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CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Clemson's C.J. Spiller says his toe hurts all the time, but it's not going to stop him from playing.

The turf toe has bothered Spiller almost the whole season.  The senior says the only thing that can heal it is rest, and that's not happening with the No. 24 Tigers closing in on a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

So for now, Spiller gets up every day before sunrise, and dunks the toe in a bucket of ice water, then gets it stretched out.  He'll repeat the treatment at least once more.

Spiller, a Heisman Trophy contender, says it is the worst injury he has ever had.

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