2012 Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25 |
From Nark Schlabauch of ESPN:
Previous rank: 23 The Tigers spent the spring preaching consistency on offense, while trying to rebuild the confidence of its defense, which was blistered in a 70-33 loss to West Virginia in the Discover Orange Bowl. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney fired defensive coordinator Kevin Steele after the embarrassing loss to the Mountaineers and replaced him with former Oklahoma assistant Brent Venables. Venables inherits a young defense, but at least Clemson's offense will keep it in most games. Quarterback
Tajh Boyd RS So. Quarterback #10 6-1, 225 Hampton, VA View Full Profile
is back, along with tailback
Andre Ellington RS Jr. Running Back #23 5-10, 190 Moncks Corner, SC View Full Profile
and receivers
DeAndre Hopkins So. Wide Receiver #6 6-1, 200 Central, SC View Full Profile
and
Sammy Watkins Fr. Wide Receiver #2 6-1, 200 Fort Myers, FL View Full Profile
. The Tigers play at Florida State on Sept. 22 and play Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech at home in October.
16. Clemson Tigers
Tajh Boyd
Andre Ellington
DeAndre Hopkins
Sammy Watkins
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