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Kentucky-Clemson
Lexington
It’s the first post-season appearance under Coach Rich
Brooks, and
first bowl trip since the Hal Mumme-coached Cats lost
to
City Bowl. But it’s not just making a bowl that makes the Cats a winner. In
this case it’s the bowl, its opponent, its location and the way it could
alter the Cats’ football history. Clemson is from the ACC, a BCS league. And the Tigers competed mightily for an ACC
division crown, derailed by a one-point loss to
They ended up 8-4, thanks to a three-point loss to arch-rival
Carolina
Tigers (8-4) rank 15th in the nation in scoring defense.
Senior defensive end Gaines Adams (15.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks) was named
ACC Defensive Player of the Year and is a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award
given to the nation’s top end. Clemson also features one of the nation’s best
running attacks led by sophomore James Davis (1,134 yards, 17 TD’s) and freshman sensation C.J.
Spiller (914 yards, 10 TD’s, 7.1 yards per carry).
The Tigers are fifth in the NCAA in rushing yards per game (225.2) and ninth in
scoring average (33.8).
Tennessean
A bit of shuffling will take place in the Clemson
secondary as the Tigers try to replace starting cornerback Duane Coleman, who
last week was suspended for the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by
Bridgestone. Coleman, a senior who had started 15 consecutive games, was
charged with simple possession of marijuana last Wednesday during a traffic
stop for failing to use a turn signal. Clemson defensive coordinator Vic Koenning said Tuesday that Chris Chancellor, a redshirt
freshman who started three games at the cornerback position opposite of
Coleman, would start at the “field cornerback position.” At the other
cornerback Koenning said several players would be
used, including junior C.J. Gaddis, who played in
every game in the regular season but hasn’t been in the starting lineup since
the 2005 season.
Minnesota-Texas Tech
Press Notes
Matt Spaeth, a two-time first
team All-Big Ten selection who has become a promising pro prospect, recently
had surgery to repair a severely separated shoulder and will not recover in
time to play for
Insight Bowl against Texas Tech. After getting hurt in the Oct. 21 game against
North Dakota State, Spaeth could have chosen surgery
immediately to hasten the rehabilitation and avoid the risk of further injury
with the potential of a big payday looming. But that wasn’t the way he wanted
to finish. Spaeth, one of three finalists for the
John Mackey Award that’s given to the nation’s top tight end, came back in two
weeks and contributed in the last three games. All Gophers wins. All needed to
qualify for postseason play. Spaeth will certainly be
missed, but it’s on defense where
(6-6) could use the most help against air-it-out Texas Tech. The Red Raiders
(7-5) are led by quarterback Graham Harrell, who completed 66.9 percent of his
passes for 4,110 yards, 36 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions.
Missouri-Oregon State
Seattle
More than 20
players bothered by colds or flu were held out of practice, three days before
the Tigers’ Sun Bowl game against
affected. “It was unhealthy,” coach Gary Pinkel said. “We had coaches out, we had players out. I’ve
never been through anything like this before.”
Cy McCormick MasterLockLine.com
The only game Friday in which weather could play a factor
is the Sun Bowl. Winds of 13 mph are expected and there is a slight chance of
rain.
CBB
Illinois-Xavier
Herald-Review
The Illini basketball team
reassembled on Tuesday and talking with coach Bruce
Weber Wednesday, the news on the injury front is mostly good. Let’s go
player-by-player:
Warren Carter. You may recall he injured his hip against
and did not play the last two minutes of that game and sat out the
“iffy” for the upcoming Xavier game on Friday and Weber said before Christmas
break that Carter would need to do a good job following a therapy program the
trainers prescribed for him during the break.Carter
was able to play for most of the practice session on Tuesday and even though he
reported some pain on Wednesday, Weber said he expected Carter to play 25
minutes or so vs. Xavier. That’s very good news. Carter is
leading scorer and over his last seven games he is averaging 16.7 points and
7.4 rebounds while shooting 55.6 percent. Included in that stretch are three
20-plus point performances. Brian Randle was able to practice full-go on
Tuesday. And even though he continues to experience some stiffness and
soreness, there is no indication it should limit his play vs. Xavier. Jamar Smith conintues to gain
strength and Weber sounds very encouraged about his progress from the high
ankle sprain. I think Weber is expecting him to recapture some of the
explosiveness he lost due to the injury. Smith is shooting 46.3 percent from
3-point range and is the highest-scoring non-starter in the Big Ten.
Point guard Chester Frazier is practicing although he
still has pain and raw, tender feet. Blisters and callouses
on the bottom of his feet are the latest problem and new orthodics
are being used to help relieve the pressure. He also needs to re-grow some skin
but has shown the toughness to play through what must be considerable pain.
Frazier, by the way, is averaging 6.1 assists per game, which is second in the
Big Ten and 11th nationally. He also leads the team and is third in
the Big Ten in steals. The only other injury of note is freshman Richard Semrau and he’s done for the season.
Wake Forest-South Florida
Tampa Bay
Since USF’s 7-1 start against
mostly weak competition, the Bulls (7-5) have lost four consecutive games.
During the losing streak, USF has allowed 75.5 points
per game, compared to 57.4 points per game before that. USF
has won only 18 of its past 42 home games.