so, clemson in good position to be in, stating the obvious. but we won't know for sure until they are announced tomorrow on espn at noon eastern. another team in good position to be in, the big ten champ and michigan state and iowa were vying for that title in essentially a play-in game for the playoff. what an ending in this one. fourth quarter. sparty down 13-9. fourth and two. connor cook gets the first down with the qb keeper to keep the hope alive. so, first and goal, l.j. scott picks up two yards. now second and goal. they go to scott again. but this time, no gain. so, third and goal. why not? go to scott again. at first, it looks like he was stuffed, but stretches it out for the touchdown. 82-yard drive, over nine minutes long. michigan state hands iowa their first loss of the season to get the big ten title. it's their second in the last three seasons

there have been a lot of those tonight for clemson. kirk: it's a freshman, mark fields who is from charlotte. hadn't been playing a lot and dabo swinney again. he's been working a few of the players over. that's all you can do as a coach and then get in the film roomom and hope they learn. even his teammates are trying to calm him down. field is a freshman. only chance he gets is special teams. >> chris: williams pressure jump ball. over the head on the receiver there. alexander was in coverage. they're not showing a lot of urgency for being down 15 in the last two minutes here. somebody to help bentley spain. 90 in orange, he's a handful, as we've seen all year. shaq lawson, again, gets the pressure and gets in from the blindside to affect marquise williams. >> chris: need six on that third down. they pick up the pressure this ti and williams delivers but ovov the head over mack hollins, who was open across the middle. it's fourth down. ford wrapup fololws the game and this is it for carolina to keep any hope alive. got to get the six

but they needed a clemson loss to make a case. >> kirk: yeah. probably -- well, they are headed to the rose bowl now. >> chris: how about that penalty? a dead ball sets the heels up at midfield and now williams scampered for five. that's just inexcusable. there have been a lot of those tonight for clemson. >> kirk: it's a freshman, mark fields who is from charlotte. hadn't been playing a lot and dabo swinney again. he's been working a few of the players over. that's all you can do as a coach and then get in the film room and hope they learn. even his teammates are trying to calm him down. field is a freshman. only chance he gets is special teams. >> chris: williams pressured. jump ball. over the head on the receiver there. alexander was in coverage. they're not showing a lot of urgency for being down 15 in the last two minutes here. >> kirk: they better find somebody to help bentley spain. 90 in orange, he's a handful, as we've seen all year. shaq lawson, again, gets the pressure and gets in from the blindside to affect marquise williams. >> chr

but they needed a clemson loss to make a case. >> kirk: yeah. probably -- well, they are headed to the rose bowl now. >> chris: how about that penalty? a dead ball sets the heels up at midfield and now williams scampered for five. that's just inexcusable. there have been a lot of those tonight for clemson. >> kirk: it's a freshman, mark fields who is from charlotte. hadn't been playing a lot and dabo swinney again. he's been working a few of the players over. that's all you can do as a coach and then get in the film room and hope they learn. even his teammates are trying to calm him down. field is a freshman. only chance he gets is special teams. >> chris: williams pressured. jump ball. over the head on the receiver there. alexander was in coverage. they're not showing a lot of urgency for being down 15 in the last two minutes here. >> kirk: they better find somebody to help bentley spain. 90 in orange, he's a handful, as shaq lawson, again, gets the pressure and gets in from the blindside to affect marquise williams. >> chris: need six on that

but they needed a clemson loss to make a case. >> kirk: yeah. probably -- well, they are headed to the rose bowl now. >> chris: how about that penalty? a dead ball sets the heels up at midfield and now williams scampered for five. that's just inexcusable. tonight for clemson. >> kirk: it's a freshman, mark fields who is from charlotte. hadn't been playing a lot and dabo swinney again. he's been working a few of the players over. that's all you can do as a coach and then get in the film room and hope they learn. even his teammates are trying to calm him down. field is a freshman. only chance he gets is special teams. >> chris: williams pressured. jump ball. over the head on the receiver there. alexander was in coverage. they're not showing a lot of urgency for being down 15 in the last two minutes here. >> kirk: they better find somebody to help bentley spain. 90 in orange, he's a handful, as we've seen all year. shaq lawson, again, gets the pressure and gets in from the blindside to affect marquise williams. >> chris: need six on that third down

