season but look to add to a strong returning class.
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RT @ClemsonPodcasts: Clemson Hotline will air live tonight @ 8 – Listen Live & follow twitter feed during the show- http://bit.ly/S5PHz
RT @ACCSports: UVa’s still not ready to pick a QB. Cutting it kinda close, huh fellas? : http://bit.ly/L4cWq
RT @BradMilner: FSU football story by moi > FSU gearing up for Labor Day opener against Miami http://bit.ly/GP37m
It is going to b a zoo Thurs night at Carter-Finley. RT @joeovies: If EA never brought up the video, the story would die that much faster.
FSU’s depth chart for Miami game has some surprises http://bit.ly/PzQA7
RT @PeteThamelNYT : New T-Shirt at Syracuse to celebrate Greg Paulus debut at QB: reads, The Devil wears Orange. http://bit.ly/YTCgU
RT @ESPN_ACC ACCs lunchtime links – http://tinyurl.com/kso4hu
College Football’s 40 Hottest Fanbases http://ow.ly/ntTT
RT @theACC: Football. ACC ISP Sports Network National Affiliates: South Carolina at NC State http://bit.ly/1aDcnw
RT @theACC: Football. ACC ISP Sports Network National Affiliates: Miami at Florida State http://bit.ly/mWGL2
N.C. State’s Tradition Coordinator – Who knew??? http://bit.ly/2BJQxP
U r going to have to start covering cash rich SEC games. RT @joeovies Just given a meal ticket for NCSU pressbox. Only 1 trip to the buffet
Video: Quick view of NC State Meet the Wolfpack Day http://ow.ly/nr5S
Video: Quick view of NC State Meet the Wolfpack Day http://ow.ly/nr5r
RT @ESPN_ACC: Hokies to wear maroon vs. Bama – http://tinyurl.com/mtlwjw
RT @ESPN_ACC: Hokies wearing their maroon unis vs. Bama.
BC-Northeastern Depth Chart Released http://bit.ly/3x0QKu
Sexton wears the look of a winner after Catawba defeated Saint Augustine’s http://bit.ly/1hR8N
UNC’s Mike Paulus is looking to improve on shaky start http://bit.ly/6hH2s
Deacs’ Frye rebounds Other than him, DBs are young http://bit.ly/2Vw8we
A.J. Highsmith getting thrust into UM football spotlight http://bit.ly/YuU9K
How Blogs and Bagels Killed Coach L’s Tweets http://bit.ly/3hzWdq
A Brave New Media? College Hire Official ‘Sports Writers’ http://bit.ly/kmvrs
Video: WLTX takes a look at the Tigers Prowling Under The Radar http://bit.ly/XT6i3
Tigers confident in passing game. Coaches, players want to ease burden on CJ Spiller http://bit.ly/TTxJR
Preview of 100+ game series. These 36 pairings will be playing their 100 or more game in 2009. http://bit.ly/10kE65
140 images from Saturday’s NC State Meet the Wolfpack Day at Carter-Finley stadium http://bit.ly/Ij4XD
Monday, Monday http://bit.ly/xvfax
When the Hokies Made It Big. Ten Years Ago, Virginia Tech Lost The Title Game But Became a Force http://bit.ly/8KQDn
RT @D1scourse: From the dead-tree: The ultimate college football road trip ’09: http://bit.ly/p78BT
Not every college football team will open with a joke http://bit.ly/15Muj
RT @ACCSports: The August 31st Daily Links are now up on the site. Great read about Tim James is included: http://bit.ly/gfqI8
Breaking down the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets http://bit.ly/TkUCk
RT @Georgia_Tech: Yellow Jackets succeed in athletics and academics. View AJC photo gallery of top players. http://bit.ly/5ksK4
RT @D1scourse: Reporting for work: http://bit.ly/4d8cC2
From Behind Enemy Lines: Predicting the Hokies vs. the Tide http://bit.ly/DLgnM
Dwyer wants Gerogia Tech Yellow Jackets to lead nation in rushing http://bit.ly/Eqxzm
Virginia Tech Hokies face several challenges this season http://bit.ly/14DhYb
ACC Football News Twitter Links Digest for Sunday, August 30 http://bit.ly/14oF4e
ACC Football News Twitter Links Digest for Saturday, August 29 http://bit.ly/7y0gL
Sports: Don’t-miss games for 2009. College football games that fans in North Carolina won’t want to miss. http://bit.ly/hxs5U
MIAMI LOOKS TO RETURN TO WINNING WAYS http://bit.ly/e7uNh
Predict the Florida State Seminole’s Season! How will FSU do in Each Game? http://bit.ly/19T7bl
RT @salisburypost: NFL: Former Sexton target Nicks emerges for Giants http://bit.ly/4xKrks
Herzlich Back On Boston College Campus; Attends Sunday Practice http://bit.ly/UJTz8
RT @gobblercountry 2009 Virginia Tech Football: Alabama Game Guide http://sbnation.com/e/770538
RT @850thebuzz Three More Days http://bit.ly/1vESpm
ACC Football Power Poll, Aug. 31 http://bit.ly/L8exk
RT @PackTimPeeler: Make good plans for Thursday’s football opener against South Carolina. Parking gates open at 2 p.m.: http://bit.ly/W0dhj
RT @ACCGridiron: Game Week! Week 1 of ACC Football starts today. Lots of new info starting later 2day on theACC.com & TheRoadtoTampaBay.com
Duke confidence is high for Cutcliffe’s second season http://bit.ly/dCJiZ
It could be a stormy start for Miami Hurricanes http://bit.ly/2zEADM
Boston College: Freshmen top depth chart at QB http://bit.ly/93Kt
Miami Hurricanes ‘s 2009 schedule http://bit.ly/13vriQ
Starting lineup for NC State opener released. Baker, Mattes, Wilson earn starting positions http://bit.ly/18BJb3
5 things you might not know about Miami Hurricanes http://bit.ly/IQ2YL
Five reasons to be confident in (and worried about) Kyle Parker http://bit.ly/mKFWj
Morris: At long last, a title for Clemson Tigers http://bit.ly/y75HQ
Miami’s projected starters http://bit.ly/FC7CA
Al Groth’s future uncertain as UVA head coach http://bit.ly/1v8zT4
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Clemson, SC – Clemson practiced for less than 90 minutes on Monday evening on the practice fields behind the Jervey Athletic Center. Dabo Swinney’s team is preparing for its season opener against Middle Tennessee and former Clemson assistant coach Rick Stockstill.
The Tigers were in good shape physically as just two players were limited by injury. Wide receiver Xavier Dye was in a green jersey due to a pulled hamstring and backup center Dalton Freeman was in a yellow jersey with the same injury.
Everyone else was in their respective orange (offense) or white (defense) jersey, including preseason All-ACC receiver Jacoby Ford, the only ACC receiver on the preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award.
“Jacoby looked good tonight,” said Swinney. “He moved well, made his cuts.”
The players were greeted at the entrance to the practice fields with a sign in white paint on the green grass that said “Football Focus”. “We put that out there to emphasize that we want efficient practices. When you come on this field it is all concentration on football. We want them to hit it (the field) and get it.
“We got better tonight. There was great intensity and attention to detail. You have to have that to be successful. I saw great spirit and energy on both sides of the ball.
“Monday’s will be a day of correction throughout the season. We had that some tonight even though we didn’t have a real game on Saturday, but we did correct some mistakes made in the “Beanie Bowl.”
Swinney told his team Tuesday’s practice would the last “physical” day of practice prior to the opener. He also talked about the importance of turnovers in the game. “Tuesday’s practice I want to see takeaways on defense and no giveaways on offense,” Swinney told his team in his post practice talk. “I want to see the offense treat the ball like it is 12 ounces of pure gold.”
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The press conference will be broadcast live each week throughout the football season.
Clemson, SC – Video of Head Coach Dabo Swinney’s press conference previewing the Clemson vs. Middle Tennessee football game will be broadcast live on www.clemsontigers.com via TigerCast on Tuesday, September 1. The press conference will begin at 11:00 a.m.
This Tuesday’s live press conference will be free to all viewers
this week. Beginning next Tuesday, September 8, the press conferences
will be available as part of the TigerCast monthly or annual
subscription package.
Coach Swinney’s weekly press conference will be broadcast live
on TigerCast each week throughout the 2009 season. Sign up today and
watch Coach Swinney preview the game with the media each week!
Click on the link below to watch the press conference on TigerCast:
Swinney Press Conference – September 1, 11:00 AM
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