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Yes, Texas is my preseason #1. Call it a gut feeling.

1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas A&M
5. Louisiana State
6. Oklahoma State…

Clemson coach Jack Leggett enters his 18th season at the helm of the Tigers baseball program expecting to have a team that can hit and score with the best of them despite the new bats this year, and if the Tigers want to return to Omaha and realistically contend for the national title, they will have to hang their hats on their offense as the defense is is expected to struggle a bit with some key losses in the pitching[...]

The Big XII is changing. In case you haven’t heard, Nebraska is leaving for the Big 10 in 2011 and Colorado will likely move on to the Pac-10 in 2012. But that’s in the future. What can we expect from this conference this season? Well, expect Kansas to keep the status quo as the Jayhawks will win the Big XII again despite their personnel losses. I think it’s more of a question of which team will have a legitimate chance[...]

Will Duke repeat as ACC and national champs? Will North Carolina rebound from one of its worst seasons in school history? What will the coaching changes at Boston College, Clemson and Wake Forest mean? Stay tuned. Here’s how I see the teams finishing this season: 1. Duke – The reigning ACC and national champ will [...]

The defending ACC champ has been picked to finish third in Coastal Division during the ACC Media Day. That should “sting” a bit, but maybe the voters had valid reasons for making their picks as the offense with a running game ranked 2nd nationally loses 3 starters from the offensive line and running back Jonathan [...]

The defending ACC champ has been picked to finish third in Coastal Division during the ACC Media Day. That should “sting” a bit, but maybe the voters had valid reasons for making their picks as the offense with a running game ranked 2nd nationally loses 3 starters from the offensive line and running back Jonathan Dwyer. Additionally, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is gone as well. The good news…

Let us talk Duke football. Yes, football. The sport played at usually empty Wallace Wade Stadium. The Cameron Crazies rarely venture much around this part of campus, but the 2009 team gave them some reason to be optimistic as they came close to earning their first bowl berth since 1994.

Duke coach David Cutcliffe had a prolific passing team in 2009,[...]

So where does Clemson go from here? The Tigers got as close to a conference title as they have since 1991. The all-everything CJ Spiller will now be playing in the NFL. And the starting QB Kyle Parker could be playing professional baseball. Many Tiger fans already anticipate his departure and expect red shirt freshman [...]