speaking of clemson... fans across our area are at watch parties like this one at the palmetto ale house!7-3 sooners...we'll be back with more! more! 3 3 3 3 3 3 it's game day in miami! ---- 3 the tigers are battling it out with the oklahoma state sooners for a shot at the national championship!and our crew down in miami caught a very special moment leading up to game time! time!only our cameras were rolling when two upstate tigers fans decided to *kick off* a lifetime together! 3 3 3 "turn around..."*screaming* "yes!"3 "the pressure's on mattie!" now?"3 i'm in shock...he got me good...he made me think it wouldn't be for like...months! like...months!the original plan was to get the tiger, to try and get back here and hand her the 2 dollar bill, that says "will you marry me?" on it.what if clemson didn't make the orange bowl - what was the plan then?well...that was...you know we met at a clemson football game, so it's kinda like, you know...kinda cool - i wanted to do it here. what happens if clemson loses t

clemson stands as the only so, not much suspension. no suspension, really, about the four playoff teams but intrigue in the order which would set up those new year's eve semifinal >> kirk: that's right. we know the four teams. now just a matter of who will be seeded where and where will these teams end up playing. people can make their plane ticket reservations yet. >> chris: next stop, new year's eve for the tigers. they hope, in miami, as the top seed. well, exhale and get ready for tomorrow at noon eastern time on espn, we'll have the reveal of those semifinal match-ups. this game was produced by bill bonnell. and we thank our final ement e al talented crew. we'll see you next time from one of those semifinals on new year's eve. for kirk, tom and heather, chris fowler saying good night from charlotte. the ford wrapup show is coming up next. trophy presentation over on espn3. to cassidy. >>> thanks, chris. be in, stating the obvious.

clemson is a way of life. he is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to tiger football. >> well, i am a big sport guy, and i know a couple players. nigel: most likely because his parents are both clemson grads. orange is a way of life in the anthony home. death valley home games are a family affair. >> sometimes we go to the games, sometimes we just watch it on tv. nigel: in bad times, he showed us the cobra pose. >> i'm like, oh, my word. nigel: and in good times, >> i do the cam newton dance. and then i do the dab. nigel: speaking of head coach dabo swinney, did i mention, his parents were even able to use their connections to get a personal christmas surprise message to luke, from dabo himself. >> merry christmas, luke. go tigers. >> i was shocked. nigel: that's right. along with , as you see right here in this christmas video, look got tickets to miami to watch the tigers play. here is how he described what, quote, was going on in his head. >> bam! oh, oh, oh, oh! i was excited. i felt like all the clemson

would be, do they f flip alabama over clemson? or, if you keep clemson at number one, they would be placed in the orange bowl on n year's eve against the number four seed. top seed being, giving geographic preference. watson dives down at the 20 and that will do it. not without some drama and a littleontroversy at the end with that phantom offsides call. but it looks like the player of the year in the acc is going to be the quarterback of the acc champions. dr. pepper unrivaled player of the game, not much suspension there. 421 total yards, five touchdowns responsible for. victory formation as the tigers are going to win their 16th in a next stop, new year's eve and the playoff for the champions of the acc. "go win it all" said fedora to swinney. disappointment again for marquise williams. losses book-ending the tar heels season here in charlotte. and the quarterback just 11 of 33 33. >> kirk: class, larry fedora. >> chris:now, heather, once again with dabo swinney. it's become a familiar ritual. >> heather: a bit of a tradition f

but they needed a clemson loss to make a case. >> kirk: yeah. probably -- well, they are headed to the rose bowl now. >> chris: how about that penalty? a dead ball sets the heels up at midfield and now williams scampered for five. that's just inexcusable. there have been a lot of those tonight for clemson. >> kirk: it's a freshman, mark fields who is from charlotte. hadn't been playing a lot and he's been working a few of the players over. that's all you can do as a coach and then get in the film room and hope they learn. even his teammates are trying to calm him down. field is a freshman. only chance he gets is special teams. >> chris: williams pressured. jump ball. over the head on the receiver there. alexander was in coverage. they're not showing a lot of urgency for being down 15 in the last two minutes here. >> kirk: they better find somebody to help bentley spain. 90 in orange, he's a handful, as we've seen all year. shaq lawson, again, gets the pressure and gets in from the blindside to affect marquise williams. >> chris: need six on that

with anybody who has attended clemson we all like to show our orange around clemson on friday. if you want to become part of this family, get your orange today. >> we've joined along with a tour of clemson campus. we're following abby, she's a sophomore here, and she clearly loves clemson. and a couple times college football has come up as a big part of the life here. it's actually a 40 million dollar enterprise for the schools. >> now the part of the tour you've probably all been waiting for. if you look right through here, you can all see death valley. who's been to a game at death valley? >> clemson university has one of the 25 most lucrative football programs in the country. >> we have the spring game tomorrow, which is great because a lot of people have been waiting for football season to start back up. and it's not abnormal for a lot of our season ticket holders and alum to travel to this game even though it's just clemson against clemson. >> one of those alums is darius robinson, who just played his last season at clemson. >> darius is playing professional football now,

