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“There’s No Doubt We Can Beat Them”: Clemson Coach Sends Blunt Warning to Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Ahead of Thursday’s Clash
Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks have established themselves as one of the most dominant programs in women’s college basketball. However, Clemson head coach Shawn Poppie isn’t intimidated by the No. 1-ranked team ahead of Thursday’s rivalry showdown. Speaking during a press conference ahead of the game, Poppie explained why he expects his team to deliver a stronger performance against the Gamecocks. “I think that for them as young people, and this is no disrespect to the first three opponents we had, it’s harder to get them focused for those three than it is this one. I think that, in itself, you’re gonna see a different team come Thursday just based on the opponent, right, of how your focus level is leading up… I, as the head coach, want us to play better than we did the first three games. But you’re trying to convince 18 to 22-year-olds that believe that we’re probably better than them, we don’t have to play our best. It’s the fine line. I think there’s no doubt in that locker room that we think that we can beat them on Thursday,” Poppie said. Clemson WBB coach Shawn Poppie, previewing Thursday’s game vs. No. 1 South Carolina
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Where does OU land in latest bowl projections from USA TODAY Sports?
The Oklahoma Sooners entered the 2026 season hoping to return to the College Football Playoff and improve on last year's result. Instead, OU had four losses entering the month of November , and those expectations went down the drain. Now, head coach Brent Venables and his team are focusing on doing what it takes to make it to a bowl game this season, along with having the best finish to the season that they possibly can. The last time OU missed a bowl was in 1998, which was the final season of the John Blake era. Bob Stoops was hired to replace him, and Oklahoma has made it to bowl season for 27 straight years. After last week's win over Florida, one more win for the 2026 Sooners will extend that streak. In the SEC, the teams that qualify for the CFP are off the board for the remaining bowl selections. The Citrus Bowl picks the top SEC team that doesn't qualify for the playoff. After that, there's a pool of six bowls, with no pecking order, that will consult with the SEC and school personnel to determine where teams are scheduled. They'll try to create the best possible matchups.
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Seneca Approves Initial Budget Adjustment for City Administrator Severance Agreement
Seneca officials unanimously passed the initial reading of Ordinance 2026-24, expanding the fiscal year 2026–27 general fund revenue and expenditures by $193,170—drawn directly from municipal reserves—to accommodate payroll and benefit adjustments linked to City Administrator Scott Moulder’s $500,000 settlement package. This action follows a prior decision to advance Moulder’s contractual departure date from May 2029 to December 31, 2026, under an early retirement arrangement where the municipality will purchase credits through the South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA) to grant him 28 years of service and disburse the remaining balance of the $500,000 as a severance payout in exchange for a liability release, pending final ordinance approval by the local governing body.
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Clemson’s Dabo Swinney unhappy with loss of conference championship games
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney understands college football is changing again, but there is one part of the sport’s new direction he will genuinely miss. With the College Football Playoff set to expand to 24 teams beginning in 2027, conference championship games are on their way out. The CFP reached a five-year, $1.7 billion agreement with ESPN on Nov. 9, setting up one of the biggest postseason changes the sport has seen. For Swinney, the end of conference title games carries some real emotion. “I wouldn’t say it bothers me, but I’m not a fan of that,” Swinney said. “I love the conference championship games. I think it’s been great.” “It doesn’t bother me. I’d just say it kind of saddens me a little bit, I guess, because that’s going away,” Swinney added. “But hey, something new is coming. You just embrace it and you go attack whatever’s coming. But I hate to see that.” Few coaches have as much experience with conference championship games as Swinney. Clemson has played in 10 ACC Championship Games under Swinney, going 9-1 in those appearances. He also played for Alabama in the inaugural SEC Championship Game in 1992. “I’ve been in 10 ACC Championship
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ESPN predicts the final score of Clemson football vs. Georgia Tech
The Clemson Tigers have one of the worst offenses in the country, and the statistics bear it out. Georgia Tech has one of the nation's worst defenses. Something will have to give when the teams collide in Week 11 of the 2026 college football season at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Clemson (6-3, 4-2 ACC) ranks 116th among the 138 FBS programs in total offense with an average of 338 yards per game. The Tigers have thrown just four touchdown passes all season and are 105th nationally in scoring offense with 22.7 points per game. Georgia Tech (2-7, 1-5), losers of its last five games entering Saturday's matchup in Death Valley, has a defense that ranks 123rd nationally in yards allowed (418.9 per game). The Yellow Jackets were embarrassed in a 44-17 home loss to Louisville last Saturday, a performance that led to head coach Brent Key insisting he was "damn pissed off" in his postgame press conference with reporters and then dismissing four staff members. For as bad as it has been on offense, Clemson enters Week 11 mathematically alive for a spot in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 5 in Charlotte. The Tigers are coming off an 18-13 win
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Pioneer Rural Water District Approves Bond Resolutions for Plant Expansion
The Pioneer Rural Water District Board of Directors unanimously approved resolutions on Tuesday allowing the district to sell up to $15.5 million in public market bonds to finance a two-phase expansion of its water treatment plant. Phase 1 features an $11 million, 5 million-gallons-per-day ozone treatment system—slated to come online next July—that will eliminate supplemental water purchases from Seneca, while Phase 2 will expand capacity to 5 MGD backed by an expected $8 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant. With Wells Fargo engaged to sell the bonds on Nov. 17 and an anticipated closing date of Dec. 1, general manager Terry Pruitt noted that contractors are ready to begin work as soon as the financing is finalized.
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Analyst Didn’t Hold Back on the Tigers’ “Infuriating” Red Zone Woes at Syracuse
Clemson left Syracuse with an 18–13 road victory on Saturday, yet for former Tigers offensive lineman and current ACC Network analyst Eric Mac Lain, watching the contest unfold was an exercise in exasperation. Mac Lain was on site in Syracuse for ACC Network’s traveling pregame show, ACC Huddle, witnessing...
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Upcountry Fiber Foundation Raises $150,000 for Upstate Nonprofits at Charity Golf Tournament
Upcountry Fiber Foundation, the charitable arm and permanent endowment of Upcountry Fiber, announced that it raised $150,000 at its annual charity golf tournament on Oct. 21 at The Cliffs at Mountain Park. This year’s total surpasses the $133,000 raised at the 2025 tournament. Proceeds will fund grants to local non-profit organizations that make an immediate and direct impact on the people they serve in Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, and Northern Greenville counties.