Stuckey Touchdown Run Highlights Saturday's Practice

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Clemson, SC-Clemson put on the full uniform on Saturday during a

three-hour morning practice on the practice fields behind the Jervey

Athletic Center. It was the fifth consecutive day of one practice

for Tommy Bowden's Tigers. The team will take a break for Fan

Appreciation Day on Sunday.

Fans will be able to meet with Clemson players and coaches on

the concourse under the South Stands at Clemson Memorial Stadium from

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

For the second straight day it appeared the defense was ahead

of the offense. "We worked a lot on short yardage and the defense

won that overall," said Bowden. "Six of the eight times we ran it

the defense stopped the offense. We will continue to work on that

area on offense, but I have been pleased with the performance of the

defense so far. You win championships with a great defense, we just

have to continue this consistently.

"It was a good first day in pads, but there was the normal

fatigue at times with some of the players. We had the first team

hit against the first team, the second team against the second team,

so there was good competition."

Bowden did single out a few individuals after their

performance in one-on-one drills. "Donnell Clark, Vontrell Jamison,

J.J. Howard, William Henry and Greg Walker stood out to me during the

one-on-one portion. I thought Mo Fountain had a good day all

around. He seemed to be in the offensive backfield most of the day.

He caused one fumble against Chansi Stuckey and also had another

sack."

Stuckey did turn perhaps the best individual play however

when he turned a third and short into a 40-yard touchdown run with

some fine open field moves. There were only minor injuries

reported. Todd McClinton who has missed the last three days of

practice after suffering a fainting episode on Thursday, was at

practice, but did not participate.

Two players missed the practice while attending Clemson

graduation ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum. Wide receiver Kevin

Youngblood and fullback Chad Jasmin earned their undergraduate

degrees on Saturday and participated in the ceremony. Clemson now

has eight players with degrees on its 2003 roster. All eight are

starters at their respective positions. The others are Gregory

Walker, William Henry, Tony Elliott, Khaleed Vaughn, J.J. Howard and

DeJuan Polk.

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