we heard from the clemson defense and talked with players about clemson finally getting a break after playing 10 consecutive weeks. the defense got banged up to the end of that stretch. they said those days off before they begin practice was much needed. >> that couple days were good for me. i got a cortisone shot before i my shoulder is feeling good. my collarbone was bothering me. but that is feeling better now. thank god. brad: the break allow the guys to heal and the guise of the defensive side say they are 100% ready to go against the sooners. follow us on twitter and facebook, we are all of her social media during the trip, posting things throughout the day. coming up in sports, a bulletin board material from the sooners. in south florida, brad fralick, wyff news 4. michael: the big clemson playoff game is a few days away and before that time, wyff news 4 is airing an hourlong special covering their playoff appearance. it's called "road to the title." it is airing wednesday night, at 7:00. carol: our sports team will be live from miami with a preview of the game, and a recap of

clemson falls to 0 and 58 all-time in chapel hill. and sc state loses by 10 at akron.the bulldogs lose their

sent back to clemson and will not play in the orange bowl. deon cain is the second-leading receiver for clemson who's had a phenomenal year. he caught touchdowns in five consecutive games at the end of the year. did not catch one in the acc game, but he caught at least one. he has the company contributor, so the offense will miss him. ammon lakip missed the first part of the year due to a suspension from another drug infraction, but he's contributed a little bit. some placekicks and kickoffs, and greg hugo has taken the place kicking job so he will handle field goals. greg hughes struggled a few so he stepped in to do that. tightend j.j. mccullough has not ,deon cain a big impact and he will miss the orange bowl. we will hear from bo at a: 30 this morning when they have their final press conference addressing the issue. brad fralick wyff news 4 sports. aly: thank you. do not forget to tune in at 7:00 tonight for our hour long special covering clemson's playoff appearance. it's called "road to the title." our sports team will be live from miam

jeremy roth has tonight's up, the 3 clemson tigers are in florida. we've got a sneak peek at the college football playoff. plus.. some fort jackson soldiers are getting a taste e of home... without leaving the abc columbia news at eleven. the college football playoff is right around the corner and the clemson tigers have a shot at the national title. the team arrived in miami over the weekend...to prepare for its showdown with fourth-ranked oklahoma. quarterback deshaun watson says this kind. a-b-c 3 columbia is your home for clemson college football playoff coverage. our mike gillespie is in miami. watch for his live reports this week ahead of the tigers' clash with oklahoma new year's eve. treating some fort jackson soldiers to a christmas dinner. soldiers, who were not able to make it back home this christmas, were served a traditional meal tonight with all the fixin's by 'trudy's troops.'about 200 soldiers ate at our lady of the hills catholic church in columbia. family members of the program's founder explain the meaning behind the name. 3 this

clemson will miss him on the offensive side. ammon lakip has not made as big of an impact as last year. ammon lakip will be out, then jay jay mccullough has not contributed much this year. that is what we know so far. they will not play in the orange bowl. today was media day. we had a little fun this morning at the stadium. you will see more of that coming up in sports. live in south florida, brad fralick, wyff news 4. michael: the big clemson playoff and before that time, wyff news 4 is airing an hourlong special covering their playoff appearance. it's called "road to the title." it is airing wednesday night, at 7:00. carol: our sports team will be live from miami with a preview of the game, and a recap of the clemson tigers' undefeated regular season. if you're a tigers fan, this is something you don't want to miss. an upstate family is dealing with thousands of dollars in damage, after a hoverboard exploded in their home. michael: it happened this afternoon, on windrush lane in greenville. fire officials say, if the family h

steele will get a chance to get a little revenge against swinney.auburn hosts clemson to open up the season next year. today muschamp's buddy lance thompson running the auburn defense against memphis in the birmingham bowl. candidate to join muschamp's new gamecock coaching staff. the tigers' taking on one of the top nfl quarterback prospects...and shutting down peyton lynch.the interception to start the 2nd half helps lead to 21 unanswered auburn points.jeremy johnson and company finish out a disappointing season on a positive note.auburn beats memphis 31-10.the tigers finish with a 7 and 6 record. mississippi state looking to get the sec to 3 and 0 in bowl games.at last check the bulldogs up 37-21 on nc state late in the third quarter at the belk bowl in charlotte. busy night of basketball...usc hosting francis marion.clemson trying to get its first win in highlights at 11. you've been watching abc columbia news at six. thanks for making us your for world news tonight with

