(UPDATED at 2:25 p.m.)

Slow news day for Clemson football

Again, not much stuff out there. I'll link to what I can.

RECRUITING WATCH: I don't usually delve into the minutiae of recruiting, but when that's all you've got from one of your main sources, you go with it. Here's The State on Clemson's recruiting efforts.

CU-UNC NOTES: The SID's office has posted the voluminous pregame notes for this week's game against North Carolina. Give them a look.

FLASHBACK: The Greenville News looks back at the 1981 Clemson-North Carolina game. At the time, it was the biggest game in ACC history.

NEW LINK: Here's a Clemson-related site I was unaware of until now. It's the Tiger Den, and it's more of a first-person type blog. Check it out.

FRANKS FIRED: Here's one I missed the other day. Duke fired football coach Carl Franks following the Blue Devils' 42-13 loss to Wake Forest. His overall record was just 7-45, and he lost 29 ACC games in a row.

SITE NOTES: The Charlotte Observer and the Charleston Post and Courier are now forcing readers to go through an intrusive registration process to read stories, so I will no longer be linking to those papers. (It's the same reason I don't link to stories from the Spartanburg Herald Journal.)