Roper scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half. He hit 6 of 8 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range.

With exams out of the way, the Clemson Tigers can solely focus on football and preparing for their bowl game matchup against no. 8 LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve.

Radakovich took over earlier this month for Terry Don Phillips, who retired this past summer after 10 years leading Tigers' athletics. Radakovich was serving as Georgia Tech's AD when he heard of Phillips' plans to step down and told him of his interest in the Clemson position.

Watkins has 57 receptions for 708 yards and three touchdowns this year. He ranks third in the ACC in receptions per game with 6.3 and is fifth in receiving yards per game with 78.7. He is also fifth in all-purpose yardage with 119.6.

Kingsbury was offered the job Wednesday and Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt announced the news with a Twitter not long after.

Clemson sophomore wide receiver Martavis Bryant has been suspended for the December 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl game against LSU for academic reasons. Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney made the announcement on Tuesday.

Texas Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt flew to the upstate Tuesday afternoon and met with Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris about the vacant Tech head coaching position.

Charlie Harbison, Clemson co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach with the Tigers the last four years, has accepted an assistant coaching position with the same titles at Auburn. Auburn made the announcement on Sunday.

Mark Lyons scored a season-high 20 points and No. 8 Arizona used a late second-half run to improve to 7-0 for the first time in 14 years with a 66-54 victory over Clemson on Saturday night.

The Tigers still have a bad taste in their mouth after losing to South Carolina a couple weeks ago, 27-17.

It is the second consecutive year that Freeman has been named a finalist and he is the only current center in college football who can make that claim.

This will be the highest ranked team Clemson has faced in a bowl game since the 2003 season when the Tigers upset sixth ranked Tennessee at the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

Sophomore forward K.J. McDaniels led Clemson with 16 points and seven boards. Sophomore guard Rod Hall registered 15 and senior center Devin Booker scored 13 and tallied a game-high eight rebounds in the contest. Clemson scored 23 points off of 19 Gamecock turnovers.

Devin Booker had 18 points to lead the Tigers. Bernard Sullivan started in place of the 6-foot-9 Jennings and missed both shots he attempted.

Jennings, a senior from Summerville, SC, is Clemson’s leading scorer (10.8 points per game) and second-leading rebounder (5.6 per game) through five games.

This is just the third time since the AFCA began selecting an All-America team in 1945 that the quarterback and center were from the same team. Clemson was one of four schools with at least two selections. Alabama had three, while Clemson, Texas A&M and Stanford had two apiece.

In a statement Wednesday, league Commissioner John Swofford said the addition of Louisville along with Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse in the past year has made the league stronger.

Quarterback Tajh Boyd, running back Andre Ellington and receiver DeAndre Hopkins were Clemson's skill players on the first team. They were joined by tackle Brandon Thomas, center Dalton Freeman and tight end Brandon Ford.

Swinney has guided Clemson to a 10-2 record this year, a #14 ranking in the latest BCS poll and a #14 ranking in the USA Today Coaches poll.

The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Clemson Tigers 27-17 Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Here is a quick look back at the weekend.