the clemson careers of mccullough and lakip are over. "i really hate it for them, they will have to deal with out on a great opportunity. it's really not much anything else to add to that, but other than the fact that i'm really proud of our team. i'm really proud of how these guys handled themselves. . again, it's unfortunate that three guys get the headlines, but you know, they headlines aren't about all the other things the other 112 guys are doing, but that's the way society is too so it just comes with the territory." the tigers were also missing a key player when they faced oklahoma in the russell athletic bowl. quarterback deshaunn watson was out after the tigers were also missing a key player when they faced oklahoma in the russell athletic bowl. quarterback deshaunn watson was out after having knee surgery, clemson won that matchup 40 to six. on the road with the tigers at the orange bowl..rick henry...wis news 10

after last year i wanted to play clemson" it's like we hope we play clemson cause we got embarrassed last year. and that ain't gonna happen this year, that ain't gonna happen. 40-6... complete domination by clemson in last seasons russell athletic bowl... the largest margin of victory ever for the tigigs over a top-25 team... oklahoma sums it up in one word. embarrassment embarrassment 3 3 "we don't lose 40-6, you know that's embarrassing to anybody to lose. that's getting it's like we weren't even in the game, like we didn't show up. and when you watch the game, that's what it looks like, so we're definitely ready to go back out here and show that we can play. play.mike stoops"we haven't been embarrassed i don't know ever like that. to perform at that level, that's b bng as blunt as you can be. that kind of struck a chord right then and there.oklahoma remembers the feeling well... each open wound stinging all over again when watching the game film over the last few weeks... weeks... 3 i was watching it and the commentator just talked down to us. saying how bad we was playing, saying

clemson is an underdog into the football game. we have been analyzing this for three weeks, so let's have fun. if clemson wins the football game, who are we talking about on friday as the main reason why? deshaun watson gets you what he gets you, and that's great. wayne coleman, 14 yards. he has had a fantastic year. it is watson that grabs all the headlines, i'm taking wayne. >> i would she and i think deshaun watson is who we will talk about because i see that late game drive that he sustains with third down quarterback runs and ultimately probably wins the game. i think it has been ball where on the defensive side. whoever wins between ben boulware -- if oklahoma wins the game, who are we talking about would be the reason why? >> baker mayfield is a johnny manziel type character where he can create plays off of broken plays. if he gets loose in that sense, i think he can cause a lot of trouble for clemson. oklahoma has to have baker mayfield play well to have a chance to an. >> i think you're right. i'm going with them, too. th

wayne gallman/clemson running back: "i feel i just get better game. better iq." beyond the numbers and on field success... the most enjoyable part for gallman... is the special relationships he has with his teammates... coaches... especially with co- offensive elliott. elliott: "become like a father son relationship. he's like a sponge. he wants to learn. he's a very caring guy. he worries about others more than himself." gallman: "amazing to have people around you that feels like a family. everybody pushes each other. everybody believes in each other." gallman's 24th in the nation in rushing and leads clemson with 1300 plus yards and 10 touchdowns. he's just one of the tigers cast of stars on offense... a group ready to shine bright to ring in the new year with a victory over the sooners. live from sun life stadium joe gorchow for the raycom news network. thanks joe. now we'll go to meteorologist von gaskins with a look at your forecast for tonight's new year's eve celebration. thursday the rain chance falls to 50% during the day and then down to 30% that night.

oklahoma players say they wanted the rematch with clemson... and after watching the game film over and over again in preparation for this year's tigers team, the sooners say they're ready for redemption... redemption... 3 3 "it's like we hope we play clemson cause we got embarrassed last year. and that ain't gonna happen this year, that ain't gonna happen. happen. 3 3 "we don't lose 40-6, you know that's embarrassing to anybody to lose. that's getting dogged, dogged, 3 3 "it's always in the back of everybody's head, we try to keep everybody focused, all the young guys and stuff like that. cause i know this team is going to come out fighting with a different mindset than they did last year. year. 3 3 "we were very happy to get to go against them again. they're the number one team in the country so it's fun to go against the best team in the country and try to knock them off."the tigers say they're not expecting a jv type performance from the sooners this year... in fact redemptions a recurring thing for ou in 2015... five losses on ou's resume l

clemson will address reports on wednesday morning during the 8:30 a.m. news conference. yeah, we know defensive end shaq lawson will turn pro.. the daniel high alum announced that a couple weeks ago.. but several other players are also scouts..3 3 we'll focus on two... both is the secondary... starting with shutdown cornerback mackensie alexander... who's projected by most draft experts to go in the first round if he decides to leave.. alexander's locked down essentially every receiver he's played this year.. most notably, notre dame star will fuller... then there's jayron kearse... who's arguably the hardest hitter on the team... coming from the safety position to make jaw- dropping tackles virtually on a weekly basis... he's also projected to go in the first few rounds by many outlets... the two are arguably the biggest reason clemso leads the nation in completion percentage defense.. but when we asked if they're ready to ship out of tigertown.. they both said their priority's a national title.. 3 3 3 3 "i'm not even focused on that, me and coach swinney talked. and we

