I'm back after an unfortunate break

Sorry I've missed the past few days of posting. I had to rush off to South Carolina for the funeral of my favorite aunt, who died on Saturday. I'll try to catch up.

SPRING PRACTICE UPDATES: The Greenville News has a story about the heavy competition for placekicker. (There's also a notebook.) And here's a notebook-type entry from The State that includes an item about Jeff Davis making the most recent ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. Davis, a linebacker, was a captain of Clemson's 1981 national championship team.

HILL GETS EARLY HONOR: Clemson linebacker Leroy Hill, who had a massive season in 2003, is on the preseason watch list for the Lombardi Award.