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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Steve Spurrier and former Gamecock receiver Sterling Sharpe came up short in the duo's bid to claim its third win at the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge golf tournament Tuesday, but Spurrier did notch another win over a rival.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Former Clemson receiver DeAndre Hopkins' decision to leave school a year early is paying off. The Houston Texans have selected him with the 27th overall pick in the NFL draft.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Clemson's starting tight end Sam Cooper and reserve quarterback Chad Kelly both suffered torn anterior cruciate ligaments in Saturday's spring football game. Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney confirmed the injuries Monday afternoon.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Cole Stoudt set a Clemson spring game record with 304 yards passing and threw four touchdown passes, but his White team lost to the Orange team 34-26 at the annual Clemson Spring Football game on Saturday.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Clemson and head coach Dabo Swinney opened spring practice Wednesday shouldering the load of some high expectations from onlookers. Some think the Tigers can turn the success of the past two seasons into something more than a conference championship.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Clemson's 2013 football schedule includes two Thursday night games and three games against teams that finished the 2012 season in the top-10 in the country.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney is getting defensive with his latest batch of recruits, signing 15 defensive players in the 2013.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Clemson receiver DeAndre Hopkins announced Thursday he will leave school early and enter the 2013 NFL draft.  The move comes just one day after quarterback Tajh Boyd said he would be staying in school.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The Clemson football team finished the 2012 season with its best end-of-season ranking in more than 20 years.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Clemson reserve wide receiver Martavis Bryant will miss the Chick-Fil-A Bowl for failing to meet academic requirements.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has hired Clemson co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Charlie Harbison to the same position.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Clemson's Dabo Swinney is being called one of the top college football coaches in the country.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Backup quarterback Dylan Thompson threw for three touchdowns as No. 13 South Carolina won its fourth straight over 12th-ranked Clemson 27-17 Saturday.  Coach Steve Spurrier became the school's victories leader with the win.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Steve Spurrier can become the South Carolina football program's all-time wins leader with a victory against Clemson, surpassing Rex Enright's mark he tied a week ago

Saturday, November 17, 2012  Tajh Boyd threw for five touchdowns and ran for three more scores to lead No. 11 Clemson to a record-shattering 62-48 win over North Carolina State on Saturday.