that may be my favorite clemson fan yet. a live look from asheville were several roads are closed around mike: several roads are closed around asheville because of flooding. aly: they rescued two people on swannanoa river roadd and reported they have had to rescue people from their homes because of flooding. mike: we are getting a live look with many roads closed because of flooding. officials telling us there are barr throughout tilt more village. if you come across a flooded road, do not try to cross it. report it and go the other way. richard: good morning. we are looking at flooding issues around the landrum area, highway 14 between 26 and into downtown landrum, watch out. clinton highway trying to get an accident out of the way through downtown 56 at highway 72. it is slowing traffic down. this is a look between bmw and 101. traffic southbound is starting to back up and slow down from 385. as low as 25 miles per hour as get close to pelham road. taking a live look outside, our woodruff road skycam on 385, it is getting

we heard from the clemson defense and talked with a few players about clemson finally getting a break after playing 10 and they said that three days or four days off was much needed. >> the couple of days were good for me. i got a nice cortisone shot which helps out a lot because it put medicine in my shoulder. i was getting bothered by my collarbone, but it feels a lot better now. it was getting annoying. brad: the defense says it's 100% ready to go against the sooners on thursday. follow us on twitter and we are day. you can find us there, coming up. brad fralick wyff news 4 in south florida. mike: the big playoff game is a few days away. before that, we are gearing and hour-long special called "road to the title." it is airing at 7:00 wednesday night. from miami with the preview and they will recap the clemson tigers undefeated regular season. if you are the tigers fan, you don't want to miss this. aly: lego's are not just for kids. they can make great decorations for the football watch party. how they are partnering up for the bowl season. mike: richard edmund is here to take a lo

clemson still has plenty of weapons to go into the game tomorrow against oklahoma and should be able to offset the loss. more coming up tomorrow afternoon in sports. but that's it for now in south florida, 7 sports live. now, back to the studio. >> pete, thank you. drive for the championship. a preview of the orange bowl between clemson and oklahoma airs right here on channel 7 tonight at 7:30 after 7 news at 7:00. for more orange bowl coverage, check out wspa.com. >>> we said there was a flood warning in greenville, spartanburg, and the other one? >> cherokee. >> they expired at 6:00. so good news. the flood warning in those counties expired at 6:00, and in the southern counties, the flood warnings continue. we will talk about insurance for your home with the rising >> and a woman who we were in court this morning... when the woman who police say killed her husband in a hit-and-run...faced a judge. "angelita nicole >>> we remember in court this who hit and killed her husband was there. police said angelita wright hit expnsd hilled her husband, brent tessnear. emergencresponders rush

fort lauderdale is the place to be for clemson fans. >> luke: thousands of clemson and oklahoma fans walking around, eating, having beverages game. it's been a fun experience for everybody involved. we caught up with fans from western north carolina to get their perspective. everywhere. what sort of goeshrough your mind? >> it makes you feel you're at a home game. >> we go to the clemson games, all the home games. we're used to all the orange. but what really excites us is to i think we've got them outnumbered. >> luke: some fans broke out their favorite dance moves, others posted for pictures. even the clemson cheerleaders showed off their school spirit for the whole crowd to enjoy. >> it's fun to come to south florida and enjoy the weather. always a good time. go tigers. . >> luke: no matter what happens in the big game between clemson and oklahoma, all of these fans will go home with lots of positive memories because of this fan fest. i'm luke notestine for news 13 sports. >> stan: fsu carries the banner in the bowl game. wide open to chance allen. 24 to 10 in the 4th when they ge

numrone is clemson's unbeaten run tthe college play off. a glorious season at this point at the very least and the first ever 13 win campaign and a c.c. championship in d. t been a great year. no oc eit away from us and we have to see what happens next month. >> we'll see at with a full recap of the orange bowl show down between clemson and oklahoma. >> tha ymuch and thanks of coursefor watching. we have a t rcoming up at 7. >> anw back tonight at 11. always get the latest updates at wspa.com. new year, everybody. online and on the >> quijano: new year's fears, fire in a high-rise hotel, then fireworks and plenty of firearms

