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BC-AP Sports Preview Digest
Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Tuesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST:JANUARY 5, 2016
12CLEMSON TIGERS 9-2 · 2ND IN ACC
9-2 · 2ND IN ACC
Next Game vs South Carolina · Sat 5:00PM
CLEM -2.5 TOTAL 49
Saban impressed with Deshaun Watson: 'He's an outstanding player'
Saban impressed with Deshaun Watson: 'He's an outstanding player'JANUARY 5, 2016
Alabama is using a high school QB to simulate Deshaun Watson in practice
Alabama is using a high school QB to simulate Deshaun Watson in practiceJANUARY 5, 2016
Alabama expected to have one big advantage over Clemson this week
Alabama expected to have one big advantage over Clemson this weekJANUARY 4, 2016
Swinney confident star DE Lawson (knee) will play vs Alabama
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he is ''very optimistic'' All-American Shaq Lawson will play in the national title game against Alabama after the defensive end missed most of the T...JANUARY 4, 2016
Swinney optimistic star DE Lawson will play in title game
Swinney optimistic star DE Lawson will play in title gameJANUARY 4, 2016
Title fight: Clemson's O-line vs. Alabama's defensive front
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's offensive line has conquered challenges all season. Its final one - and perhaps biggest - will come in the national championship game against Alabama'...JANUARY 3, 2016
Alabama defenders nearly came to blows on the sideline of Cotton Bowl
Alabama defenders nearly came to blows on the sideline of Cotton BowlJANUARY 2, 2016
WATCH: Clemson fans welcome home Tigers
WATCH: Clemson fans welcome home TigersJANUARY 2, 2016
Ratings plunge for New Year's Eve College Football Playoff
DALLAS (AP) Jimmy Kimmel told people to watch. Even soap opera stars on ''General Hospital'' made not-so-subtle references to making plans to watch the College Football Playoff on...JANUARY 2, 2016
New Year's Eve semifinals are inconvenient and insulting; better get used to it
New Year's Eve semis are inconvenient and insulting; better get used to itJANUARY 1, 2016
Here's how badly New Year's Eve hurt College Football Playoff ratings
Here's how badly New Year's Eve hurt College Football Playoff ratingsJANUARY 1, 2016
Five reasons Alabama will beat Clemson in the national championship game
Could we have asked for a better matchup than Alabama and Clemson in the national championship? Two talented squads are set to take the field, but we have five things that could ti...JANUARY 1, 2016
National title race is down to 2 teams: Alabama vs Clemson
The national championship race is down to two.JANUARY 1, 2016
Five reasons Clemson will beat Alabama in the national title game
Five reasons why Clemson will beat Alabama in the national title gameJANUARY 1, 2016
Oklahoma's season ends with semifinal loss to Clemson
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The Oklahoma Sooners were fooled by a fake punt and stuffed on fourth down when they tried some trickery of their own.JANUARY 1, 2016
No more Clemsoning: Tigers headed to national title game
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Dabo Swinney was in no mood to talk about Clemsoning.JANUARY 1, 2016
Alabama 6½- to 7-point favorite in title game vs. Clemson
Who will the sharps like?JANUARY 1, 2016
'We ain't no underdog': Why it's no longer smart to doubt Clemson
'We ain't no underdog': Why it's no longer smart to doubt ClemsonJANUARY 1, 2016
So now what's next for the Sooners?
So now what's next for the SoonersJANUARY 1, 2016
Four Downs: Clemson defends No. 1 ranking in Orange Bowl rout of Oklahoma
The Clemson Tigers were the top-ranked team in the country for most of the season. Against the favored Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl,...JANUARY 1, 2016
THE LATEST: Cotton Bowl scoreless after 1 quarter
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The latest developments from the College Football Playoff national semifinal game between Alabama and Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl (all times local):JANUARY 1, 2016
THE LATEST: Cotton Bowl winner takes on Clemson
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The latest developments from the College Football Playoff national semifinal game between Alabama and Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl (all times local):JANUARY 1, 2016
