C.J. Spiller News

This is the strangest season in Heisman Trophy history. That's a big statement, but I feel good about it.

Dabo Swinney suggested he prayed hard for Clemson to reach next week's ACC championship game because of what it would mean to former coach Danny Ford, who will be honored there as the program's designated "legend" this year.

Clemson running back C.J. Spiller has been named a finalist for the 2009 Doak Walker Award.

Clemson University's C.J. Spiller is a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, presented to college football's best running back.

C.J. Spiller scored a touchdown Saturday in his final game at Death Valley and No.

COLUMBIA - In Alabama running back Melvin Ingram and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, the University of South Carolina has faced two of the top candidates to win this year's Heisman Trophy.

Mark Ingram rushed for 102 yards Saturday on only 11 carries . Alabama tailback Mark Ingram 's shortened day against UT-Chattanooga didn't seem to have much impact on his Heisman Trophy stock.

A Boston College loss in its final two games also would clinch the Atlantic Division title for Clemson.

C.J. Spiller can thank Jamie Harpera s 69-yard touchdown as the reason he did not have another shot at reaching the 100 yard plateau in Clemsona s 43-23 win at N.C. State.

CLEMSON - C.J. Spiller said he came to Clemson University for games such as this one today.

Virginia actually moved up a spot in the total-offense, from 119th to 118th among 120 Division I-A teams on the basis of its 298-yard afternoon in a 14-10 loss to Boston College.

CLEMSON - Running back C.J. Spiller secured a place of esteem in Clemson University football history this season and deserves a place at the table with the best in school history, say three members of the Ring of Honor, the pinnacle of achievement in Clemson athletics.

We interrupt our weeklong Richmond-William and Mary hype to address another football matter, this of more regional, and perhaps national, interest.

Emotions in Clemson will be running high this Saturday when the Virginia Cavaliers come to town.

For a South Carolina team that struggled with its kickoff coverage for much of the season, kicking it to Clemson's C.J. Spiller next week would seem to be the perfect storm.

The offense for No. 18 Clemson has expanded beyond Tiger stars C.J. Spiller and Jacoby Ford.

There are only three weeks left in the regular season, and after Alabamaa s big win, running back Mark Ingram remains in the lead in this edition of Dan Malkina s Heisman watch.

BOB SELF/The Times-Union Tim Tebow, shown Oct. 31 against Georgia, has fallen to third and fourth in the major Heisman Trophy polls.

Clemson's Dabo Swinney has an idea how to get star tailback C.J. Spiller a bit more attention in his Heisman Trophy drive.

If we were to make a Venn diagram -- admit it, they're a lot of fun -- you wouldn't expect the worlds of Miley Cyrus and the Clemson-South Carolina football rivalry to intersect.