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We are back sports nuts. I've been neck-deep covering high school sports for the past year, and it is high time I get back to the blog. You thought it was over, but college football expansion is still the hot topic . The Big 12 is set to add TCU and West Virginia; The ACC is adding Pittsburgh and Syracuse (great moves for basketball); Conference USA is adding five schools ; and  the SEC is adding Texas A&M and Missouri. But a new rumor is spreading that the Big 12 is looking to get back to its namesake and field 12 schools. It seems the big name is Florida State, with the other school ranging anywhere from Clemson, Cincinnati and Louisville. Believe what you will with this, but I think this has a strong possibility . Geography doesn't matter, with West Virginia joining, and how knows, maybe the Big 12 wants to set up in the Sunbelt of the United States, and adding FSU and, let's say, Clemson would expand the conference's TV revenue. Of course, if tha...

It seems just like yesterday we were watching the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns play for the National Title in the Rose Bowl. Or maybe it was like yesterday National Signing Day and top prospects gave new light into a programs future. College football has become a year-long sport, and the next big event is the start of spring practice, followed by teams annual spring games. This is the time of year when teams get a chance to look at younger, unproven guys and see what they can do, to implement new schemes, or help settle position battles. This goes the same for both the South Carolina Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers. This edition of the Lake Report, we will focus on objectives for the spring, and a projected post-Spring ball roster. Keep in mind, this report will only include players enrolled for the spring semester. Another report will come out in the fall including all incoming players. Clemson The Tigers will have an interesting spring to say the least. They will have to pre...