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Reeling Clemson ousts Bowden after 3-3 start

Oct. 13, 2008
Clemson ousted football coach Tommy Bowden on Monday, four days after the Tigers lost to Wake Forest and fell to 3-3.
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Bowden out as Clemson coach

CLEMSON, S.C., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Tommy Bowden said Monday he is stepping down as football coach at Clemson University.

COL FB: Wake Forest 12, Clemson 7

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Riley Skinner's 7-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Boldin with 5:28 remaining Thursday lifted No. 21 Wake Forest to a 12-7 victory over Clemson.

COL BKB: Clemson 80, Wake Forest 75 (OT)

CLEMSON, S.C., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- K.C. Rivers had 19 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday, helping the No. 25 Clemson Tigers to an 80-75 overtime victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

COL BKB: Charlotte 82, Clemson 72

CLEMSON, S.C., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Leemire Goldwire led four players in double figures with 21 points Wednesday, lifting Charlotte to an 82-72 upset of No. 19 Clemson.

Three Clemson players ineligible for bowl

CLEMSON, S.C., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Three Clemson players have been ruled ineligible to play in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Auburn on New Year's Eve.

Bowden stays; Fisher will be successor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Florida State Monday announced a "succession plan" in which Jimbo Fisher will eventually replace Bobby Bowden as coach of the football team.

Report: Bowen's successor named in advance

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Bobby Bowden will coach Florida State next season, but his successor has already been determined, it was reported Wednesday.

COL FB: Clemson 44, Wake Forest 10

CLEMSON, S.C., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Cullen Harper accounted for four touchdowns Saturday as unranked Clemson clobbered No. 20 Wake Forest 44-10.

COL FB: Clemson 38, Furman 10

CLEMSON, S.C., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Sparked by Cullen Harper, who completed 16 of 19 for 266 yards and three touchdowns, No. 20 Clemson crushed Furman 38-10 Saturday.

COL FB: Clemson 24, (No. 21) FSU 18

CLEMSON, S.C., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Cullen Harper threw a pair of touchdowns Monday as Clemson upset No. 21 Florida State 24-18 in the annual father-son battle of Bowdens.

College football season starts Thursday

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The 2007 college football season kicks off Thursday night with three game featuring teams in the pre-season Top 20 ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.

Bobby Bowden in College Football Hall

SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 21 (UPI) -- Florida State's Bobby Bowden, the winningest coach in major college football history, was inducted Saturday into the College Football Hall of Fame.

COL BKB: Clemson 74, Syracuse 70

CLEMSON, S.C., March 21 (UPI) -- Clemson advanced to the semifinals of the NIT tournament Wednesday night with a 74-70 victory over Syracuse.

COL BKB: Duke 71, Clemson 66

CLEMSON, S.C., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Jon Scheyer scored 18 points Thursday night and No. 17 Duke fought off a comeback bid to defeat Clemson, 71-66.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler