| Clemson Tigers Football News: |
| Clemson, SC - The 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl-Football Writers' Association of America Courage Award will be formally presented to Clemson football player Ray Ray McElrathbey during a break in the action during the first half of Clemson's basketball game with Duke on Thursday night.
McElrathbey took custody of his then 11-year-old brother, Fahmarr, prior to the 2006 football season, and took on odd-jobs and grants until he was able to receive help from an NCAA waiver allowing a trust fund to be established in his brother's name to help offset the cost of raising the child on his own. The sophomore running back has received national acclaim for this act, including his selection as the ABC Person of the Week by ABC News back in September. He has also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and been featured by The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and many other national publications. McElrathbey will be presented with the award by Orange Bowl Committee member and Clemson alum, Chris Knight, as well as FWAA member George Schroeder. McElrathbey was also recognized at the end of the first quarter during the 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl in Miami. |
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Clemson Tigers Football
vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Football
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8:00 pm
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Georgia Dome
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Clemson Tigers Football
vs. Citadel Bulldogs Football
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3:30 pm
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Clemson Memorial Stadium
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Clemson Tigers Football
vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Football
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12:00 am
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Clemson Memorial Stadium
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Clemson Tigers Football
vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs Football
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11:59 pm
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Clemson Memorial Stadium
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Clemson Tigers Football
vs. Maryland Terrapins Football
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11:59 pm
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Clemson Memorial Stadium
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football
vs. Clemson Tigers Football
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7:30 pm
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Groves Stadium
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Clemson Tigers Football
vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football
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11:59 pm
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Clemson Memorial Stadium
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Boston College Eagles Football
vs. Clemson Tigers Football
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11:59 pm
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Alumni Stadium
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Florida State Seminoles Football
vs. Clemson Tigers Football
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11:59 pm
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Doak Campbell Stadium
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Clemson Tigers Football
vs. Duke Blue Devils Football
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11:59 pm
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Clemson Memorial Stadium
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Virginia Cavaliers Football
vs. Clemson Tigers Football
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11:59 pm
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Scott Stadium
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Clemson Tigers Football
vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Football
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11:59 pm
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Clemson Memorial Stadium
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| More Clemson Tigers Football News: |
| On paper, the 2005 home football schedule could be the most challenging and exciting in Clemson football history. The Tigers host Texas A&M, Miami, Boston College and Florida State as marquee home games. Temple and Duke round out the other two home games in 2005, with Duke slated as Homecoming.
Surprisingly, Clemson has hosted three ranked teams (at the time of the game) only two times in the history of Death Valley. The most recent time was in 2003 when Clemson hosted Georgia, Virginia, and Florida State. The only other time was in 1988 when the Tigers hosted Florida State, Duke, and South Carolina. Other than those two years, Death Valley has not seen three or more ranked teams come to Clemson during the course of a season, and Clemson has most certainly not hosted three major opponents at home with the national recognition that the Aggies, Hurricanes, and Seminoles will bring to town this autumn. |