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SC State Picked To Finish 2nd In MEAC

South Carolina State has been picked to finish second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in 2012 behind defending champion Norfolk State. The Bulldogs, who had been given the first-place nod each of the last four seasons, received four first-place votes and 432 points, while the Spartans earned 11 first-place votes and 454 points in the poll of MEAC head coaches and sports information directors announced Friday at the league’s annual Press Luncheon at the Sheraton Waterside Hotel.

Swinney Says Watkins Could Play in Opener

Dabo Swinney said star wide receiver Sammy Watkins is doing everything he must and more to regain the trust of his coaches and teammates. Swinney promised after Watkins arrest there would be punishment, but says he’s still a couple of weeks away from announcing if Watkins will miss any or all of Clemson’s opener against 2010 national champion Auburn at the Georgia Dome.