Clemson University

CLEMSON -- Pulling out a trick he has used before, Clemson running back C.J. Spiller used the giant scoreboard screen as his rear view mirror last weekend, cranking up the afterburners again after spotting an approaching defender at the end of his 83-yard touchdown catch.

CLEMSON -- The conference championship game is in Clemson's rear view mirror, yet junior tight end Michael Palmer rubbernecks the ACC standings on a weekly basis anyhow.

CLEMSON -- That was one way for Clemson to show its fans that this year's "Above and Beyond" theme was not just lip service.

CLEMSON -- Media voters for the All-ACC team might want to consider changing the offense's personnel grouping.

COLUMBIA -- The Atlantic Coast Conference says the season-ending matchup between South Carolina and Clemson on Nov. 29 will start no later than 3:30 p.m.

CHARLESTON -- K.C. Rivers scored 18 points to help Clemson beat TCU 70-58 win on Saturday night in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic.

CLEMSON -- Injured and ineffective for much of Clemson's disappointing first half, C.J. Spiller figured it was time to have a little fun.

CLEMSON -- Landon Walker speaks for several Clemson underclassmen who'd love for interim coach Dabo Swinney to get the job permanently.

CLEMSON -- After buying a patio home out of college, interim Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, his wife and mother-in-law went to a retail garden center and bought a $19 maple tree.

CLEMSON -- Clemson signed three men's basketball recruits on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period -- Milton Jennings, a 6-9 forward from Summerville, Devin Booker, a 6-7 forward from Whitmire, and Donte Hill, a 6-5 guard from Virginia Beach, Va.