these clemson fans are ready to go. they just hope that dabo swinney and the team are. >> tammy: i'm jealous of luke the ball game. winner. >> jason: florida is the place to be. 61 degrees. that we have had. 61 for the high. that put us way above average and way above average again on the low this morning. but that's the coldest low we've experienced in about a week. all right. we've picked up more than you 4/10 of an inch today. that gives us 8.76 inches for the month. almost to 9 inches for surplus. ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practically yours, but we still need your signature. the volkswagen sign then drive event. zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new jetta >>> now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: so asheville has the second wettest dec

that's artavis scott, the wide receiver for the clemson tigers, we'll have much more clemson tigers coverage on the morning news al throughout the day. til then, 3 3 our coverage of the tigers in south florida continues tonight on fox carolina.we are bringing you "the orange bowl preview."aaron cheslock will have more one on one interviews.. plus analysis of tomorrow's game against oklahoma.that's tonight at 7:30 here on fox carolina. 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 3 now let's send it 3 over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching:3 accident injurieswhite horse rd @ grove rdaccident injuries hwy 9 @ i-85 north 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning 3 you're wat

clemson against their playoff at 4:00 today. dale: i have been nervous nelly for all the games, but they have done pretty good. allyson: a careful on the roads.

. >> i wanted to play clemson. last year. i said last year i wanted to play clemson. we hope we play clemson because we got embarrassed last year. and it ain't going to happen this year. >> 40-6-complete domination by clemson in last year russell at lettic bowl. the large -- athletic bowl. the largest victory. >> embarrassment. >> that's embarrassing to anybody. that's getting dug. that's embarrassing. that looks like we weren't even in the game. like we didn't snow up. and with had you watch the game, that's what it looks like. so we're definitely ready to go back out here so we can play. >> we haven't been embarrassed ever like that. to perform, you know, at that level, was, you know, that's being as blunt as you can be. so, you know, that kind of struck a cord right then and there. >> reporter: ou remembers the feeling well. each open wound stinging all over again while watching the game film. >> the film.commentator just talking down to us. we made. >> but clemson isn't banking on a j. v. team to roll into the orange bowl. the o lineman mcclain says they don't tak

. >> my son lives in clemson. i just built a house in clemson so we're there all the time. >> tigers tigers fight, fight, fight. whoo! >> luke: one thing is for certain all of these tigers fans sporting orange will do it again on thursday. i'm luke notestine for news 13 sports. >> stan: clemson basketball tigers hoping to continue never won there. will this be the year? carolina came back to tie, clemson answers jord dan roper. now heels go. when this happens, you know you're probably going to be o-68. and in. 18 points. carolina beats them 80 to 69. >> larry: going to get a little cooler. >> jason: it certainly is. but we have time before it does do that. tomorrow is a little cooler. friday, new year's day, 48. 40s saturday as well. >> larry: thank you so much for joining us. remember you can always check us out on wlos.com. afacebook and twitter as

it's clemson's media day. every clemson player and coach available all at once... so you can imagine it was a little crazy... we've got some good stuff coming up tonight at 10 and 11 from tigers quarterbacks grilling deshaun watson... to offensive linemen doing impressions of coaches... but the tigers say while they're having fun now... they're absolutely focused on thursdays showdown with oklahoma... cornerback mackensie alexander says his they deserve... deserve... 3 3 "we've won plenty of bowl games. we've been knocking on the door for a long time here at clemson. and i don't think as far as brand-wise everybody respects the clemson brand. so, that's going to be big for us to come out here and get this w and win a title because it'll help our brand more because everybody don't really respect clemson." clemson." 3 "we're just really focused on us. they're good cause they're in the top four. and they're at that point. so it's not really focusing on them but us focusing on our job." job." 3 3 and coming up a little later in the four o'clock hour we're going to go 1

shepard held to just one catch for 13 yards by the clemson corner... they even got into it a little bit before kickoff.. 3 just one of the many storylines heading into this one... it's of course oklahomas shot at payback... the tigers crushing the sooners 40-6 in last year's bowl game... but what does that mean for this year ? we'll take a closer look up... 3 fox carolina will have continuing orange bowl coverage later today...you can follow us on facebook and twitter for the latest updates. and aaron will have a full wrap up of the game tonight at 10. 3 3 bill cosby -- once t-v's most beloved dad -- is out on a million dollar bond this morning after being charged with a sex crime. crime.cosby was charged on wednesday in pennsylvania with a felony count of aggravated indecent assault.the alleged incident happened in 2004.the case marks the first time cosby has been charged with sexual misconduct despite years of allegations by dozens of women. he has denied all of those claims. 3 the mother of of the so-called "affluenza teen" is back in the u-s this m

