Tigers ranked 15th in AP poll

Clemson will open the 2004 college football season ranked No. 15 in the nation according to the Associated Press. (More here.) That goes along with the No. 16 ranking we pulled in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll. But columnist Ron Morris of The State says pay no attention to the hype.

SPY GAME II: Clemson coach Tommy Bowden has issued a denial to charges from some inside the University of Tennessee football program that Clemson spied on the Vols' practice session prior to the Tigers' 27-14 victory in the Peach Bowl.

According to the Tigernet message board, I'm not the only person who finds this charge to be pathetic.

DOMINATING DEFENSE: Clemson's defensive unit stood out the most in Saturday's scrimmage in Death Valley. (More here and here.)