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Bowden mum on McDaniel decision.

After the initial shock of losing Butler, a Duke commit, who was expected to play in all phases of the game, the Rams have confidence in Swinger, a senior and three-year starter who is their most experienced player. Before Butler’s injury, and an injury to junior safety Chazz Martin, Swinger was expected to contribute at receiver, and backup free safety.

As B-HP prepares for the season opener at Laurens, coach Wayne Green said senior receiver Chancey Latimer (concussion), senior linemen Blake Parker (concussion) and Justin Shaw (knee), and junior running back Alex Mitchell (appendicitis) may be limited, or out this week.

Here’s a look at what Clemson has done to help its coaching staff — and fans — sleep a little better this week.

Alabama native looking forward to facing the team he grew up pulling against.

This wasn’t what Jeff Tate envisioned for the first game coaching at his alma mater. The first-year coach and his vaunted passing offense struggled to get on track Friday night in the season opener against Southside. And new Tigers coach Greg Porter took the first step toward ending a streak of 12 straight losing seasons with a 40-7 win over Wren.

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Amazingly and unfortunately for the Golden Hurricanes, is three of the injuries have been to quarterbacks or converted quarterbacks. But what could be some foreshadowing for the rest of the season is Wren managed to stem the injury tide.

After throwing for 2,777 yards last season, Middleton put his name next to 20 individual or team school records for season and career feats. Along the way, he’s turned his touchdown-to-interception ratio inside out, and through leadership and academic excellence, has gained the respect of his teammates.

Clemson coach Tommy Bowden didn’t get the sense of urgency he's been looking for Tuesday during the Tigers’ final preseason scrimmage, and he was none too pleased.

McKissick, 81, is 556-130-13 at Summerville and has won 10 state championships. Donny McElveen, McKissick’s grandson, transferred from Mount Tabor High in Winston Salem, N.C. McElveen led Mount Tabor to the state title game last season, and threw for 1,900 yards and 18 touchdowns.

It’ll be the fourth time Luckadoo has coached in one of the state’s two all-star games. Luckadoo, who has coached the Rams for 24 seasons, was a North-South assistant in 1992, and a Shrine Bowl assistant in ’97. He was the head coach for the North team’s victory in 2005.

Throughout the summer, the coaches transitioned to new faces in new places, getting acquainted to new personnel, weight room schedules, and installing terminology.

Long known for producing punishing offensive linemen under Allen Sitterle in the 1990s, this generation of Lions could be known for their many picks-a-paloozas. A year after the Lions picked off 29 passes, they're looking for a state championship.

Moss, the former Wren coach, is starting his first season at Blacksburg, his alma mater. And the first on-field indication that Moss is back home came at a jamboree on Friday.

Notes, quotes, and anecdotes as jamboree season quickly turns into Week 0.