plus in fewer than 48 hours thth clemson tigers will face the oklahoma sooners,college play offs from south florida. straihhweare going to take you there for preparations on the orange bowl. first we are learningnew details about a s sooting in taylors a short while ago. a 7 news crew is at the scene in mountain trace townhomes on buttercup way in taylors. we've confirmed a woman was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital expected to be okay. investigatoseesga suspect and you'll find updates on this story as our crews get new information onwspa.com. >>> 2015 coming to a close with flooding in parts of western north carolina this mon the county where you see flood waters tearing through a mobile a creek shreds foundations, ripped out insulatintore up pavement and toa shed and threw it against a home. crews needed aboat to rescue the man who lives in this house. next d water reached the top of the steps and got so high it forced the people who live inside out of their home. >> yeah i've lived in here probably 25 years. this is the worsi've ever seen it innere. >> witnesses tell u

clemson flat out leveled ou 40-to-6. the perfect tigers... understand the sooners are a better program this time around and will be motivated to and last year's thumping of ou means little heading into this showdown. "the score wasn't indicative of the talent. so we had great respect for him last year -- but the season that they've had this year has been phenomenal -- i mean you watch their team, defensively they're very experienced. they have a bunch of guys back frorolast year - i think 9 or 11. and then offensively they're as good as anybody in the country." "they flat out embarrassed us and then the attitude we had on our sideline -- in was not great. i mean, they jumped on us early and then the dager in us after a couple score and that's what we used as fuel. we're not going to let that happen again and that's the goal." "we gotta show the world how clemson play and all gonna be on clemson in these playoff games and everything . and we just gotta play how clemson been playing these first 13 games and everything else

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approaches. 3 clemson fans today is the day! i'm live in **miami as the clemson tigers get ready for the orange bowl. 3 3 we only have a few hours left until the end of 2015. i'm live in downtown greenville with how you can participate in a family fun event. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, december 31i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we're taking a live look in new zealand-- they are a few seconds away-- celebrate the new year.

all of them hope clemson wins thursday.some clemson fans take the orange bowl literally. -----------"go tigers! oops, i'm losing my oranges!" -------------other fans like to show off their tiger pride all the way from the bottom, 'painted those tiger paws on' up to the top. dean cox -clemson fan from greenville, "the last time it was 3 3 3 3 thursday. have a great thursday. 3 carolina panthers quarterback cam newton is a father! he made the big reveal on social media last night. speculation had been swirling around newton and his longtime girlfriend since just before christmas. there were rumors that the child had been born at a hospital i iatlanta. he followed up his twitter announcncent with an explanation for his silence. he said he did not want to create a distraction for his team. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about 3 an amazing ice castle is now open to the public. coming up... what went into creating this frozen materpiece. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a p

can clemson stop the sooners? 3 3 3 the number seven offense in the nation... 3rd in scoring at more than 45 points per game...oklahoma can sling the ball short, medium and deep.. but tigers defensive coordinator brent venables says what really makes the sooners though to stop is the emergence of their rushing attack.. attack.. 3 3 "with oklahoma, it's their ability to consistently own the line of scrimmage and their running game has really taken off. i thought the second half of the season whether it's commitment or finding all their parts, it's just like every team, every year. the best teams you've been around you kind of find your way as the season goes on. you develop an identity and then you continue to year goes on."3 with backs samaje perrine leading the way out of the backfield, o-u's totaled 50 points in five of their last seven games.. the tigers giving up several big plays in their last couple games against south carolina and north carolina... a lot of it gets attributed to the tigers simply getting ga

oklahoma players say they wanted the rematch with clemson... and after watching the game film over and over again in preparation for this year's tigers team, the sooners say they're ready for redemption... redemption... 3 "it's like we hope we play clemson cause we got embarrassed last year. and that ain't gonna happen this year, that ain't gonna happen. happen. 3 "we don't lose 40-6, you know that's embarrassing to anybody to lose. that's getting dogged, dogged, 3 "it's always in the back of everybody's head, we try to keep everybody focused, all the young guys and stuff like that. cause i know this team is going to come out fighting with a different mindset than they did last year. year. 3 "we were very happy to get to go against them again. they're the number one team in the country so it's fun to go against the best team in the country and try to knock them off."the tigers say they're not expecting a jv type performance from the sooners this year... in fact redemptions a recurring thing for ou in 2015... five losses on ou's resume last seas

clemson flat out leveled ou 40-to-6. the perfect tigers... understand the sooners are a better program this time around and will be motivated to redeem themselves. of course, the tigers understand just how capable the sooners are... and last year's thumping of ou means little heading into this showdown. a key difference in this year's match up... quarterback play. two of the top signal callers in the nation square off in the acc player of the year deshaun watson and oklahoma's baker maysfield. the tigers don't anticipate kicking the sooners around in this year's orange bowl. however, they do expect if they play clemson football... no one in the nation can beat them... including ou. clemson and oklahoma play new year's eve. kickoff set for 4pm. winner advances to the orange bowl. joe gorchow wis news 10 full coverage of the orangebowl and everything leading up to the big this afternoon on wis. rick and joe will both have live coverage from miami through thursday night you can also follow updates on wistv dot com. expect m

the nation's number one team, clemson, the clemson tigers. last time we saw clemson, they were beating up on the university of north carolina in the acc title game. clemson's got the participation's longest win streak. 16 games led by heisman finalist desean watson, the quarterback not to mention coach dabo sweeney. he's a colorful character. clemson never trailed in a game in the fourth quarter this year. they might need all four quarts because they're taking on oklahoma. the oklahoma sooners. last time out they absolutely destroyed oklahoma state. oklahoma is the big 12 champions. >> okay. >> seven straight wins since dropping one against texas. a lot of people calling them the most balanced team in the college football playoff. we'll see about that. this is the fifth ever meeting between clemson and oklahoma. they're 2-2. last year, they played in a bowl game. clemson won that one, 40-6. that wasn't even close. yeah. the experts in the desert say oklahoma though are the favorites. moving on, alabama. the only repeat player in this year's c

clemson's defense faces another tough signal caller in baker mayfield... we'll have more with the sooners qb and how the clemson defense'll try to stop him at 4, 10, and 11 1111 3 aaron will be bringing us long.and don't forget to tune in this wednesday for "the orange bowl preview."aaron cheslock will have in-depth analysis and one-on-one interviews with the tigers in miami.it all kicks off wednesday night at 7:30 right here on fox carolina.we also have a full section dedicated to the orange bowl on fox-carolina-dot-com. 3 now for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 showers and fog linger early in the day, with morning temperatures in the 50s and 60s. expect a few daytime showers to continue with overcast skies, and highs reaching the mid to upper 60s. tonight, heavy rain pushes in with lows in the 50s. mild temperatures and a few showers continue on tuesday, with heavier rain by midweek. 3 ((adlibs)) 3 let's send it over to traffic. 3 a crash is clearing in buncombe county at long shoals road and brevard road.-- one person was hit by a car b

player here that will affect the clemson offense. he caught at least one touchdown pass in five games. he has become a contributor on this offense. the second player missed the first part of the year because of a suspension due to a drug infraction. he has contributed some kickoffs. greg will handle field goals. the third player will be missed a little bit. j jim cola -- mcculloh has not played as much this year. and we will hear from dabo swe eney at 8:30 this morning before the orange bowl, addressing this very issue. mike: remember, at 7:00 tonight we air our road to the title special. our sports team will be live in miami with a preview of the orange bowl. you can also check out our live wire. it's a collection of clemson twitter posts on wyff 4 and our wyff 4 app. upstate fire officials are blaming a popular christmas present for starting a fire inside a greenville home. aly: the mauldin fire department was called to this home on windrush lane after a hoverboard exploded. officials say the board was sitting in the living room wh

coverage of clemson's big battle starts tomorrow on wis. coming up...dabo swinney explains why he's a twitter quitter. social media is not dabo's thing...... also..... kobe bryant makes his final trip to the carolina's to play an nba game...sports is next.... quitter. that's what dabo calls himself. he tried twitter for a little while...but gave it up. when the tigers arrived in fort lauderdale saturday for the orange bowl....dabo snapped a few pictures as he departed the plane. he wasn't posting to any social media accounts because he doesn't have any. the clemson football team...like a lot of other universities does have a very active twitter account. it's a great way to promote the program and communicate with recruits. right now....dabo says he's ok leaving the tweeting to someone else. last thing i want to do every day is get up and figure out how many people are following me...feeling like i have to document my life and telling people..you know..that's what clemson football is for. maybe one day...i don't know. i like to talk to peopl

be exempt from clemson >>> good evening folks. we are still excited and now maybe more excitedhever now that we've seen todd and oklahoma meetinw the media for the final time before they go on theituesday. >> the tigers and s in a bowl game for the second time this year andtime with much more on the line. todd summers has that story of a tigers star that's providing inspirati the team this season. >> diane coming into the season mike williams wa slated to be the tigers top wide receiver. he was coming off of a year with over 1,000-yards receiving and six touchdowns. biaoof this season everything changed. on this four yard touchdown catch whehis neck hit the base of the field goal post breaking a small bone. williams has not played since. this is a magical season for clemson playing for a national title. how hard has it been for you to be able to be a part of it but not be on the field the way you thought when the season started? teammates go out there undefeated number eantnation in the play offs. you want to be a part of that and